LinkedIn Queens answer for Monday, October 26: #909

Queens solution, step by step

Each LinkedIn Queens step places one queen and closes its row, its column, its region and the squares touching it.

1. Step 1: The Purple region sits entirely in row 2, so no other queen can go in row 2. The Orange region sits entirely in row 6, so no other queen can go in row 6. The Blue region sits entirely in row 4, so no other queen can go in row 4. The Green region sits entirely in row 8, so no other queen can go in row 8. The Red region sits entirely in row 5, so no other queen can go in row 5. The Pink region sits entirely in row 1, so no other queen can go in row 1. The Teal region sits entirely in row 3, so no other queen can go in row 3. Column 8 has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 7 (Yellow region) (R7C8).
2. Step 2: The Orange region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 6, column 6 (R6C6).
3. Step 3: The Purple region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 2, column 7 (R2C7).
4. Step 4: The Blue region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 4, column 5 (R4C5).
5. Step 5: The Green region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 8, column 4 (R8C4).
6. Step 6: The Teal region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 3, column 3 (R3C3).
7. Step 7: The Red region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 5, column 2 (R5C2).
8. Step 8: The Pink region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 1, column 1 (R1C1).

Answer coordinates: R1C1, R2C7, R3C3, R4C5, R5C2, R6C6, R7C8, R8C4