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LinkedIn Queens #914 Answer & Hints – October 31, 2026

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LinkedIn Queens hints and the full solution for puzzle #914 on October 31, 2026. Follow 20 verified deductions on this 9×9 board, starting with column 1 in region 1.

Unsolved Queens #914 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells.

Region 1 (14 cells) · Region 2 (4 cells) · Region 3 (6 cells) · Region 4 (8 cells) · Region 5 (32 cells) · Region 6 (3 cells) · Region 7 (3 cells) · Region 8 (7 cells) · Region 9 (4 cells)

LinkedIn Queens #914 hints

Open one hint at a time. Reveal the full answer only when you are ready.

Hint 1

Start with column 1. Its candidates are 9 cells (see details). Can you spot a shared row, column or region? Remember that each row, column and region needs exactly one Queen.

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Start with column 1. Its candidates are R1C1, R2C1, R3C1, R4C1, R5C1, R6C1, R7C1, R8C1, R9C1. Can you spot a shared row, column or region? Remember that each row, column and region needs exactly one Queen.

Starting board: no deductions applied yet.

Hint 1: starting candidates · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
9 cellsR1C1, R2C1, R3C1, R4C1, R5C1, R6C1, R7C1, R8C1, R9C1
Hint 2

Observe: column 1 has 9 remaining candidates: 9 cells (see details). All lie in region 1.

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Observe: column 1 has 9 remaining candidates: R1C1, R2C1, R3C1, R4C1, R5C1, R6C1, R7C1, R8C1, R9C1. All lie in region 1.

Rule: column 1 needs one Queen, so it will occupy region 1. region 1 can contain no second Queen outside column 1.

Therefore: mark R1C2, R2C2, R2C3, R3C2, R9C2 ×.

Board after step 1; earlier deductions are already applied.

Hint 2: after step 1 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
9 cellsR1C1, R2C1, R3C1, R4C1, R5C1, R6C1, R7C1, R8C1, R9C1
 Changed this step (square marker):
5 cellsR1C2, R2C2, R2C3, R3C2, R9C2
Hint 3

Step 1: Observe: column 1 has 9 remaining candidates: 9 cells (see details). All lie in region 1.

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Step 1: Observe: column 1 has 9 remaining candidates: R1C1, R2C1, R3C1, R4C1, R5C1, R6C1, R7C1, R8C1, R9C1. All lie in region 1.

Rule: column 1 needs one Queen, so it will occupy region 1. region 1 can contain no second Queen outside column 1.

Therefore: mark R1C2, R2C2, R2C3, R3C2, R9C2 ×.

Step 2: Observe: column 2 has 5 remaining candidates: R4C2, R5C2, R6C2, R7C2, R8C2. All lie in region 5.

Rule: column 2 needs one Queen, so it will occupy region 5. region 5 can contain no second Queen outside column 2.

Therefore: mark 27 cells (see details) ×.

View 27 coordinate references

Therefore: mark R3C3, R3C4, R3C5, R3C6, R3C7, R4C3, R4C5, R4C6, R4C8, R5C5, R5C8, R6C3, R6C4, R6C5, R6C6, R6C7, R6C8, R7C5, R7C8, R8C3, R8C7, R8C8, R9C3, R9C4, R9C5, R9C6, R9C7 ×.

Step 3: Observe: region 2 must contain one Queen, chosen from R1C3, R1C4, R2C4, R2C5.

Rule: Queens cannot share a row, column or region, or touch diagonally. R1C5 conflicts with R1C3, R1C4 through the same row (row 1); with R2C4 through diagonally adjacent cells; with R2C5 through the same column (column 5).

Therefore: mark R1C5 ×. Every possible Queen in region 2 rules out these cells.

Step 4: Observe: region 4 must contain one Queen, chosen from 8 cells (see details).

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Step 4: Observe: region 4 must contain one Queen, chosen from R2C6, R2C7, R2C8, R3C8, R3C9, R4C9, R5C9, R6C9.

Rule: Queens cannot share a row, column or region, or touch diagonally. R2C9 conflicts with R2C6, R2C7, R2C8 through the same row (row 2); with R3C8 through diagonally adjacent cells; with 4 cells (see details) through the same column (column 9).

View 9 coordinate references

Rule: Queens cannot share a row, column or region, or touch diagonally. R2C9 conflicts with R2C6, R2C7, R2C8 through the same row (row 2); with R3C8 through diagonally adjacent cells; with R3C9, R4C9, R5C9, R6C9 through the same column (column 9).

Therefore: mark R2C9 ×. Every possible Queen in region 4 rules out these cells.

Step 5: Observe: region 3 has 4 remaining candidates: R1C6, R1C7, R1C8, R1C9. All lie in row 1.

Rule: region 3 needs one Queen, so it will occupy row 1. row 1 can contain no second Queen outside region 3.

Therefore: mark R1C1, R1C3, R1C4 ×.

Step 6: Observe: region 2 has 2 remaining candidates: R2C4, R2C5. All lie in row 2.

Rule: region 2 needs one Queen, so it will occupy row 2. row 2 can contain no second Queen outside region 2.

Therefore: mark R2C1, R2C6, R2C7, R2C8 ×.

Step 7: Observe: column 3 must contain one Queen, chosen from R5C3, R7C3.

Rule: Queens cannot share a row, column or region, or touch diagonally. R6C2 conflicts with R5C3, R7C3 through diagonally adjacent cells.

Therefore: mark R6C2 ×. Every possible Queen in column 3 rules out these cells.

Step 8: Observe: row 1 and row 3 and row 6 have remaining candidates 9 cells (see details), all within region 1 and region 3 and region 4.

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Step 8: Observe: row 1 and row 3 and row 6 have remaining candidates R1C6, R1C7, R1C8, R1C9, R3C1, R3C8, R3C9, R6C1, R6C9, all within region 1 and region 3 and region 4.

Rule: these 3 groups need distinct Queens, filling all 3 target groups.

Therefore: mark 7 cells (see details) ×. These cells lie outside the groups that reserve those Queens.

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Therefore: mark R4C1, R4C9, R5C1, R5C9, R7C1, R8C1, R9C1 ×. These cells lie outside the groups that reserve those Queens.

Step 9: Observe: row 9 has 2 remaining candidates: R9C8, R9C9. All lie in region 9.

Rule: row 9 needs one Queen, so it will occupy region 9. region 9 can contain no second Queen outside row 9.

Therefore: mark R7C9, R8C9 ×.

Step 10: Observe: row 8 must contain one Queen, chosen from R8C2, R8C4, R8C5, R8C6.

Rule: Queens cannot share a row, column or region, or touch diagonally. R7C3 conflicts with R8C2 through diagonally adjacent cells; with R8C4, R8C5, R8C6 through the same region (region 8).

Therefore: mark R7C3 ×. Every possible Queen in row 8 rules out these cells.

Step 11: Observe: column 3 has only one remaining candidate: R5C3.

Rule: every column needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R5C3. The 6 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

Board after step 11; earlier deductions are already applied.

Hint 3: after step 11 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
1 cellsR5C3
 Changed this step (square marker):
7 cellsR4C2, R4C4, R5C2, R5C3, R5C4, R5C6, R5C7
Reveal answer

Queens #914 full solution

Full solution for LinkedIn Queens #914 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Queens show the complete solution.
Queen coordinates (rows and columns start at 1)
RowColumnRegion
R1C63
R2C42
R3C11
R4C77
R5C36
R6C94
R7C25
R8C58
R9C89
How to solve LinkedIn Queens #914

Step-by-step walkthrough

The key insight

The opening deduction: Observe: column 1 has 9 remaining candidates: 9 cells (see details). All lie in region 1.

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The opening deduction: Observe: column 1 has 9 remaining candidates: R1C1, R2C1, R3C1, R4C1, R5C1, R6C1, R7C1, R8C1, R9C1. All lie in region 1.

Rule: column 1 needs one Queen, so it will occupy region 1. region 1 can contain no second Queen outside column 1.

Therefore: mark R1C2, R2C2, R2C3, R3C2, R9C2 ×.

Your solving route

  1. Steps 1–11: narrow the candidates until R5C3 is forced.
  2. Steps 12–20: use the confirmed Queens to eliminate conflicts, then repeat the deductions for the remaining regions.

Open each deduction to see the observation, rule and board changes.

Step 1 · Locked candidates

Observe: column 1 has 9 remaining candidates: 9 cells (see details). All lie in region 1.

View 9 coordinate references

Observe: column 1 has 9 remaining candidates: R1C1, R2C1, R3C1, R4C1, R5C1, R6C1, R7C1, R8C1, R9C1. All lie in region 1.

Rule: column 1 needs one Queen, so it will occupy region 1. region 1 can contain no second Queen outside column 1.

Therefore: mark R1C2, R2C2, R2C3, R3C2, R9C2 ×.

Board after step 1 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
9 cellsR1C1, R2C1, R3C1, R4C1, R5C1, R6C1, R7C1, R8C1, R9C1
 Changed this step (square marker):
5 cellsR1C2, R2C2, R2C3, R3C2, R9C2
Step 2 · Locked candidates

Observe: column 2 has 5 remaining candidates: R4C2, R5C2, R6C2, R7C2, R8C2. All lie in region 5.

Rule: column 2 needs one Queen, so it will occupy region 5. region 5 can contain no second Queen outside column 2.

Therefore: mark 27 cells (see details) ×.

View 27 coordinate references

Therefore: mark R3C3, R3C4, R3C5, R3C6, R3C7, R4C3, R4C5, R4C6, R4C8, R5C5, R5C8, R6C3, R6C4, R6C5, R6C6, R6C7, R6C8, R7C5, R7C8, R8C3, R8C7, R8C8, R9C3, R9C4, R9C5, R9C6, R9C7 ×.

Board after step 2 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
5 cellsR4C2, R5C2, R6C2, R7C2, R8C2
 Changed this step (square marker):
27 cellsR3C3, R3C4, R3C5, R3C6, R3C7, R4C3, R4C5, R4C6, R4C8, R5C5, R5C8, R6C3, R6C4, R6C5, R6C6, R6C7, R6C8, R7C5, R7C8, R8C3, R8C7, R8C8, R9C3, R9C4, R9C5, R9C6, R9C7
Step 3 · Common exclusions

Observe: region 2 must contain one Queen, chosen from R1C3, R1C4, R2C4, R2C5.

Rule: Queens cannot share a row, column or region, or touch diagonally. R1C5 conflicts with R1C3, R1C4 through the same row (row 1); with R2C4 through diagonally adjacent cells; with R2C5 through the same column (column 5).

Therefore: mark R1C5 ×. Every possible Queen in region 2 rules out these cells.

Board after step 3 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
4 cellsR1C3, R1C4, R2C4, R2C5
 Changed this step (square marker):
1 cellsR1C5
Step 4 · Common exclusions

Observe: region 4 must contain one Queen, chosen from 8 cells (see details).

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Observe: region 4 must contain one Queen, chosen from R2C6, R2C7, R2C8, R3C8, R3C9, R4C9, R5C9, R6C9.

Rule: Queens cannot share a row, column or region, or touch diagonally. R2C9 conflicts with R2C6, R2C7, R2C8 through the same row (row 2); with R3C8 through diagonally adjacent cells; with 4 cells (see details) through the same column (column 9).

View 9 coordinate references

Rule: Queens cannot share a row, column or region, or touch diagonally. R2C9 conflicts with R2C6, R2C7, R2C8 through the same row (row 2); with R3C8 through diagonally adjacent cells; with R3C9, R4C9, R5C9, R6C9 through the same column (column 9).

Therefore: mark R2C9 ×. Every possible Queen in region 4 rules out these cells.

Board after step 4 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
8 cellsR2C6, R2C7, R2C8, R3C8, R3C9, R4C9, R5C9, R6C9
 Changed this step (square marker):
1 cellsR2C9
Step 5 · Locked candidates

Observe: region 3 has 4 remaining candidates: R1C6, R1C7, R1C8, R1C9. All lie in row 1.

Rule: region 3 needs one Queen, so it will occupy row 1. row 1 can contain no second Queen outside region 3.

Therefore: mark R1C1, R1C3, R1C4 ×.

Board after step 5 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
4 cellsR1C6, R1C7, R1C8, R1C9
 Changed this step (square marker):
3 cellsR1C1, R1C3, R1C4
Step 6 · Locked candidates

Observe: region 2 has 2 remaining candidates: R2C4, R2C5. All lie in row 2.

Rule: region 2 needs one Queen, so it will occupy row 2. row 2 can contain no second Queen outside region 2.

Therefore: mark R2C1, R2C6, R2C7, R2C8 ×.

Board after step 6 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
2 cellsR2C4, R2C5
 Changed this step (square marker):
4 cellsR2C1, R2C6, R2C7, R2C8
Step 7 · Common exclusions

Observe: column 3 must contain one Queen, chosen from R5C3, R7C3.

Rule: Queens cannot share a row, column or region, or touch diagonally. R6C2 conflicts with R5C3, R7C3 through diagonally adjacent cells.

Therefore: mark R6C2 ×. Every possible Queen in column 3 rules out these cells.

Board after step 7 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
2 cellsR5C3, R7C3
 Changed this step (square marker):
1 cellsR6C2
Step 8 · Reserved groups

Observe: row 1 and row 3 and row 6 have remaining candidates 9 cells (see details), all within region 1 and region 3 and region 4.

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Observe: row 1 and row 3 and row 6 have remaining candidates R1C6, R1C7, R1C8, R1C9, R3C1, R3C8, R3C9, R6C1, R6C9, all within region 1 and region 3 and region 4.

Rule: these 3 groups need distinct Queens, filling all 3 target groups.

Therefore: mark 7 cells (see details) ×. These cells lie outside the groups that reserve those Queens.

View 7 coordinate references

Therefore: mark R4C1, R4C9, R5C1, R5C9, R7C1, R8C1, R9C1 ×. These cells lie outside the groups that reserve those Queens.

Board after step 8 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
9 cellsR1C6, R1C7, R1C8, R1C9, R3C1, R3C8, R3C9, R6C1, R6C9
 Changed this step (square marker):
7 cellsR4C1, R4C9, R5C1, R5C9, R7C1, R8C1, R9C1
Step 9 · Locked candidates

Observe: row 9 has 2 remaining candidates: R9C8, R9C9. All lie in region 9.

Rule: row 9 needs one Queen, so it will occupy region 9. region 9 can contain no second Queen outside row 9.

Therefore: mark R7C9, R8C9 ×.

Board after step 9 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
2 cellsR9C8, R9C9
 Changed this step (square marker):
2 cellsR7C9, R8C9
Step 10 · Common exclusions

Observe: row 8 must contain one Queen, chosen from R8C2, R8C4, R8C5, R8C6.

Rule: Queens cannot share a row, column or region, or touch diagonally. R7C3 conflicts with R8C2 through diagonally adjacent cells; with R8C4, R8C5, R8C6 through the same region (region 8).

Therefore: mark R7C3 ×. Every possible Queen in row 8 rules out these cells.

Board after step 10 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
4 cellsR8C2, R8C4, R8C5, R8C6
 Changed this step (square marker):
1 cellsR7C3
Step 11 · Only candidate

Observe: column 3 has only one remaining candidate: R5C3.

Rule: every column needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R5C3. The 6 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

Board after step 11 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
1 cellsR5C3
 Changed this step (square marker):
7 cellsR4C2, R4C4, R5C2, R5C3, R5C4, R5C6, R5C7
Step 12 · Only candidate

Observe: row 4 has only one remaining candidate: R4C7.

Rule: every row needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R4C7. The 3 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

Board after step 12 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
1 cellsR4C7
 Changed this step (square marker):
4 cellsR1C7, R3C8, R4C7, R7C7
Step 13 · Locked candidates

Observe: region 4 has 2 remaining candidates: R3C9, R6C9. All lie in column 9.

Rule: region 4 needs one Queen, so it will occupy column 9. column 9 can contain no second Queen outside region 4.

Therefore: mark R1C9, R9C9 ×.

Board after step 13 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
2 cellsR3C9, R6C9
 Changed this step (square marker):
2 cellsR1C9, R9C9
Step 14 · Only candidate

Observe: row 9 has only one remaining candidate: R9C8.

Rule: every row needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R9C8. The 1 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

Board after step 14 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
1 cellsR9C8
 Changed this step (square marker):
2 cellsR1C8, R9C8
Step 15 · Only candidate

Observe: row 1 has only one remaining candidate: R1C6.

Rule: every row needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R1C6. The 3 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

Board after step 15 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
1 cellsR1C6
 Changed this step (square marker):
4 cellsR1C6, R2C5, R7C6, R8C6
Step 16 · Only candidate

Observe: row 2 has only one remaining candidate: R2C4.

Rule: every row needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R2C4. The 2 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

Board after step 16 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
1 cellsR2C4
 Changed this step (square marker):
3 cellsR2C4, R7C4, R8C4
Step 17 · Only candidate

Observe: row 7 has only one remaining candidate: R7C2.

Rule: every row needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R7C2. The 2 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

Board after step 17 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
1 cellsR7C2
 Changed this step (square marker):
3 cellsR6C1, R7C2, R8C2
Step 18 · Only candidate

Observe: row 6 has only one remaining candidate: R6C9.

Rule: every row needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R6C9. The 1 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

Board after step 18 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
1 cellsR6C9
 Changed this step (square marker):
2 cellsR3C9, R6C9
Step 19 · Only candidate

Observe: row 3 has only one remaining candidate: R3C1.

Rule: every row needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R3C1. The 0 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

Board after step 19 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
1 cellsR3C1
 Changed this step (square marker):
1 cellsR3C1
Step 20 · Only candidate

Observe: row 8 has only one remaining candidate: R8C5.

Rule: every row needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R8C5. The 0 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

Board after step 20 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Queens show the complete solution. Reasoning basis (round marker):
1 cellsR8C5
 Changed this step (square marker):
1 cellsR8C5

A tempting mistake

A Queen at R1C1 looks possible before deductions. Following the forced placements leaves region 2 without a possible Queen. Rule out this tempting assumption.

Check every branch

The only candidate in region 3 forces R2C9.

Region 2 has no possible Queen: contradiction.

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