Medium Queens

Queens puzzle answer — August 11, 2026 (Medium)

Stuck on the August 11, 2026 medium Queens puzzle? Here's the complete solution to the 8×8 board — every queen placed with pure logic, one deduction at a time, no guessing. Step through it below, or brush up on the rules first.

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Full written solution — all 11 steps

  1. The red region has only one square left — the queen must go there (row 1, column 1).
  2. The yellow region has only one square left — the queen must go there (row 2, column 8).
  3. All of the green region's remaining squares sit in row 3, so that row's other squares can be crossed off.
  4. All of the teal region's remaining squares sit in row 7, so that row's other squares can be crossed off.
  5. The green, orange, and teal regions must take the queens in columns 2, 3, and 4 between them, so other regions' squares in those columns can be crossed off.
  6. The blue region has only one square left — the queen must go there (row 4, column 5).
  7. Column 4 has only one square left — the queen must go there (row 7, in the teal region).
  8. Column 3 has only one square left — the queen must go there (row 3, in the green region).
  9. The purple region has only one square left — the queen must go there (row 5, column 7).
  10. Row 6 has only one square left — the queen must go there (column 2, in the orange region).
  11. Row 8 has only one square left — the queen must go there (column 6, in the tan region).

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