Medium Queens

Queens puzzle answer — September 9, 2026 (Medium)

Stuck on the September 9, 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 yellow region has only one square left — the queen must go there (row 2, column 1).
  2. The tan region has only one square left — the queen must go there (row 8, column 2).
  3. The orange region has only one square left — the queen must go there (row 6, column 3).
  4. All of the teal region's remaining squares sit in row 7, so that row's other squares can be crossed off.
  5. Row 5's remaining squares all fall in the purple region, so the region's squares outside row 5 can be crossed off.
  6. Column 4's remaining squares all fall in the green region, so the region's squares outside column 4 can be crossed off.
  7. Column 5 has only one square left — the queen must go there (row 5, in the purple region).
  8. Row 4 has only one square left — the queen must go there (column 7, in the blue region).
  9. Row 3 has only one square left — the queen must go there (column 4, in the green region).
  10. Row 7 has only one square left — the queen must go there (column 8, in the teal region).
  11. Row 1 has only one square left — the queen must go there (column 6, in the red region).

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