LinkedIn Queens #740 Answer & Analysis

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Puzzle #740

May 10, 2026

Region Logic Puzzle

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May 10, 2026

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LinkedIn Queens #740 Hints

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: Look for any region that is almost forced from the beginning. In a puzzle this size, a single-cell or tightly limited region can anchor the rest of the board.
: The pre-filled queens in the top rows remove several nearby cells by row, column, and no-touching rules. Those early eliminations make the rest of the solve much easier.
: The middle of the grid becomes more restricted than it first looks. Once a few columns are claimed, several color regions have only one safe row and column intersection left.
: Some candidates may appear legal by row, column, and region alone, but they fail because they touch an existing queen diagonally. That rule is often the key in today's Queens solution.
: The remaining queens in the bottom rows fall into place once the upper half is fixed. Verify that the last few regions each still have exactly one open cell that does not touch any other queen.

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This Queens puzzle guide walks through the solve using the starting board layout and the final Queen positions from today's LinkedIn Queens puzzle. The key is to combine the fixed queens, the color regions, and the no-touch rule until each row, column, and region is forced.

The puzzle starts with queens already placed at R1C7 and R2C5. Those fixed queens immediately remove nearby candidates in the same rows, columns, and adjacent squares, especially around the upper-middle of the grid.

Action	Position	Reason
Queen Placed	R1C7	Given queen from the starting board.
Queen Placed	R2C5	Given queen from the starting board.
Cell Eliminated	R1C6	Touches the given queen at R1C7 horizontally.
Cell Eliminated	R2C3	Conflicts with the row and nearby coverage around R2C5.
Cell Eliminated	R3C4	Touches R2C5 diagonally.
Cell Eliminated	R3C5	Touches R2C5 vertically.
Cell Eliminated	R3C6	Touches R2C5 diagonally.

The beige region contains only one cell, so it must hold a queen. That immediately settles the bottom-left corner and removes the neighboring cells that would touch it.

Action	Position	Reason
Queen Placed	R9C1	This beige region has only one cell, so it must contain the region's queen.
Cell Eliminated	R8C1	Touches the queen at R9C1 vertically.
Cell Eliminated	R8C2	Touches the queen at R9C1 diagonally.
Cell Eliminated	R9C2	Touches the queen at R9C1 horizontally.

After the first two anchors are placed, the purple region has only one cell that still fits the row, column, and no-touch rules: R3C3. Once that queen is placed, row 3 and column 3 are both committed.

Action	Position	Reason
Queen Placed	R3C3	It is the only remaining purple-region cell that works with the existing row, column, and adjacency constraints.
Cell Eliminated	R3C2	Touches the queen at R3C3 once the placement is made.
Cell Eliminated	R2C4	Touches the given queen at R2C5 diagonally.
Cell Eliminated	R4C4	Conflicts with the no-touch zone created by the queen at R3C3.

With the upper-left side stabilized, the center of the board becomes straightforward. The gray region settles at R4C6, and the green region settles at R6C4. These placements keep their rows, columns, and regions unique while staying clear of neighboring queens.

Action	Position	Reason
Queen Placed	R4C6	This is the only gray-region cell that remains valid after row, column, and no-touch filtering.
Queen Placed	R6C4	This is the only green-region cell that fits the remaining column and adjacency constraints.
Cell Eliminated	R4C5	Touches the gray-region queen placement area and conflicts with the row's final setup.
Cell Eliminated	R4C7	Column 7 is already used by the queen at R1C7.
Cell Eliminated	R6C3	Column 3 is already used by the queen at R3C3.
Cell Eliminated	R7C4	Touches the queen at R6C4 vertically adjacent after placement.

The last queens fall quickly: the red region is forced to R5C9, the yellow region to R7C2, and the pink region to R8C8. At this point, every row, column, and color region has exactly one queen, and no queens touch.

Action	Position	Reason
Queen Placed	R5C9	This is the only red-region cell in row 5 that survives the column and adjacency checks.
Queen Placed	R7C2	This is the only yellow-region cell in row 7.
Queen Placed	R8C8	This is the only pink-region cell that fits the final column layout.
Cell Eliminated	R6C8	Conflicts with the red-region queen placement in row 5 and the completed column structure.
Cell Eliminated	R7C5	Row 7 is already satisfied by R7C2.
Cell Eliminated	R8C9	Touches the queen at R8C8 horizontally.

Final Check

Each row contains exactly one Queen.
Each column contains exactly one Queen.
Each color region contains exactly one Queen.
No two Queens touch horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

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Queens #740 FAQ

: Today's LinkedIn Queens answer is R1C7, R2C5, R3C3, R4C6, R5C9, R6C4, R7C2, R8C8, and R9C1.
: There are 9 queens total, with exactly one queen in each row, column, and color region.
: The starting board already includes queens at R1C7 and R2C5.
: No. In LinkedIn Queens, queens only cannot touch horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. They do not attack across the whole row or column.
: Start with the smallest regions, track the given queens, and eliminate any cell that breaks the row, column, region, or no-touch rules.
: Use this LinkedIn Queens FAQ and the hint module above for a quick Queens puzzle guide to today's LinkedIn Queens puzzle.

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LinkedIn Queens #740 Hints

Start with the smallest constraints

Use the given queens as anchors

Watch the center rows

Don't forget diagonal adjacency

Finish by checking the lower half

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LinkedIn Queens #740 Answer & Analysis

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LinkedIn Queens #740 Hints

Start with the smallest constraints

Use the given queens as anchors

Watch the center rows

Don't forget diagonal adjacency

Finish by checking the lower half

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How to Solve LinkedIn Queens #740

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