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		| storm_norm 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:59 am    Post subject: competition #1013 plus |   |  
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				|  	  | Code: |  	  | +-------+-------+-------+ | 1 . 4 | . . . | . . 8 |
 | . . 7 | 8 6 . | 2 1 . |
 | . 5 . | . . . | . . . |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | . . . | . 1 8 | . 6 . |
 | . . . | 6 . 2 | . . 7 |
 | . 6 . | 3 4 . | . . . |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | . . . | . . . | . 4 . |
 | . 4 2 | . 8 6 | 9 . . |
 | 3 . . | . . . | 8 . 5 |
 +-------+-------+-------+
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 I found two advanced moves to resolve it.  any one step moves?  i didn't see any handy w-wings or m-wings in this one
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 here is the daily telegraph 4/18
 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | +-------+-------+-------+ | . 5 1 | . . . | . 3 . |
 | . . 9 | 7 2 . | . . . |
 | . . . | . . 6 | . 8 . |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | 5 9 . | . . . | . . 6 |
 | 2 . . | 1 7 4 | . . 3 |
 | 3 . . | . . . | . . 4 |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | . 7 . | 5 . . | . . . |
 | . . . | . 4 7 | 6 . . |
 | . 2 . | . . . | 3 4 . |
 +-------+-------+-------+
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 and here is the vanhegan extreme today which isn't as extreme as it can be, in fact all his puzzles today were short and sweet for some reason.
 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | +-------+-------+-------+ | . . 6 | 8 . . | . 2 . |
 | 8 4 . | 1 7 . | . 6 . |
 | 2 3 . | . . . | . . . |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | . 2 3 | . . . | . . 7 |
 | . . . | 3 . 7 | . . . |
 | 5 . . | . . . | 1 3 . |
 +-------+-------+-------+
 | . . . | . . . | . 4 6 |
 | . 5 . | . 2 8 | . 1 9 |
 | . 9 . | . . 5 | 3 . . |
 +-------+-------+-------+
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		| nataraj 
 
 
 Joined: 03 Aug 2007
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 Location: near Vienna, Austria
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:05 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Two advanced moves: UR (14) gives r9c2=1, and
 xy-wing (37-17-13) solves r3c9=9.
 
 Neither of them is sufficient on its own. Couldn't find a nice xy-chain either.
 Coloring removes 5 from r5c1 but doesn't help the solution at all.
 
 This is the position after basics:
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | +--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+
 | 1       2       4        | 79      379     379      | 6       5       8        |
 | 9       3       7        | 8       6       5        | 2       1       4        |
 | 6       5       8        | 14      2       14       | 37      379     39       |
 +--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+
 | 2457    79      359      | 579     1       8        | 345     6       239      |
 | 458     189     1359     | 6       59      2        | 1345    389     7        |
 | 2578    6       159      | 3       4       79       | 15      89      129      |
 +--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+
 | 578     1789    159      | 2       3579    1379     | 17      4       6        |
 | 57      4       2        | 157     8       6        | 9       37      13       |
 | 3       179     6        | 1479    79      1479     | 8       2       5        |
 +--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+
 
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		| Asellus 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:49 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| I couldn't find anything less than the XY Wing and UR for the first puzzle. 
 However, that Vanhagen extreme is a one-step puzzle (for those on the move!).
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		| Johan 
 
 
 Joined: 25 Jun 2007
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				|  Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:26 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| I used the 39 UR* in R17C56 to solve the extreme, either R1C5=5 or R7C56=1 to avoid the <39>DP,in both options they eliminate <1> in R1C2 and R5C3 
 R1C5=(5)  => R3C456=469 => R3C3=(1)(a)
 
 R7C56=|1| => R7C1=|7| => R1C2=|7| => R6C2=|6| => R5C2=|1|(b)
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | +-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
 | 179       -1|7|    6    | 8       * 3(5)9  * 39   | 4          2        15  |
 | 8          4       5    | 1         7        2    | 9          6        3   |
 | 2          3    a (1)9  | 4-(5)9    4-(5)69  469  | 8          7        15  |
 +-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
 | 149        2       3    | 459       8        149  | 6          59       7   |
 | 149     b |1|6    -189  | 3         14569    7    | 2          59       48  |
 | 5         |6|7     789  | 2         469      469  | 1          3        48  |
 +-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
 | 1|7|       8       2    | 79      *|1|39   *|1|39 | 5          4        6   |
 | 3          5       4    | 6         2        8    | 7          1        9   |
 | 6          9       17   | 47        14       5    | 3          8        2   |
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		| Asellus 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:08 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| <1> eliminations were also key to my one-step solution.  But, I did it differently. 
 There is a "useless" XYZ Wing in r17c1 and r3c3.  The <1> in r3c3 can be transported to r5c2, eliminating <1> from r45c1.
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		| ravel 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:54 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| The simple way is to use the w-wing 17. |  | 
	
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