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LinkedIn Queens #891 Answer & Hints – October 8, 2026

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LinkedIn Queens hints and the full solution for puzzle #891 on October 8, 2026. Follow 15 verified deductions on this 8×8 board, starting with region 3 in row 1.

Unsolved Queens #891 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells.

Region 1 (4 cells) · Region 2 (20 cells) · Region 3 (2 cells) · Region 4 (20 cells) · Region 5 (5 cells) · Region 6 (8 cells) · Region 7 (3 cells) · Region 8 (2 cells)

LinkedIn Queens #891 hints

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

Hint 1

Start with region 3. Its candidates are R1C7, R1C8. 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):
2 cellsR1C7, R1C8
Hint 2

Observe: region 3 has 2 remaining candidates: R1C7, R1C8. 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, R1C2, R1C3, R1C4, R1C5, R1C6 ×.

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):
2 cellsR1C7, R1C8
 Changed this step (square marker):
6 cellsR1C1, R1C2, R1C3, R1C4, R1C5, R1C6
Hint 3

Step 1: Observe: region 3 has 2 remaining candidates: R1C7, R1C8. 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, R1C2, R1C3, R1C4, R1C5, R1C6 ×.

Step 2: Observe: region 1 has 2 remaining candidates: R2C2, R3C2. All lie in column 2.

Rule: region 1 needs one Queen, so it will occupy column 2. column 2 can contain no second Queen outside region 1.

Therefore: mark R4C2, R5C2, R6C2, R7C2, R8C2 ×.

Step 3: Observe: region 8 has only one remaining candidate: R8C1.

Rule: every region needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R8C1. The 12 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

Board after step 3; earlier deductions are already applied.

Hint 3: 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):
1 cellsR8C1
 Changed this step (square marker):
13 cellsR2C1, R3C1, R4C1, R5C1, R6C1, R7C1, R8C1, R8C3, R8C4, R8C5, R8C6, R8C7, R8C8
Reveal answer

Queens #891 full solution

Full solution for LinkedIn Queens #891 · 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
R1C83
R2C21
R3C52
R4C35
R5C66
R6C44
R7C77
R8C18
How to solve LinkedIn Queens #891

Step-by-step walkthrough

The key insight

The opening deduction: Observe: region 3 has 2 remaining candidates: R1C7, R1C8. 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, R1C2, R1C3, R1C4, R1C5, R1C6 ×.

Your solving route

  1. Steps 1–3: narrow the candidates until R8C1 is forced.
  2. Steps 4–15: 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: region 3 has 2 remaining candidates: R1C7, R1C8. 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, R1C2, R1C3, R1C4, R1C5, R1C6 ×.

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):
2 cellsR1C7, R1C8
 Changed this step (square marker):
6 cellsR1C1, R1C2, R1C3, R1C4, R1C5, R1C6
Step 2 · Locked candidates

Observe: region 1 has 2 remaining candidates: R2C2, R3C2. All lie in column 2.

Rule: region 1 needs one Queen, so it will occupy column 2. column 2 can contain no second Queen outside region 1.

Therefore: mark R4C2, R5C2, R6C2, R7C2, R8C2 ×.

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):
2 cellsR2C2, R3C2
 Changed this step (square marker):
5 cellsR4C2, R5C2, R6C2, R7C2, R8C2
Step 3 · Only candidate

Observe: region 8 has only one remaining candidate: R8C1.

Rule: every region needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R8C1. The 12 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

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):
1 cellsR8C1
 Changed this step (square marker):
13 cellsR2C1, R3C1, R4C1, R5C1, R6C1, R7C1, R8C1, R8C3, R8C4, R8C5, R8C6, R8C7, R8C8
Step 4 · Only candidate

Observe: region 7 has only one remaining candidate: R7C7.

Rule: every region needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R7C7. The 13 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

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):
1 cellsR7C7
 Changed this step (square marker):
14 cellsR1C7, R2C7, R3C7, R4C7, R5C7, R6C6, R6C7, R6C8, R7C3, R7C4, R7C5, R7C6, R7C7, R7C8
Step 5 · Only candidate

Observe: row 1 has only one remaining candidate: R1C8.

Rule: every row needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R1C8. The 4 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

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):
1 cellsR1C8
 Changed this step (square marker):
5 cellsR1C8, R2C8, R3C8, R4C8, R5C8
Step 6 · Locked candidates

Observe: region 4 has 2 remaining candidates: R6C3, R6C4. All lie in row 6.

Rule: region 4 needs one Queen, so it will occupy row 6. row 6 can contain no second Queen outside region 4.

Therefore: mark R6C5 ×.

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 cellsR6C3, R6C4
 Changed this step (square marker):
1 cellsR6C5
Step 7 · Common exclusions

Observe: row 3 must contain one Queen, chosen from R3C2, R3C3, R3C4, R3C5, R3C6.

Rule: Queens cannot share a row, column or region, or touch diagonally. R2C3 conflicts with R3C2, R3C4 through diagonally adjacent cells; with R3C3 through the same column (column 3); with R3C5, R3C6 through the same region (region 2).

Therefore: mark R2C3 ×. Every possible Queen in row 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):
5 cellsR3C2, R3C3, R3C4, R3C5, R3C6
 Changed this step (square marker):
1 cellsR2C3
Step 8 · Common exclusions

Observe: row 5 must contain one Queen, chosen from R5C3, R5C4, R5C5, R5C6.

Rule: Queens cannot share a row, column or region, or touch diagonally. R4C4 conflicts with R5C3 through diagonally adjacent cells; with R5C4 through the same column (column 4); with R5C5, R5C6 through the same region (region 6).

Therefore: mark R4C4 ×. Every possible Queen in row 5 rules out these cells.

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):
4 cellsR5C3, R5C4, R5C5, R5C6
 Changed this step (square marker):
1 cellsR4C4
Step 9 · Common exclusions

Observe: row 6 must contain one Queen, chosen from R6C3, R6C4.

Rule: Queens cannot share a row, column or region, or touch diagonally. R5C3 conflicts with R6C3 through the same column (column 3); with R6C4 through diagonally adjacent cells. R5C4 conflicts with R6C3 through diagonally adjacent cells; with R6C4 through the same column (column 4).

Therefore: mark R5C3, R5C4 ×. Every possible Queen in row 6 rules out these cells.

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 cellsR6C3, R6C4
 Changed this step (square marker):
2 cellsR5C3, R5C4
Step 10 · Locked candidates

Observe: row 5 has 2 remaining candidates: R5C5, R5C6. All lie in region 6.

Rule: row 5 needs one Queen, so it will occupy region 6. region 6 can contain no second Queen outside row 5.

Therefore: mark R4C5, R4C6 ×.

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):
2 cellsR5C5, R5C6
 Changed this step (square marker):
2 cellsR4C5, R4C6
Step 11 · Only candidate

Observe: row 4 has only one remaining candidate: R4C3.

Rule: every row needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R4C3. The 4 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 cellsR4C3
 Changed this step (square marker):
5 cellsR3C2, R3C3, R3C4, R4C3, R6C3
Step 12 · Only candidate

Observe: row 6 has only one remaining candidate: R6C4.

Rule: every row needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R6C4. The 2 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 cellsR6C4
 Changed this step (square marker):
3 cellsR2C4, R5C5, R6C4
Step 13 · Only candidate

Observe: row 5 has only one remaining candidate: R5C6.

Rule: every row needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R5C6. The 2 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

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):
1 cellsR5C6
 Changed this step (square marker):
3 cellsR2C6, R3C6, R5C6
Step 14 · Only candidate

Observe: row 3 has only one remaining candidate: R3C5.

Rule: every row needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R3C5. 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 cellsR3C5
 Changed this step (square marker):
2 cellsR2C5, R3C5
Step 15 · Only candidate

Observe: row 2 has only one remaining candidate: R2C2.

Rule: every row needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R2C2. The 0 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. Queens show the complete solution. Reasoning basis (round marker):
1 cellsR2C2
 Changed this step (square marker):
1 cellsR2C2

A tempting mistake

A Queen at R1C1 looks possible before deductions. Following the forced placements leaves region 3 without a possible Queen. Rule out this tempting assumption.

Check every branch

Region 3 has no possible Queen: contradiction.

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