LinkedIn Queens Answer #810
Here is the July 19, 2026 LinkedIn Queens puzzle (#810) drawn as a text grid. Each letter stands for a color region and a crown marks a queen, so you can compare it square by square with the board in the app.
Coordinates
Rows are counted from the top and columns from the left, so R1C1 is the top-left square. Small numbers show the order the queens are found.
Queens #810 solved board
Yellow is the smallest region with 5 cells (queen on R1C1); Green is the largest with 21 cells, and its queen sits on R9C9.
- Yellow5 cellsR1C1
- Gray6 cellsR2C4
- Teal6 cellsR6C8
- Red7 cellsR3C7
- Purple7 cellsR4C3
- Blue7 cellsR7C2
- Orange7 cellsR8C6
- Brown15 cellsR5C5
- Green21 cellsR9C9
How each queen was found
These cards retrace the deductions behind the map above. Press → to make one deduction at a time and watch the board change, or switch on auto-play to watch it.
Before you start
20 steps take Queens #810 from an empty board to the answer: 11 rule cells out and 9 place a queen.
Each press of Next makes one deduction and redraws the board.
- This step's queen
- Ruled out now
- Ruled out earlier
- What the step looks at
Queens #810 solution, step by step
Pick any step to see it on the board.
1. Queen on R9C9 Green
Every open cell in row 9 is Green. That line still needs a queen, so it must be the Green queen, and the rest of the Green region is out: R5C8, R5C9, R6C9, R7C1, R7C8, R7C9, R8C1, R8C3, R8C4, R8C7, R8C8 and R8C9.
Group Yellow, Gray and Red together: between them they fit inside rows 1, 2 and 3 and nothing else. Those lines are spoken for, which knocks out R1C9, R2C1, R2C7, R2C8, R2C9, R3C1, R3C3, R3C8 and R3C9.
Counting argument: three regions (Yellow, Purple and Blue) live entirely in three columns (columns 1, 2 and 3). No other color can place a queen there, so remove R9C1, R9C2, R2C3, R7C3 and R9C3.
Test R3C2 in the Yellow region: a queen there would attack every remaining Purple cell. Purple would be left empty, so R3C2 is out.
R2C5 looks possible for the Red region, but it covers all of Gray's open squares at once. Rule it out.
A queen on R5C2 would wipe out the Blue region completely, which can never happen in a valid answer. Cross it off.
All remaining cells of the Purple region lie in row 4. Its queen will end up there no matter what, so the other colors lose those squares: R4C4, R4C5, R4C6, R4C7, R4C8 and R4C9.
Scan column 9: everything except R9C9 is already blocked, so the Green region takes its queen there. 5 cells drop out once you mark the row, column and the eight surrounding squares.
2. Queen on R7C2 Blue
Counting argument: two regions (Gray and Brown) live entirely in two columns (columns 4 and 5). No other color can place a queen there, so remove R7C4, R6C5, R7C5 and R8C5.
All remaining cells of the Orange region lie in column 6. Its queen will end up there no matter what, so the other colors lose those squares: R1C6, R2C6, R3C6, R5C6 and R7C6.
R5C3 looks possible for the Blue region, but it covers all of Brown's open squares at once. Rule it out.
A queen on R7C7 would wipe out the Orange region completely, which can never happen in a valid answer. Cross it off.
Row 7 has exactly one open square left, R7C2, and it belongs to the Blue region. That is where the queen goes. That rules out 8 more cells across row 7, column 2, the rest of the color and the squares touching it.
3. Queen on R2C4 Gray
Scan row 2: everything except R2C4 is already blocked, so the Gray region takes its queen there. Crossing out its row, column, color and neighbours removes 7 candidates.
4. Queen on R1C1 Yellow
The Yellow region is down to one open cell, so its queen goes on R1C1. Crossing out its row, column, color and neighbours removes 3 candidates.
5. Queen on R3C7 Red
Only R3C7 is still free inside the Red region. The queen goes there. After the usual cleanup (row 3, column 7, the touching squares and the rest of the color) 2 cells disappear.
6. Queen on R5C5 Brown
The Brown region has nowhere else to go: R5C5 is its last legal square. 1 cell drops out once you mark the row, column and the eight surrounding squares.
7. Queen on R4C3 Purple
Every other cell of the Purple region has been crossed out by now, which leaves R4C3 for its queen. Nothing new is crossed out, since its neighbours were already blocked.
8. Queen on R6C8 Teal
The Teal region is down to one open cell, so its queen goes on R6C8. Nothing new is crossed out, since its neighbours were already blocked.
9. Queen on R8C6 Orange
Last one: the Orange region gets its queen on R8C6, the one square nothing else attacks.
Coordinates again for quick reference: R1C1, R2C4, R3C7, R4C3, R5C5, R6C8, R7C2, R8C6 and R9C9.
FAQ
- What does the solved #810 board look like?
- Queens on R1C1, R2C4, R3C7, R4C3, R5C5, R6C8, R7C2, R8C6 and R9C9, one in each row, column and color.
- How do I read the text grid?
- Letters are color initials; the crown marks a queen.
- Where does the solve of #810 start?
- Row 9 can only be filled by Green.
Game Rules
Master these rules to solve any Queens puzzle
One Queen Per Color
Each colored region must contain exactly one queen.
No Attacks
Queens cannot attack each other horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
No Adjacent Queens
Queens cannot touch each other, even diagonally.
Solving Strategies
Pro tips to solve puzzles faster
Start with Corners
Look at corner regions first. They often have limited placement options, making them easier to solve and providing a good starting point.
Mark Conflicts
Use X marks to indicate where queens cannot be placed due to row, column, or diagonal conflicts. This visual aid helps narrow down options.
Process of Elimination
If a color region has only one available cell after considering all conflicts, place the queen there with confidence.
Check Diagonals Carefully
Diagonal attacks are easy to miss. Always check all 8 surrounding cells when placing a queen to ensure no conflicts.