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LinkedIn Queens Answer #901

Stuck on this 9×9 Queens grid? Puzzle #901 (October 18, 2026) is solved below. The table gives each queen's row, column, coordinate and color, and the walkthrough after it explains how to reach that layout without guessing.

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Queen positions for #901

Rows are counted from the top and columns from the left, so R1C1 is the top-left square. The color column tells you which region each queen covers. Small numbers show the order the queens are found.

R1C3RedR2C5PurpleR3C9BrownR4C6GrayR5C2BlueR6C8YellowR7C1TealR8C7GreenR9C4Orange

Solving it move by move

Work through the cards in order. Each one either places a queen or removes candidates. Press → to make one deduction at a time and watch the board change, or switch on auto-play to watch it.

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Before you start

25 steps take Queens #901 from an empty board to the answer: 16 rule cells out and 9 place a queen.

Each press of Next makes one deduction and redraws the board.

  • This step's queen
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Queens #901 solution, step by step

Pick any step to see it on the board.

  1. 1. Queen on R8C7 Green

    1. R7C7 looks possible for the Gray region, but it covers all of Green's open squares at once. Rule it out.

    2. A queen on R8C2 would wipe out the Teal region completely, which can never happen in a valid answer. Cross it off.

    3. Test R6C3 in the Gray region: a queen there would attack every remaining Blue cell. Blue would be left empty, so R6C3 is out.

    4. The Orange region cannot use R8C9 and R9C8: each of those squares leaves Green with nowhere to go.

    5. A queen on R9C2 would wipe out the Blue region completely, which can never happen in a valid answer. Cross it off.

    6. All remaining cells of the Teal region lie in column 1. Its queen will end up there no matter what, so the other colors lose those squares: R1C1, R2C1, R3C1, R4C1, R5C1 and R6C1.

    7. The Red region is boxed into row 1. That row belongs to it, so cross out R1C5, R1C6, R1C7, R1C8 and R1C9.

    8. Notice that the Brown region only has candidates in column 9. Any other color in that line can be removed, which clears R6C9, R7C9 and R9C9.

    9. All remaining cells of the Orange region lie in row 9. Its queen will end up there no matter what, so the other colors lose those squares: R9C1.

    10. Group Teal and Green together: between them they fit inside rows 7 and 8 and nothing else. Those lines are spoken for, which knocks out R7C2, R7C3, R7C4, R7C5, R7C6, R8C3, R8C4, R8C5 and R8C6.

    11. Notice that the Blue region only has candidates in column 2. Any other color in that line can be removed, which clears R1C2, R2C2, R3C2 and R4C2.

    12. All remaining cells of the Purple region lie in row 2. Its queen will end up there no matter what, so the other colors lose those squares: R2C6, R2C7, R2C8 and R2C9.

    13. The Yellow region is boxed into column 8. That column belongs to it, so cross out R7C8 and R8C8.

    14. The Green region has nowhere else to go: R8C7 is its last legal square. 7 cells drop out once you mark the row, column and the eight surrounding squares.

  2. 2. Queen on R7C1 Teal

    1. Every other cell of the Teal region has been crossed out by now, which leaves R7C1 for its queen. That rules out 1 more cell across row 7, column 1, the rest of the color and the squares touching it.

  3. 3. Queen on R5C2 Blue

    1. The Blue region is down to one open cell, so its queen goes on R5C2. Crossing out its row, column, color and neighbours removes 7 candidates.

  4. 4. Queen on R1C3 Red

    1. Look along column 6: the only candidates left are Gray. Since the line needs a queen, Gray cells elsewhere (R3C3, R3C4, R3C5, R4C4, R4C5, R6C4 and R6C5) can be crossed out.

    2. Test R1C4 in the Red region: a queen there would attack every remaining Purple cell. Purple would be left empty, so R1C4 is out.

    3. Every other cell of the Red region has been crossed out by now, which leaves R1C3 for its queen. That rules out 3 more cells across row 1, column 3, the rest of the color and the squares touching it.

  5. 5. Queen on R2C5 Purple

    1. The Purple region is down to one open cell, so its queen goes on R2C5. Crossing out its row, column, color and neighbours removes 2 candidates.

  6. 6. Queen on R9C4 Orange

    1. Only R9C4 is still free inside the Orange region. The queen goes there. Nothing new is crossed out, since its neighbours were already blocked.

  7. 7. Queen on R6C8 Yellow

    1. The Yellow region cannot use R3C8 and R4C8: each of those squares leaves Brown with nowhere to go.

    2. Every other cell of the Yellow region has been crossed out by now, which leaves R6C8 for its queen. That rules out 1 more cell across row 6, column 8, the rest of the color and the squares touching it.

  8. 8. Queen on R4C6 Gray

    1. The Gray region is down to one open cell, so its queen goes on R4C6. Crossing out its row, column, color and neighbours removes 1 candidate.

  9. 9. Queen on R3C9 Brown

    1. Last one: the Brown region gets its queen on R3C9, the one square nothing else attacks.

Final layout for #901: R1C3, R2C5, R3C9, R4C6, R5C2, R6C8, R7C1, R8C7 and R9C4.

The 9 colors of puzzle #901

Green is the smallest region with 3 cells (queen on R8C7); Gray is the largest with 28 cells, and its queen sits on R4C6.

  • Green3 cellsR8C7
  • Teal4 cellsR7C1
  • Blue5 cellsR5C2
  • Purple6 cellsR2C5
  • Yellow7 cellsR6C8
  • Red9 cellsR1C3
  • Brown9 cellsR3C9
  • Orange10 cellsR9C4
  • Gray28 cellsR4C6

Quick questions

Which squares hold the queens in #901?
R1C3, R2C5, R3C9, R4C6, R5C2, R6C8, R7C1, R8C7 and R9C4.
What does R3C5 mean?
Row 3 from the top, column 5 from the left.
What is the first queen I can place in #901?
R8C7, because the Gray region has squares that would starve Green, and removing them gets things moving.

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

  • 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.

  • Work Row by Row

    Focus on completing one row at a time. This systematic approach reduces mistakes and makes the puzzle more manageable.