LinkedIn Queens Answer #915
Short on time? Here is LinkedIn Queens #915 for Sunday, November 1, 2026, written as plain coordinates you can copy straight onto the 9×9 board. The reasoning follows if you want to see why it works.
Quick answer
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.
Moves in order
20 moves take you from an empty board to the finished answer. 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 #915 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 #915 solution, step by step
Pick any step to see it on the board.
1. Queen on R1C9 Purple
All remaining cells of the Red region lie in column 1. Its queen will end up there no matter what, so the other colors lose those squares: R1C1, R2C1, R3C1, R6C1, R7C1, R8C1 and R9C1.
Row 1 can only be filled by the Purple region. That pins the Purple queen to this line and removes R2C7, R2C8, R2C9, R3C7, R3C8, R3C9, R4C9, R5C9, R6C9 and R7C9.
Check the Teal region against its neighbours. R4C2, R5C2 and R6C3 would block all of Red and Yellow, so remove them all.
All remaining cells of the Teal region lie in column 2. Its queen will end up there no matter what, so the other colors lose those squares: R1C2, R7C2, R8C2 and R9C2.
The Gray region is boxed into row 9. That row belongs to it, so cross out R9C6, R9C7, R9C8 and R9C9.
Columns 8 and 9 only have open cells from Purple and Blue. Those colors must supply the queens for these lines, so their cells outside them are dropped: R1C3, R1C4, R1C5, R1C6, R1C7, R5C7 and R8C7.
Every open cell in column 7 is Brown. That line still needs a queen, so it must be the Brown queen, and the rest of the Brown region is out: R2C4, R2C5, R2C6, R3C4, R3C6, R4C6, R5C6 and R6C6.
R8C4 looks possible for the Green region, but it covers all of Gray's open squares at once. Rule it out.
A short what-if settles R1C8. With a queen there, the chain would force R8C9 and R7C3, and then column 6 would have no legal square. Cross R1C8 out.
The Purple region is down to one open cell, so its queen goes on R1C9. Crossing out its row, column, color and neighbours removes 1 candidate.
2. Queen on R2C2 Teal
What if the Teal region used R3C2? Follow it through: row 2 would have no legal square. So R3C2 is not the answer.
A short what-if settles R6C2. With a queen there, the chain would force R4C1 and R7C7, and then column 6 would have no legal square. Cross R6C2 out.
Every other cell of the Teal region has been crossed out by now, which leaves R2C2 for its queen. That rules out 2 more cells across row 2, column 2, the rest of the color and the squares touching it.
3. Queen on R3C5 Orange
Scan row 3: everything except R3C5 is already blocked, so the Orange region takes its queen there. After the usual cleanup (row 3, column 5, the touching squares and the rest of the color) 9 cells disappear.
4. Queen on R8C6 Green
Column 6 still needs a queen and R8C6 is the only candidate, which settles the Green region as well. 4 cells drop out once you mark the row, column and the eight surrounding squares.
5. Queen on R7C8 Blue
Row 7 has exactly one open square left, R7C8, and it belongs to the Blue region. That is where the queen goes. That rules out 4 more cells across row 7, column 8, the rest of the color and the squares touching it.
6. Queen on R4C7 Brown
Every other cell of the Brown region has been crossed out by now, which leaves R4C7 for its queen. That rules out 2 more cells across row 4, column 7, the rest of the color and the squares touching it.
7. Queen on R5C1 Red
The Red region is down to one open cell, so its queen goes on R5C1. Crossing out its row, column, color and neighbours removes 2 candidates.
8. Queen on R6C4 Yellow
Only R6C4 is still free inside the Yellow region. The queen goes there. After the usual cleanup (row 6, column 4, the touching squares and the rest of the color) 1 cell disappears.
9. Queen on R9C3 Gray
The Gray region is the only color still waiting, and R9C3 is its only open cell. Place the final queen there.
Done: R1C9, R2C2, R3C5, R4C7, R5C1, R6C4, R7C8, R8C6 and R9C3.
Region sizes
Red is the smallest region with 2 cells (queen on R5C1); Purple is the largest with 20 cells, and its queen sits on R1C9.
- Red2 cellsR5C1
- Yellow6 cellsR6C4
- Gray7 cellsR9C3
- Teal8 cellsR2C2
- Orange8 cellsR3C5
- Blue8 cellsR7C8
- Brown11 cellsR4C7
- Green11 cellsR8C6
- Purple20 cellsR1C9
More about #915
- Queens #915 answer?
- R1C9, R2C2, R3C5, R4C7, R5C1, R6C4, R7C8, R8C6 and R9C3.
- What size is puzzle #915?
- 9×9, with 9 colors and 9 queens.
- Is it a tough one?
- It plays as a hard grid that asks for real look-ahead before the queens start falling.
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
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.
Look for Isolated Regions
Regions that are separated from others often have unique solutions. Identify them early to gain an advantage.
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.