Queens · No. 820 · Wednesday edition
LinkedIn Queens #820 Answer (Jul 29, 2026)
Hint: Start with the smallest colored region — its queen has the fewest possible squares.
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R1C4, R2C6, R3C2, R4C7, R5C3, R6C8, R7C5, R8C1
About Queens #820
- Queens #820 is played on an 8×8 grid with 8 colored regions.
- The smallest region covers 3 squares and the largest covers 33.
- 1 region lies entirely inside a single row or column, which reserves that line for it.
- It has 8 regions, fewer than the average of 8.3 across the previous 7 puzzles.
- The only 3-square region lies entirely in row 8, so row 8's queen belongs to that region and the rest of row 8 is ruled out, including R8C4.
- Every open square left in the 6-square region containing R8C4 sits in row 7, so row 7's queen belongs to that region and the rest of row 7 is ruled out, including R7C1.
- Every open square in row 1 belongs to the 33-square region containing R7C1, so that region's queen sits in row 1 and its squares outside row 1 are ruled out, such as R2C1.