Lesson @12- The XY Wing a.k.a.

the Y Wing- A Useful Sudoku Solving Technique_Full-HD

XY WING PATTERN TO ELIMINATE PATTERN

EACH WING MUST SHARE ONE CANDIDATE WITH THE PIVOT
CELL BUT OF DIFFERENT VALUE
SOME PEOPLE LABEL ONE WING X AND ONE WING Y THAT IS
WHY IT GOT THE NAME XY WING
AFTER ELIMINATING 8 WE GET NAKED SINGLE
Any cells that “see” both wing cells can NOT be an 8
So we are looking for peer cells that are both in the same row and block as two
wings

the peer cell in pink (1,5,8) is in both the same row as one of the wing and (1,8)
in the same block as other wing (7,8)

the peer cell in pink (1,8) is in both the same block as one wing (1,8) and in the
same row as other wing and (7,8)
CONTINUING SOLVING THE PUZZLE
LETS SEE WHICH NUMBER CAN BE ELIMINATED AND FROM WHICH CELL
PIVOT CELL CAN BE EITHER 4 OR 9 SO ONE OF THE WINGS MUST BE 6
AND HENCE 6 CAN BE ELIMINATED FROM ANY OTHER CELLS THAT SEES BOTH
WINGS (PEER CELLS)
Now WHICH CELLS SEE BOTH WINGS

CELL B8=(5,6) SEES BOTH WINGS SO IT IS A PEER CELL

AND 6 CAN BE ELIMINATED FROM PEER CELL