LinkedIn Queens #898 answer — October 15, 2026

This Queens has exactly one solution, and you can reach it without guessing. Every step below follows from the rules. A “check” step shows why a queen can't go somewhere; it never asks you to gamble.

1. 1Where to lookShow hint

   Look at the blue region.
2. 2The first deductionShow hint

   The blue region lies entirely in row 2, so the queen of row 2 belongs to it and every other cell of row 2 is empty.

   Pattern

   A region trapped in one row. When a whole color region sits in one row, that row's queen has to be in it, so cross out the rest of the row.
3. 3The first queenShow hint

   Column 8 has one open cell left, in row 1, so its queen goes there.

   Steps 1–7 of the walkthrough rule out the cells marked ×.
4. 4Solve it step by stepShow hint

   Rows count from the top and columns from the left. Every queen rules out the rest of its row, its column and its color region, plus the eight cells around it.

   1. A region trapped in one row. The blue region lies entirely in row 2, so the queen of row 2 belongs to it and every other cell of row 2 is empty.
   2. A region trapped in one row. The green region lies entirely in row 3, so the queen of row 3 belongs to it and every other cell of row 3 is empty.
   3. A region trapped in one row. The orange region lies entirely in row 4, so the queen of row 4 belongs to it and every other cell of row 4 is empty.
   4. A region trapped in one row. The beige region lies entirely in row 7, so the queen of row 7 belongs to it and every other cell of row 7 is empty.
   5. A region trapped in one row. The yellow region lies entirely in row 6, so the queen of row 6 belongs to it and every other cell of row 6 is empty.
   6. A region trapped in one row. The gray region lies entirely in row 5, so the queen of row 5 belongs to it and every other cell of row 5 is empty.
   7. A region trapped in one row. The red region lies entirely in row 8, so the queen of row 8 belongs to it and every other cell of row 8 is empty.
   8. Last open cell. Column 8 has one open cell left, in row 1, so its queen goes there.
   9. Last open cell. Column 1 has one open cell left, in row 8, so its queen goes there.
   10. No-touching check. A queen at row 2, column 6 would leave the green region with no open cell, so that cell stays empty.
   11. Last open cell. The blue region has one open cell left (row 2, column 5), so its queen goes there.
   12. Last open cell. The green region has one open cell left (row 3, column 7), so its queen goes there.
   13. Last open cell. The gray region has one open cell left (row 5, column 6), so its queen goes there.
   14. No-touching check. A queen at row 6, column 3 or 4 would leave the beige region with no open cell, so both cells stay empty.
   15. Last open cell. The yellow region has one open cell left (row 6, column 2), so its queen goes there.
   16. Last open cell. The orange region has one open cell left (row 4, column 3), so its queen goes there.
   17. Last open cell. The beige region has one open cell left (row 7, column 4), so its queen goes there.
5. 5Queens #898 solutionShow answer

   Crowns in columns 8, 5, 7, 3, 6, 2, 4, 1 (rows 1–8, top to bottom).