Monthly Archives: January 2014

Advancing through GM 5

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Sudent

This post checkpoints the bv scan and a verification of a decisive Sue de Coq in GM 5 of the Sudoku, vol.3 Grand Master collection. It also introduces GM 95, an extremely unbalanced puzzle that is due for an intense … Continue reading →

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Pitkow’s Grand Master Sudoku

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Sudent

This is a short review of the GM section of Sudoku vol. 3 , by Xaq Pitkow, published by Chronicle Books.  The puzzles vary between basic and moderately advanced levels I pre-selected 10 GM and 25 Super GM puzzles for … Continue reading →

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Xaq Pitkow’s Expert Collection

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Sudent

This post gives an overview of the Expert, GM and Super GM collections, and a brief review of the Expert puzzles in Sudoku vol.3 by Xaq Pitkow and Chronicle Books. There are 75 Expert, 100 Grand Master, and  25 Super … Continue reading →

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Polishing Pages and Posts for 2014

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Sudent

Consider the plight of the new reader of sysudoku.com.  Maybe it’s you.  It looks interesting, but this is a party that’s been going on for more than two years.  You need to talk with somebody who’s been there the whole … Continue reading →

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