Powerful Sudoku Solver

A function that solves everything but the toughest of sudoku puzzles
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Updated 6 Oct 2008

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SUDOKU_LVL2 - A Sudoku Solver.

Usage : Sol=sudoku_lvl2(A)
Where A is a incomplete sudoku grid (9 x 9) represented as a 9 x 9 matrix of integers (0-9) with the empty cells being filled with zeros.

The algorithm presented here uses the following techniques.
(*) Filling a cell by candidate elimination
(*) Filling a cell by position exclusion for a given candidate
(*) Refining choices of candidates in a given cell by eliminating members
of locked pairs, locked triplets and so on..
(*) Filling the remaining cells by brute force method.

First 3 algorithms are of my own logic. The brute force algorithm is a big improvement over '8466'.

Note : Please note that the aim of this algorithm is to have the most comprehensive logic while trying to have a decent speed. Speed, though, is not the primary criterion.

Cite As

Janardhanan Sivaramakrishnan (2024). Powerful Sudoku Solver (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/21576-powerful-sudoku-solver), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2007a
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
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Inspired by: MATLAB Sodoku Solver - Improved

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Version Published Release Notes
1.0.0.0

Updated some code.