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Lesson 01 · Sudoku Coach

Naked Single Sudoku lesson

One empty cell has only one legal candidate.

The working method

  1. 1.Read the candidates in one empty cell.
  2. 2.Confirm that every digit but one is excluded by its row, column, or box.
  3. 3.Place the remaining digit; no guess is involved.

Evidence exercise 1 of 3

Find the proof, not the answer.

Select the evidence cell that make this Naked Single deduction valid.

What to inspect

One empty cell has only one legal candidate.

Source puzzle · sudoku-0001

Candidate marks reflect a verified intermediate state from this published grid.

Open the full puzzle

Use mouse, touch, or keyboard. Arrow keys move focus; Enter or Space selects a cell.

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