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Impossible pattern chaining in an SE 9.0 challenge from Reddit

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Here's a puzzle generated by Sudoku.Coach and posted by u/ddalbabo on Reddit. SC's "Beyond Hell" grids are always a treat, often on the very edge of requiring Forcing Chains.

Sudokuwiki.org's Weekly 'Unsolvable' Sudoku #639

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  In this post I'll be tackling the weekly "Unsolvable" puzzle from  SudokuWiki . This week's puzzle was provided by Richard Kröger. 

Solving "Impossible #1" with DoF>1 AIC

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I've been learning advanced Sudoku tactics for about 2 years now and lately I've been venturing into the world of branched AIC. It's very work-intensive to identify useful examples, but the results are equally rewarding.