Thread - LMI April Sudoku Test

@ 2011-04-25 6:08 PM (#4234 - in reply to #4233) (#4234) Top

rakesh_rai

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rakesh_rai posted @ 2011-04-25 6:08 PM

debmohanty - 2011-04-25 5:56 PM

rakesh_rai - 2011-04-25 5:50 PM

Excellent set of puzzles. Killer and Product were too good.

I found it strange that you always start with the most difficult puzzles (or you simply want to grab the highest pointers?)

This time, it was not planned. After I started the test, it takes some time for the sudoku grids to become visible. It just happened that I was scrolling up and down to find any grid which comes up first. Killer came up first - so I started there.

Also, most of the times, I do not try the remaining grids after the test. So, for me, its ok to miss a small pointer than a high pointer - as the maximum enjoyment would be after solving these high pointers.

@ 2011-04-25 6:22 PM (#4235 - in reply to #4234) (#4235) Top

purifire

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purifire posted @ 2011-04-25 6:22 PM

Normally it is always beneficial to start with high pointers if we are not sure of completing all the puzzles in the test.... I try that too ... but if the variants are all known and if I feel I can complete all then I simply go in the order...

@ 2011-04-25 10:42 PM (#4241 - in reply to #4024) (#4241) Top

Fred76

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Fred76 posted @ 2011-04-25 10:42 PM

Thank you for this wonderful test !

Grids were very nice, I really enjoy to solve them. It was the second tournament of the day for me (after french prequalifs), and I'm happy to see that I can be competitive during 4 hours in a day. (certainly an important thing for competitions like WSC, where I haven't any experience).
Regarding LMI tests, I was impatient to find again a place in the top 10 on a test. As I was tester in January and Author in March, I had only the awful result of February test...

About grids: extraregions, consecutive, outside, inequality, irregular and killer enjoyed me particularly, as they were so nice and well constructed. All grids were good. The Product Frame was very tough, I have to redo it, because I couldn't solve it without a guess (of course it was wrong 1rst time, I think I spent something like 20-25 on that grid in total).

It's good to see that Janoslaw is back ! 4 times world champions taked logically the first two places. Thomas had a comfortable +11 minutes advance. Behind them (-> Human people

) , it was very tight between Nikola, Kota, Michael and Hideaki: only 1 minutes 39 separates these very good players.

Thanks again, I have so much pleasure to compete on LMI !

Fred

@ 2011-04-26 5:51 PM (#4256 - in reply to #4207) (#4256) Top

utkaarsh

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utkaarsh posted @ 2011-04-26 5:51 PM

guys, can some one help with the link for French pre-qualifiers

Edited by utkaarsh 2011-04-26 5:52 PM

@ 2011-04-26 5:53 PM (#4257 - in reply to #4256) (#4257) Top

debmohanty

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debmohanty posted @ 2011-04-26 5:53 PM

utkaarsh - 2011-04-26 5:51 PM

guys, can some one help with the link for French pre-qualifiers

See here

@ 2011-04-26 6:12 PM (#4258 - in reply to #4257) (#4258) Top

utkaarsh

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utkaarsh posted @ 2011-04-26 6:12 PM

thnx deb

@ 2011-04-26 7:40 PM (#4261 - in reply to #4241) (#4261) Top

vopani

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vopani posted @ 2011-04-26 7:40 PM

Fred76 - 2011-04-25 10:42 PM

It's good to see that Janoslaw is back ! 4 times world champions taked logically the first two places. Thomas had a comfortable +11 minutes advance. Behind them (-> Human people

) , it was very tight between Nikola, Kota, Michael and Hideaki: only 1 minutes 39 separates these very good players.

Hey Fred, you missed about some more good players: Minfang Lin, Rohan Rao, Fred Stalder and Sinchai R, who also completed the set (in a more humanly time ;-) )

@ 2011-04-26 9:34 PM (#4264 - in reply to #4261) (#4264) Top

Fred76

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Fred76 posted @ 2011-04-26 9:34 PM

Rohan Rao - 2011-04-26 7:40 PM

) , it was very tight between Nikola, Kota, Michael and Hideaki: only 1 minutes 39 separates these very good players.

Hey Fred, you missed about some more good players: Minfang Lin, Rohan Rao, Fred Stalder and Sinchai R, who also completed the set (in a more humanly time ;-) )

You are right, these players are good


	@ 2011-04-25 6:08 PM (#4234 - in reply to #4233) (#4234) Top
rakesh_rai Posts: 774 Country : India	rakesh_rai posted @ 2011-04-25 6:08 PM debmohanty - 2011-04-25 5:56 PM rakesh_rai - 2011-04-25 5:50 PM Excellent set of puzzles. Killer and Product were too good. I found it strange that you always start with the most difficult puzzles (or you simply want to grab the highest pointers?) This time, it was not planned. After I started the test, it takes some time for the sudoku grids to become visible. It just happened that I was scrolling up and down to find any grid which comes up first. Killer came up first - so I started there. Also, most of the times, I do not try the remaining grids after the test. So, for me, its ok to miss a small pointer than a high pointer - as the maximum enjoyment would be after solving these high pointers.
	@ 2011-04-25 6:22 PM (#4235 - in reply to #4234) (#4235) Top
purifire Posts: 460 Country : India	purifire posted @ 2011-04-25 6:22 PM Normally it is always beneficial to start with high pointers if we are not sure of completing all the puzzles in the test.... I try that too ... but if the variants are all known and if I feel I can complete all then I simply go in the order...
	@ 2011-04-25 10:42 PM (#4241 - in reply to #4024) (#4241) Top
Fred76 Posts: 337 Country : Switzerland	Fred76 posted @ 2011-04-25 10:42 PM Thank you for this wonderful test ! Grids were very nice, I really enjoy to solve them. It was the second tournament of the day for me (after french prequalifs), and I'm happy to see that I can be competitive during 4 hours in a day. (certainly an important thing for competitions like WSC, where I haven't any experience). Regarding LMI tests, I was impatient to find again a place in the top 10 on a test. As I was tester in January and Author in March, I had only the awful result of February test... About grids: extraregions, consecutive, outside, inequality, irregular and killer enjoyed me particularly, as they were so nice and well constructed. All grids were good. The Product Frame was very tough, I have to redo it, because I couldn't solve it without a guess (of course it was wrong 1rst time, I think I spent something like 20-25 on that grid in total). It's good to see that Janoslaw is back ! 4 times world champions taked logically the first two places. Thomas had a comfortable +11 minutes advance. Behind them (-> Human people ) , it was very tight between Nikola, Kota, Michael and Hideaki: only 1 minutes 39 separates these very good players. Thanks again, I have so much pleasure to compete on LMI ! Fred
	@ 2011-04-26 5:51 PM (#4256 - in reply to #4207) (#4256) Top
utkaarsh Posts: 89 Country : India	utkaarsh posted @ 2011-04-26 5:51 PM guys, can some one help with the link for French pre-qualifiers Edited by utkaarsh 2011-04-26 5:52 PM
	@ 2011-04-26 5:53 PM (#4257 - in reply to #4256) (#4257) Top
debmohanty Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2011-04-26 5:53 PM utkaarsh - 2011-04-26 5:51 PM guys, can some one help with the link for French pre-qualifiers See here
	@ 2011-04-26 6:12 PM (#4258 - in reply to #4257) (#4258) Top
utkaarsh Posts: 89 Country : India	utkaarsh posted @ 2011-04-26 6:12 PM thnx deb
	@ 2011-04-26 7:40 PM (#4261 - in reply to #4241) (#4261) Top
vopani Posts: 739 Country : India	vopani posted @ 2011-04-26 7:40 PM Fred76 - 2011-04-25 10:42 PM It's good to see that Janoslaw is back ! 4 times world champions taked logically the first two places. Thomas had a comfortable +11 minutes advance. Behind them (-> Human people ) , it was very tight between Nikola, Kota, Michael and Hideaki: only 1 minutes 39 separates these very good players. Hey Fred, you missed about some more good players: Minfang Lin, Rohan Rao, Fred Stalder and Sinchai R, who also completed the set (in a more humanly time ;-) )
	@ 2011-04-26 9:34 PM (#4264 - in reply to #4261) (#4264) Top
Fred76 Posts: 337 Country : Switzerland	Fred76 posted @ 2011-04-26 9:34 PM Rohan Rao - 2011-04-26 7:40 PM Fred76 - 2011-04-25 10:42 PM It's good to see that Janoslaw is back ! 4 times world champions taked logically the first two places. Thomas had a comfortable +11 minutes advance. Behind them (-> Human people ) , it was very tight between Nikola, Kota, Michael and Hideaki: only 1 minutes 39 separates these very good players. Hey Fred, you missed about some more good players: Minfang Lin, Rohan Rao, Fred Stalder and Sinchai R, who also completed the set (in a more humanly time ;-) ) You are right, these players are good