Daily Queens Puzzle — July 19, 2026

Sunday · 14×14 · Toughest · Medium · 21 deductions

14 queens left to place.

Tap once to rule a cell out, twice to place a queen. Right-click marks an exclusion directly. Arrow keys move between cells.

A 14x14 board split into 14 colour regions, needing 14 queens: one per row, one per column, one per region, none touching. Regions run from 1 to 29 cells.

The daily board is the same for everyone and gets harder as the week goes on: Sunday is set to toughest. Every daily puzzle has one solution and needs no guessing.

How this board is solved

Solving this 14x14 board takes 21 deductions and needs the intermediate group-lock techniques, drawing on 5 distinct techniques. The first queen you can place for certain is B1. The queens resolve in the order B1 → A4 → F9 → I5 → C3 → K6 → E7 → D10 → G12 → H2 → J14 → L8 → N11 → M13. Every step follows by logic, so you never have to guess.

Techniques this board needs

Full solution, step by step (21 deductions)

Single-cell region essential
Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at B1.
Single-cell region essential
Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at A4.
Single-cell region essential
Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at F9.
Region line lock essential
Region line lock. This colour must use column 4, so nothing else can. This reasons over column 4. Rules out D2, D3, D5, D6, D7, D11, D12, D13 and 1 more.
Region line lock essential
Region line lock. This colour must use column 3, so nothing else can. This reasons over column 3. Rules out C6, C7, C8, C10, C11, C12, C13, C14.
Shared diagonal neighbour intermediate
Shared diagonal neighbour. Every remaining option for this colour touches these cells, so they are out. Rules out I6.
Split-line region lock intermediate
Split-line region lock. 3 colours fit in only 3 columns, reserving them. This reasons over column 5 and column 7 and column 8. Rules out G7, G13, G14, H5, H6, H7, H8, H12 and 2 more.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at I5.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at C3.
Region line lock essential
Region line lock. This colour must use row 2, so nothing else can. This reasons over row 2. Rules out J2, K2, L2, M2, N2.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at K6.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at E7.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at D10.
Region line lock essential
Region line lock. This colour must use row 8, so nothing else can. This reasons over row 8. Rules out M8, N8.
Region line lock essential
Region line lock. This colour must use row 11, so nothing else can. This reasons over row 11. Rules out G11, H11, J11, M11.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at G12.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at H2.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at J14.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at L8.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at N11.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at M13.

Answer: queens at B1, A4, F9, I5, C3, K6, E7, D10, G12, H2, J14, L8, N11, M13.