Swordfish

The Swordfish technique is pretty similar to an “X-Wing.” The only difference is that you should spot a rectangle with three values on its sides instead of two.


  1. Consider the following example
Swordfish Sudoku technique initial example

  1. Number 6 in these rows can only be found in the highlighted cells.
Swordfish technique with the highlighted candidates

  1. As these rows are guaranteed to contain 6 in the highlighted cells, 6 can’t be placed in other cells within the given columns.
Swordfish technique applied to a grid