Unique Rectangle

Level: Advanced

Avoids a dangerous rectangle pattern using the uniqueness principle.

The Unique Rectangle relies on Sudoku's rule that a valid puzzle has exactly one solution. If four cells spanning two boxes hold only the same two candidates {X,Y}, leaving them as they are would create a contradiction with two possible solutions.

To avoid this deadly pattern, one of the four cells with an extra candidate must be confirmed as that candidate, or a specific candidate must be eliminated.

Because it relies on solution uniqueness, it's a distinctive advanced technique that only applies to valid puzzles.

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