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XYZ-Wing

Advanced Removes candidates Used in: Sudoku, Killer Sudoku

XYZ-Wing

A stronger Y-Wing where the pivot itself carries three candidates {X,Y,Z} and the two pincers are {X,Z} and {Y,Z}. The digit Z is forced out of any cell that sees all three of the wing cells.

How to spot it

A three-candidate pivot {X,Y,Z} with pincers {X,Z} and {Y,Z}.

What you can conclude

Eliminate Z from any cell that sees all three wing cells.

Worked example

Pivot {1,2,3} with pincers {1,3} and {2,3}: a cell that sees all three wing cells cannot be 3.

Related techniques

Y-Wing · Two-String Kite · W-Wing