Jana Tylova crowned Sudoku Champion

A Czech Woman clinched the first world championship title in Lucca, Tuscany, at the weekend. She completed this puzzle in just 15 minutes. Can you beat htis time?


Jana Tylova, a 31-year-old economist from Most in the Czech Republic, was not expected to win, though most of the 100-strong audience — made up of equally dedicated puzzle fanatics — were rooting for her. They wanted the only female finalist to win, they said, but most of all they didn’t want the Americans to win, because that was too predictable.