One hidden supermove unlocks the entire position.
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This position is taken from the famous Microsoft Deal #617 at its best-known trouble spot. One tableau column is empty and one free cell is open, but the rescue depends on recognising that those two resources combine to permit a four-card supermove.
Yes. Puzzle #2 is a verified solvable position derived from Microsoft Deal #617. The saved board state sits on a legal winning line and has been replay-checked from the original numbered deal through to a completed game.
Deal #617 is one of FreeCell’s historically notorious difficult deals. In the published Brian Kraft solution, many players reported getting stuck at move 20 because the required 5→1 move looks impossible if you are not accounting for supermove capacity. Here, the sequence 8♠–7♥–6♣–5♦ can legally move together onto the 9♥.
The critical rescue starts with the four-card supermove 8♠–7♥–6♣–5♦ from column 5 to column 1. Continue by moving 6♠ into the empty column, parking 6♦ in the open free cell, then rebuilding 5♠ and 4♥ onto the newly available sequence.