One of FreeCell’s toughest deals. Can you rescue it?
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Nothing has reached a foundation yet, three free cells are occupied and there are no empty tableau columns. This state comes from Microsoft Deal #1941, widely cited as one of the hardest solvable deals in the original 32,000.
Yes. Puzzle #5 is a verified solvable position derived from Microsoft Deal #1941. 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.
The position keeps virtually the entire original complexity of #1941 while removing several obvious opening choices. The verified line starts by moving a two-card sequence, then commits the final free cell to a King. That is exactly the kind of resource pressure that makes #1941 difficult: the board has to be opened in a precise order before the low cards can run.
A verified continuation starts 5♣–4♥ → 6♥, then K♣ → free cell 4. That exposes the low hearts and spades, while 8♦ can move onto 9♣ and begin rebuilding the tableau. The rescue works, but it demands committing all four free cells before the position starts to loosen.