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Full breakdown using the Case file format — checkpoint hops, corridor notes, wall map, and strategy notes.
Overview
LinkedIn Zip #502 is the LinkedIn Zip daily for August 1, 2026. Zip is LinkedIn's path puzzle: draw one continuous route through a 8×8 grid, visit every cell exactly once, hit 8 numbered checkpoints in order, and navigate around 32 walls. This page includes the live board, a solved-board view, and a step-by-step Solution walkthrough. Difficulty: Hard. Estimated solve time: 6–10 min.
Answer
This 8×8 Zip route visits all 64 cells once, hits 8 checkpoints in order, and respects 32 walls:
1→2 (8 cells, R3C8→R5C7); 2→3 (13 cells, R5C7→R3C3); 3→4 (7 cells, R3C3→R6C6); 4→5 (9 cells, R6C6→R4C2); 5→6 (17 cells, R4C2→R1C1); 6→7 (6 cells, R1C1→R6C1); 7→8 (10 cells, R6C1→R8C8)
Many blocked edges narrow your options early — map wall bottlenecks before tracing toward the next numbered checkpoint.
Analysis
Case file LinkedIn Zip #502: 8×8 path puzzle, 8 checkpoint exhibits, 32 blocked edges. Full trace covers 64 cells. Hop summary: 1→2 (8 cells, R3C8→R5C7); 2→3 (13 cells, R5C7→R3C3); 3→4 (7 cells, R3C3→R6C6); 4→5 (9 cells, R6C6→R4C2); 5→6 (17 cells, R4C2→R1C1); 6→7 (6 cells, R1C1→R6C1); 7→8 (10 cells, R6C1→R8C8).
Board spotlight: Many blocked edges narrow your options early — map wall bottlenecks before tracing toward the next numbered checkpoint. Wall count 32 on 8×8 shapes which corridors stay open between numbered cells.
Exhibit 1: 1→2, 8 cells. 8 cells link checkpoint 1 at R3C8 to checkpoint 2 at R5C7 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Exhibit 2: 2→3, 13 cells. 13 cells link checkpoint 2 at R5C7 to checkpoint 3 at R3C3 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Exhibit 3: 3→4, 7 cells. 7 cells link checkpoint 3 at R3C3 to checkpoint 4 at R6C6 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Exhibit 4: 4→5, 9 cells. 9 cells link checkpoint 4 at R6C6 to checkpoint 5 at R4C2 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Exhibit 5: 5→6, 17 cells. 17 cells link checkpoint 5 at R4C2 to checkpoint 6 at R1C1 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Exhibit 6: 6→7, 6 cells. 6 cells link checkpoint 6 at R1C1 to checkpoint 7 at R6C1 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Exhibit 7: 7→8, 10 cells. 10 cells link checkpoint 7 at R6C1 to checkpoint 8 at R8C8 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Verdict: 64-cell Hamiltonian path satisfies checkpoint order and wall constraints. Case closed.
Checkpoint hops
Corridor insight
Corridor A — 1→2: 8 cells link checkpoint 1 at R3C8 to checkpoint 2 at R5C7 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Solving note
Evidence: 8 cells, endpoints R3C8 → R5C7.
Corridor insight
Corridor B — 2→3: 13 cells link checkpoint 2 at R5C7 to checkpoint 3 at R3C3 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Solving note
Evidence: 13 cells, endpoints R5C7 → R3C3.
Corridor insight
Corridor C — 3→4: 7 cells link checkpoint 3 at R3C3 to checkpoint 4 at R6C6 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Solving note
Evidence: 7 cells, endpoints R3C3 → R6C6.
Corridor insight
Corridor D — 4→5: 9 cells link checkpoint 4 at R6C6 to checkpoint 5 at R4C2 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Solving note
Evidence: 9 cells, endpoints R6C6 → R4C2.
Corridor insight
Corridor E — 5→6: 17 cells link checkpoint 5 at R4C2 to checkpoint 6 at R1C1 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Solving note
Evidence: 17 cells, endpoints R4C2 → R1C1.
Corridor insight
Corridor F — 6→7: 6 cells link checkpoint 6 at R1C1 to checkpoint 7 at R6C1 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Solving note
Evidence: 6 cells, endpoints R1C1 → R6C1.
Corridor insight
Corridor G — 7→8: 10 cells link checkpoint 7 at R6C1 to checkpoint 8 at R8C8 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Solving note
Evidence: 10 cells, endpoints R6C1 → R8C8.
Verification
Evidence supports segment order 1→2 (8 cells), 2→3 (13 cells), 3→4 (7 cells), 4→5 (9 cells), 5→6 (17 cells), 6→7 (6 cells), 7→8 (10 cells). Alternative corridors between checkpoints either cross walls or leave unreachable cell islands.
Solve path
Phase 1: Start at checkpoint 1 (R3C8) on this 8×8 grid with 8 checkpoints and 32 walls. Segment 1: Visit checkpoint 2 at R5C7 via 8 cells from checkpoint 1. 8 cells link checkpoint 1 at R3C8 to checkpoint 2 at R5C7 with open corridors (no walls on this segment). Segment 2: Visit checkpoint 3 at R3C3 via 13 cells from checkpoint 2. 13 cells link checkpoint 2 at R5C7 to checkpoint 3 at R3C3 with open corridors (no walls on this segment). Segment 3: Visit checkpoint 4 at R6C6 via 7 cells from checkpoint 3. 7 cells link checkpoint 3 at R3C3 to checkpoint 4 at R6C6 with open corridors (no walls on this segment). Segment 4: Visit checkpoint 5 at R4C2 via 9 cells from checkpoint 4. 9 cells link checkpoint 4 at R6C6 to checkpoint 5 at R4C2 with open corridors (no walls on this segment). Segment 5: Visit checkpoint 6 at R1C1 via 17 cells from checkpoint 5. 17 cells link checkpoint 5 at R4C2 to checkpoint 6 at R1C1 with open corridors (no walls on this segment). Segment 6: Visit checkpoint 7 at R6C1 via 6 cells from checkpoint 6. 6 cells link checkpoint 6 at R1C1 to checkpoint 7 at R6C1 with open corridors (no walls on this segment). Segment 7: Visit checkpoint 8 at R8C8 via 10 cells from checkpoint 7. 10 cells link checkpoint 7 at R6C1 to checkpoint 8 at R8C8 with open corridors (no walls on this segment). Complete: Hamiltonian path covers all 64 cells, checkpoints 1–8 in order, ending on checkpoint 8 at R8C8.
Pattern
Many blocked edges narrow your options early — map wall bottlenecks before tracing toward the next numbered checkpoint.
Learn more in Zip Puzzle Strategies →Takeaways
Segment chain 1→2 (8 cells), 2→3 (13 cells), 3→4 (7 cells), 4→5 (9 cells), 5→6 (17 cells), 6→7 (6 cells), 7→8 (10 cells) is the only wall-respecting order that visits all 64 cells.
Dense walls eliminate straight lines between several checkpoint pairs.
Dense-wall maze — 8×8, 8 checkpoints, 32 walls.
Solution
This 8×8 board has 8 checkpoints (1@R3C8, 2@R5C7, 3@R3C3, 4@R6C6, 5@R4C2, 6@R1C1, 7@R6C1, 8@R8C8) and 32 walls. The solution path covers 64 cells in 7 checkpoint hops: 1→2 (8 cells, R3C8→R5C7); 2→3 (13 cells, R5C7→R3C3); 3→4 (7 cells, R3C3→R6C6); 4→5 (9 cells, R6C6→R4C2); 5→6 (17 cells, R4C2→R1C1); 6→7 (6 cells, R1C1→R6C1); 7→8 (10 cells, R6C1→R8C8). Many blocked edges narrow your options early — map wall bottlenecks before tracing toward the next numbered checkpoint. Use the Solution tab for a checkpoint-segment reveal with live board updates, or the Solved board tab for the complete path at a glance.