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In the game of Sudoku, if all the columns and rows are properly filled, will that assure all the boxes will be properly filled?

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Counter example: $$\left[\begin{array}{ccc|ccc|ccc} \color{blue}{1} & \color{blue}{2} & \color{red}{3} & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & 9 \\ \color{blue}{2} & \color{red}{3} & \color{blue}{4} & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & 9 & 1 \\ \color{red}{3} & \color{blue}{4} & \color{blue}{5} & 6 & 7 & 8 & 9 & 1 & 2 \\ \hline 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & 9 & 1 & 2 & 3 \\ 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & 9 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 \\ 6 & 7 & 8 & 9 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 \\ \hline 7 & 8 & 9 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\ 8 & 9 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 \\ 9 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8\end{array}\right]$$

Every box is not properly filled as the anti-diagonal has identical element.

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