diff --git a/ortools/algorithms/dynamic_partition.cc b/ortools/algorithms/dynamic_partition.cc
index 8c974fbd06..6e26046547 100644
--- a/ortools/algorithms/dynamic_partition.cc
+++ b/ortools/algorithms/dynamic_partition.cc
@@ -293,4 +293,74 @@ std::string MergingPartition::DebugString() {
   return out;
 }
 
+void SimpleDynamicPartition::Refine(
+    absl::Span<const int> distinguished_subset) {
+  // Compute the size of the non-empty intersection of each part with the
+  // distinguished_subset.
+  temp_to_clean_.clear();
+  std::vector<int>& local_sizes = temp_data_by_part_;
+  local_sizes.resize(size_of_part_.size(), 0);
+  for (const int element : distinguished_subset) {
+    const int part = part_of_[element];
+    if (local_sizes[part] == 0) temp_to_clean_.push_back(part);
+    local_sizes[part]++;
+  }
+
+  // Reuse local_sizes to store new_part index or zero (no remapping).
+  // Also update the size of each part.
+  for (const int part : temp_to_clean_) {
+    if (local_sizes[part] == size_of_part_[part]) {
+      // No need to remap if the whole part is in distinguished_subset.
+      local_sizes[part] = 0;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const int new_part_index = size_of_part_.size();
+    size_of_part_[part] -= local_sizes[part];
+    size_of_part_.push_back(local_sizes[part]);
+    local_sizes[part] = new_part_index;
+  }
+
+  // For each part not completely included or excluded, split out the element
+  // from distinguished_subset into a new part.
+  for (const int element : distinguished_subset) {
+    const int new_part = local_sizes[part_of_[element]];
+    if (new_part != 0) part_of_[element] = new_part;
+  }
+
+  // Sparse clean.
+  for (const int part : temp_to_clean_) {
+    local_sizes[part] = 0;
+  }
+}
+
+std::vector<absl::Span<const int>> SimpleDynamicPartition::GetParts(
+    std::vector<int>* buffer) {
+  const int num_elements = part_of_.size();
+  const int num_parts = size_of_part_.size();
+  buffer->resize(num_elements);
+
+  std::vector<absl::Span<const int>> result(num_parts);
+  if (result.empty()) return result;
+
+  // Compute start of each part in buffer.
+  std::vector<int>& starts = temp_data_by_part_;
+  starts.resize(num_parts, 0);
+  for (int i = 1; i < num_parts; ++i) {
+    starts[i] = starts[i - 1] + size_of_part_[i - 1];
+  }
+
+  // Fill result.
+  for (int i = 0; i < num_parts; ++i) {
+    result[i] = absl::MakeSpan(&(*buffer)[starts[i]], size_of_part_[i]);
+  }
+
+  // Copy elements in order and at their place.
+  for (int element = 0; element < num_elements; ++element) {
+    (*buffer)[starts[part_of_[element]]++] = element;
+  }
+  starts.clear();
+  return result;
+}
+
 }  // namespace operations_research
diff --git a/ortools/algorithms/dynamic_partition.h b/ortools/algorithms/dynamic_partition.h
index a3f0c49fa3..362d63ed28 100644
--- a/ortools/algorithms/dynamic_partition.h
+++ b/ortools/algorithms/dynamic_partition.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 
 #include "ortools/base/logging.h"
 
+#include "absl/types/span.h"
+
 namespace operations_research {
 
 // Partition class that supports incremental splitting, with backtracking.
@@ -272,6 +274,35 @@ class MergingPartition {
   std::vector<bool> tmp_part_bit_;
 };
 
+// A subset of the API of DynamicPartition without backtrack support. The
+// Refine() here is about twice as fast, but we have limited query support until
+// a batch ComputeElementsByPart() is called.
+class SimpleDynamicPartition {
+ public:
+  explicit SimpleDynamicPartition(int num_elements)
+      : part_of_(num_elements, 0),
+        size_of_part_(num_elements > 0 ? 1 : 0, num_elements) {}
+
+  int NumElements() const { return part_of_.size(); }
+  const int NumParts() const { return size_of_part_.size(); }
+  int PartOf(int element) const { return part_of_[element]; }
+  int SizeOfPart(int part) const { return size_of_part_[part]; }
+
+  void Refine(absl::Span<const int> distinguished_subset);
+
+  // This is meant to be called once after a bunch of Refine().
+  // The returned Span<> points into the given buffer which is re-initialized.
+  std::vector<absl::Span<const int>> GetParts(std::vector<int>* buffer);
+
+ private:
+  std::vector<int> part_of_;
+  std::vector<int> size_of_part_;
+
+  // Temp data. Always empty or all zero.
+  std::vector<int> temp_to_clean_;
+  std::vector<int> temp_data_by_part_;
+};
+
 // *** Implementation of inline methods of the above classes. ***
 
 inline DynamicPartition::IterablePart DynamicPartition::ElementsInPart(
diff --git a/ortools/algorithms/java/knapsack_solver.i b/ortools/algorithms/java/knapsack_solver.i
index 618cf9377c..0df78dbd2f 100644
--- a/ortools/algorithms/java/knapsack_solver.i
+++ b/ortools/algorithms/java/knapsack_solver.i
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@
 %rename (setTimeLimit) operations_research::KnapsackSolver::set_time_limit;  // untested
 
 %unignore operations_research::KnapsackSolver::SolverType;
-%unignore operations_research::KnapsackSolver::KNAPSACK_BRUTE_FORCE_SOLVER;  // untested
-%unignore operations_research::KnapsackSolver::KNAPSACK_64ITEMS_SOLVER;  // untested
-%unignore operations_research::KnapsackSolver::KNAPSACK_DYNAMIC_PROGRAMMING_SOLVER;  // untested
+%unignore operations_research::KnapsackSolver::KNAPSACK_BRUTE_FORCE_SOLVER;
+%unignore operations_research::KnapsackSolver::KNAPSACK_64ITEMS_SOLVER;
+%unignore operations_research::KnapsackSolver::KNAPSACK_DIVIDE_AND_CONQUER_SOLVER;
+%unignore operations_research::KnapsackSolver::KNAPSACK_DYNAMIC_PROGRAMMING_SOLVER;
 %unignore operations_research::KnapsackSolver::KNAPSACK_MULTIDIMENSION_CBC_MIP_SOLVER;  // untested
 %unignore operations_research::KnapsackSolver::KNAPSACK_MULTIDIMENSION_GLPK_MIP_SOLVER;  // untested
 %unignore operations_research::KnapsackSolver::KNAPSACK_MULTIDIMENSION_BRANCH_AND_BOUND_SOLVER;
diff --git a/ortools/algorithms/knapsack_solver.h b/ortools/algorithms/knapsack_solver.h
index 8b622a1e41..e18f955000 100644
--- a/ortools/algorithms/knapsack_solver.h
+++ b/ortools/algorithms/knapsack_solver.h
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "absl/memory/memory.h"
-#include "ortools/base/basictypes.h"
 #include "ortools/base/integral_types.h"
 #include "ortools/base/logging.h"
 #include "ortools/base/macros.h"
diff --git a/ortools/algorithms/python/knapsack_solver.i b/ortools/algorithms/python/knapsack_solver.i
index a673cd7666..419b014f5f 100644
--- a/ortools/algorithms/python/knapsack_solver.i
+++ b/ortools/algorithms/python/knapsack_solver.i
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
           KNAPSACK_MULTIDIMENSION_CBC_MIP_SOLVER;
 %unignore operations_research::KnapsackSolver::
           KNAPSACK_MULTIDIMENSION_SCIP_MIP_SOLVER;
+%unignore operations_research::KnapsackSolver::
+          KNAPSACK_DIVIDE_AND_CONQUER_SOLVER;
 
 %include "ortools/algorithms/knapsack_solver.h"