05/11/13 tough puzzle from sudoku.com.au
Want to see the whole thing? A complete proof
1) First eliminations : h8=9%col, h4=6%col, g6=9%col, h5=8%col, c8=2%block lead to 26 filled cells.
2) Now :
Look at only possibles b8=4,b7=4 in their block. They forbid{b5=4, b2=4, b3=4}.
Look at only possibles a9=3,c9=3 in their block. They forbid{g9=3, e9=3, d9=3, i9=3}.
Look at only possibles e4=8,e6=8 in their block. They forbid{e9=8, e8=8, e1=8, e2=8}.
Look at only possibles i4=4,i4=5 in their cell. Whether i4=5 (in which case g4=4%cell) or i4=4, in both cases, we have no more {c4=4, a4=4, g5=4}.
Look at only possibles i4=5,i4=4 in their cell. Whether i4=4 (in which case g4=5%cell) or i4=5, in both cases, we have no more {i6=5, g5=5, a4=5, e4=5, c4=5}.
Look at only possibles c1=8,f1=8 in their row. Whether f1=8 (in which case c1=9%row) or c1=8, in both cases, we have no more {c1=7, c1=1}.
Look at only possibles f1=8,c1=8 in their row. Whether c1=8 (in which case f1=9%row) or f1=8, in both cases, we have no more {f1=6, f1=4, f1=1}.
Now easy fillings up to 39 filled cells. (If needed, a1=6%row, b6=6%col, b2=8%col, b9=9%col, c1=9%cell, f2=9%col, f1=8%cell, c2=7%block)
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Look at only possibles c3=5,c3=1 in their cell. Whether c3=1 (in which case b3=5%cell) or c3=5, in both cases, we have no more {h3=5, a2=5, a3=5}.
Look at only possibles c3=1,c3=5 in their cell. Whether c3=5 (in which case b3=1%cell) or c3=1, in both cases, we have no more {f3=1, d3=1}.
Look at only possibles a9=5,a9=3 in their cell. Whether a9=3 (in which case c9=5%cell) or a9=5, in both cases, we have no more {b7=5, b8=5, g9=5, i9=5, e9=5}.
Now easy fillings up to 54 filled cells. (If needed, e9=1%cell, f5=1%col, d2=1%col, b3=1%col, c4=1%col, b5=5%col, a9=5%col, c3=5%col, a6=3%col, c9=3%col, c6=8%col, e4=8%col, i9=8%cell, d8=8%col, e6=5%cell)
Next chain was found by mark from ny.
4) Here is the hardest step, so as suggested by _unknown, I highlighted the vertices of the heptagon involved !
Look at only possibles e8=3,e8=4 in their cell. Whether e8=3 (in which case d7=7%cell) or e8=4 (in which case b8=7%cell), in both cases, we have no more {b7=7}.
Now easy fillings up to 81 filled cells. (If needed, b8=7%col, b7=4%col, f7=5%cell, h2=5%col, e2=3%row, d7=3%col, i8=3%col, i4=5%col, g8=5%col, g9=6%col, d3=6%col, f8=6%col, i1=4%col, i7=1%col, g1=1%col, g4=4%col, f3=4%col, e8=4%col, a2=4%col, a3=2%col, h3=3%col, e1=2%col, h7=2%col, g2=2%col, h1=7%col, g7=7%col, d9=7%col)
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Now applying the same "dictionary" (renaming numbers, replacing cells) to proof of 05/09/28 you will mechanically get a proof of today's. E.g. first filled cell in 05/09/28 was f8=6%col; in today's it becomes g6=9%row. Try it ! Or see the method explained step by step on 10/08 example.
In case that you be lazy enough not to find it by yourself, see hints for today's proof (automatically derived from 05/09/28's proof).