05/12/15 tough puzzle from sudoku.com.au
Want to see the whole thing? A complete proof
1) First eliminations : d2=3%col, c1=3%row, f1=8%row, e1=7%row, c8=6%block lead to 26 filled cells.
2) Now :
Look at only possibles c9=9,b9=9 in their block. They forbid{e9=9, g9=9, h9=9}.
Look at only possibles a7=1,a8=1 in their block. They forbid{a6=1, a5=1, a3=1, a2=1}.
Look at only possibles f5=7,d5=7 in their block. They forbid{g5=7, c5=7, a5=7, i5=7}.
Look at only possibles f3=9,f3=5 in their cell. Whether f3=5 (in which case f2=9%cell) or f3=9, in both cases, we have no more {f8=9, e2=9, f7=9}.
Look at only possibles f3=5,f3=9 in their cell. Whether f3=9 (in which case f2=5%cell) or f3=5, in both cases, we have no more {f8=5, d3=5, e2=5, f7=5, f5=5}.
Look at only possibles i8=7,i4=7 in their col. Whether i4=7 (in which case i8=3%col) or i8=7, in both cases, we have no more {i8=4, i8=2}.
Look at only possibles i4=7,i8=7 in their col. Whether i8=7 (in which case i4=3%col) or i4=7, in both cases, we have no more {i4=2, i4=8, i4=9}.
Now easy fillings up to 39 filled cells. (If needed, i7=8%col, d9=8%col, g9=7%row, i4=7%col, i8=3%cell, a9=3%col, g4=3%col, g8=4%block)
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Look at only possibles h8=5,h8=2 in their cell. Whether h8=2 (in which case h9=5%cell) or h8=5, in both cases, we have no more {h1=5, g7=5, h7=5}.
Look at only possibles h8=2,h8=5 in their cell. Whether h8=5 (in which case h9=2%cell) or h8=2, in both cases, we have no more {h6=2, h4=2}.
Look at only possibles a7=5,a7=1 in their cell. Whether a7=1 (in which case a8=5%cell) or a7=5, in both cases, we have no more {c9=5, b9=5, a5=5, a2=5, a3=5}.
Now easy fillings up to 54 filled cells. (If needed, a5=2%cell, e4=2%row, f5=7%cell, d8=7%col, a8=1%row, d7=1%row, d5=5%cell, f8=2%col, h9=2%col, h8=5%col, a7=5%cell, e9=5%cell, a3=7%cell, c6=7%col, g6=2%row)
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 c5=1,c5=9 in their cell. Whether c5=1 (in which case b6=4%cell) or c5=9 (in which case c9=4%cell), in both cases, we have no more {b9=4}.
Now easy fillings up to 81 filled cells. (If needed, b9=9%cell, b4=5%cell, c9=4%cell, g1=5%row, g5=1%col, b6=1%row, c3=1%row, h1=1%row, h7=6%col, g2=6%col, i5=6%col, b1=6%col, h4=9%col, g7=9%col, c4=8%cell, b3=2%cell, i2=2%row, i3=9%col, f2=9%col, f3=5%col, a6=4%cell, c5=9%cell, h6=8%cell, a2=8%col, i1=4%col, b2=4%col, c2=5%row)
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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 d2=3%col. 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).