A solution without chains:
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| 4 6 1 | 9 8 6 | 2 5 3 |
| 9 3 8 | 1 5 2 | 67 467 46 |
| 5 2 7 | 4 6 3 | 89 *89 1 |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 2 58 4 | 7 9 1 | 3 6-8 568 |
| 1 59 3 | 6 4 8 | 79 279 259 |
| 7 89 6 | 2 3 5 | 4 1 *89 |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 8 1 2 | 3 7 6 | 5 #49 #49 |
| 6 4 5 | 8 2 9 | 1 3 7 |
| 3 7 9 | 5 1 4 | 68 268 268 |
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w-wing 89: one of r7c89 must be 9, so one of r3c8 and r7c9 must be 8 => -8r4c8
Then 8 is locked in r46c9 (in box 6) and can be removed from r9c9.
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| 4 6 1 | 9 8 6 | 2 5 3 |
| 9 3 8 | 1 5 2 | 67 47 46 |
| 5 2 7 | 4 6 3 | 89 89 1 |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 2 #58 4 | 7 9 1 | 3 6 #58 |
| 1 #59 3 | 6 4 8 | 79 279 #59+2 |
| 7 #89 6 | 2 3 5 | 4 1 #89 |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 8 1 2 | 3 7 6 | 5 49 49 |
| 6 4 5 | 8 2 9 | 1 3 7 |
| 3 7 9 | 5 1 4 | 68 28 26 |
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Uniqueness pattern 589 in r456c29 => r5c9=2 (otherwise the puzzle would have at least 2 solutions, because you could exchange these digits in any solution for that puzzle).