some example solves

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just a few example solves. I've been getting a lot of requests for this so I hope this helps everyone.
 
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1st solve - Red cross
R D2 R U2 B2 R F2 U B' R' B' U' F' D L' B' R2 D B

y x' // inspection
U F' R' U F D' // cross
U2 R' U' R // 1st pair
y' (U U') R U' R' // 2nd pair
(L' U' L L' U L) // pair / undo
d' U' L U L' U L U' L' // 3rd pair
y L' U2 L // connect
(U' L' U L L' U' L U) // insert / undo
r U' r' F // 4th pair
R' U' R U' R' U R U x' R U' R' U x // OLL
R U R' y' R2 u' R U' R' U R' u R2 U // PLL
alg.garron
2nd solve - Green cross
B2 L2 B' D2 L F D U2 L2 U2 B' L2 F2 U L2 B2 D2 B2

x' y' // inspection
B2 U D' L D L D2 // cross
R U2 R' U' R U R' // 1st pair
d' R' U R U' R' U' R // 2nd pair
U R U' R' L U2 L' // 3rd pair
R U2' R' U R U R' // 4th pair
R U2' R2' F R F' R U2' R' // OLL
U' F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' U' // PLL
alg.garron
3rd solve - White cross
F2 L2 D2 F' L2 U2 L2 D2 F R' D2 U L' R2 B F U B' D'

x2 // inspection
U2 R' U F D // cross
R U' R' U R' U' R // 1st pair
R' F R F' L U2 L' // 2nd pair
((U' R U R')3 (R U' R' U)3) // pair / undo
(R U' R' U)2 R U' R' // 3rd pair
U2 L' U2 L U2' L' U L // 4th pair
U' r2 D r' U' r D' r2' U r U r' // OLL
U l' U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R2 // PLL
alg.garron
4th solve - Green cross
R2 F2 D U' F2 R2 U' R' U' B' R U' L' U2 F2 U B' D2 F2

x' y' // inspection
R L' F' L // cross
U' L U2 L' U' L U L' // 1st pair
U' R L' U L R' // 2nd pair
U R' F R F' R' U' R // 3rd pair
U y L' U2 L U' L' U L // 4th pair
U' r U r' R U R' U' r U' r' // OLL
U2 R2 u R' U R' U' R u' R2 y' R' U R U2 // PLL
alg.garron
5th solve - Blue cross
B2 U L2 B2 D2 B R' D B F2 L2 U' L' U F2 L2 R2 F'

x y' // inspection
L D' R' D' // cross
D L U L' D' // Xcross
U' R' U R // 2nd pair
L' U2 L U L' U' L // 3rd pair
U (U' R U R2' F R F' R U' R' R U R' F R' F' R2 U' R' U) // pair / undo
F U R U' R' F' R U' R' // 4th pair
r U R' U R U2 r' // OLL
U R2 U R U R' U' R' U' R' U R' U // PLL
alg.garron
6th solve - Green cross
R F2 L2 U2 R B D2 F' L D' U R F U2 L R' F2 D' L

U L U (x' y) r U' r' D // cross
U2 R' U R L' U L // 1st pair
y U2' (U' R' U2 R R' U2 R U) // pair / undo
R' U R // 2nd pair
y' U' R U2 R2' U' R // 3rd pair
R U2' R' U2 R U' R' // 4th pair
U R' U' l' U R U' R' U R U' x' U R // OLL
U' R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R' U2' // PLL
alg.garron
7th solve - Green cross
F2 D2 U2 F' D2 B2 F2 L' R2 F2 R' D B L2 B' R2 B2 R' U2

x' y // inspection
U' r U' R' U' x' D2 // cross
L' U' L U' L' U L // 1st pair
U2 R' L U' L' R // 2nd pair
U' R' U' R U' R' U R // 3rd pair
U2 F' U' F U' R U R' // 4th pair
U2' r U R' U R U2' r' // OLL
U' x R2' D2 R U R' D2 R U' R B' // PLLOL
(x' y') U3 R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' // PLL
alg.garron
 
1st solve - Red cross
R D2 R U2 B2 R F2 U B' R' B' U' F' D L' B' R2 D B

y x' // inspection
U F' R' U F D' // cross
U2 R' U' R // 1st pair
y' (U U') R U' R' // 2nd pair
(L' U' L L' U L) // pair / undo
d' U' L U L' U L U' L' // 3rd pair
y L' U2 L // connect
(U' L' U L L' U' L U) // insert / undo
r U' r' F // 4th pair
R' U' R U' R' U R U x' R U' R' U x // OLL
R U R' y' R2 u' R U' R' U R' u R2 U // PLL
alg.garron
2nd solve - Green cross
B2 L2 B' D2 L F D U2 L2 U2 B' L2 F2 U L2 B2 D2 B2

x' y' // inspection
B2 U D' L D L D2 // cross
R U2 R' U' R U R' // 1st pair
d' R' U R U' R' U' R // 2nd pair
U R U' R' L U2 L' // 3rd pair
R U2' R' U R U R' // 4th pair
R U2' R2' F R F' R U2' R' // OLL
U' F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' U' // PLL
alg.garron
3rd solve - White cross
F2 L2 D2 F' L2 U2 L2 D2 F R' D2 U L' R2 B F U B' D'

x2 // inspection
U2 R' U F D // cross
R U' R' U R' U' R // 1st pair
R' F R F' L U2 L' // 2nd pair
((U' R U R')3 (R U' R' U)3) // pair / undo
(R U' R' U)2 R U' R' // 3rd pair
U2 L' U2 L U2' L' U L // 4th pair
U' r2 D r' U' r D' r2' U r U r' // OLL
U l' U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R2 // PLL
alg.garron
4th solve - Green cross
R2 F2 D U' F2 R2 U' R' U' B' R U' L' U2 F2 U B' D2 F2

x' y' // inspection
R L' F' L // cross
U' L U2 L' U' L U L' // 1st pair
U' R L' U L R' // 2nd pair
U R' F R F' R' U' R // 3rd pair
U y L' U2 L U' L' U L // 4th pair
U' r U r' R U R' U' r U' r' // OLL
U2 R2 u R' U R' U' R u' R2 y' R' U R U2 // PLL
alg.garron
5th solve - Blue cross
B2 U L2 B2 D2 B R' D B F2 L2 U' L' U F2 L2 R2 F'

x y' // inspection
L D' R' D' // cross
D L U L' D' // Xcross
U' R' U R // 2nd pair
L' U2 L U L' U' L // 3rd pair
U (U' R U R2' F R F' R U' R' R U R' F R' F' R2 U' R' U) // pair / undo
F U R U' R' F' R U' R' // 4th pair
r U R' U R U2 r' // OLL
U R2 U R U R' U' R' U' R' U R' U // PLL
alg.garron
6th solve - Green cross
R F2 L2 U2 R B D2 F' L D' U R F U2 L R' F2 D' L

U L U (x' y) r U' r' D // cross
U2 R' U R L' U L // 1st pair
y U2' (U' R' U2 R R' U2 R U) // pair / undo
R' U R // 2nd pair
y' U' R U2 R2' U' R // 3rd pair
R U2' R' U2 R U' R' // 4th pair
U R' U' l' U R U' R' U R U' x' U R // OLL
U' R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R' U2' // PLL
alg.garron
7th solve - Green cross
F2 D2 U2 F' D2 B2 F2 L' R2 F2 R' D B L2 B' R2 B2 R' U2

x' y // inspection
U' r U' R' U' x' D2 // cross
L' U' L U' L' U L // 1st pair
U2 R' L U' L' R // 2nd pair
U' R' U' R U' R' U R // 3rd pair
U2 F' U' F U' R U R' // 4th pair
U2' r U R' U R U2' r' // OLL
U' x R2' D2 R U R' D2 R U' R B' // PLLOL
(x' y') U3 R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' // PLL
alg.garron

Omg Brest what is this I dont even.. <3
 
Nice solves. Could anyone link me to a place that has good, reliable F2L algs? Thanks.

the wiki page has tons of F2L algs. But I would advice you to use intuitive F2L, and only look for algos for really hard cases. And then try to understand those algos, so you don't need to learn them. :)
 
I always watch example solves of fast solvers with interest. Also being B/G Opp Neutral I was able to follow 5 of the solves very well :) Picked up a couple of great tips from it, thanks :)
 
Thanks for this, Rowe!

Interesting multi-slotting problem at ~ 4:45, maybe L' U L R U' R' U2 R U' R' ?

Can't watch the video so I just inversed your alg. What about (U') R U' R' L' U2 L U2 R U R'? Mine is technically one move shorter, yours is better because you can force OLL skips easier? I guess both are nice.
I'll have a more thorough look later.

Edit: Crap, I counted wrong, same length.
 
Why do you recommend switching to CN when it's something that you have never done?
? well i mentioned in the video that i know its hard to switch. but seeing as me and feliks are 1st and 2nd in the world i think its a pretty good indication that CN is beast. Also, we see first pairs in almost every solve, so its a pretty big advantage.
 
Can't watch the video so I just inversed your alg. What about (U') R U' R' L' U2 L U2 R U R'? Mine is technically one move shorter, yours is better because you can force OLL skips easier? I guess both are nice.
I'll have a more thorough look later.

Edit: Crap, I counted wrong, same length.
Sorry, my alg stopped short of the 4th pair insert, so playing it backward by itself would give you the wrong case.

Here is a proper setup of the situation: L' U L R U R' U2 R U R' L' U' L

And solve: L' U L R U' R' U2 R U' R' L' U' L
 
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@Rowe -- For avoiding bad OLL's, did you know ZBF2L before you starting doing this, or just intuitive? I found it really easy to do this after learning a handful of ZBF2L cases. I always thought people who knew full OLL wouldn't care though...Guess I was wrong!
Change thread to "some mistake solves". :P :P
 
These are awesome! You explain a lot and this is much more helpful than those videos that just say "I would build my cross like this. I see this case. While doing that I saw these. I'll solve these two. Last pair. OLL PLL. Ok, next solve. Subscribe to me."
 
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