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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

Leor : 35 STM
NEXT: D2 L2 F D2 B2 L2 F' L2 U2 F R2 U R2 B U2 B' L R B L2 R2
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CFOP: 72 STM
Inspection: y2
Cross: F2 L F R' F U' R' F R
F2L-1: U2 R' U R2 U' R'
F2L-2: U' R' U2 U' r' U' R U' M'
F2L-3: L U' L' U2 L U' L'
F2L-4: y' R U R' U' R U2 R' U' R U' R'
OLL: U' R U R' U R U2 R' F R U R' U' F'
PLL: U' F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' U

NEXT: U' F U L B2 L F' L' B' D2 L2 U2 F2 L2 F R2 L2 B2
 
Petrus+ZZ-Tripod v2, 40

y2 D2 L2 F2 B L D2 B U' F//EO 2x3x3
R U R' U2 R' U R2 U' R'//F2L-C Pair
U2 R2 U R2 U2 L U' R2 U L' U R2//NLS
L' U L U2 R' L' U L U' R//TELL

NEXT: D2 R' D2 L D2 B2 U2 B2 F2 R2 U2 B' L2 B' L' D' B' F D R2 D
 
BECubed said:
Is this some sort of FMC technique, and if so what is it called?
Welcome !
Blockbuilding ( B U B U * R B' F' D R' ) <- Blockbuilding is very useful for FMC
CubeExplorer ( F' U R2 U' F D2 B' D' B2 D ) <- CubeExplorer is a cubing software (to create algorithms)
Skeleton/Insertions ( insert at * : D2 F' R' F R D2 B R B' R' ) <- Skeleton/Insertions is a powerful FMC technique

NEXT: D2 R' D2 L D2 B2 U2 B2 F2 R2 U2 B' L2 B' L' D' B' F D R2 D

F' D' -> double line

F' (B) D' -> 5E

F' (U B) D' // 5E + 1 pair
F' U L () F U' R'//place pair + more E


F' U B D' // 5E + 1 pair
F' U L ([B2:[D,B]]) F U' R' // all - 7C


F' U B D' // 5E + 1 pair
F' U L (B2 D B D') F (B) U' R' // all - 7C


15 HTM skeleton : F' * U B D' F' U L B2 D B D' F B ** U' R'
insert at * : B D' B' U B D B' U'
insert at ** : F2 U' B U F2 U' B' U
23 HTM skeleton : F' B % D' B' U B F' U L B2 D B D' F B F2 U' B U F2 U' B' R'
insert at % : B U' B' D' B U B' D

26 HTM final : F' B2 U' B' D' B U B2 U B F' U L B2 D B D' F' B U' B U F2 U' B' R'


Next : F D2 R B' D' L' F2 U L' B2 U L U2 B2 L2 U R2 U' L2 D
 
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Roux, 40

B F D' R' U' F2//FB
U R U' M U' R2 U' r2 R U' r//SB
U2 F R2 D R' U R D' R2' U' F'//CMLL
U M' U' M' U' M2 U' M U2 M U2 M2//LSE

NEXT: L2 B2 L2 F' L2 U2 B L2 D2 R D B L' B2 U' R D R2 B
 
NEXT: L2 F2 U2 L2 D R2 U2 L2 R2 D' F L2 U2 F' U L2 B' F2 L' U2

U2 L' F U' F2 U //F2L (on L) -2C -2E +1E on R
B R2 B' R2 D' //pseudo F2L -1C
D R2 U' R2 U F2 D' F2 R2 //all-3E-4C


16 HTM skeleton : U2 L' F * U' F2 U B R2 B' ** U' R2 U F2 *** D' F2 R2
insert at *: B2 U' F2 U B2 U' F2 U
insert at **: B' U' F2 U B U' F2 U
insert at ***: F2 U2 L2 D2 B' D2 L2 U2 F
28 HTM final : U2 L' F B2 U' F2 U B' R2 B2 U' F2 U B U' F2 R2 U' L2 D2 B' D2 L2 U2 F D' F2 R2

NEXT: L2 B2 L2 F' L2 U2 B L2 D2 R D B L' B2 U' R D R2 B
 
D2 U B' D2 L F' L R2 B' L' B U R2 D' B L D2 R B' U2 B D' U B U L' D' U L2 B2

This example demonstrates how parts of the right block are easily built (by luck or with the help of a bit of technique) while doing EO-line.

R2 F r' U R2 B' // (6) Left
r2 U R U r U R2 U R r2 U r2 // (12/18) EO-line
U R U' R' // (4/22) Right
y R' U L U' R U L' // (7/29) Niklas
U r' U r' B2 r U' r' B2 r2 // (10/39) PLL A


NEXT: U2 L' D2 F2 R' U2 B2 L B2 R D2 F D2 U2 L F2 D L' U L' D2
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CFOP: 56 STM

D L U' F R F R2 // (8) Cross
U' R U R' U F' U' F // (8) F2L-1
U2 L' U2 L F U' F' // (6) F2L-2
U2 B' U B // (4) F2L-3
y R U' R' U2 R U R' // (7) F2L-4
U2 r' U' R U' R' U R U' R' U2 r // (11) OLL
R2 u R' U R' U' R u' R2 F' U F U2 // (12) PLL

NEXT: F2 D2 B2 U2 L2 F2 R2 F2 U R2 U' F R2 D R' U' B D F R2 U2
 
Petrus w/ ZZ-Tripod v2, 42

D L U2 R2 F B2 U2 F' R2 F2 U' F//EO 2x2x3
R2 U' R' U2 R U' R' U R' U' R//F2L+Top pair
U' R' U' R U' R' U2 R//Block
R' U L' U2 R U' R' U2 R L U2//PLL

Roux, 36 STM

y R2 D2 L F' R D//FB
U M2 U R' r' U' r U2 M2 U' R2//SB
U' F R' F' R U R U' R'//CMLL
U' M' U M U M' U' M' U2 M2//LSE

NEXT: R2 D2 L2 U2 B D2 B U2 F2 D2 L2 R' D2 U2 B' U' L2 U' F' R
 
F B L2 F' L D2 L B2 D' B2 U2 F' U2 L2 F U2 B' L2 B D2

z2 U' B' F2 D F U2 B2 // EO+Line (7)
L2 U L' R2 U2 L' U2 L' // BL Block (8, 15)
U R' U R L' U L // FL Pair (7, 22)
U' R U R' // FR Pair (4, 26)
U R' U R U' R' U R U2 R' U2 R // BR Pair -> WV (12, 38)
V Perm // PLL (16, 54)

Next: R2 B D L2 D2 R F U' F L2 D R2 L2 U B2 L2 B2 U2 R2
 
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