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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

branson_lau

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ZZ-a 49 STM

F' R B' R' B D R' D F2 // EOcross
U L' U L2 U' L' // 1st pair
U' R U R2 U' R // 2nd pair
R U2 R' U R U' R' // 3rd pair
L' U L U L' U' L U2 L' U L // 4th pair
U' x' R2 D2 R' U2 R D2 R' U2 R' // ZBLL


By the way I only use ZBLL in example solves if I've learned the alg. I currently know around 110-130 cases.

Next: L' F2 L B2 L' F2 R' D2 L2 B2 D2 U2 B' L U B2 D F R' D2 F'
z2 y' r' D R' U B l' U' L U2 L' D//xx cross
R U2 R' U' L U L'//f2l 2
d R' U' r U R' U' R2 r'//zbls
U2 F R U' R2' U2' R U R' U R2 U R' F' U'
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CFOP, 51 STM
z2 // Inspection
R' D F' L U' L F' U' F2 U2 F' // Cross+2
U' f R f' // F2L 3
L U2 L' U' L U2 L' // F2L 4
U2 R' U' R U' R' U2 R F R U R' U' F' // OLL
U' R2 U' R U' R U R' U R2 U D' R U' R' U2 D // PLL
alg.cubing.net

Petrus without EO (so basically CFOP lol), 48 STM
x' // Inspection
M' U2 R' D F' D2 // 2x2x2
U2 R' U L R' U2 L' // 2x2x3
R2 U R F R' F' U R' U R f R2 f' // F2L
U' R' U' R U' R' U2 R F R U R' U' F' // OLL
M2 u' M2 u2 M2 u' M2 U2 // PLL
alg.cubing.net

Actual Petrus, 54 STM (52 with cancellations)
x' // Inspection
M' U2 R' D F' D2 // 2x2x2
U2 R' U L R' U2 L' // 2x2x3
R' U' R' U' R U2 S' U' S // EO+Square
U R' U2 R U' R' U (R) // LS
(R) U2 R' U' R U' (R') // OLL
(R') U R' U' R D' R' D R' U D' R2 U' R2 D R2 U2 // PLL
alg.cubing.net

Nautilus (LS ---> L5E), 52 STM
B' D' U B' L U' L' R2 U M2 F' // FB
f R' f' M' U' M' U' S' U2 S // 2x2x2
F' U' F // EO
U2 R U2 R' U' R U R' // LS
U2 R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R' // CMLL
M' U2 M' U M2 U2 M2 U M2 U // L5E
alg.cubing.net

Nautilus (LSLL), 55 STM
B' D' U B' L U' L' R2 U M2 F' // FB
f R' f' M' U' M' U' S' U2 S // 2x2x2
U r U2 r' U' R U R' // Last edge + LS
U2 R U R' U' R' F R2 U R' U' F' // OLL
U' M' R' F R F' R U2 r' U r U2 r' U' // PLL
alg.cubing.net

Next: R2 L F L U2 F B U' R2 F2 U2 D2 B' D2 L2 B' D2 B R'
 

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z2//
U2 R' D R' D' U L' U' l U2 M'//xx cross
U' F' U F R U R'//f2l 3+eo
U' L U L' U' L U L' U'//f2l 4
U2 R U R' d R' U R U' R2' F R F' R U//zbll

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x2 y // Inspection
D2 L D' L D2 B2 D' // Cross
L' U' L U' R U' R' U R U' R' // FR
L' U2 L U' f' L f // BL, 3-gen redux done
U2 F U R U R' U2 R U' R' U' F' // FL
U' R' U R U2 F U R U' R' F' U R' U2 R // BR
U R U R' U R U2 R' F R U R' U' F' // OLL
U2 F R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' F' U2 // PLL

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x z//
L2 D' R D' //cross
L U' L' U L //f2l 1
U' d' L' U L//f2l 2
U R U' R' U2 R U2' R'//f2l 3+set up better 4
y U R U2 R' U R' F R F'//zbls
U R' U' R2 U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R' U R U2//zbll

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Scramble: F U D2 R' B' L2 U2 L D B' U' R2 D' R2 F2 R2 D F2 D'
//Inspection
D R F y2 R U' D R2 z2//cross
y' D' U2 F' U F D//F2L 1
y R U2 R' U R U' R'//F2L 2
y U' R' F R F' R U' R'//F2L 3
U R' U' R//F2L 4
F' r U R' U' r' F R//OLL
R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R'//PLL
Next scramble: R F' D' L2 B U' R D' L B2 L2 U2 D2 F2 R2 D B2 R2 U F2 L2
 
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Scramble: B R2 U' F2 D' B2 L2 U2 R2 F2 D R2 D R' D' B2 F D' U2 R U2
CFOP
y'// Inspection
F R U R' y' U L' U//Cross
z2 y U' R' U R y' U' R' U R// F2L 1
D U' F' U F D'// F2L 2
U' y' L' U' L// F2L 3
U' R U2 R' U' R U R'// F2L 4
U r U R' U' r' F R F'// OLL
U2 F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F'//PLL
Roux
y' z2// Inspection
B' D F' B' M2 U2 r' F R' U M2 U2 r B'//1x2x3
R2 U r U R2 R' F R F' R' F R F' U' M2 U2 R' U R//1x2x3
U' R U R' U R U2 R' U R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F'//2 look CMLL
U2 M' U2 M U' M//EO
U M' U2 M' U' M2//UL and UR edges
U M2 U2 M U2 M'// L4E
 

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


x2 F D R2' D R L U' L // cross (8)
y' R U' R' U' L U L' // 1st pair (7)
U F' U F d U R U' R' // 2nd pair (9)
L' B L B' L U' L' // 3rd pair (7)
y R U' R' U' R U' R' U R U' R' // 4th pair (11)
y2 R U R' U R U' R' U R U' R' U R U2 R'//COLL
y' M' U M U M' U M U M' U M// ELL

[view at CubeDB.net]( https://cubedb.net/?rank=3&scramble..._R-//COLL_ y-_M-_U_M_U_M-_U_M_U_M-_U_M//_ELL )

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


x2 F D R2' D R L U' L // cross (8)
y' R U' R' U' L U L' // 1st pair (7)
U F' U F d U R U' R' // 2nd pair (9)
L' B L B' L U' L' // 3rd pair (7)
y R U' R' U' R U' R' U R U' R' // 4th pair (11)
y2 R U R' U R U' R' U R U' R' U R U2 R'//COLL
y' M' U M U M' U M U M' U M// ELL

[view at CubeDB.net]( https://cubedb.net/?rank=3&scramble= U2_B2_D-_U_F2_D_R2_D2_L2_U_L2_B-_R-_U-_R2_F-_D_F_D_B-&alg=x2_F_D_R2-_D_R_L_U-_L_//_cross_%288%29 y-_R_U-_R-_U-_L_U_L-_//_1st_pair_%287%29 U_F-_U_F_d_U_R_U-_R-__//_2nd_pair_%289%29 L-_B_L_B-_L_U-_L-_//_3rd_pair_%287%29 y_R_U-_R-_U-_R_U-_R-_U_R_U-_R-_//_4th_pair_%2811%29 y2_R_U_R-_U_R_U-_R-_U_R_U-_R-_U_R_U2_R-//COLL_ y-_M-_U_M_U_M-_U_M_U_M-_U_M//_ELL )

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CFCE Method [51 STM]
(y' x2) L' B l' F M2' (x)// Cross
R U2 L' R' U' L' U R U' R' L U L' B L B' L// Pair 1 and 2
(y) U R' U2 R U2 R' U2 R2 U2 R'// Pair 3 and 4
(y') L' U2 L U2 R U' L' U M' (x')// COLL
(y') M' U M' U2 M U M2' U M' U2// ELL+AUF


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