SZ method for 3x3 speed cubing , reducing zbll from 493 to 93

[I-am-nishan]

SZ method

Steps:

1. SZ-cross + Pair

solve the left and right and back white bottom edges plus one f2l pair, pair is optional for beginners and intermediates, this frees m' slice for the rest of the solve(M also possible but M' recommended)

2. SZ-F2L

remaining pairs with m slices, this allows to do f2l rotationlessly and efficiently, Only 4 M moves needed maximum

3. EOFLL

Orient last 5 edges, 4 yellow + remaining white edge, can be done intuitively or algorithmically

4. SZBLL

main original thing, 6 algs based on sune/anti sune that insert the last white edge AND force t case of zbll at same time, its deterministic not rng trust me

example: U R U R' U R U2 R' U M' U2 M

5. T-ZBLL+PLL(lucky chance for pll)

72 t subset zbll cases

total 104 algs with szbll and eofll

Varients

SZ-CMLL, instead of EOFLL+ u do cmll and then do roux style eo, and at last insert the last edge and do EPLL(4 algorithms), or do L5E

SZ-OP - instead of szbll u insert the white edge and do ocll (only 7 cases) and pll(21)

ALGS ON HERE

Spreadsheet best on dark mode

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[I-am-nishan]

Just clarifying , I have added one more variant

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

Do you have a sheet of algs for EOFLL and SZBLL?

 

[I-am-nishan]

Do you have a sheet of algs for EOFLL and SZBLL?

Sorry for the late reply I have one on szbll currently making eofll , because I was in village until today the Internet there was pretty bad I hope I finish SZ f2l and eofll under this day and also idk make a video?

 

[Jared Burkhart]

I really want to try this
But have not found any time to learn zbll

 

[Jared Burkhart]

I mean

Its not even usable for the public for now lol 0 documentation I just posted the idea before someone else does, lemme do the documentation part

when it does lol
It takes me forever to learn just o e algorithm

 

[I-am-nishan]

I mean

when it does lol
It takes me forever to learn just o e algorithm

Uhh tommorow plus if mean eo algorithm they are only 5

 

[I-am-nishan]

I mean

when it does lol
It takes me forever to learn just o e algorithm

I take it back its finished (ツ) now just the video that I will do later*, will put the spreadsheet not really beautiful but it works

*or not

 

[I-am-nishan]

Do you have a sheet of algs for EOFLL and SZBLL?

Yes done forgot to reply

 

[I-am-nishan]

Should I make a discord server for SZ?

 

[acrystal]

Should I make a discord server for SZ?

Maybe not, a niche method DOES NOT deserve that much attention

 

[I-am-nishan]

Maybe not, a niche method DOES NOT deserve that much attention

 

[acrystal]

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bro fine you can do it, but its a suggestion not to, besides i dont have a discord

 

[I-am-nishan]

bro fine you can do it, but its a suggestion not to, besides i dont have a discord

I was js joking

 

[I-am-nishan]

As for the video its currently on progress can anyone give some good title idea?

 

[acrystal]

As for the video its currently on progress can anyone give some good title idea?

SZ Best and Easiest Tutorial | By a Handsome person called Nishan

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

As for the video it’s currently on progress can anyone give some good title idea?

“Upgrading ZBLL | SZ Method”
“The Method that Beats ZB (SZ Method)”

 

[I-am-nishan]

“Upgrading ZBLL | SZ Method”
“The Method that Beats ZB (SZ Method)”

hmm that's a wonderful idea!

 

[I-am-nishan]

So uhh I have a few stuff about SZ which I haven't said(I wanted to prove) f2l only needs 4 M moves at maximum if you are efficient done a lot of solves and I use the m slice to oriented some e layer edges to avoid f moves, and second its okay if the front cross piece get solved somehow during f2l or(more commonly) eofll ,as they don't affect szbll anyway and its okay to break the front cross piece too (while doing f2l) , most of you guys already probably knew this but just saying for the people who don't, and also we got a discord server for absoulely no reason for sz

 

[Hazel]

This is a nearly identical method to one posted a few days ago. The only difference is instead of inserting the cross edge during EO and simply being left with ZBLL, you do EO first, then SZBLL, then a subset of ZBLL. The problem is, as I said in that other thread, solving something incorrectly and then fixing it later is usually less efficient than just solving it correctly in the first place. In this case, solving EO, then doing SZBLL followed by the ZBLL subset, is just going to be slower than solving EO and DF at the same time, followed by full ZBLL. There may be fewer algorithms to learn with your idea, but you would want to transition to full ZBLL in the long run anyway.

The bigger problem, unfortunately, is that simply solving the DF edge alongside the rest of the cross is just going to be faster than solving it in a different way later, but then you're just left with regular CFOP.

As I said in that other thread, though, this doesn't mean you should give up on method creation. We all start somewhere, and it's a really cool and worthwhile art. But it does pay to think critically about your method before posting, making sure it's not only unique, but it holds some kind of advantage over existing methods. When you come up with something else, feel free to post it in the existing method ideas thread: https://www.speedsolving.com/threads/the-new-method-substep-concept-idea-thread.40975/