APB Example Solve Thread

Renslay · Jul 6, 2026

Abram Grimsley said:
Next: R' B' U' L' F R' U R' D2 R2 B2 R' F2 R F2 R B2 L2 D2 B L'

Setup

R' B' U' L' F R' U R' D2 R2 B2 R' F2 R F2 R B2 L2 D2 B L'

Moves

x'
D' R D2 r b' U2 R B' R' L' B' L // 223
R U' R2 r' U' R U M' // BR pair
U2 S' U' S // EO
U' R U' R2 U' R' U R // XLS
U' r U2 R2 F R F' R U2 r' U2 // ZBLL

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

thrash361 · Jul 6, 2026

Renslay said:
The scramble is very interesting... Not sure if I was able to utilize those nice lines and pairs in a good way. Maybe it's possible to build an even better 2x2x3?

Twizzle link
Setup
F2 U R2 U R2 F2 D2 B2 D2 U' F2 R U2 B2 F' L U L2 F' U2
Moves
x y' R U M' B' U' R U' R' r' F U r // 223 U R' U' R // BR pair U2 F R' F' R // EO U' R U2' R2' U' R U R2 U' R' // LXS R' U' R U' R' U R' D' R U R' D R2 U2 // ZBLL

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

I’m late to the party, but I like this solution

Twizzle link

Setup

F2 U R2 U R2 F2 D2 B2 D2 U' F2 R U2 B2 F' L U L2 F' U2

Moves

y2 // inspection
U' R2 r' U2 r D2 S' R' S // 223 (9/9)
U' R U' R // BR pair (4/13)
U F' U F S' U S // EO + LXS (7/20)
U' R U R2 F' U' F U R F R' F' R2 U2 R' U' // ZBLL(16/36)

Could also do F’ U2 F at the start of EO/LXS to solve corner orientation, but then you are left with DR in the top layer.

thrash361 · Jul 6, 2026

Renslay said:
Next: D2 F2 L2 D U2 R2 D' B2 U B2 R2 F' L2 R' B R2 B' U' R2

Twizzle link

Setup

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

Moves

y // inspection
U r F' D R2 D // FB (6/6)
M U' M' U r M' U2 M // DFDB + EO (8/14)
U R2 S R2 S' R2 U2 R2 // RB (8/22)
R' U R' U' D' R U' R' U2 R U' R' D R U' R U2 // (17/39)

Wouldn’t be surprised if there is a better way to solve DF + right block there.

Next: D' U2 F2 U2 B R2 F' U2 B D2 F R2 D' B' R' U2 L D2 B' L' R

Abram Grimsley · Jul 7, 2026

thrash361 said:
Next: D' U2 F2 U2 B R2 F' U2 B D2 F R2 D' B' R' U2 L D2 B' L' R

y // Inspection
L F u U R' U R L' U L l U2 l' U R2 U L U L' // 223
U R' U R' U2 R U' R // BR pair
F R' F' R U S' U' S // EO
R U R' // LXS
U2 S' R U R' S R U' R2 F' U' F U' R U R' U R U // ZBLL

Next: B' L' B2 U' L2 U' L2 D R2 F2 R2 U B' L' R B' F D R

Renslay · Jul 7, 2026

Abram Grimsley said:
Next: B' L' B2 U' L2 U' L2 D R2 F2 R2 U B' L' R B' F D R

Twizzle link

Setup

z B' L' B2 U' L2 U' L2 D R2 F2 R2 U B' L' R B' F D R

Moves

y2
B L2 B2 L' B2 // 222
F2 U F' R2 L F' R L' F // 223
U' R' U R U' R U2 R' B' R B R' // BR pair
F' U' F // EO
U R' U' R2 U R // XLS
U' R' L' U R U' L R' U' R U' R' U R U' // ZBLL

Not the best 223, but I couldn't find any decent.

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

Abram Grimsley · Jul 7, 2026

Renslay said:
Next: U' B2 D2 B' R2 F L2 B2 D2 U2 R2 D2 U R' B L B2 L2 F2 D2

x2 y // Inspection
E F E' F' B L U' L R F' R' U F' // 223
U2 R U' R' U2 R U' R // BR pair
U' S' U' S // EO
R U R' U2 R U' R' // FR pair
F R2 U R2 U R2 U2 R' U2 R' U' R U' R' F' U2 // ZBLL

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

Note: I am proud that I found that 223 solution. My original solution was double the move count. lol!

Renslay · Jul 8, 2026

Abram Grimsley said:
x2 y // Inspection
E' F E F' B L U' L R F' R' U F' // 223
U2 R U' R' U2 R U' R // BR pair
U' S' U' S // EO
R U R' U2 R U' R' // FR pair
F R2 U R2 U R2 U2 R' U2 R' U' R U' R' F' U2 // ZBLL

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

Note: I am proud that I found that 223 solution. My original solution was double the move count. lol!

Something is wrong with your solution.

Please use twizzle; you can just copy-paste the url into the forum. The forum automatically does the embedding, and it becomes a nice, (re)playable visualization. Here you can see that your solution does not work (and the problem is somewhere in 223):

Twizzle link

Setup

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

Moves

x2 y // Inspection
E' F E F' B L U' L R F' R' U F' // 223
U2 R U' R' U2 R U' R // BR pair
U' S' U' S // EO
R U R' U2 R U' R' // FR pair
F R2 U R2 U R2 U2 R' U2 R' U' R U' R' F' U2 // ZBLL

Renslay · Jul 8, 2026

Abram Grimsley said:
Next: F L' B' D2 B2 L F2 R F D L2 F2 L2 U2 L2 B2 D' B2 D2 L2

Twizzle link

Setup

F L' B' D2 B2 L F2 R F D L2 F2 L2 U2 L2 B2 D' B2 D2 L2

Moves

z
D' F' r' B' U2 r // 222
F' U R U2 F' // 223
B U' B' // BR
U' S' U R U2' R' S // EO
U' R' U2 R U R' U' R U2 R // LXS
R2 U R U' R' U' R U2 R U' R2 U' R2 U // ZBLL

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

Caleb Valenzuela · Jul 8, 2026

Renslay said:
Twizzle link
Setup
F L' B' D2 B2 L F2 R F D L2 F2 L2 U2 L2 B2 D' B2 D2 L2
Moves
z D' F' r' B' U2 r // 222 F' U R U2 F' // 223 B U' B' // BR U' S' U R U2' R' S // EO U' R' U2 R U R' U' R U2 R // LXS R2 U R U' R' U' R U2 R U' R2 U' R2 U // ZBLL

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

Twizzle link

Setup

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

Moves

y2 x'
D R' U F' U' R' U' R M U' M U2 M' U S' U' S D
R' U2 f R f'
R U' R' f' U' f
R U' R' U R U' R' U' S' U2 S
R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R
U2 R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U F' L' U L

very mid 223
I tried to be smart but it kinda backfired
NEXT: D L' F2 D2 F2 D2 R2 U B2 F2 L2 F2 R B2 U' R2 B' D U'

Renslay · Jul 8, 2026

Caleb Valenzuela said:
NEXT: D L' F2 D2 F2 D2 R2 U B2 F2 L2 F2 R B2 U' R2 B' D U'

Twizzle link

Setup

D L' F2 D2 F2 D2 R2 U B2 F2 L2 F2 R B2 U' R2 B' D U'

Moves

y' z'
F' R' r' B' F R U' R2 F // 123
r U r' U2 r' U2 r // 223
F R F' U R U' R' U' R // EO + BR pair
U R' U2 R U R' U' R U2 R // XLS
U' R U R' U R2 D r' U2 r D' R2 U' // ZBLL

Next: B2 R2 B2 L2 U' B2 U' L2 B2 U' L2 D' L U B F' L D2 B D' L

CrossPetrus · Jul 8, 2026

Renslay said:
Something is wrong with your solution.

Please use twizzle; you can just copy-paste the url into the forum. The forum automatically does the embedding, and it becomes a nice, (re)playable visualization. Here you can see that your solution does not work (and the problem is somewhere in 223):

Twizzle link
Setup
U' B2 D2 B' R2 F L2 B2 D2 U2 R2 D2 U R' B L B2 L2 F2 D2
Moves
x2 y // Inspection E' F E F' B L U' L R F' R' U F' // 223 U2 R U' R' U2 R U' R // BR pair U' S' U' S // EO R U R' U2 R U' R' // FR pair F R2 U R2 U R2 U2 R' U2 R' U' R U' R' F' U2 // ZBLL

I’m pretty sure he just switched E and E’. It’s not really a big deal, and it was legit easy to figure out what he was doing. I think that begging people to use twizzle every time they mess up notation is unnecessary. I actually don’t like twizzle!

Here’s the previous scramble:
B2 R2 B2 L2 U' B2 U' L2 B2 U' L2 D' L U B F' L D2 B D' L

z2 // inspection
R2 F’ U2 L B L U’ L’ D’ U r U2 r’ // 223 (13/57)
R U’ R’ U’ R // br pair (5/57)
R U’ R’ U2 S’ U S // eo (7/57)
U R U R2 U’ R’ U R // lxs (8/57)
R U R’ U R U2 R’ U2 R’ D’ R U’ R’ D R U2 R’ D’ R U’ R’ D R U2 // ll (24/57)

Next: B2 U2 L B2 D2 L R2 F2 U2 L R2 F L B2 D' U2 L' F2 L2 D2

Renslay · Jul 8, 2026

CrossPetrus said:
I’m pretty sure he just switched E and E’. It’s not really a big deal, and it was legit easy to figure out what he was doing. I think that begging people to use twizzle every time they mess up notation is unnecessary. I actually don’t like twizzle!

If someone makes a mistake and I notice it, I'll ask them to check their solution next time.
You don't have to use twizzle of course. There is alg.cubing.net as well. And of course, it is not required to copy-paste the url either.
But if there is a mistake, I assume no check was made before posting (which can be done in like 2 seconds btw). In that case, don't be surprised if someone points it out.

Renslay · Jul 8, 2026

CrossPetrus said:
Next: B2 U2 L B2 D2 L R2 F2 U2 L R2 F L B2 D' U2 L' F2 L2 D2

Twizzle link

Setup

B2 U2 L B2 D2 L R2 F2 U2 L R2 F L B2 D' U2 L' F2 L2 D2

Moves

y2 z'
u' R' u U R U2 M' B' // 222
R2 r U' M' U' r // 223
R U' R2 S R S' U2 R // EO + BR pair
U2 R U2 R' U R' U' R2 U R // LXS
R F' U' R2 F U' F' U R2 U F R' // ZBLL

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

Abram Grimsley · Jul 8, 2026

Renslay said:
Something is wrong with your solution.

Please use twizzle; you can just copy-paste the url into the forum. The forum automatically does the embedding, and it becomes a nice, (re)playable visualization. Here you can see that your solution does not work (and the problem is somewhere in 223):

Twizzle link
Setup
U' B2 D2 B' R2 F L2 B2 D2 U2 R2 D2 U R' B L B2 L2 F2 D2
Moves
x2 y // Inspection E' F E F' B L U' L R F' R' U F' // 223 U2 R U' R' U2 R U' R // BR pair U' S' U' S // EO R U R' U2 R U' R' // FR pair F R2 U R2 U R2 U2 R' U2 R' U' R U' R' F' U2 // ZBLL

I fixed it. E and E' were switched. It was my first time using the E slice notation. Makes sense I got something wrong. anyway, it has been edited.

Renslay said:
Next: B' R2 U2 F' R2 F2 D' F L' U2 L F2 D2 R D2 F2 L2 B2 R D

z2 // Inspection
R U R2 L' U L U L' U' B R2 F R' U F' U r' U r // 223
U2 R' U' R // BR pair
U2 R' F R F' // EO
U2 R U' R2 U' R U R2 U' R' // LXS
y' R2 U' R U F' U2 R' U2 R F U' R U' // ZBLL

Next: U F2 R F2 L' R2 B2 L' D2 R U F2 R B' L D' F' L D2

Renslay · Jul 10, 2026

Abram Grimsley said:
Next: U F2 R F2 L' R2 B2 L' D2 R U F2 R B' L D' F' L D2

Twizzle link

Setup

U F2 R F2 L' R2 B2 L' D2 R U F2 R B' L D' F' L D2

Moves

y2 x'
R' E' R u2 R2 B' r // 222
R' U' R U' R2 U B' R y // 223
R U' R' B' R B R' // BR pair
U' S' U S // EO
U R U R' U R U' R' // LXS
U2 R U R' U2 R U R' U' F' R U2 R' U' R U' R' F U // ZBLL

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

Abram Grimsley · Jul 13, 2026

Renslay said:
Next: L' B2 F2 L' U2 L2 B2 D2 R' F2 R' D' R2 U' R' B' L D' U' L2

R' U L' B L2 R2 u' R U R U' R F U2 F' // 223
U R U f R' f' // BR pair
U' f' U' f // EO
R U' R' U2 R U' R' U' R U R' // FR pair
U R' U' R U' R2 U' R' U' R2 U R U R2 U2 // ZBLL

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

Renslay · Jul 13, 2026

Abram Grimsley said:
Next: D2 L B U D' R' U2 F2 R' L2 B' D2 R2 D2 L2 F' R2 B' R2 F

Comfortable 223, okay mid solve, not the best ZBLL.

Twizzle link

Setup

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

Moves

y2 z'
r B R D' R r2 B' // 123
r' U R' U' r2 // 223
U' R U' R' U' R // BR pair
U' f' U' f // EO
R' U' R U' R U R U R // XLS
R U' R' U' R U R D R' U2 R D' R' U' R' U // ZBLL

Next: D' F B2 U2 L R2 U2 L B2 R' F2 U2 F2 R' F U L U2 B2 L U

Abram Grimsley · Jul 13, 2026

Renslay said:
Next: D' F B2 U2 L R2 U2 L B2 R' F2 U2 F2 R' F U L U2 B2 L U

B' U2 R' L2 U' B F' R F2 M2 U2 R U r2 // 223
U' R U R' U f R' f' // BR pair
U' F R' F' U2 R U2 R2 U2 R' U2 R U' R' U R U' R' // EO + LXS
y R' F' U' F U' R U R2 F R F' U R // ZBLL

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

Abram Grimsley · Jul 15, 2026

Abram Grimsley said:
Next: U' R' D L U2 B' R B' U L2 U R2 U2 R2 U2 F2 L2 F2 L2 D2

z2 // Inspection
U' L B R' U' R D u2 F U' R2 B2 F' R2 r' U' r // 223
U R U' R2 // BR pair
R U R' U' S' U S // EO
U' R' U' R2 U R2 U' R' U R U' R' // LXS?
U x D' R' U R D R2 D2 R U' R' D2 R l U' // ZBLL

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

AJT17 · Jul 16, 2026

Abram Grimsley said:
Next: U2 L2 B2 U F2 D' B2 U L2 R2 D2 R' D2 F U2 R2 F2 L D'

x z // inspection
F' L2 U2 x D R U R' D' // 223
R U' R' U' R' U' R // BRPAIR
U2 f' U' f // EO
R U R2' U' R' U R // LXS
U2 R' U' R2 U R2 U R2 U2 R' U R' U R // ZBLL

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

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