The 3x3 Permutation Example Solve Thread

[acrystal]

I wouldn't call it crazy. Using NISS would be crazy

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

y' z'
F u2 F2 U' R F2 // CPFB
M2 U r U2 R // SB
U' M U M2 U' F2 M F2 // LSE

Another 19-STM CPRoux!

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

Yeah, you have a point.
And these sub-20 STM with CPFB doesn't sound like luck anymore

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

E2 L' U2 L2 B2 L // X-Cross
U' F2 L F2 L' // 2nd Pair
R2 F R2 F' // 3rd Pair
U' R' U' R // 4th Pair
y' R' U' R' F R F' U R // LL

Next

 

[acrystal]

Yeah, you have a point.
And these sub-20 STM with CPFB doesn't sound like luck anymore

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

E2 L' U2 L2 B2 L // X-Cross
U' F2 L F2 L' // 2nd Pair
R2 F R2 F' // 3rd Pair
U' R' U' R // 4th Pair
y' R' U' R' F R F' U R // LL

Next

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

z2 // Inspection
U L2 B2 F' U2 L2 // X-Cross
F' U2 F2 U' F' // 2nd+3rd Pairs 
B' U B U2 B' U B // 4th Pair
y' R2 D' Rw U2 Rw' D R U2 R // LL

Next

 

[acrystal]

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

z2 // Inspection
U L2 B2 F' U2 L2 // X-Cross
F' U2 F2 U' F' // 2nd+3rd Pairs 
B' U B U2 B' U B // 4th Pair
y' R2 D' Rw U2 Rw' D R U2 R // LL

Next

I got a good solve

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

F M' U2 x' // Cross
D' B' U' B R' U R D // 1st+2nd Pairs
L F' U2 F L' // 3rd Pair
y' L F' L' F U // LS

Next

 

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I got a good solve

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

F M' U2 x' // Cross
D' B' U' B R' U R D // 1st+2nd Pairs
L F' U2 F L' // 3rd Pair
y' L F' L' F // LS

Next

Check it again, AUF is missing. Good solve though!

 

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Next

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

y2
R2 r' u R U' B' // CPFB
U' R2 U R2 U R U R' // SB
M2 U u2 M u2 M2 // LSE

Another 20-STM solution! \o/

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

 

[acrystal]

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

y2
R2 r' u R U' B' // CPFB
U' R2 U R2 U R U R' // SB
M2 U u2 M u2 M2 // LSE

Another 20-STM solution! \o/

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

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

z2 // Inspection
L' R2 F R' D' // Cross
U2 S R' S' // 1st Pair
F U' F' // 2nd Pair
B' U B2 L' B' L // 3rd Pair
F R' F' R // 4th Pair
U R U R' U R U2 R' // LL

Next

 

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Next

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

L' U2 B' D' R2 F2 U2 B L B2 R2 L B2 U2 R D2 B2 D2 L' F2 D

 Moves 

x'
F u B2 U' R2 B // CPFB
U' r U' R U' r U' r R2 // SB
U2 M' U' u2 M' u2 // LSE

I love this challenge. It's difficult (with aiming for low move count I'm satisfied with), but not too difficult.

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

 

[acrystal]

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

L' U2 B' D' R2 F2 U2 B L B2 R2 L B2 U2 R D2 B2 D2 L' F2 D

 Moves 

x'
F u B2 U' R2 B // CPFB
U' r U' R U' r U' r R2 // SB
U2 M' U' u2 M' u2 // LSE

I love this challenge. It's difficult (with aiming for low move count I'm satisfied with), but not too difficult.

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

Yeah I see your point

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

R' U2 L F2 D2 R2 D2 L U2 L' B2 R' U' R' U B' D B2 L R D

 Moves 

y2 // Inspection
R' B D2 F R' // X-Cross
U R' U2 R // 2nd Pair
D' U2 F U' F' D // 3rd+4th Pairs
y2 R U' L' U R' U' L U2 // LL

Next

 

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Next

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

y' z
U2 R D' // CPFB
U' r' U r U' r U2 R' // SB
M2 U' M U M U2 // LSE

I think this is a new record for me, 17-STM!

I quickly noticed that (y' z) R D' is an exceptionally short way for a FB, but it did not give me CPFB. I played around (I usually randomly insert extra moves that does not destroy the FB and see if it fixes the CP), and discovered that an U2 insertion in the beginning gives me a CPFB. Went from there, and noticed I can build a short SB in multiple ways:
U' r' U r U' R U2 R'
U' r' U r U' r U2 R'
U' r' U r U2 R U' R'
and of course the last R' can be r' too; so I checked different LSE for each, and this was the shortest overall. Still, it took me like 10-15 minutes of trial and error.

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

 

[acrystal]

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

y' z
U2 R D' // CPFB
U' r' U r U' r U2 R' // SB
M2 U' M U M U2 // LSE

I think this is a new record for me, 17-STM!

I quickly noticed that (y' z) R D' is an exceptionally short way for a FB, but it did not give me CPFB. I played around (I usually randomly insert extra moves that does not destroy the FB and see if it fixes the CP), and discovered that an U2 insertion in the beginning gives me a CPFB. Went from there, and noticed I can build a short SB in multiple ways:
U' r' U r U' R U2 R'
U' r' U r U' r U2 R'
U' r' U r U2 R U' R'
and of course the last R' can be r' too; so I checked different LSE for each, and this was the shortest overall. Still, it took me like 10-15 minutes of trial and error.

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

Woah, that's impressive! Now I wonder if CFOP can get a 17.

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

z2 // Inspection
R D2 R' U2 F' U' F' D' // X-Cross
S R' Fw' U' F2 U F' // 2nd+3rd+4th Pairs
R2 D' Rw U2 Rw' D R U2 R U2 // LL

Next

 

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Next

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

y' z'
U' B F R U F // CPFB
r U M U R U' r // SB
U' M U M2 U' B2 M' B2 // LSE

21-STM! \o/

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

 

[acrystal]

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

y' z'
U' B F R U F // CPFB
r U M U R U' r // SB
U' M U M2 U' B2 M' B2 // LSE

21-STM! \o/

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

20-STM!

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

U2 L2 B2 U' L2 U B2 U2 F2 D' F2 L' B' F L' B' L2 U R2 F' U'

 Moves 

z2 // Inspection
B' D' B R2 D R' B' U2 B' // XXX-Cross
L U2 L' // 4th Pair
y R U R' U' R' F R F' // LL

Next

 

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20-STM!

Very nice, congrats!

Next

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

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

A nice solution.

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

 

[acrystal]

Very nice, congrats!

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

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

A nice solution.

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

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

z2 // Inspection
U' L2 F U' B D' F // X-Cross
D R U B' R' B D2 R' F R F2 L' U' L U F D // 2nd+3rd+4th Pairs+LL

Next

 

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Next

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

y x2
L B' U' S' // CPFB
U2 R' U2 R U r' R2 U' R' // SB
U' E2 M' E2 M' // LSE

18-STM, let's goooo!

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

 

[acrystal]

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

y x2
L B' U' S' // CPFB
U2 R' U2 R U r' R2 U' R' // SB
U' E2 M' E2 M' // LSE

18-STM, let's goooo!

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

Cool solve! I've never seen an LSE like that, looks sick!

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

R U2 M U2 Rw S U S2 U' S // XX-Cross
y' R' U' R2 U R' U2 R U M' y2 x U' L' U R' U' L // 3rd+4th Pairs+LL

Next

 

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Next

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

y2 z
D' S2 R' D R' F' // FB
R2 r U' r' U M2 U' R' // SB
U2 M2 U' u2 M' u2 M' // LSE

I swear this was the most cursed scramble for me in this challenge. It took ages until I found a decent CPFB! And there were so many promising FBs, like
z' L F2 M' B'
z' L M' B' F2
x y L2 D R2 r F
y2 z E2 F' M2 B'
y2 R2 U2 S' R' B'

And none of them offered me an easy CP fix! I was even considering doing CP completely separately, which would have been like an extra 4-5 moves on its own...

Luckily, FINALLY, I found as a promising start with y2 z D' S2 R' D F':
y2 z D' S2 R' D (R') F'
(R' is the CP fix)

And the following SB + LSE is not bad either. But this took me the longest search so far!

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

 

[acrystal]

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

y2 z
D' S2 R' D R' F' // FB
R2 r U' r' U M2 U' R' // SB
U2 M2 U' u2 M' u2 M' // LSE

I swear this was the most cursed scramble for me in this challenge. It took ages until I found a decent CPFB! And there were so many promising FBs, like
z' L F2 M' B'
z' L M' B' F2
x y L2 D R2 r F
y2 z E2 F' M2 B'
y2 R2 U2 S' R' B'

And none of them offered me an easy CP fix! I was even considering doing CP completely separately, which would have been like an extra 4-5 moves on its own...

Luckily, FINALLY, I found as a promising start with y2 z D' S2 R' D F':
y2 z D' S2 R' D (R') F'
(R' is the CP fix)

And the following SB + LSE is not bad either. But this took me the longest search so far!

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

All that work for 21 isn't that worth, but it's good

Anways, I got a bad X-Cross and a bad solve

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

z2 // Inspection
F' B2 L' U' L' B' U2 B U2 R2 // X-Cross
F' L F L' // 2nd Pair
D' F R' F' R D // 3rd Pair
R' U' M x y2 U' R' F R F' U R U // LS

Next

 

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All that work for 21 isn't that worth, but it's good

Maybe. It bothered me too much that I didn't find anything decent in the beginning.

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Now this was much easier with so much less work; basically "first try" with very little trial and error:

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

y2 z
F' D' U' R2 F' // FB
R2 U R2 U' r2 U' R // SB
U M2 U' u2 M u2 M // LSE

And it became shorter too!

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

 

[acrystal]

Maybe. It bothered me too much that I didn't find anything decent in the beginning.



Now this was much easier with so much less work; basically "first try" with very little trial and error:

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

y2 z
F' D' U' R2 F' // FB
R2 U R2 U' r2 U' R // SB
U M2 U' u2 M u2 M // LSE

And it became shorter too!

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

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

y2 // Inspection
U R2 U' B2 L' F2 D B D' // X-Cross
U' L U M x U R2 U' R2 y R U R' U' F' U2 // Remaining Pieces

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