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3x3 CFOP Example solve thread

z2 y//inspection
D2' F' R' (U' D) F' L u//Cross
R U2 R2' U' R2 U R' U R U' R'//1st pair into 2nd pair
U' L U L2 U' L//3rd pair
U2 l U L' U' M'//4th pair
F U R2 D R' U' R D' R2' F'//OLL
U F R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' F' U2//PLL

Next: D2 L B2 R' D2 R' B2 U2 D' L' B L' U' L2 D2 L' R'
 
z2 y'//inspection
D R D F D' F'//Cross
U2 R U2 R2' U' R//1st pair
L' U' L y' R' U2 R//2nd pair
(D U) R U' R' D'//3rd pair
U' F U F' U L' U' L//4th pair
R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R'//OLL
U' R2' F R U R U' R' F' R U2' R' U2 R//PLL

Next: F2 L2 R2 U F2 R2 U2 F2 R2 U2 B U2 B D R' B R' U2 L2
 
z2 y'//inspection
D R D F D' F'//Cross
U2 R U2 R2' U' R//1st pair
L' U' L y' R' U2 R//2nd pair
(D U) R U' R' D'//3rd pair
U' F U F' U L' U' L//4th pair
R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R'//OLL
U' R2' F R U R U' R' F' R U2' R' U2 R//PLL

Next: F2 L2 R2 U F2 R2 U2 F2 R2 U2 B U2 B D R' B R' U2 L2
My solve:
z y// inspection
U' R' D' R' D // Cross
U' L U L' // First Pair
U R U' R' U2 R' U R // Second Pair
U L' R U R' L // Third Pair
R U R' U2 F' U' F // Fourth Pair
U r R2' U' R U' R' U2 R U' M // OLL
U2 R U' R U R' D R D' R U' D' R2 U R2 D' R2 U2 // PLL

Next Scramble:


F2 D R D R' D R2 D L2 F D2 L2 U2 L2 B2 R2 B R2 F'
 
z2 y'//inspection
R' D F2 R2 D2'//CFOP
U' F' U' F R' U' R//1st pair
y' U' L' U2 L U' L' U L//2nd pair
y R U' R' U R U R'//3rd pair
U2 F U F' U' L' U L//4th pair
U2 F R' F' R U2 R U' R' U R U2' R'//OLL
U2 f R f' R2 u' R U' R' U R' u R2 U'//PLL (zzoomer would be proud)


Next: U' F2 L B2 L F2 D2 B2 U2 R D2 L2 F U' B F' L D U2 B2
 
z2 y//inspection
R' U R L' D R2' F' R D2' F//Long cross
R U' R' U' R U' R' U R U' R'//1st pair
u' U' L' U2 L U' L' U' L U' L' U L D//2nd and 3rd pairs
U2 L U' L' U' L U' L' U L U' L'//4th pair
U' r' U' R U' R' U R U' R' U2 r//OLL
U R2' F R U R U' R' F' R U2' R' U2 R//PLL
tps spam 101 (I got 12 trying this)
Next: L2 F' D' B2 F2 L2 D2 U F2 U F2 R2 L' B2 U B R' B2 U' R2
 
Next: L2 F' D' B2 F2 L2 D2 U F2 U F2 R2 L' B2 U B R' B2 U' R2
z2//inspection
F U2 R' F2 D'//cross
R U2 R2' U2 R U2 R' U R//1st pair
L' U L2' U F R' F' R F' L' F//2nd, 3rd, 4th pairs
[U'] F R U' R' U' R U R' F'//OLL
[U'] R U2 R' D R U' R U' R U R2' D R' U' R D2 U //PLL

Interesting !

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

x2
F R' U' D' L U2 L
U' R' U R y L' U L
R' U' R y U2 L' U L U2 R U R'
U2 F U R U R' F' U

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

z2
L' F D' U2 R U' R' U' R D
U R' U2 R'
L' U' L U2 L' U' L
U R' U' R
r U2 R' U' R U R' U' R U' r'

Next: B2 D2 L2 B2 U' B2 D' R2 D' L2 D F R' U L2 D B' F2 R D F2
 
z2//inspection
D (R' L) F R//Cross
(y U') L U L'//1st pair
U2 L' U' L f R' f'//2nd pair
y' R' U' R U' R' U' R//3rd pair
U' R U R' U F' U' F//4th pair
U R U R' U' R' F R F'//OLL
U2 R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R'//PLL


Next: D' L U F2 R U' D' F U' B2 D F2 L2 B2 D L2 D F2 R2 B2
 
z’ y2 z’ // inspection
f U R’ D2 R u2 U2 F2 U2 D’ R // XCross + 1st Pseudo Pair
L U’ L’ u U’ R U’ R’ U R U’ R’ D’ // 2nd Pseudo Pair
U2 R’ U R U R’ U R U R’ U R // 4th Pair
L U F U’ F’ L // OLL
l U R’ D2 R U’ R’ D2 l2 // PLL
F’ // AUF

52 Moves Total

Next: D' F2 D B' U' B' R' U2 F' B2 U2 L2 B D2 L2 D2 F2 U2 R
 
z2//inspection
F' (U' D') F' M' F' (l R)(D' U)//cross
R U' R' U R U R'//1st pair
y' R U' R' L' U L//2nd pair
L U L' U R U R'//3rd pair
U L U2 L' U' L U L'//4th pair
U' R' F' r U' r' F2 l' F R F' R U2' r' U r U2' (x' U)//OLL into PLL


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

y2
D2' R D R L' F U' F2 L' F
R U' R' U2 R' U' R2 U' R'
y U R' U' F' U F U R
U2 F U R' U' R F' U2 R D R' U2 R D' R2' U R

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

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

z2 x'//inspection
M' u R2' D' U' R U R' U' R U' L U L' E//xxcross
R U2' R' U R U R' U R U' R'//3rd pair
U2' F R U R' U F'//4th paair
U f R U R' U' f' R' F' U' F U2 R' U' R D' R' D R' (U D') R2 U' R2' D R2 U2'//OLL into PLL

Next: R' L2 U' R B' U2 L' F R2 F' L2 B D2 B2 R2 F U2 F' L2 D R'
 
blue front, red bottom // inspection
R F’ u’ B2 U’ R U2 R’ U L U’ L’ d’ L U’ L’ F’ U’ F’ // XXCross + WB YB Pseudo Pair
D’ L’ U L U’ L’ U L u // WB YB Pseudo Pair
y f R f' U' r' U' R U M' // OLL
B r D' R2 D r' B' U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 // PLL

52 Moves Total
Next: D2 F' L B' L2 U' D F D L' U' D' B2 D U L' D R L F' U' L2 F2 L2 R
 
z2//inspection
L2 D R D//Cross
U' L' U' L2 U L'//1st pair
U L' U' L f R' f'//2nd pair
L' U2 L U L' U' L//3rd pair
U F' U2 L' U2 L U' F//4th pair
r' U' R U' R' U R U' R' U2 r//OLL
U R2' u' R U' R U R' u R2 f R' f' U//PLL


Next: R2 D' F R L2 F2 B L' B D2 L' B L U' F2 U F D' B D F2 R' U R' U'
 
z2//inspection
L2 U' R2' (D U) R' U' R U' R' U R//Cross into 1st pair
U' L U' L' U L U' L'//2nd pair
(y' U) R U' R2' U R//3rd pair
U2' F R' F' R U' R U' R' U R U R'//4th pair
U2' R U2 R2' U' R2 U' R2' U2' R2 U R' U R' U' R2 U' R' U R' U R//OLL into PLL


Next: U L2 B2 R U L' U' L2 U2 B D' U' B U2 R2 L' D B' F' R L B D2 B' L
 
Next: U L2 B2 R U L' U' L2 U2 B D' U' B U2 R2 L' D B' F' R L B D2 B' L
Orange front white right
U' L2 R' F D2//cross
U' R U' R' U R U' R'//1st pair
U' L' U L U L U L'//2nd pair
R' U2 R L F' L' F//3rd pair
U2 d' R U2 R' U' R U R'//4th pair
U' r U R' U' L' U R U' x'//OLL
U2 R' U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F' R2//PLL
U'

Maybe like 60 moves :')

NEXT: B2 U R2 L2 U R2 B F2 R' B2 R B2 R F2 R2 F2 R' U2 R U'
 
Orange front white right
U' L2 R' F D2//cross
U' R U' R' U R U' R'//1st pair
U' L' U L U L U L'//2nd pair
R' U2 R L F' L' F//3rd pair
U2 d' R U2 R' U' R U R'//4th pair
U' r U R' U' L' U R U' x'//OLL
U2 R' U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F' R2//PLL
U'

Maybe like 60 moves :')

NEXT: B2 U R2 L2 U R2 B F2 R' B2 R B2 R F2 R2 F2 R' U2 R U'

L2 D2 F L' D' // cross (5)
U' L' U L // pair 1 (4/9)
R' U R // pair 2 (3/12)
f' L' S // pair 3 (3/15)
U' F U R U' R' // LS (6/21)
L U2 L' U' L U' L' // O(C)LL (7/28)
U' L2 U' L2 S' L2 S U L2 // (E)PLL (9/37)

acn

next: D L2 R U L2 U R2 F2 L2 D2 B2 D2 R' F D2 B2 R2 B2 L2
 
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