3x3 CFOP Example solve thread

Megaminx lover · Oct 19, 2022

z2//Inspection
L2 u R' F2 u'//Cross
U' R U' R' L U' L'//1st pair
(y U2) L' U L2 U' L'//2nd pair
U2 L' U2 L U' L' U L//3rd pair
R U R' U' R U R'//4th pair
U2' R' U' F' U F R//OLL
U R' F R f' R' F R2 U R' U' R' F' R2 U R' S U'//PLL

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

tsmosher · Oct 19, 2022

Megaminx lover said:
z2//Inspection
L2 u R' F2 u'//Cross
U' R U' R' L U' L'//1st pair
(y U2) L' U L2 U' L'//2nd pair
U2 L' U2 L U' L' U L//3rd pair
R U R' U' R U R'//4th pair
U2' R' U' F' U F R//OLL
U R' F R f' R' F R2 U R' U' R' F' R2 U R' S U'//PLL

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

x'
D' B2 R' D' L' U B' D // XCross (8)
U F' U S' L2 S L' U2 r // 2 pairs, change cross color (9/17)
U' R' U' R // LS (4/21)
U' L U L F' L' F U' L' // OLL (9/30)
R' f' R U R' U R U2 R' U f R U R' U' R // V-PLL (16/46)
U' // AUF (1/47)

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

Megaminx lover · Oct 20, 2022

z2//inspection
F2 U2 L F' U l U' l'//Cross
U2 R U R' (D U) l U L' U' M' D'//1st 2 pairs
U2 R U2 R' U' R U R'//3rd pair
U F U' R U R' U2 F'//4th pair
U' F R U' R' U' R U R' F'//OLL
(x R2') D2 R U R' D2 R U' R B2//PLL

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

OtterCuber · Oct 20, 2022

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

x2 // inspection
L D R' y' R' F R // white cross
U2 L U' L' U L U L' // 1st pair
R' U' R U' R' U' R // 2nd pair
L' U L l' U l U2 l' U' l // 3rd pair
U' r U' r' U2 r U r' // 4th pair
U2' F S' R U R' U' F' U S // OLL 42
// PLL skip

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

Megaminx lover · Oct 21, 2022

Shame I didn't time this.
Probably my best solve ever

x2//Inspection
U R' F R2 D2' R U R U R' D R' u D//Cross
U L U' L'//1st pair
U' R' U R//2nd pair
U' L' U L u U L' U' L (U D')//3rd and 4th pairs
R U R' U' R' F R F'//OLL
f R f' R2 u' R U' R' U R' u R2//PLL

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

yCArp · Oct 23, 2022

x2 // Inspection
R' F U' D' R' u L U2 R U' R' U R U R' D // XXCross
U' L U L' d R U' R' // 3rd Pair
U' L' U2 L U2' L' U L // 4th Pair
U' r U2 R' U' R U' r' // OLL
R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R' U' // PLL

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Total: 57 Moves
Next: L R' U L2 R' D' R U' L U2 L2 R2 B' D2 U L' R B R2 D U' B' F2 D' B D2 U L' R U

Megaminx lover · Oct 24, 2022

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

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

yCArp · Oct 24, 2022

x2 // inspection
F D U2 R' D2 F D2 F' L F D2 F2 D2 y R' U' R' D // XXXCross
y R U2 R' U R U' R' // 4th Pair
y r' U' R U' R' U2 r // OLL
R2 U' R' U' R U R U R U' R U // PLL

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Total: 43 Moves
Next: B' F' L B R B' F D B2 F' L2 D' L2 R' B2 U2 R2 F' L' B F L' R U' R2 F2 D B' F U

Megaminx lover · Oct 24, 2022

x2//inspection
D F' R' (U' D') R' D2 F//Cross
U2 R' U' R U L U' L2' U2 L//1st pair into 2nd pair
R U' R' U R U' R'//3rd pair
f R f'//4th pair
U (F S') R U R' U' F' U S//OLL
R2' u' R U' R U R' u R2 f R' f' U2//PLL

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

yCArp · Oct 24, 2022

z' y2
R U R U' F2 L' D L' // XCross
u2 f' L f U2 R U R' u2 // 2nd & 3rd Pairs Misoriented Edge
U' L' U' L d2 R' U R // 4th Pair
U' R U R' U2 R U2' R' d R' U' R // FLS
U R2 U' R U' R U R' U R2 D' U R U' R' D // PLL

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Total: 53 Moves
Next: L2 B' R U R U D R D2 F R2 F' B R' F2 R F' R F2 D2 R2 L D' F R2

Megaminx lover · Oct 27, 2022

z2//Inspection
(D' U2) (B' F') (M' x') D'//Cross
L' U2 L2 U L'//1st pair
U' L' U L R' U R2 U F R U R' U' F' R'//2nd pair into 3rd pair
(y' U2) R U R' U' R U R'//4th pair
U F U R U' R' F'//OLL
M2' U' M2' U' M U2' M2' U2' M U2'//PLL

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

yCArp · Oct 27, 2022

R' D' U' L U L U F' D2 // Cross + Preserving 2 Free Pairs
f' L f // 1st Pair
L' U L // 2nd Pair
R' U' R // 3rd Pair
d R' U2 R // 4th Pair
y F R' F' R F' U L' U2 L U2 F // FLS
M2 U M2 U M' U2 M2 U2 M' U2 // PLL

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Total: 43 Moves
Next: U2 F2 L2 B2 L2 U' L2 U' L2 D R2 B D F R' U' F' R' F D'

Brest · Oct 29, 2022

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

z2
D' L D' L U2 L' U' L U2 L F L'
U L U L'
U R U' R' U R' U R
U2 R U R D r' U r D' R2
U R' U2 R' D' R U' R' D R U R U' R' U' R U'

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

Megaminx lover · Oct 29, 2022

x2//Inspection
R2' U' F' L E'//Cross
L' U2 L R' U R//1st pair
U2 L U' L' U L U' L'//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' F R F' U R//OLL
U (x R') U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R2 B//PLL

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

tsmosher · Oct 29, 2022

Megaminx lover said:
x2//Inspection
R2' U' F' L E'//Cross
L' U2 L R' U R//1st pair
U2 L U' L' U L U' L'//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' F R F' U R//OLL
U (x R') U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R2 B//PLL

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

x // CFOP becomes CFCE
U' L2 U M2 // cross (4)
d R U' R' U f' L f // BL (8/12)
UD' F R' F' R D // FR, keyhole (6/18)
F U2 F' // FL (3/21)
y R' U2 R2 U R2' U R // BR (8 ETM/29)
// CO&CP skip - not intentional
U' M' U' M U2 M' U' M // ELL (8/37)

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

yCArp · Oct 29, 2022

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

z // inspection
F' L f' R' U' L2 U' L // Cross + 1st Pair
U2 L U L' // 2nd Pair
D U R' U' R u' // 3rd Pair
L U2 L' // 4th Pair
F' U' L' U L F // OLL
R2 U' S' U2 S U' R2 // PLL
U // AUF

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Total: 35 Moves
Next: U' R F2 R F2 L2 F2 R D2 L2 R' D F' L2 D2 B' D B' R' F'

Megaminx lover · Oct 30, 2022

x2//Inspection
D' R' y' R' U' R' F D U //Cross
L' U' L F' U' F//1st pair
U L U' L' U r' U' R U M'//2nd pair
L U' L' y' R U' R'//3rd pair
L' U2 L U2' L' U L//4th pair
U' R U R' U R U' R' U' R' F R F'//OLL
U' (x R2') D2 R U R' D2 R U' R B2//PLL

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

yCArp · Oct 30, 2022

Megaminx lover said:
Next: R2 L2 F2 U' D' R D B L U2 F2 L F2 R U2 F2 B2 R2 U2 L B

x2 y2 // inspection
R B' L' D L' D' U' F' U2 R D' U2 F // XCross + Preserve 2 Pairs
U' R U' R' // 2nd Pair
d R U' R' // 3rd Pair
f' L' f // 4th Pair
R' U' F U R U' R' F' R // OLL
L2 F2 U' L' U' L U L U F2 L U' L U // PLL

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Total: 45 Moves
Next: F U2 B' R2 F' U2 F' R2 B U2 B2 U2 L B2 U R B2 R2 B R2

tsmosher · Oct 31, 2022

yCArp said:
x2 y2 // inspection
R B' L' D L' D' U' F' U2 R D' U2 F // XCross + Preserve 2 Pairs
U' R U' R' // 2nd Pair
d R U' R' // 3rd Pair
f' L' f // 4th Pair
R' U' F U R U' R' F' R // OLL
L2 F2 U' L' U' L U L U F2 L U' L U // PLL

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Total: 45 Moves
Next: F U2 B' R2 F' U2 F' R2 B U2 B2 U2 L B2 U R B2 R2 B R2

y2
F U' R E2 R U' R' // Arrow (7)
L (B' l U l') L' U' B2 U2 B2 // XXcross + 1 (10/17)
F' U2 F // P3 (3/20)
d' L U L' B r' U' // LS (7/27)
F2 r U r' F r // OLL (6/33)
U R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 U'D R' U R D' // PLL (15/48)

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

yCArp · Oct 31, 2022

U' L D2 L R B' u U' R // Cross + 2 Free Pairs
U F U' F' // 1st Pair
U2 R' U' F R F' // 2nd Pair + Set Up 3rd Pair
U2 f' L' f // 3rd Pair
R' U2 R // 4th Pair
R U' R' S' R U R' S // OLL
F' U' F R2 u R' U R U' R u' R2 // PLL

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Total: 46 Moves
Next: L2 D L' F R' B2 U L' B2 D2 B U2 L2 F2 D2 F' U2 D2 R2

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