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3x3 CFOP Example solve thread

// inspection
F D' R U R y2 F L U R E' R U' R' E // XCross + Preserving 2nd Pair
R' U R f R2 f' // 2nd Pair + Set Up 3rd Pair
L U' L' // 3rd Pair
F' U2 F // 4th Pair
F' U F2 R2 U F' R' F U' R2 F2 U' F U // Anti-PLL

26 Moves F2L, 40 Moves Total
Next: D R2 U' F2 D' L2 F2 L2 D' B D2 F U' B2 F2 R' U B' R2
 
yCArp said:
// inspection
F D' R U R y2 F L U R E' R U' R' E // XCross + Preserving 2nd Pair
R' U R f R2 f' // 2nd Pair + Set Up 3rd Pair
L U' L' // 3rd Pair
F' U2 F // 4th Pair
F' U F2 R2 U F' R' F U' R2 F2 U' F U // Anti-PLL

26 Moves F2L, 40 Moves Total
Next: D R2 U' F2 D' L2 F2 L2 D' B D2 F U' B2 F2 R' U B' R2
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x'
D' L' D' R' F' D L' (U' D) // bad cross (8)
R' U R
U' L U' L2 B L B'
R U R' U' R U2 R'
U L' U' L2 F' L' F // F2L (24/32)
U F R' F' R U R U R' U' R U' R' // OLL (13/45)
U // PLL skip (1/46)

Next: B D' B' R2 F R2 F' L2 R2 F' U2 R2 F' U2 D' B' L D2 R U' R2
 
Timona said:
Next: F2 D L2 B2 U2 F2 R B2 U2 R2 D2 U' L F2 D' L F' U2
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y' // Inspection
U2 R' F y D' R' D // Cross (6/6)
U L U' L' // 1st pair (4/10)
U' R' U' R U' R' U R // 2nd pair (8/18)
R U2 R' U' R U R' // 3rd pair (7/25)
U2 L' U2 L U L' U' L // 4th pair (8/33)
R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R' // OLL (9/42)
U R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 U' D R' U R D' // PLL (16/58)

Next: R2 D2 R2 F D2 B2 U2 B' R2 F L2 D' F' U' L U2 R' F' D2 R
 
hydynn said:
y' // Inspection
U2 R' F y D' R' D // Cross (6/6)
U L U' L' // 1st pair (4/10)
U' R' U' R U' R' U R // 2nd pair (8/18)
R U2 R' U' R U R' // 3rd pair (7/25)
U2 L' U2 L U L' U' L // 4th pair (8/33)
R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R' // OLL (9/42)
U R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 U' D R' U R D' // PLL (16/58)

Next: R2 D2 R2 F D2 B2 U2 B' R2 F L2 D' F' U' L U2 R' F' D2 R
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D F D2 F U2 S' L2 S U' R U' R2 B' R' B // XX cross (15)
U R U R2' F R F' // p3 (7/22)
U' L F' L' F L' U L // p4 (8/30)
l U L' U L U2 l' // OLL (7/37)
y D R' U' R (U D') R2 U R' U R U' R U' R2 // PLL (15/52)

NEXT: D2 B2 U' R2 D' L2 D B2 L2 D2 F2 R' D' B R2 B2 D2 U2 F' U
 
tsmosher said:
D F D2 F U2 S' L2 S U' R U' R2 B' R' B // XX cross (15)
U R U R2' F R F' // p3 (7/22)
U' L F' L' F L' U L // p4 (8/30)
l U L' U L U2 l' // OLL (7/37)
y D R' U' R (U D') R2 U R' U R U' R U' R2 // PLL (15/52)

NEXT: D2 B2 U' R2 D' L2 D B2 L2 D2 F2 R' D' B R2 B2 D2 U2 F' U
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z2 // inspection
B U' R U' R2 D R D' // cross (8)
U' R U' R' // first pair (4/12)
L U L' // second pair (3/15)
U2 f R' f' // third pair (4/19)
U2 y' R U' B' R2 F R2 B R2 F' // last pair cancelled into OLL (10/29)
L' U2 R L F B U2 F' B' // PLL (9/38)

Still CFOP, but with a little bit of FMC in it.

(four free pairs woaj)

Next: U2 L2 B2 R2 B L2 U2 F L2 F' D2 F R F2 L' F2 D' R2 F' D L'
 
Imsoosm said:
z2 // inspection
B U' R U' R2 D R D' // cross (8)
U' R U' R' // first pair (4/12)
L U L' // second pair (3/15)
U2 f R' f' // third pair (4/19)
U2 y' R U' B' R2 F R2 B R2 F' // last pair cancelled into OLL (10/29)
L' U2 R L F B U2 F' B' // PLL (9/38)

Still CFOP, but with a little bit of FMC in it.

(four free pairs woaj)

Next: U2 L2 B2 R2 B L2 U2 F L2 F' D2 F R F2 L' F2 D' R2 F' D L'
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x'
r2 U b2 x' r' b2 R B R B2 M2 R' U' M2 // XXX cross (14)
R' U2 R U R' U R2 // LS (7/21)
U r U r' R U R' U' r U' r' // OLL (11/32)
R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R' U // PLL (16/48)

Next: L' D' F U2 F D2 B2 L2 D2 R2 B U2 B R2 L' B2 D' B L2 D B2
 
tsmosher said:
x'
r2 U b2 x' r' b2 R B R B2 M2 R' U' M2 // XXX cross (14)
R' U2 R U R' U R2 // LS (7/21)
U r U r' R U R' U' r U' r' // OLL (11/32)
R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R' U // PLL (16/48)

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

z2 y
F M' U r' R' D' R // Pseudo Xcross
R U R2' U2' R // 2nd
y' R' U R U' R' U' R // 3rd
U' R U R' U2 R U' R' U R U2 R' // LS + Phasing
U S' R U R' S U' R' F R F' D' // Phased 1LLL

36 moves STM

Next: R' U2 B2 R D2 L F2 D2 F2 R2 U2 L2 F' D R' B2 L B2 L B'
 
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Timona said:
Yellow Cross
y2 // inspection
D2 F' D2 F' L2 U2 L // xcross
D' R' U' R D // 2nd pair
U2 r U R' U' M // 3rd pair
y U F R' F' R2 U2 R' U R U2 R' // ZBLS cancelled into Sune
U' R2' F R F' R' U' F' U F R2 U R' U' R // F-Perm

44STM

Blue Cross
y' z' // inspection
F' R' D B' L D // xcross
U L' U2 L2 U L' // 2nd pair
U' F U R' F' R // 3rd & 4th pairs
y2 R' U R U R2 F R F' R U2 R' U R U R' U' R // 1LLL

35STM

Next: D L U' B U2 B' L' U B2 R2 U' L2 D2 R2 F2 D F2 B2 L2 F' R'
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z2
D F L' B L R2 U R (U D') // Xcross (9)
L U' L' F U' F' // p2 (6/15)
d' R' U' R // p3 (4/19)
U2 F' U' L' U L F L' U L // LS (10/29)
f R U R' U' f' U F R U R' U' F' // OLL 3 (13/42)
U' r' F R F' r U2 R' U R U2 R' // Jb-PLL (12/54)

NEXT:
D2 F' R2 L B' R' D' U2 L' D2 R' B2 D2 R' D2 F2 R' F2 L2
 
Timona said:
Next: F' D2 R2 U2 F D2 F R2 F2 D2 R2 D L2 R U' L B2 D' L' B
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F2 B' R B D' B D' // cross
U2 L U L' // pair #1
U F' U' F U2 L' U' L // pair #2
y R U R' D U' R U R' D' // pair #3
U2 R U2 R' U' R U2 R // pair #4 + WV
U R' U R' U' R' U' R' U R U R2 U // PLL

49 moves / 10.32 seconds = 4.74 TPS

Next: D' F2 R U2 L' R2 U2 L' U2 F2 R D2 F L' F' L' R D' B2 R'
 
y2 // inspection
U' R' u y R' U R' F U M U' M' U' L' U L M U M' // Misoriented Edge XXXCross + Set Up 4th Pair
U2 R U' R' // 4th pair
d' U' R' F R F' R' U2' R2 U R2' F' U F R // FLS
U F' U' F R2 u R' U R U' R u' R2' U2 // PLL

22 Moves F2L, 51 Moves Total

Next: F2 R' D2 R2 D2 B2 R' F2 D2 L' U2 F' D' B D F2 D2 L F' U2
 
yCArp said:
Next: F2 R' D2 R2 D2 B2 R' F2 D2 L' U2 F' D' B D F2 D2 L F' U2
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CFOP
L D2 B r' U r B L2 U L' U' L U L' U2 R' F2 R F // xxxcross
U' R U' R' U2 R U' R' // 4th pair
U R U' R' U' M' F' U2 F U R U' r' // 1LLL

40STM. Funny scramble lol. 19 move xxxcross

Next: B2 R2 B2 F2 U F2 U B2 R2 U2 L2 U R' F' R2 U' R F' R2 D' L2
 
x y // inspection
U2 R' F R U' R' L' // XCross
U R' U' R // 1st Pair
U L U L' U2 L U' L2' U L // 2nd & 3rd Pairs (Cancellation)
U R' F R U R' F' R F U' F' // OLL
U' R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R' U// PLL

21 Moves F2L, 49 Moves Total

Next: B L' U2 D F' L' D' F U2 B2 U' R2 U' D2 B2 R2 B2 R2 D' F2
 
yCArp said:
x y // inspection
U2 R' F R U' R' L' // XCross
U R' U' R // 1st Pair
U L U L' U2 L U' L2' U L // 2nd & 3rd Pairs (Cancellation)
U R' F R U R' F' R F U' F' // OLL
U' R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R' U// PLL

21 Moves F2L, 49 Moves Total

Next: B L' U2 D F' L' D' F U2 B2 U' R2 U' D2 B2 R2 B2 R2 D' F2
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y x' // inspection
M' u F' U' D L2' U' L D2 // xcross
U2' R' U2' R // 2nd pair
L U' L' U' R U R' // 3rd pair
y U' R' U' R U' R' U R // 4th pair
U F U F' R' F R U' R' F' R // OLL(CP)
M2' u' M' u2' M' u' M2' // PLL

Next: L B2 L2 U2 B2 D2 F2 R U2 L' D2 L2 D F' L2 R' F R D' R
 
z' y // inspection
R2 B' U' F2 U L U2 L d' l U2 l' // XCross + Setting Up For 2nd Pair
U L' U L2 U' L // 1st Pair
U L' U' L U2 R U R' // 3rd Pair
d M' U R U' r' // 4th Pair
R' F R U R' U' F' U R // OLL
R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' // PLL

32 Moves F2L, 55 Moves Total

Next: B U' B2 F2 L' B2 D2 L R2 B2 R2 D' U' F' L' U B D2
 
yCArp said:
Next: B U' B2 F2 L' B2 D2 L R2 B2 R2 D' U' F' L' U B D2
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White
z2 // inspection
D' R2 F D2 U2 R2 U2 R U F U F' // xxcross
y R U' R2' U R // 3rd pair
R U R' U R' F R F' // 4th pair
U2 R' U' R U' R' U2' R2 U R' U R U2' R' U // ZBLL

40STM

Yellow
B' U2 R' F D f R' f' U2 F2 // xcross??
L U' L' R U' R' // 2nd pair
U' L U L' U2 L U' L' // 3rd pair
y' R U R' U2 R U2 R2' U2 R U R' U R // Winter Variation
R2 U S' U2 S U R2 U // PLL

45STM

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