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FMC USA 2014

edd5190

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Attempt 1 (scramble: F' R L2 F B2 R F U2 B U' D2 B2 U2 D' R2 D F2 R2 B2)

U2 L' F L //2x2x2 (4/4)
D2 R' B2 R B //2x2x3 (5/9)
R' D B' D' B //Cross + 3rd pair (5/14)
D' F' R F R' D R' D R //Solve edges + 2 corners (9/23)
D F D B D' F' D B' D //Last 3 corners (9/32)

Final solution: U2 L' F L D2 R' B2 R B R' D B' D' B D' F' R F R' D R' D R D F D B D' F' D B' D (32)

Attempt 2 (scramble: L F2 L' D2 L2 B2 U2 L' B' F' R' F' D2 F2 L2 D R F U')
L U B' F' L2 F' D2 //2x2x2 + set up BOY/OB corner-edge pair (7/7)
U' R' B2 U2 B //2x2x3 (5,12)
U' R' F R' F' R //Cross + 3rd pair (6/18)
R B' R' B //F2L 4 + edge control (4/22)
B' U F U' B U F' //Niklas (7/29)

Final solution: L U B' F' L2 F' D2 U' R' B2 U2 B U' R' F R' F' R2 B' R' U F U' B U F' (26)

Attempt 3 (scramble: B2 U R2 D U L2 D2 U' L2 B U2 R' F2 D2 L' F R' D' L' U')
On inverse:

U2 R' B' U //Cross (4/4)
F D F' //F2L 1 (3/7)
L D L' D' F' D F //F2L 2 (7/14)
D2 L' D L //F2L 3
D B' D' B D2 R D2 R' //F2L 4 + easy WV (8/26)
L B' L F2 L' B L F2 L2 //PLL because I ran out of time trying to find insertions for the wrong three corners (9/35)

Final solution: L2 F2 L' B' L F2 L' B L' R D2 R' D2 B' D B D' L' D' L D2 F' D' F D L D' L' F D' F' U' B R U2
 

IQubic

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Scrambles:
1. F' R L2 F B2 R F U2 B U' D2 B2 U2 D' R2 D F2 R2 B2
2. L F2 L' D2 L2 B2 U2 L' B' F' R' F' D2 F2 L2 D R F U'
3. B2 U R2 D U L2 D2 U' L2 B U2 R' F2 D2 L' F R' D' L' U'

I got 2 DNFs but it was my first ever timed FMC (home or comp), so at least I have an official PB (single ofc, not mo3).
I would like you to try see where you could put commutators in the FIRST AND LAST solves (use different commutators than mine for the last), instead of my OLL PLL endings.

Solution to 1 (54):
Pre-Move D
R' L B' R L' U2 // 2x2x2 6/6
R2 B R2 B //3x3x3 4/10
R F D F' D2 // Pseudo F2L-1 5/15
R' D' R D R2 D B' D' B R' // LP + Edges 10/25
D R2 D2 R' D2 R' D2 R2 D // OLL 9/34
X' U F' R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R' F' U2 // PLL 19// 53
X D// Undo Pre-Move

Scramble 2, I found two separate 12 move solutions to the SAME 3x3x2 (47):
D' L' U2 B' R' U // 2x2x2 6/6
D R' B D B' R // 2x2x3 6/12
D L' F2 L F2 L' F2 L // F2L-1 8/20
F D F' D2 F D F' Z2 // LP+EOLL 7/27
L' U R U' L U R' // OLL 7/34
R' U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' U' R' F' R2 U2 // PLL 14/48

Scramble 3, which was the worst for us at Seattle (51):
D' F2 D R' F & D2 L' D' L U // 2x2x3 10/10
D L' D' L D // Add Square 5/15
R U' R' F' U F U' // LP+Edges 10/25
Y R' D' R D R' D' R D U2 D' R' D R D' R' D R U2 // OLL

Insert at &: [D2, B U' B']

Hope I wrote it down correctly, sorry if I did not.

-IQubic
 
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Scramble 1: 29
Scramble: F' R L2 F B2 R F U2 B U' D2 B2 U2 D' R2 D F2 R2 B2
Solution: U2 L' F L R' D2 R F' R' B2 R F B D2 R2 D' R2 D R2 B R B' F' R' D' R D F D2

2x2x2: U2 L' F L (4 | 4)
2x2x3: R' D2 (*) B2 R B (5 | 9)
3xcross: D2 R2 D' R (4 | 13)
F2L: R D R2 B R B' (5 | 18)
edges: F' R' D' R D F D2 (7 | 25)

Skeleton to 3C at 25. Insert R F' R' B2 R F R' B2 (4 | 29) at (*).

Other ideas that I couldn't make work:

Inverse scramble, premove B' U2:
L' F2 L / R U' B2 U / B' D B = 12 3xcross

Inverse scramble, premove L' F' L U2:
R U' B2 U / D' F D' F' D' B' = 14 3xcross plus connected pair and lots of oriented stuff. 23 -> J perm, but I bet there's a better finish here that solves in under 29.

Scramble 2: 26
Scramble: L F2 L' D2 L2 B2 U2 L' B' F' R' F' D2 F2 L2 D R F U'
Solution: F L F U B' D R' D R' F' U' R' U R F B' R2 U R' U' L U R2 U' L' U2 (26)

pseudo-2x2x2: F L F U (4 | 4)
pseudo-2x2x3: B' D2 (2 | 6)
Switch to inverse scramble with premove D2 B U' F' L' F'
3xcross: U' R' U' R2 B (5 | 11)
Switch to regular scramble with premove B' R2 U R U
F2L: D' R' D (2 | 13)
3 corners: R' F' U' R' U R F (7 | 20)
undo premove: B' R2 U R (*) U
Insert R2 U' L U R2 U' L' U at (*) (6 | 26)

Anyone have any better ideas for the last layer? I feel like 13 F2L should be better than 26, and I had a lot of time left.

Scramble 3: 31
Scramble: B2 U R2 D U L2 D2 U' L2 B U2 R' F2 D2 L' F R' D' L' U'
Solution: F2 L2 D R' D2 R F2 R' D B D' B' D F D2 L' D L' F L F' D L D' L D L2 D' L' U D2

Premove U D2
2x2x2: F2 L2 D R' (4+1 | 5)
almost 2x2x3: D2 R F2 R' (4 | 9)
almost 3xcross: D B D' B' (4 + 1 | 14)
3xcross, plus an LL pair: D F D' (3 | 17) <-- me trying a pseudo F2L that didn't lead anywhere.
F2L: D' L' D L' F L F' (6 | 23)
sune: D L D' L D L2 D' L' (8 | 31)
 
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I'll transcribe the rest later, but here's my solution for scramble 1.

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

D2 R' B R U' L' U R' D R U2 R' D' R' U L U' B R2 B D' B' D B R2 D R (27)

I found this easy/lucky skeleton in like three minutes, and the first two insertions I tried were the best ones I found. Ultimately the lamest FMC solve I've done in competition, but it's a PB. :p

D2 R' B R U2 * (2x2x2)
R2 B R2 B (2x2x3)
D' B' D B (orient edges)
R2 D R (permute edges)

16 moves with 5 corners left

* = U L' U' ^ R2 U L U' R2 (cancel 3)
^ = U2 R' D R U2 R' D' R (cancel 2)

I would like to note that this solution has no F-turns.
 

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I'll transcribe the rest later, but here's my solution for scramble 1.

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

D2 R' B R U' L' U R' D R U2 R' D' R' U L U' B R2 B D' B' D B R2 D R (27)

I found this easy/lucky skeleton in like three minutes, and the first two insertions I tried were the best ones I found. Ultimately the lamest FMC solve I've done in competition, but it's a PB. :p

D2 R' B R U2 * (2x2x2)
R2 B R2 B (2x2x3)
D' B' D B (orient edges)
R2 D R (permute edges)

16 moves with 5 corners left

* = U L' U' ^ R2 U L U' R2 (cancel 3)
^ = U2 R' D R U2 R' D' R (cancel 2)

I would like to note that this solution has no F-turns.
Heh. Nice solve. Love the 5 gen.
 
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