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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

porkynator

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D’ L’ F U
F2 L’ B F’
U2 L2 U’
F L2 R2 B’
D2 R U2 D2 L’ U D’ F2 23HTM/ 19 STM
corners first forever :) :)

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

I've tried CF too this time:

L' D F' B2 L B F U2 F U2 D2 B' U B' U D' F2 B2 L F2 L' F2 B2 R F U F2 U L2 U' F (31 HTM)

L' D F' B2 L //First layer corners and 4 edges
B F U' * L' U L2 U B2 U' L //All corners, one more edge

Insert at *: U' F E2 F' U F' E F to leave a 3-cycle of edges, followed by F' M2 F L2 F' M2 F L2, the 3-cycle itself.

Attila: 2 days ago I got my first sub-30 with this method: http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/s...e-FMC-thread&p=1013197&viewfull=1#post1013197

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

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Human Thistlethwaite

premoves R2 D2
R2 F2 U L _ EO
U' B' U2 F D' B' U B _ CO and separate corners U/D face (thank you premoves)
R D' R B2 R' D R' _ pair up corners
no bad edges (thank you premoves)
D F2 D2 F2 D2 F2 _ edges
R2 U2 D2 B U2 B2 U2 B2 U2 B L2 U D' _ done

40 HTM
i could have inserted the edge cycles but didn't feel like puzzeling ;)

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

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ZZ-hax
F' U2 L' B' R D L' D2 - EO line and square
switch to inverse
R2 U2 L' - 2x2x3
R' U2 R' U' R' U R U R' - almost a pseudo F2L
R' F' R B R' F R B - solve a corner and break out twisted corner
U' - pseudo F2L
U' L' U R U' L U R- done

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

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ZZ-hax
F' U2 L' B' R D L' D2 - EO line and square
switch to inverse
R2 U2 L' - 2x2x3
R' U2 R' U' R' U R U R' - almost a pseudo F2L
R' F' R B R' F R B - solve a corner and break out twisted corner
U' - pseudo F2L
U' L' U R U' L U R- done

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

z2 x
R' D2 r D2 M2 U R' F
U' R r U2 M' U' r U2 R U' r' U R' U' R U r' U' r U'

28 STM

don't really know what method to call that.

how i found it

z2 x
R' D2 R * D2 M U R' F
U' r2 + U r U2 R U' r' U R' U' R U r' U' r U'

all but 2 flipped edges

* L R' B2 R L' D2
+ L' R B2 L R' U2

(used IF because lazy)

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

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next: B R2 D2 L2 U2 F2 D2 B F2 R2 F' D L F D' B2 F U F R F
R U2 L' * F' R B' // 2x2x2 (6/6)
D' F D' ** F D L2 // 2x2x3 (6/12)
R' D' R // EO (3/15)
D F D' F2 D' L' // F2L - 1 and fix pseudoness (6/21)
Insert at *: R F' R2 L2 B R' B' R2 L2 F
insert at **: F R U R' D R U' R' D' F'

Final solution: R U2 L' R F' R2 L2 B R' B' L2 R' B' D' F D' F R U R' D R U' L2 R2 D' R D F D' F2 D' L'
33 moves

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

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

L' D2 L D' R' D' R U' R' D (10/10) Xcross
y' L' U L (3/13) F2L-2
U' L U' L' U L U' L' (8/21) F2L-3
y R' F' R U' R' U R (7/28) F2L
l' U2 L U L' U l (7/35) OLL
R' F R' B2 R F' R' B2 R2 (9/44) PLL

Full solution, with cancellations: L' D2 L D' R' D' R U' R' D B' U B U' B U' B' U B U' B' R' F' R U' R' U F2 L F L' F2 R' B2 R F' R' B2 R2 (39 HTM)

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

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

z2 y'
D L F2 R' D'
U F' U' L' U L F L' U L // FL slot
U L U L' U L U' L' // BL slot
U R' U R' F R F' R // BR slot
U' L' U L U' L' y' L' U L U' L' U L U' L' U2 L U L' U' L F // LS+COLL
L' U L' U' L' U' L' U L U L2 U

Next: U B2 F2 L2 D' F2 D2 B2 L2 D' R U B2 L R F' D' F' R B (sorry i totally forgot)
 
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U B2 F2 L2 D' F2 D2 B2 L2 D' R U B2 L R F' D' F' R B

Inspection: x2 y
Cross: D U’ F R’ M2 U2 M2
F2L 1: y R U’ R’ U (x3)
F2L 2: y2 R U2 R’ U2 R U’ R’
F2L 3: y’ R U2 R’ U2 R U’ R’
F2L 4: y2 U R U2 R’ U’ R U R’
OLL: U2 F U R U' R2 F' R U R U' R'
PLL: y R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2

Next: U2 R2 F' L2 R2 F' B L F B2 L D L' R F2 R2 F R2 F B' U' R B' R B2
 
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U2 R2 F' L2 R2 F' B L F B2 L D L' R F2 R2 F R2 F B' U' R B' R B2
x2 // Inspection
B U D2 F R D2 R2 U R' D' // EOLine (setup F2L-1) (10/10)
R2 U' R2 // F2L-1 (3/13)
E F' U' F E' // F2L-2 (5/18)
L U' L2 U2 L U L2 // F2L-3 (7/25)
U2 r' F2 r U2 r' F r // F2L-4 (8/33)
R' U' R U' R' U2 R // OCLL (7-1=6/39)
U' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U F' r' F r // PLL (15/54)

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

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hax
pseudo square on R-face - 0
U L' U R' - pseudo 2x2x2 - 4
R' D2 R D' L2 D' L' D - pseudo 2E4C - 11
don't feel like doing insertions so:
R B' R' F' R B R' F - corner cycle leaves pseudo 2E2C - 19
L - set up move - 20
D' L D' B2 U R' U' B2 D2 L' - flip Tperm - 30
L' B2 - undo set up and pseudoness - 31


EDIT:
with insertions
pseudo square on R-face - 0
. U L' U R' - pseudo 2x2x2 - 4
R' D2 R D' L2 D' : L' D B2- pseudo 2E4C - 12

at . insert B D' B' U B D B' U' to cancel 2 moves
at : insert D' L D' B2 U R' U' B2 D2 L' - to cancel 2 moves

for a 26 HTM solution

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

Inspection: x2 z’
Cross: E’ F2 U’ R2
F2L 1: y U R U R’ U’ R U R’ U’
F2L 2: y2 R’ U’ R U R U’ R’ U2 R U’ R’
F2L 3: y’ U’ R U R’ U y2 R U R’ U2 R U’ R’ U R U’ R’ U
F2L 4: y’ R U’ R’ U2 R U R’ U’ R U R’ U’
OLL: U' F’ L’ U’ L U F U F R U R’ U’ F’
PLL: R2 u R’ U R’ U’ R’ u’ R2 y’ R’ U R

I know its long but its a very fast solve if you speedsolve it.

Next: D B' L U' R' U' L2 F' R D L' F' L R' F2 L' U2 L' U B L F' B D' L2
 
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D B' L U' R' U' L2 F' R D L' F' L R' F2 L' U2 L' U B L F' B D' L2
z' x' // Inspection
M' F' U2 R D' F' U F2 l2 F2 R2 U2 R2 F2 U' // XXCOL (15/15)
R U' R2 U l' U R U' // F2L-3 (8/23)
U' R' U R2 F D R D' F' // VHLS (9/32)
z' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R2 // COLL (10/42)
U M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2 // EPLL (9/51)
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Next: F2 R2 U R2 F2 R2 F2 U' F2 D' R2 F' D R2 U' B L' D2 U2 R'
 

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next: D' U2 F' U R2 U B2 D' F2 R' B U' D' F2 U R2 U2 D L' U2 L' R2 U R L
Premove: D F2
B U R F L2 F2 //2x2, Premove F2
B R D2 R' D //2x2x3, Premove D
L' B' L2 U D' B D U2 L' U L //F2L-1 & EO
B' U B U' r' U' L U //Edges
U R' D R U' R' D' R L D L' U' L D' L' U //Too many insertions for today, so either that or IF.
D F2 //Correction

Final solve (without the r' and with cancellations): B U R F L2 F2 B R D2 R' D L' B' L2 U D' B D U2 L' U L B' U B U' L' B' L B2 R' F R B' R' F' R L F L' B' L F' L' B D F2 (47 HTM)

B U R F L2 F2 B R D2 R' D L' B' L2 U D' B D U2 L' U L B' U B [@1] U' L' B' L B D F2
Insert at @1: R' U' L' U R U' L U
After the 1st insertion: B U R F L2 F2 B R D2 R' D L' B' L2 U D' B D U2 L' U L B' U B R' [@2] U' L' U R U' B' L B D F2
Insert at @2: R U L2 U' R' U L2 U'
Fewest moves: 41. 7 moves cancelled
The final solution: B U R F L2 F2 B R D2 R' D L' B' L2 U D' B D U2 L' U L B' U B U L2 U' R' U L2 U2 L' U R U' B' L B D F2

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z' x' // Inspection
M' F' U2 R D' F' U F2 l2 F2 R2 U2 R2 F2 U' // XXCOL (15/15)
R U' R2 U l' U R U' // F2L-3 (8/23)
U' R' U R2 F D R D' F' // VHLS (9/32)
z' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R2 // COLL (10/42)
U M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2 // EPLL (9/51)
alg.cubing.net

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

y2 z'
U S U2 S'
U R' U' R' U' M U M2 R' U R
U' R' F2 R U2 R U' r' F
M U' M2 U M' U2 M2 U2 M

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

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B R' L D' U B2 L' U2 B U F B' R' B' R2 D U2 R' U B' D' F' R2 F' U2 D2 B L2 B2 D' U2 B U' (33 HTM)

Corners first

B2 F' .U' D' + B F
L' F D' B' U * B' F2 U F'

* = [U2 L2 U': S2]
+ = [F' L2 D L: E]
. = [S', E']

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