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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

I solve using Roux, so...
First Block: F' D2 M U M' F' M' U2 B
Second Block: U' M' U2 R U' R' U R' U' R U2 R' U' R U r U' R
CMLL (2-step): U2 F R U' R' U' R U R' F' U2 R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R'
LSE: U M' U M U2 M U M' U M U2 M U M2 U2 M' U2 M U2
70 moves
NEXT: L2 F L2 B2 F U2 R2 U2 B2 D' R' U B2 F' D B L' R2 B'
 
Roux, 42 moves

F2 U' F R' F' M U' z2 x'//FB (7/7)
r' U' r2 U' r' U' R U2 R U M' U R' U2 r//SB (15/22)
U' R U R' U R U2 R'//CMLL (8/30)
d2 M' U M' U M U2 M U M U2 M'//LSE (12/42)

ZZ, 37 moves

x2 U M' x' B R' D F2//EO Line (6/6)
U R U L U2 R U' L U2 R L2 U L2 U R2 L//F2L (16/22)
U R' U' R U' R' U2 R2 U' L' U R' U' L U//ZBLL (15/37)

CFOP, 37 moves

z2 y D2 L2 U F2 R' B' R2 U2 R2 L U' L2 U R' U' B U2 B' L U2//F2L-1+VLS setup (20/20)
y L U L2 D' l U l' D L//VLS (9/29)
M2 U' M' U2 M U' M2 U//EPLL (8/37)

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

x' z2 // Inspection
L D' F' R' F R' B' // CPFB (7/7)
R U' r U R2 U' r U' R' U' r2 // EO 2x2x3 (11/18)
U R U' R2 U R U2 R' U' R2 U' R' // F2L (12/30)
R U R2 U' R' U' R U R U R2 U2 R' U // 2GLL (14/44)

Attila's scramble, 2GZ (2G Zzoux), 43 moves

z2 S2 F R' F' u R2 U2 R' u2//CPFB (9/9)
S U' R' U' r2 U S//EO Line (7/16)
U R U R2 U' R U R' U R' U' R'//F2L (12/28)
U2 R2 U R' U' R' U' R U2 R' U' R2 U' R2 U//2GLL (15/43)

This is the Briggs method by @shadowslice e, not "2GZ." It is also my primary method :) (I just picked it up not very long ago, still very slow)
 
y' R B' U D F D // mixed eo-line
R U' R' U' L U L' // left square
U2 L' U L // left block
U R U' R' U2 R2 // right square
U R U R' U2 R U' R' // right block
U2 R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R // COLL
U' M2 U M2 U2 M' U2 M U // L6E

next: D R F2 L D2 L D2 B2 F2 L' F2 L D F' R' D L2 B U2 L2
 
y' R' U M2 R2 F' U M U2 M2 r B' // FB
R2 U R U' R' U' R // F2L pair
U' M U2 M' D' M' U' M D // First layer
R U' R' F' U' F // F2L pair
M' U M U2 M' U M U M' U2 M // EODF
ZBLL
next: U L2 D2 B2 L' D R' F' L B' U2 B' U2 D2 B R2 D2 B2 D2 B
 
Wow, I'm late to the party! :eek:

@martinss : there exists a slightly shorter alg for 2 twisted corners (and easy to remember too):
(L' U L) (R U2 R' U' R U' R') (L' U2 L)

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

ZZ:

zz E R u' M' x' D // (5) EO-line
R L' U' L U2 L2 U L' // (8/13) left block
U R' U R2 U' R // (6/19) 3rd slot
U R U2 R' U' R U2 // (7/26) 4th slot
R2 U' R U' R' U R // (7/33) back (fake) Sune
B2 D L' U L U' L D' B2 U // (10/43) PLL G


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

ZZ (again):

zz L2 U L' B // (4) EO-line
R U' R' U2 L2 U2 R U2 L // (9/13) left block
R U R' U' R U2 R' U R' U2 R U' R' U R // (15/28) right block
y2 R U R2' D' R U R' D R2 U2' R' U // (12/40) ZBLL U


NEXT: F' R' F2 D2 B R' U D F2 R' U L2 U F2 L2 B2 U L2 B2 D'
 
@martinss : there exists a slightly shorter alg for 2 twisted corners (and easy to remember too):
(L' U L) (R U2 R' U' R U' R') (L' U2 L)
Not shorter since you need a U, except if there is a AUF after that (Mine isn't a real AUF ;) )
NEXT: F' R' F2 D2 B R' U D F2 R' U L2 U F2 L2 B2 U L2 B2 D'
// L2 S -> orange cross
L E S' //1*2*2 block + pseudo orange cross
R' U F' M' U R2 //XXCross
M D2 B' D B D2 B M' //F2L
//LL


EDIT :
// L2 S -> orange cross
L E S' //1*2*2 block + pseudo orange cross
R' U F' M' //pseudo XXCross
//U R2 -> XXCross
R2 D' B' U S2 D F L' F D' //pseudo F2L+EO
//B2 -> F2L+EO
//B2 B2
L' D' B2 R B' R' D B2 L U' B' //ZBLL Pi 29 (1 move cancelled)



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

ZZ FM : 28 HTM (shorter than the scramble :) )

D' L' D' B' // (4) EO-line
U' L2 R' U (*) L // (5) Left block
U2 R' U' R' U2 R' U2 R U2 // (18) All but 3 corners

(*) = D L U (+) L' D' L U' L'
(+) = U' L U R' U' L' U R

6 moves canceled

Solution =
D' L' D' B' // (4) EO-line
U' L2 R' U D L2 U R' U' L' U R L' D' L // (15/19) Left block
U R' U' R' U2 R' U2 R U2 // (9/28) Right block - Solved


The linear version is barely longer:

D' L' D' B' // (4) EO-line
U' L2 R' U L // (5/9) Left block
U2 R' U' R' U2 R' U' R U R' U2 R // (12/21) Right block
y' r U2' R2' F R F' R U2' r' // (9/30) Simple ZBLL L


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

U2 R B' R2 F' U2 F L2 //xcross
U' L U' L2 U L //2nd
D U2 L U L' U L U' L' D' //keyhole
B U2 B' U' B U' B' U2 //antisune
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Next: F U2 B' L2 B R2 D2 F' R2 B L2 R' U F2 D F' R2 U R' U F2
 
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