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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

x2 // inspection
F R U’ B’ U’ B’ L2 U2 F U’ S R’ f’ // xxcross
y2 U2 R’ F R F’ R U’ R’ // F2L 3
L U2 L’ U’ L U L’ // F2L 4
U R U R’ U R’ F R F’ U2 R’ F R F’ // OLL
U2 R2 U’ S’ U2 S U’ R2 // PLL
U’ // AUF
51 moves, 8.18 = 6.23 TPS

I got lucky on xxcross :)

next scramble: D2 R D2 R2 U2 B2 R B2 L' R' B2 R2 F U F2 L' R2 U2 F2 D' (it happens to be really easy)
 
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x2 // inspection
F R U’ B’ U’ B’ L2 U2 F U’ S R’ f’ // xxcross
y2 U2 R’ F R F’ R U’ R’ // F2L 3
L U2 L’ U’ L U L’ // F2L 4
U R U R’ U R’ F R F’ U2 R’ F R F’ // OLL
U2 R2 U’ S’ U2 S U’ R2 // PLL
U’ // AUF
51 moves, 8.18 = 6.23 TPS

I got lucky on xxcross :)

next scramble: D2 R D2 R2 U2 B2 R B2 L' R' B2 R2 F U F2 L' R2 U2 F2 D' (it happens to be really easy)
Okay since no one is doing it then I’ll do it :)

x2 y // inspection
F’ B’ R’ F U F L2’ R’ U2 R D2 U’ F R’ F’ R L U’ L F’ L2’ F // xxcross
y U M U Rw U’ Rw’ U’ M’ // F2L 3
f R f’ // F2L 4
U’ R U R’ U R’ F R F’ U2 R’ F R F’ // OLL
x’ z’ R U’ R’ D R U R’ D’ R U R’ D R U’ R’ D’ // PLL

63 moves, 9.82 = 6.42 TPS

I got lucky on xxcross and easy F2L (again):)

next scramble: D2 L2 B' L2 R2 D2 F2 R2 B D2 B2 R B2 U2 L B' U F' R2 B'
 
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Okay since no one is doing it then I’ll do it :)

x2 y // inspection
F’ B’ R’ F U F L2’ R’ U2 R D2 U’ F R’ F’ R L U’ L F’ L2’ F // xxcross
y U M U Rw U’ Rw’ U’ M’ // F2L 3
f R f’ // F2L 4
U’ R U R’ U R’ F R F’ U2 R’ F R F’ // OLL
x’ z’ R U’ R’ D R U R’ D’ R U R’ D R U’ R’ D’ // PLL

63 moves, 9.82 = 6.42 TPS

I got lucky on xxcross and easy F2L (again):)

next scramble: D2 L2 B' L2 R2 D2 F2 R2 B D2 B2 R B2 U2 L B' U F' R2 B'
I’m gonna do again!

z2 // inspection
F’ R’ U R2 F D2 f R’ f’ // xcross
U R U’ R’ U2 R U’ R’ // F2L 2
y2 U R U R’ U2 R’ U R2 U’ R’ // F2L 3 and 4 simultaneously
U2 r U’ r’ R U R’ U’ r U’ r’ // OLL
U R’ U’ F’ R U R’ U’ R’ F R2 U’ R’ U’ R U R’ U R // PLL

59 moves, 9.69 = 6.08 TPS

xcross :)

next scramble: U' F' L2 D2 L2 B2 D B2 D' U2 L2 B2 U' R2 B' D' R U B' L' D2
 
Ahoy! Stopping by this thread to test out Twizzle embeds for sharing reconstructions. :-D

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

 Twizzle link 
 Title 3x3x3 Example Solve
 Setup 
U' F' L2 D2 L2 B2 D B2 D' U2 L2 B2 U' R2 B' D' R U B' L' D2
 Moves 
y L' (U' R U) l U' x' (y' U2') R' F R // X-Cross
U2' L U L' U L U' L' // Slot 2
L' U L U L' U' L // Slot 3
U2' M U' R U (R' M') // ELS
F' R U R' U' R' F R U' R U R' // CLS
R U R' F' R U2' R' U2' R' F R U R U2' R' // PLL


I missed out on some cancellations and had some gnarly lockups, so 61 ETM in 10.44 seconds ≈ 5.8 TPS

Next scramble: U F D' R' U2 B2 R' L2 U2 B2 L2 B' U2 F' D2 B R2 B' R2 U'
 
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Ahoy! Stopping by this thread to test out Twizzle embeds for sharing reconstructions. :-D



 Twizzle link 
 Title 3x3x3 Example Solve
 Setup 
U' F' L2 D2 L2 B2 D B2 D' U2 L2 B2 U' R2 B' D' R U B' L' D2
 Moves 
y L' (U' R U) l U' x' (y' U2') R' F R // X-Cross
U2' L U L' U L U' L' // Slot 2
L' U L U L' U' L // Slot 3
U2' M U' R U (R' M') // ELS
F' R U R' U' R' F R U' R U R' // CLS
R U R' F' R U2' R' U2' R' F R U R U2' R' // PLL


I missed out on some cancellations and had some gnarly lockups, so 61 ETM in 10.44 seconds ≈ 5.8 TPS

Next scramble: U F D' R' U2 B2 R' L2 U2 B2 L2 B' U2 F' D2 B R2 B' R2 U'
z2 // inspection
B L' R2 D F' U R2 U2 R U’ R’ // xcross
y’ U2 R U’ R’ U2 R U R’ // F2L 2
y’ U’ R U R’ L’ U L // F2L 3
R U R’ U2 R U R’ // F2L 4
U R2 D R’ U2 R D’ R’ U2 R’ // OLL
x R2 D2 R U R’ D2 R U’ R B2 // PLL

53 moves, 9.36 = 5.66 TPS

next scramble: D R' D' L2 D2 L2 F D2 F' R2 B D2 R2 D B2 L' D2 R B' U
 
z2 // inspection
B L' R2 D F' U R2 U2 R U’ R’ // xcross
y’ U2 R U’ R’ U2 R U R’ // F2L 2
y’ U’ R U R’ L’ U L // F2L 3
R U R’ U2 R U R’ // F2L 4
U R2 D R’ U2 R D’ R’ U2 R’ // OLL
x R2 D2 R U R’ D2 R U’ R B2 // PLL

53 moves, 9.36 = 5.66 TPS

next scramble: D R' D' L2 D2 L2 F D2 F' R2 B D2 R2 D B2 L' D2 R B' U
I’m gonna do it XD
z2 y2 // inspection
D’ R’ F’ L F2 R2 U’ R’ // xcross
y’ D R U’ R’ U R U’ R’ D’ // F2L 2
R U’ R’ U2 R U R’ U // F2L 3
L U2 L’ U f’ L’ f // F2L 4
U’ r’ U’ R U’ R’ U R U’ R’ U2 r // OLL
x R2 D2 R U R’ D2 R U’ R B2 // PLL

54 moves, 7.53 = 7.17 TPS

next scramble: U' L' F' L2 F2 D' R F' L' F2 D2 B2 D2 L U2 L' B2 R U2 R
 
My SB is a bit of a mess, especially the placing of DR
any tips?

These would be my most likely solutions to your second block:

R' U' r' U' M2 U' R U R U' R M U2 M' U2 r' U' r // (18)
R' U' r' U' M2 U' R U R U r U2 M2 U2 R' U r // (17)

They obviously aren't any more efficient. Second block can often be a trudge and sometimes there isn't really a whole lot you can do about it. My advice is to make use of wide moves (which it looks like you're already doing, good for you) and try to influence you last pair's corner when you're solving your 1x2x2. Only other advice is to walk through other people's Roux example solves to try an pick up some tricks.
 
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next scramble: U' L' F' L2 F2 D' R F' L' F2 D2 B2 D2 L U2 L' B2 R U2 R

Method: SSRC

y2 x F' R' F' (D2 U) M U2 M' F' // FB (8)
U2 r' U r' // Psuedo Pairs (4/12)
U' R' U2 R' U2 r // SLS (6/18)
U R2 U' R2 U2 R2 // NLL (6/24)
U M U' M // EO (4/28)
U' R2 U M2 U' r2 U2 // LRP (7/35)

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

y2 x F' R' F' (D2 U) M U2 M' F' // FB (8)
U2 r' U r' // Psuedo Pairs (4/12)
U' R' U2 R' U2 r // SLS (6/18)
U R2 U' R2 U2 R2 // NLL (6/24)
U M U' M // EO (4/28)
U' R2 U M2 U' r2 U2 // LRP (7/35)

Next: R2 F2 L2 D' L2 B2 D2 F2 U' R2 F' D2 F R' F D' B2 U2 L
What’s SSRC?
 
Method: SSRC

y2 x F' R' F' (D2 U) M U2 M' F' // FB (8)
U2 r' U r' // Psuedo Pairs (4/12)
U' R' U2 R' U2 r // SLS (6/18)
U R2 U' R2 U2 R2 // NLL (6/24)
U M U' M // EO (4/28)
U' R2 U M2 U' r2 U2 // LRP (7/35)

Next: R2 F2 L2 D' L2 B2 D2 F2 U' R2 F' D2 F R' F D' B2 U2 L
z2 y’ // inspection
D2 R2 U R F2 // xcross
y2 U’ (U R U’ R’) 2 U2 R’ U R // F2L 2
R U R’ U R U’ R’ L’ U L // F2L 3
U’ (R U R’ U’) 2 F R’ F’ R// F2L 4
U’ R U R’ U’ R’ F R2 U R’ U’ F’ // OLL
U F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' // PLL
U2 // AUF

71 moves (that’s so bad but kinda efficient), 10.47 = 6.78 TPS

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

z2 // inspection
R' F U R' B2 D // FB (6/6)
x' U' r' U' R2 U2 R U' R' U' R' U R U' R' U R // SB (16/22)
U F R U R' U' R U' R' U' R U R' F' // CMLL (14/36)
M' U' M U M' U M U' M U2 M // LSE (11/47)

Next: R F2 L B2 R B2 D2 R' U2 F2 L2 F' D B R2 D' L' R' D' B2 U
 
z2 // inspection
R' F U R' B2 D // FB (6/6)
x' U' r' U' R2 U2 R U' R' U' R' U R U' R' U R // SB (16/22)
U F R U R' U' R U' R' U' R U R' F' // CMLL (14/36)
M' U' M U M' U M U' M U2 M // LSE (11/47)

Next: R F2 L B2 R B2 D2 R' U2 F2 L2 F' D B R2 D' L' R' D' B2 U
Insane! How do you even think of the FB and SB execution during inspection?
 
Insane! How do you even think of the FB and SB execution during inspection?
I don't plan any of SB during inspection
for FB, I just plan a 2x2 square (by looking for pre-made or easy to make pairs and then connecting to the edge and centre), and then look for the other pair and see how it is affected. If there's a move before making the 2x2 square that will make the other pair easier to solve, then I'll just do that
 
I don't plan any of SB during inspection
for FB, I just plan a 2x2 square (by looking for pre-made or easy to make pairs and then connecting to the edge and centre), and then look for the other pair and see how it is affected. If there's a move before making the 2x2 square that will make the other pair easier to solve, then I'll just do that
Wow
 
I don't plan any of SB during inspection
for FB, I just plan a 2x2 square (by looking for pre-made or easy to make pairs and then connecting to the edge and centre), and then look for the other pair and see how it is affected. If there's a move before making the 2x2 square that will make the other pair easier to solve, then I'll just do that
So what if there’s no pair
 
Next: R F2 L B2 R B2 D2 R' U2 F2 L2 F' D B R2 D' L' R' D' B2 U
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R F2 L B2 R B2 D2 R' U2 F2 L2 F' D B R2 D' L' R' D' B2 U
 Moves 
y2 // Inspection

L F' R' D L D // Cross

y' U L U' L' R' U' R // F2L 1

y' U' L' U' L U L' U' L // F2L 2

U F' U F U R' U R // F2L 3

y' R' U' R U2 R' U2 R // F2L 4

// nice LL skip lol

Next: D2 B2 L2 R2 U2 L2 B D2 F' L2 F' L R' D' L U F R' F2 U
 
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R F2 L B2 R B2 D2 R' U2 F2 L2 F' D B R2 D' L' R' D' B2 U
 Moves 
y2 // Inspection

L F' R' D L D // Cross

y' U L U' L' R' U' R // F2L 1

y' U' L' U' L U L' U' L // F2L 2

U F' U F U R' U R // F2L 3

y' R' U' R U2 R' U2 R // F2L 4

// nice LL skip lol

Next: D2 B2 L2 R2 U2 L2 B D2 F' L2 F' L R' D' L U F R' F2 U
That’s insane (LL skip)
 
Next: D2 B2 L2 R2 U2 L2 B D2 F' L2 F' L R' D' L U F R' F2 U

 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
D2 B2 L2 R2 U2 L2 B D2 F' L2 F' L R' D' L U F R' F2 U
 Moves 
z2 // Inspection

R2 D' L2 U' R' D' // Cross

R' U2 R U F' L F L' // 1st Pair

y R' U2 R U R' U' R // 2nd Pair

d R U' R' U' R U' R' E B U' B' E' // 3rd Pair

U' R' D' R U' R' D R // CLS

F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' U2 // PLL


Was just kinda messing around.

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