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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

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

x' L' F D R' //Cross 4 moves
U' L' U' L R U R' //F2L 7 moves
L' U L B U' B' U2 L U' L' //F2L 10 moves
L' U' L U' F U F' //F2L 7 moves
U B U2 B' U B U' B' //F2L 8 moves
U2 R' F R2 B' R2 F' R2 B R' //OLL 10 moves
U R' U2 R' d' R' F' R2 U' R' U R' F R U' F U //PLL 17 moves

62 moves. And yes, I'm new to CFOP.

I was ninja'd.

F' R2 U F' R' F2 L2 F2 L B2 D' U2 L' R2 B2 F2 L' R' B' F L R D' L D L' R' B' D L
 
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Next Scramble :L' B' U2 F U F L U2 B2 R U B2 U B2 L2 B' U2 R B' D B U' R B D'
B2 D U2 F2 R2 B2 F2 D' L2 U' L2 R F' R2 U2 B2 D2 R2 D' B2 F
(Red Front, Yellow Top)
z F U' R' B2 L' U F2 Cross 7 moves
U' L U L' U2 L U' L' First f2l Pair 8 moves
R U R' U' B U B' U2 B U B' Second f2l Pair 11 Moves
U' R U' R' F U2 F' Third f2l Pair 7 Moves
U2 F U F' U L' U L U2 L U' L Last f2l pair 12 Moves
y f R U R' U' f' U r U R' U' r' F R F' U' R U R' U R U2 R' Need to learn last 2LOLL Alg 22 Moves D:
U y2 R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2 y' x R' U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R2 Fail PLL as well 29 moves
Total: 96 Moves D: I need to get more efficient with moves and need to finish FLLL
 
Next Scramble: L' B' U2 F U F L U2 B2 R U B2 U B2 L2 B' U2 R B' D B U' R B D'

Cross: F' U F' R2 B
F2L 1: x2 y2 U2 R U' R' U' F' U F
F2L 2: y' F U2 F' d' B U' B'
F2L 3: y' U F' U2 F y' U' F' U' F
F2L 4: y U' F' U' F U2 F' U' F
OLL edges: f R U R' U' f'
OLL corners: U2 R U R' U R U2 R'
PLL corners: y2' x R2' D2' R U R' D2' R U' R x'
PLL edges: U y' R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2'
alg.garron

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

CFOP speedsolve
Misaligned cross: B' F' L' F x2 [4]
1st pair: (D' U) R' U' R [4/8]
2nd pair and 3rd pair setup: y' U R' U' R U R' U' R [8/16]
3rd pair: U2 R U' R' U2 [6/22]
Rotationless 4th pair: M' U' L' U2 L U L' U' Lw [9/31]
OLL, predicting solved corners: R' U' R' F R F' U R [8/39]
EPLL: U' M2' U M' U2 M U M2' [8/47]

47 STM/12.54 seconds = 3.75 Stps

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

Cross: x R2 U R F2 (5 moves)
F2L #1: y’ U R’ U2 R y U2 R’ U’ R (10 moves)
F2L #2: L’ U L U2 R U R’ (7 moves)
F2L #3: y R’ U’ R U’ R’ U R (8 moves)
F2L #4: y U R’ U2 R U2 R’ U R (9 moves)
OLL: U R U R’ x z’ R’ U R B’ R’ U’ R x’ (14 moves)
PLL: R U’ R U R U R U’ R’ U’ R2 U2 (12 moves)
65 moves in total.

Next scramble: B D' L D2 L2 B' R F' B' U R2 U2 F' D2 F2 U2 D' R' L2 U' B2 U D' F2 D
 
CFOP/Fridrich method
x D'BL2D'R2r'DB'L2 almost a x cross
UMF'U2y'MU2M'S' first pair+ next pair influence+ cross edge
U2y'R'U'RU2R'UR last pair
then OLLCP, EPLL

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

PetFOP
2x2x2: y z2 L D' F B L U' L'
2x-cross: x2 U' R' U2 F R' F2
3rd pair: U R U R'
4th pair: y L U' L' U L U' L' U L U' L'
OLL: R U2 R' U2' R' F R F'
PLL: U x' U2 l' U' l U2 r' U L' U' r2
Mirrored L-perm =3

Next: R2 F2 L2 F2 U' L2 R2 U' R2 F2 U2 B' F2 U L2 R2 B2 U2 B' L' D
 
x' B' L' B'
L U2 L' R U' R' U R U' R'
L U' L' Dw' R U2 R' U2 R U' R'
U2 y R U' R' y L' U2 L
R U' R' U R U' R' U L' U2 R U R' U2 L
D
U2 R' U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F' R2 U'

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

y2 // inspection
U D' R' U F R2 // 2x2x2
x' U R U R' // 2x2x3
U' L' F U F' U' L' U L2 U' L // F2L
F R' F' R U2 F R' F' R2 U2 R' // CLL
M2 U' M' U2 M U M' U' M U2 M U M U // ELL

Next: U R2 L' D' F' U2 R L2 F' B L' B2 R' F' U' L2 R2 F R' F2 L' B' U' D R'
 
y2 // inspection
U D' R' U F R2 // 2x2x2
x' U R U R' // 2x2x3
U' L' F U F' U' L' U L2 U' L // F2L
F R' F' R U2 F R' F' R2 U2 R' // CLL
M2 U' M' U2 M U M' U' M U2 M U M U // ELL

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

Teh l33t wai

R D2 R' D F2 R' D' F
U2 F U F' U' F' U' F U L U' L' U2 L U L'
U D2 L' U L D R U' R' U' D2L U' L' D'
U R' U' R U' R U R' U R U2 R' y (R U R' U')*3
R U' L' U R' U' L U z (R U R' U')*4 D (R U R' U')*2 D'
x y (R U R' U')*2 D (R U R' U')*4 D' F2

CFOP

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

Petrus

U b B' U L2 B' D U B' U2
x2 U L U2 L' B R' F' U2 F
x' R' U2 R F' U' F R' U' F' U' F R' U2 R F' U' F
U' R U2 R U' R' U R2 U' R' U R2
U' R U R' U R U2 R' U R' U R U' R' U' R U' R' U' R
r U R' U' r' F R F' U2
R' F R' B2 R F' R' B2 R2 U'
F2 U' L R' F2 L' R U' F2 U'

Roux

F R' L' F2 U2 L D
r2 U' r U R' r2 U' r U R
F' L2 F L2 D' L2 D F2 U' B' F2 U2 B
M U M U' M U' M' U M' U2 M' U2

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


x B M' u' L U' L' E2 R // 2x2x2
F L' U' L2 F2 L' // EO
y' U R U R' U2 R U R2' U' R2 U' R' // F2L
z U R U' R U R' U' R' D' R U R' U' D R' // ZBLL
alg.garron

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

Thanks. :)

Petrus

F U2 F' x' y R' L2 B' D2 U' R U2
x' y R B U' F' U2 F B R' L U L'
x' U F' U' F U R' F' U' F
U R' U R' U' R' U' R2 U' R' U R2 U2 R' U R U' R' U' R U
R' U' R U' R' U2 R U' F2 U' L R' F2 L' R U' F2 U2

Roux

U' B L' U' L D U B
r2 U2 r U R r U R r2 U' R2
L' U' B U B' L U B U2 B'
U2 M' U' M U M' U M U' M' U' M U'

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

x2 R' D L2 F D // cross
F' L U F L' // 1st pair
U' r R U' r' F r' F M' // 2nd pair
U' R d' R U R' U' R' F' R // 3rd/4th pairs
y' F R2 F' R2 U R2 U R2 U' F' U' F U R2 // ZBLL
alg.garron

Next: L2 R2 U2 B L2 B F2 L2 U2 B' F2 L F D' U' B F2 L' U2 B' F'
 
x2 R' D L2 F D // cross
F' L U F L' // 1st pair
U' r R U' r' F r' F M' // 2nd pair
U' R d' R U R' U' R' F' R // 3rd/4th pairs
y' F R2 F' R2 U R2 U R2 U' F' U' F U R2 // ZBLL
alg.garron

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

R F D2 B2 R2 D y'
r' U M U R2 U R U2 R U' R2
F' L2 F L2 D' L2 D F2 U' B' F2 U2 B
U2 M U M U2 M U2 M U' M' U2

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

D2 F2 L - 1x2x3 (3)
B' R' F2 - 2x2x3 (6)
continuation sucks...
So put an R' in front (7)
L2 F U L U' F' - keyhole makes F2L with a twisted corner (13)
U R B R' B' U' B2 - leaves 4 corners of which one is twisted (20)
don't feel like doing insertions so:
L F L' B' L F' L' B - corners (28)
L R D2 R' U2 R D2 R' U2 L' - corners (38)

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

R' B' L D L' D' R F' R2 F R' D B2 - canged mind during cross and made pseudo XX cross instead
R D2 R' B D2 B2 D2 B D B' D' B - pseudo F2L
R' B2 L B L' B R - orient edges with fat sune
B' L B' U2 F R' F' U2 B2 - Twist-perm (I really like this alg)
L R2 - undo pseudoness

next: D2 U' R' B2 R2 L2 B' F D' F2 B2 D2 U' R U' L R2 F R L U L R B F2
 
Next: L2 U' F2 U2 L2 D F2 U2 F2 R2 U' F R2 U L2 U2 R' D B L' R2
D2 F2 L - 1x2x3 (3)
B' R' F2 - 2x2x3 (6)

D L D' B // F2L-1
B // pseudo block + CE pair (premove B')
L2 B' L B // 2x2x1
L D' B D B' L2 // leave 2twist
B' // premove
stickerless insertions!

B U' F' U B' U' F // Niklas without AUF
F' L' B' L F L' B L // CLL
U // AUF

D2 F2 L B' R' F2 D L D' B2 L2 B' L B L D' B D B' L2 U' F' U B' U' L' B' L F L' B L U (33)

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

y x' U' R U2 R2 U // 2x2x2
x' y U R' U R2 y L' U' L' // 2x2x3
U F M' U M // F2L-1
y' R' U R // F2L
U' R' U' R U' R' U F' U F R // OLLCP
M2 u' M' u2 M' u' M2 // EPLL
alg.garron

next: D2 U' R' B2 R2 L2 B' F D' F2 B2 D2 U' R U' L R2 F R L U L R B F2
y' D' F U2 // L 1x2x2
L U' M2' L U' L' // L 1x2x3
U2 R U2 r // R 1x2x2
U' R U M' U R' // R 1x2x3
U R' U R2 D r' U2 r D' R2 U' R // CMLL
M U M U' M' U2 M U // LSE
alg.garron

Next: B2 F2 D' B2 L2 D R2 U' L2 D' U B R' B F' R2 F' D' R D2 U
 
Brest is better at Roux than me :fp

He's also better at providing scrambles.

F2 D' B R U2 B' U2 D' R D F2 U B2 U2 F2 R2 B2 R2 F2

z2 R2 F u L u2 // cross (5)
U L' U2 L // 1st pair (4, 9)
d' R' U' R2 U R' // 2nd pair (6, 15)
d' R U2 R2' F R F' // 3rd pair (7, 22)
d' R' U2 R d' x' D R' u2 R D' R' u2 R // 4th pair + block comm (13, 35)
R U' R D2 R' U R D2 R2 // PLL (8, 43)
alg.garron

43 HTM

Next : F R2 B' L2 D2 F R2 F2 U2 L2 F R' F' U2 L' F' D' B2 R2 D R
 
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D L D' B // F2L-1
B // pseudo block + CE pair (premove B')
L2 B' L B // 2x2x1
L D' B D B' L2 // leave 2twist
B' // premove
stickerless insertions!

B U' F' U B' U' F // Niklas without AUF
F' L' B' L F L' B L // CLL
U // AUF

D2 F2 L B' R' F2 D L D' B2 L2 B' L B L D' B D B' L2 U' F' U B' U' L' B' L F L' B L U (33)

Nice!
We both have 20 HTM up to a stat that is solvable with two commutators.
We both could improve via insertions but offcourse you are better positioned with that 2-twist.
You will have so much more opportunities for canceationsl on the 1st comm

Cannot check what D L D' B // F2L-1 does but will check it out when I get home.
I may have explored it but did not get to the 2-twist for sure.

Thank you for your solution.
 
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