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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

No new scramble was posted, so I'll use the above scramble again

x2 D' R D' B F2 U' F' //EOLine (7)
R L U L2 R U' R2 U' L' //Left Block (9)
R' U' R' U R' U R U' R' U' R' U R U' R' //Right Block (15)
U2 F' r U R' U' r' F R //COLL (9)
M2 U M U2 M' U M2 U2 //EPLL (8)

48 STM

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

Skeleton: U2 + R U' D B' U R' B R2 L2 F' R * D F R F'
Edges and centres: * = R L2 U' M' U L2 R'
Corners: + = U L2 U' R2 U L2 U' R2

Explanation:
I first see that

R F R'

solves all corners but 3. At first I solve the remaining 3 with a commutator, but in the final solution I would insert it somewhere else to cancel more moves. After solving the remaining corners, I undo the previous moves.
Now I want to solve a few edges, while solving the corners with the moves R F R'. Inserting an E slice move after the first I solve 2 edges:

R * E' * F R'

But I can solve one more by inserting R' U2 R at both *'s (setup - slice move - anti setup). Now I have, written without slice moves:

U2 R U' D B' U2 + B R B'

And inserting U' R' B M2 B' R U at + I solve 3 more edges (it's a 2-2 swap, disregarding centres). I have now solved all but 4 edges (forming a 4-cycle) and 4 centres (also forming a 4-cycle). These remaining pieces can be solved with setup + slice move + anti setup, as I did.


Next scramble: U2 R D L2 U R' F2 B U' R L2 D2 R' B2 D2 F2 D2 R L2 U2
 
Getting back into FMC :)

F' L2 U' D' R' U B2 F' R' B L U' F U' R F2 L U' L U F' L' F2 L' D'

D2 L F D B' D B2 U2 (2x2x3)
Switch to inverse
D B' R D' R' (F2L-1)
B R' B' R B' (All but 3C3E)

Skeleton: D2 L F D B' D B2 U2 B R' B R B' R D R' B D' (18)

After doing the scramble and then the skeleton just to check it worked, I noticed I had something that almost looked like it could be solved with F' R U R' U' R' F R, but unfortunately that just left me with an A perm. Instead, I did the 4 moves to solve edges and give me a different 3 cycle, so my skeleton is now:

Skeleton: D2 L F D B' D B2 U2 B R' B R B' R D R' B D' R + D R' D' (22)

+ B U' B' D B U B' D'

Solution: D2 L F D B' D B2 U2 B R' B R B' R D R' B D' R B U' B' D B U B' R' D' (28)

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

y2 x'
F U' L' U' F U' L2 U' B-FB
R U2 R2 U M U2 M2 U R U r2 M' U r' U R-SB
U2 F' r U R' U' r' F r-CMLL Cancelling into LSE
M' U M' U' M' U2 M' U2 M U2 M2 U M U2 M-LSE

49 STM. Solved with Roux

Next scramble: F2 U2 R' U L' F2 U2 F2 D' B' R2 F' U2 B2 D2 R2 U2 F U2 F
 
F' D' R' U L B2 (White cross)
R' U2 R2 U' R' (First pair)
L U' L' y' R U' R' (Second pair)
U' L' U2 L U' y' R U R' (Third pair)
U2 y' R U R' U R U' R' (Fourth pair)
B' R' U' R U R' U' R U B (OLL)
L' U' L U L F' L2 U L U L' U' L F U' (PLL)

Next: U' L' U2 B2 L' B2 F' R' U2 R' L2 D' U2 F' L2 F' L' B' L U F' U' D' R2 D
 
10 min FMC attempt

U' L' U2 B2 L' B2 F' R' U2 R' L2 D' U2 F' L2 F' L' B' L U F' U' D' R2 D

Inv
U' F2 L F' B (1x2x3)
Switch to normal
D B D (2x2x3)
B L' B' U (F2L-1)
L2 F' L' F (F2L)
F' L' D2 R' D L D' R D2 F L (LL)

Solution: D B D B L' B' U L2 F' L2 D2 R' D L D' R D2 F L B' F L' F2 U (24)

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

F U B D2 R D' R' // bad 2x2x2
D' L' D2 // 2x2x3
L' % F' // F2L - 1
U L' U' L U L' # U' // to L5C

insert at %: [R, F' L' F]
insert at #: [L U' L', D']

final solution:
F U B D2 R D' R' D' L' D2 L' R F' L' F R' F' L U L' U' D' L U L' D U' (27)
after the F2L - 1, CP and EO are both solved so you could finish the rest 2-gen. After putting it through ksolve, I saw that the optimal 2-gen solution for LS+LL was 15 moves, which results in a different 27 move solution:
F U B D2 R D' R' // bad 2x2x2
D' L' D2 // 2x2x3
L' F' // F2L - 1
U2 L U' L' U' L U' L2 U2 L U2 L U' L2 U2 // 2-gen LS+LL finish
Next: D2 B' F2 L2 F R2 D2 L2 F' R2 F U L' F' R2 D B L2 F L
 
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D2 B' F2 L2 F R2 D2 L2 F' R2 F U L' F' R2 D B L2 F L

B' D2 L' (EO)
Switch
R2 (1x2x2)
Switch
F2 D2 F' D' B' (2x2x3)
Switch
U' F U' F' (Pseudo F2L-1)
Switch
U2 (F2L-1)
U D' B2 U' B U B U' D L2 (AB3C)

Skeleton: B' D2 L' F2 D2 F' ^ D' B' U' D' B2 U' B U B U' D L2 F U F' U R2 (23)

^ L U2 L' D2 L U2 L' D2

Solution: B' D2 L' F2 D2 F' L U2 L' D2 L U2 L' D B' U' D' B2 U' B U B U' D L2 F U F' U R2 (30)

Missed the optimal insertion at the end... whoops

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

F L' B' R F U2 R2 (White cross)
U' R' U2 R L' U L (First pair)
R U2 R' L U' L' (Second pair)
R U R2 F R F' (Third pair)
U R' U R U2 y R U R' (Fourth pair)
y R' U R2 D r' U' r D' R2' U' R (OLLCP)
M2 u M2 u' S M2 S' (PLL)
 
Scramble: F U2 B U R' B U2 F D2 L U' B' D B' R' B R' F U' R' D' F R2 U R
(scrambled with green facing you and white on the top)

Method: CFOP
Cross on bottom: U F2 y' R U F2 R U2 L U L U R2 y2 F
Edge 1: y R U' R' U2 y2 U R U' R'
Edge 2: L U L'
Edge 3: U2 y2 F' L F
Edge 4: F R' F' R
F2L 1: U2 y2 U' L' U L U F U' F'
F2L 2: U2 R U' R U' F' U F
F2L 3: y U R U' R' U' F' U F
F2L 4: y3 U2 R U' R' U' F' U F
OLL : 2 look
PLL : Aline headlights and finish it.

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

z2 y
R' F u' L D' R2 D'
U R' U R U' R U R'
U2 L U L' U L U' L'
y U L U2 L' U L U' L'
U2 R' F R F' U' R' F R F'
U' r U R' U R U' R' U R U2 r'
U2 R U R' y' R2 u' R U' R' U R' u R2 U2

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

x' B R U' x' D' R' F R D2 U' L' // Cross and setting up first pair
U2 y' L' U' L //First pair
y L' U L// Second pair
U R' F R F' R U' R'// Third pair
y U R' F R F' R U' R'// Fourth pair
U' F R U R' U' x R' U' L U R U' r'// OLL
M2 U' M2 U2' M' U2 M2 U2 M' U2// PLL

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

x //inspection
R' D' R' L2 B2 //cross
U' R U R' U2 R U' R' //F2L 1
R' U' R L' U L //F2L 2
R' U R U' R' U' R //F2L 3
U2 L U' L' U2 L U' L' //F2L 4
U' r' F' U F r U' r' U' r //OLL
R' U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F' R2//PLL

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

x2 R L2 U' F' D2 R D' // EO-line
L' U L' U' L' U' R2 L' U L // Left block
R U2 R2 U R2 U2 R2 U2 R' U' R U R' U' R // Right block
U R U R' U R U L' U R' U' L // COLL
U R2 U' R' U' R U R U R U' R // EPLL

56 HTM

x2 R L2 U' F' D2 R D' // EO-line
U' R U' R' U' L U' R2 U R // Right block
U' L U L2 U2 L' U' L U L' // Left block
U R U' L' U R' U' L // COLL
y' U2 R2 U' R' U' R U R U R U' R // EPLL

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

Inspection: X2 Y
X-Cross: R' U R' F' L D' B F2 R2 (Wut i've never made an x-cross before)
Second Pair: U R' U R U2 Y R' U' R
Third Pair: L U L' R U2 R' U R U R'
Fourth Pair: U F U R U' R' F' U' L U2 L'
OLL: U' r U R' U' L' U R U' x'
EPLL: M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2

56 moves total, I've never done an X-cross before.

Next: D L2 U D L' D B' L D' L2 F2 D2 R B2 U2 R' L2
Edit: I'm not sure where this example solve scramble went. Last i checked, it was the post right ahead of mine so wut
 
White top / Green front
Scramble: D L2 U D L' D B' L D' L2 F2 D2 R B2 U2 R' L2


CROSS:

x2 D' L U' L' F2 R B' R'


1ST Pair: L U' L' U' R U R' U R' U' R U2 R' U R

2ND Pair: R U2 R' U' L' U L

3RD Pair: U' R U' R'

4TH Pair: U' L U2 L' U' L U L'


2 LOOK OLL: U F U R U' R' F' U R U R' U R U2 R'

PLL: U2 (R U2')(R' U2)(R B')(R' U' R U)(R B R2)

Great critiquing tool for myself.

72 moves and not my optimal Ra PLL, still working on my F2L and look-ahead

current Avg of 12: 23.5



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

(D' F' D) // 2x2x2
B2 R2 U' R' // 2x2x3
(R B' R') // EO
B U B' U' B' U B' // F2L - 1
U2 B U B' U' B U' B' U2 // LSLL

final solution: B2 R2 U' R' B U B' U' B' U B' U2 B U B' U' B U' B' U2 R B R' D' F D (26)

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