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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

44 stm cf (B2 L2 B' L2 F D2 R2 F' D2 L2 F D B2 L2 R' D' L' D2 R2 B' R2)

U2 D x' M U2 r R U' r' R' U R // face
R2' D' R U2 R' D R U2 R // cll
L' U M2 U' l2 U M2 U' L' // 2 ledges
M U M' U M U2 M U2 M' U' M2 U2 M U2 M2 // lse

Next: U2 D B' U' D' F' U R B U' R2 U' R2 D R2 L2 F2 R2 D2 F2
 
ZZ-Tricorne :
R2 B' F R' U L' U' F // (8/8) EOL
R' L U' L' U2 R U R // (8/16) RB
L' U L2 U2 L2 U L U2 L2 // (9/27) F2L-1 + 2x2 on U
(y2) L' U2 L U L' U2 R U' L U R' // (11/38) PLL J
U2 F D F' U2 F D' F' // (8/46) L3C

NEXT: B' D2 U2 F U2 R2 B' U2 B2 L2 U' R' B' F' R2 D R2 B' R D2
 
44 HTM super secret ZZ-D style shh...

x2 L F' U' F B' D2//EO Line (6/6)
R L' U L2 U2 R' L2 U2 L'//LB (9/15)
U2 D R' U R D'//CP (6/21)
U' R2 U' R' U R' U R' U' R2//RB (10/31)
U' R' U' R2 U R2 U R2 U2 R2 U2 R U//2GLL (13/44)

Next: D' U' F2 R2 B2 F2 D L2 F2 D' F D' B2 R F R U' R' B D L
 
D R' U' L' B L' F // (7/7) EOL
R2 L' U' L U R2 L U L' // (9/16) LB
R' U' R2' U' R U R U' R2 U // (10/26) All but 3 corners
R' D' R U R' D R U' // (8/34) 3-corner cycle

NEXT: B2 U2 L2 D' B2 U R2 U R2 D' L2 F U B' L' B2 D' L2 U2 L B
 
43 2gr (B2 U2 L2 D' B2 U R2 U R2 D' L2 F U B' L' B2 D' L2 U2 L B)

// insp - buviguvuboo
f R' U F' R' f u' // EOPair 7/7
R' F2 // CPLine 2/9
U u2 r2 U R u2 R U' r U2 r // Block 11/20
R' U' R U R U2 R2 U R' // Block 9/29
R U2 R2 U' R' U' R' U R U R2 U' R' U' // 2GLL 14/43

Next: L' F R2 B2 L2 D2 L2 F' R2 F R2 F D' B2 U' R2 U2 B' U' R D2
 
45 ZZ-D

x2 U R' L2 F' B' U' F'//EOL (7/7)
U' L' U2 R U2 L U R' U L//LB (10/17)
U2 L' U R U' L//CP (6/23)
R2 U2 R2 U2 R U2 R//RB (7/30)
U' R U2' R' U' R U' R2 U' R U' R' U2' R U2//2GLL (15/45)

Next: B2 F2 D' F2 R2 B2 L2 D2 B2 D U2 L' R2 F' D2 U2 R' D U2 R' U
 
43 stm roux (B2 F2 D' F2 R2 B2 L2 D2 B2 D U2 L' R2 F' D2 U2 R' D U2 R' U)

y' x M2 u' R U' R' u2 // FB 6/6
r' U2 R2 U' r' U r' U M' r U r' // SB 12/18
U F' r U r' U2 r' F2 r // CMLL 9/27
U M' U M U' M' U M' U M2 U' M' U2 M2 U2 M // LSE 16/43

Next: D' U L2 B2 D L2 B2 D' B2 L2 F' U' R2 F2 R D U L F D' B
 
ZZ-Tricorne:
R' B F U F D R D // (8/8) EOL
R' U2 R2 U2 L2 R' U2 L // (8/16) LB
R U' R' U R2 // (5/21) 2x2 on R side
U2 R U R' U2 R U' R' // (8/29) 2x2 on U
U R2 D' r U2 r' D R U2 // (9/38) Switch 2 edges + 2 corners
D' R U' R' D R U2 // (7/45) L3C

NEXT: F' B2 L' D R2 B U L2 U2 F L2 D2 R2 L2 F' R2
Short scramble! I suggest you try FMC on it. I've already found all but 5 corners in 17 HTM in 2 minutes.
 
ZZ:
L F' L U' B' D B' // (7/7) EOL
U' R2 U R U L' U L' U' L U' L // (12/19) LB
R2 U' R' U R2 U // (6/25) RB
R2' U2 R U R' U R // (7/32) OLL
(y) R U2 R' U' R U2 L' U R' U' L U2 // (12/44) PLL J

NEXT: F D2 L U2 F L F' L F2 R2 U' B2 R2 U F2 D' B2 U2 F2
 
43 2gr

x' y' // insp - eklook
u f2 r u' f2 // EOPair 5/5
U' R F2 // CPLine 3/8
E2 R' u2 U' r2 U r2' // Block 7/15
R U R' U2 R U' R U2 R U' R' // F2L 11/26
U2 R' U2 R U2 R' U R U2 R' U R U2 R' U' R U // 2GLL 17/43

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

B' D' U2 L F' D' L D' // EOLine, 8
U' L2 R' U R U' L U' L U' L U' R U R' // EOF2L-1, 15
U R' F R U R U' R' F' //Accidental CPLS, 9
U R' U' R U' R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U R U' // 2GLL, 15
47 HTM

Next: D' U2 B2 L' R' D2 L' B2 D2 L F2 R D' U' B' U R2 B L2 R
 
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44 2gr

z' // insp - ifnubak
U F M f U2 f2 // EOPair 6/6
R2 D R D' // CPLine 4/10
U R u2 R M2 U' r2 u2 // Block 8/18
U2 R U' R' U R' U2 R U' R' // F2L 10/28
R U' R' U' R U2 R' U2 R U R' U2 R U R' U2 // 2GLL 16/44

Next: F B' D2 L' U' F R U B U D2 B2 D2 F2 D' R2 U B2 D
 
I use CFOP.....

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

z2 y (inspection)
U' L F' D' F' B D2 (cross)
U2 L U' L2 U L (1st pair)
R U' R' U R U2 R' U2 R U' R' (2nd pair)
d L' U' L d U L' U' L (3rd pair)
U2 y L' U2 L U L' U' L (4th pair)
R U2 R' U' R U' R' (OLL)
U2 R2 u R' U R' U' R u' R2 y' R' U R U2 (PLL)
Only like 2 rotations outside of inspection. I like it!

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

F' R L2 B' L2 D' // (6/6) EO-Line
U' R2 U L U' R U L // (8/14) 3x2 block on L
U2 R' U R U' R U R U2 R U R' U' // (13/27) 3x2 block on U + 2x2 block on R
(z'y) R U2 R D r' U2 r D' R2' U2 // (10/37) COLL L

NEXT: B' L2 B' F' U2 F' R2 F' L2 R2 B U L' F R2 F R' F' L' B2
 
Scramble: B' L2 B' F' U2 F' R2 F' L2 R2 B U L' F R2 F R' F' L' B2

ZZ (41 ftm)
y' // insp
R' F2 U2 F R' U L2 D' // eoline
U L R U L // left block sans corner
R U R U2 R U2 R2 U' R U2 R' U' R U' R2 // right block
U L U L' U' L U L' U' L U L' U' // 1LLSLL

CFOP, but without the C, or the O, or the P (37 ftm)
z2 // insp
R' U' R y' R' D' R' D' // 222
y U R2 U R (U' D) R' D' // 223
R' U2 R' F' U F // EO third slot
U F R2 U R2 U' R2 F' // CP last slot
U R' U' R U' R' U2 R // Sune

Next: D' B' U2 F' U2 R2 U2 D' L' D2 F U2 R2 F U2 B' R2 F' U2 B2
 
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y z' // insp kurobruk
f2 R U' f R f2 // EOPair 6/6
U' R' U D R D' // CPLine 6/12
R2 u' r2' u R' U' r' U2 r // Block 9/21
R' U' R2 U R' U R' U R U' R2 U' R' // F2L 13/34
R2 U R U' R' U' R U2 R U' R2 U' R2 U // 2GLL 14/48

Next: F2 R2 U2 F2 U' F2 L2 B2 D2 B' U' B L2 D R B L' B2 D U'
 
FOR: F2 R2 U2 F2 U' F2 L2 B2 D2 B' U' B L2 D R B L' B2 D U' (I didn't see the next page)

ZZ is better than CFOP ( ;) ) - 38 HTM :

R F D' U2 R B D' L D' // (9) EOL
R' U R U R' L U2 L2 U R' U R2 U L // (14/23) Left block
U' R U' R2 U R2 U2 R U2 R' L' U R U' L // (15/38) Right block
// (0/38) OLL-Skip
// (0/38) PLL-Skip

NEXT is still: B2 R F D' R' F2 R U' D' B2 R D2 R2 F2 L' F2 B2 D2 F2
 
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41 stm Roux-ZB hybrid:

x U R' U F' R D' R2 D
r' U2 M' r U' R' U' R U' R' U2 R'
M' U M U' M' U M U' M U2 M
y' l' U2 R' D2 R U2 R' D2 R2 x' U

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