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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

R F R L' B2 U2 L' U L D2 R2 B R2 D2 L2 D2 F B U2 B

Briggs
y2 x // inspection
D' r' F U' R U r B // cpfb 8/8
U R' U r U' R' U' r2 // eol2x2x3 8/16
U' R' U2 R2 U2 R U R' U2 R // f2l // 10/26
U2 R' U' R2 U R2 U R2 U2 R2 U2 R U // 2gll 13/39

Next: R' D' F2 L U F D2 B' R U2 B2 D' L2 U2 R2 F2 U B2 L2 D2
 
Roux, 34

y2 D' B2 r F2 D B'//FB
U' M U2 M' U' r' U R'//SB
R' U L U' R U L'//CMLL
U2 M U M' U M U2 M' U' M U2 M' U//LSE

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

D R' U L2 F // cross
R U R' U' r U R' U' M' // first pair
U' R' U' R U' R' U R // second pair
U2 L' U2 L U l U L' U' M // third pair
x' U' R U' R' d R' U' R // fourth pair
U' R2 U R' B' R U' R2 U l U l' // oll
U' R' U L' U2 R U' L R' U L' U2 R U' L U // all

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

B L F D' // cross
U R U' R' U2 R U' R' // first pair
L U L' U' R' U R // second pair
x' U2 R U R' d R' U' R // third pair
U R2 U2 R' U' R U' R2 // fourth pair
U2 R U R2 U' R' F R U R U' F' // oll
U R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2 // all

Next: U2 D' R B L' B2 U' F' R' U' B2 L2 B2 U' L2 U R2 D' R2 U'
 
Roux, 36

y2 B R2 r' U L2 U2 x//fb
M U r2 U' r U2 R2 U2 r U r'//sb
U r U R' U' r' F R F'//cmll
M' U M U' M2 U' M U2 M' U2//lse

NEXT: U' F2 L2 D B2 L2 U B2 U B2 D' F R2 F' R U B' D2 R2 B F'
 
FMC attempt, 28 moves

R' F' R//pseudo 2x2x2
z2 U R' B2 U R' D'//2x2x3+pairs
F' R' U' R F//eo+pair preservation
B' U' B' R2 L' D' R2 D L B R U R' B//solved

HARCS Roux (I LOVE THE HACKS COMMAND!!)

21 STM-25 HTM {Roux can be pretty crazy, hence this solution}

y2 x' // inspection
U' B M F r' F R' D // fb (8*) 9
R2 U' R' U2 r U R // sb (7*)
// cmll (0*)
M2 U M' U M2 U' // lse (6*) 9

NEXT: U2 R2 U' B2 R2 U2 R2 U2 F2 R2 B2 L D B D' B' U R2 F2 L D'
 
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