• Welcome to SpeedSolving.com — the world’s largest puzzle community!

    You’re currently browsing as a guest, which means you have limited access to discussions, resources, member profiles, and community features.

    Join 50,000+ cubers and puzzle enthusiasts from around the world to ask questions, share solves, improve faster, and be part of the community.

    Registration is free, fast, and easy — create your account today.

    Already a member? Log in here to hide this message and start participating.

The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

Pyjam said:
For 2 bad edges, if they are on top, I usually do the basic OLL : F (or f) R U R' U' F' (or f'). Otherwise I put one on the M slice, the other on the R slice, then I do M/M' to change the orientation of the bad edge and I replace it with the other bad edge on R with U R U' (or something like that) then M'/M.

The choice often depends on the remaining pieces because the frontier between EO-Middle en Right block is often blurred : I won't break a pair in order to do EO.

After you first block, here's how I might continue:

y F' U F' U' L U L' B D' L U L U' x // LB
R U' r U M2' r' U' R2 U r // EO-Middle
R2 U' R' // Incomplete RB
U R U' L' U R' U' L // COLL (Niklas)
U2 R' U' R' U' R' U R U R U2 // L5E

Comments:
• Immediately after 1st block, I see 3 bad edges on top, and a fourth one on FR, so I do R then U' to change their orientation.
• I can see that DF and DB are in perfect place to solve the bottom line, so I do it: r U M2'
• Now they are 2 remaining bad edges, easily solved with: r' U' R2 U r
• Good news: a square has built itself on the right!
• The corner and edge for the last pair are in uncomfortable position, but I know a trick for this case: doing an incomplete block: R2 U' R'
• After that, I do a COLL. In this case I need to know the COLL for Sune/AS cases. Hopefully, a Niklas is enough in this case.
• I finish with a EPLL for 5 edges. An easy case here.

Do not hesitate if you have further questions.
Click to expand...
Wow, thank you. That's a lot of great information. There are quite a few things there which I can't wait to try and put into practice. It makes EO a lot less daunting.
 
 
Roux, 26 STM. Would never do this in a solve bc I'm x2 y with white/yellow

y B' D' F U' x//FB
U' r' R' U' r'//SB
L' U2 L U2 L F' L' F//CMLL
M' U' M' U M' U2 M' U' M2//LSE

NEXT: U2 R U2 L F2 D2 R' D2 R' B2 F R' U R' B' D2 L F2 L F2
 
Neuro said:
U2 R U2 L F2 D2 R' D2 R' B2 F R' U R' B' D2 L F2 L F2
Click to expand...

LEOR attempt 2:
x2 y // inspection
L' U B' D' B2 R' D2 // LB (7/7)
R U' r U R U' r U' R' U' M2 // EO-Middle (11/18)
R' U' R2 U' R U' R U2 R' U R U R' U R U' R' // RB (17/35)
L U L' U L U2 L' // COLL (7/42)
M2 U' M' U2 M U' M2 U // EPLL(8/50)

Next: F2 D F2 D' R2 U L2 F2 D2 R2 U' L' D' R2 B D F U' R B L'
 
LEOR, 40

y x' D2 F U r2 U R2 B'//FB
r' U' R' U' r' U M' U' r2//EOStripe
U' R U' R U2 R U R2//F2L
l' U' L U R U' r' F//COLL
M2 U M U2 M' U M2 U2//EPLL

Roux, 41

y x' D2 F U r2 U R2 U2 B'//FB
r U2 r2 R' U' R2 U2 M U r//SB
U' R2' D' R U2 R' D R U2 r//CMLL
U2 M U2 M U' M' U M U2 M' U2 M2 U//LSE

You win this round LEOR...

NEXT: D2 L2 R2 F R2 B' L2 B' R2 F' D2 U' F' R' F' L' U B' L R
 
Last edited:
 
Last edited:
NEXT: U2 B R2 D2 B2 U2 F' U2 L2 D' L B L2 U' F2 U L B F2
Click to expand...
Lw' Dw' //Square (2/2)
B R' D L U' //Another square (5/7)
M B' Rw' U R' U' M' U' //F2B (8/15)
B2 R' U2 Rw' U L U' F' L2 //All but 3 edges (9/24)
U R U M' U' R' U M U2 //Last 3 edges (9/33)

see on alg.cubing.net

SPECIAL BONUS: L2 R2 B U2 R2 B2 F L2 D2 B' R2 U' L U2 R U L' B' U' R
Click to expand...
R2 F2 R2 //Blocks (3/3)
[B U R': B'] //Edges (7/10)
[L2, U R U'] //Comm #1 (8/18)
[B' R2 B, L'] //Comm #2 (8/26)
[U B' U', F2] //Comm #3 (8/34)

see on alg.cubing.net
Insertion finder gives 24HTM for solving corners with insertions

Next scramble: U' F2 B2 R U2 D F R D' B' R2 D2 F D2 F2 U2 D2 L2 D2 B
 
Pyjam said:
U2 B R2 D2 B2 U2 F' U2 L2 D' L B L2 U' F2 U L B F2
Click to expand...

It looks like others have posted while I was doing this, but I'll still post my solutions anyway.

LEOR (43 STM):
y // Inspection
D' R' U' S' R S D' (F' B2) // LB (7/7)
(r' M) U' R U' M2 // EO-M with lucky EO skip (6/13)
U' R U' R2 U2 R' U2 R U2 R' U R // RB (12/25)
U r U2' R2' F R F' R U2' r' // COLL (10/35)
M2 U M U2 M' U M2 U2 // EPLL (8/43)

XFOP (53 STM):
R' F2 L F D2 // X-Cross (5/5)
F U F' // 1st pair (3/8)
R' U' R U2 R U R' // 2nd pair (7/15)
y R U2 R' U2 R U R' // 3rd pair (7/22)
U' F U R U' R' F' // EOLL (7/29)
R' U' R U' R' U2 R // Backsune (7/36)
(U2 D') R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 D U' R' U R U2 // Ga-Perm (17/53)
 
kubnintadni said:
It looks like others have posted while I was doing this, but I'll still post my solutions anyway.

LEOR (43 STM):
y // Inspection
D' R' U' S' R S D' (F' B2) // LB (7/7)
(r' M) U' R U' M2 // EO-M with lucky EO skip (6/13)
U' R U' R2 U2 R' U2 R U2 R' U R // RB (12/25)
U r U2' R2' F R F' R U2' r' // COLL (10/35)
M2 U M U2 M' U M2 U2 // EPLL (8/43)

XFOP (53 STM):
R' F2 L F D2 // X-Cross (5/5)
F U F' // 1st pair (3/8)
R' U' R U2 R U R' // 2nd pair (7/15)
y R U2 R' U2 R U R' // 3rd pair (7/22)
U' F U R U' R' F' // EOLL (7/29)
R' U' R U' R' U2 R // Backsune (7/36)
(U2 D') R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 D U' R' U R U2 // Ga-Perm (17/53)
Click to expand...
Where's the next scramble?
 
porkynator said:
Next scramble: U' F2 B2 R U2 D F R D' B' R2 D2 F D2 F2 U2 D2 L2 D2 B
Click to expand...

Porky's hadn't been used yet. Here are some solutions for Porky's scramble.

LEOR (51 STM):
x // Inspection
F2 D B2 // LB (3/3)
R U (r' R') U' R' U (r' U r) U2 (r' U r) U' R2 U' M2 // EO-M (18/21)
U2 R U R' U' R2 U' R' U R U R' // RB (12/33)
U2 R' U2 R F U' R' U' R U F' // COLL (11/44)
y' M2 U M' U2 M U M2 // EPLL (7/51)

XFOP (68 STM):
z' // Inspection
R2 B L' U R' F (R L') D // X-Cross (9/9)
U' R' U2 R U' R' U R // 1st pair (8/17)
L' U' (L R) U2 R' U2 R U' R' // 2nd pair (10/27)
U' L' U' L U' L' U L // 3rd pair (8/35)
U2 F U R U' R' F' // EOLL (7/42)
R U R' U R U2 R' // Sune (7/49)
U2 F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' U // Y-Perm (19/68)

NEXT: U' B U' F2 R U' B2 R' D F' R2 D2 B' L2 B D2 F U2 L2 B'
 
porkynator said:
SPECIAL BONUS: L2 R2 B U2 R2 B2 F L2 D2 B' R2 U' L U2 R U L' B' U' R

R2 F2 R2 //Blocks (3/3)
[B U R': B'] //Edges (7/10)
[L2, U R U'] //Comm #1 (8/18)
[B' R2 B, L'] //Comm #2 (8/26)
[U B' U', F2] //Comm #3 (8/34)

Insertion finder gives 24HTM for solving corners with insertions
Click to expand...

Yep, I know the 24 HTM solution, but Nicolas Gertner found a 16 HTM solution:

(R2 F2) // Pseudo XXCross (2)
R' U2 R' // XXCross +2 moves to avoid a misoriented corner (3)
B' U B U' // Orient an edge on top + 1 Pair (4)
F' U' L U' L' F U // Multi-slotting (7)

Solution: R' U2 R' B' U B U' F' U' L U' L' F U F2 R2
 
 
Last edited:
Pyjam said:
NEXT: L2 D2 F D2 F R2 B2 U2 R2 F' L' B' R D R2 U B D' R2 U
Click to expand...

ZZ (53 STM):
y // Inspection
F' L U B R' D' // EO-Line (6/6)
U' R' L2 U2 R' U2 R2 U' L' U' L U2 R // RB (13/19)
U L U L2 U L U2 L' U2 L U' L' // LB (12/31)
U' F R U' R' U R U2 R' U' R U R' U' F' // COLL (15/46)
M2 U M' U2 M U M2 // EPLL (7/53)

LEOR (57 STM):
x2 y // Inspection
F (D' U) L (U' D) M2 L' F // LB (9/9)
U r U' M2 U R2 U' M U2 R U' M2 // EO-M (12/21)
U' R' U2 R' U' R U2 R' U R U' R' // RB (12/33)
U' F R U' R' U R U2 R' U' R U R' U' F' // COLL (15/48)
U' M2 U' M' U2 M U' M2 U // EPLL (9/57)

NEXT: L F U' F' B D' R' U2 R F' U2 D2 R2 U2 R2 F' D2 L2 D2 B2
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

M
The One Move 3x3x3 example solve!
20 21 22
Replies
425
Views
45,950
Renslay
Renslay
SpeedSolver101
[Unofficial] 3x3x3 Example Solve + Timed Solve
Replies
0
Views
1,760
SpeedSolver101
SpeedSolver101
N
  • Locked
[Unofficial] Example solve 3x3 Begginers method
Replies
2
Views
1,442
PandaCuber
PandaCuber
D
Feliks 3x3x3 example solves
2
Replies
21
Views
6,770
Deleted member 36445
D
SpeedSolver101
3x3x3 Example Cross Thread
2 3
Replies
42
Views
8,739
Jorian Meeuse
J
Back
Top