The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

[Pyjam]

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

Good scramble…

Alien Roux :

U r U2 B2 r U2 r' B r U2 r2 D' // (12) FB + CP
U2 r U' r2 U' r // (6/18) SB + EO
M' U2 M2' U2 M' U M2' U // (8/26) LSE

Human Roux :

U r U2 B' r' D' // (6) FB
U2 r U' r2 U' r // (6/12) SB
U2 F' r U R' U' r' F R // (9/21) CMLL for us, primates
M2 U M' U2 M2 U2 M' U' // (8/29) LSE

NEXT: D2 R U2 F2 D2 U2 L F2 L' F2 R' U' F' D R U' B' D' U2 B D
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[dwbrwn]

B F2 U' F' D' L' D // EO Cross
U R' U R U' R' U' R // 1st Pair
U2 R U' R' U L' U' L // 2nd Pair
L U2 L' U' L U2 L' // 3rd Pair
R U R' // FR Corner
U R' U' R U' R' U2 R // COLL
U R U' R' U' R U2 R' U R U R' // L5E

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

 

[Pyjam]

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

Urox method:

(z2 x) B2 U' F' D2 F U F' // (7) CxLL
R' M' F // (3/10) First block (aborted)
R2 U r U R L U' R' F' R' U' R' // (12/22) Second block
M' U2 M' U l' // (5/27) Edge orientation
U2 L U L' // (4/31) First block (completed)
U2 M U2 M U2 // (5/36) LSE

NEXT: F2 L2 F L2 R2 F2 L2 B L2 R2 B' R' B' U2 R' B U F' D B2 R'
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[Neuro]

Petrus, 32

D' R' U F R2 F//2x2x2
d' F R F' R//2x2x3
U2 R' F R//EO
y' R' U2 R U2 R U R//F2L
U x' M' U' R U L' U2 R' U2 R //ZBLL

Roux, 39

U R' D' r' F r B2//FB
M2 U r U2 R' U' R2 U2 r'//SB
U' F R U R' U' R U' R' U' R U R' F'//CMLL
M' U M' U2 M' U2 M' U' M2//LSE

Random blockbuilding, 35

D' R' U F R2 F d' F R F R U F//F2L-1
U' R U' y R U2 R' F'//AB4C
L' U R U' L U2 R' U' L' U R U' L R' U2//L4C

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

 

[Pyjam]

B U' B2 F2 U L2 U' F2 R2 U L2 D2 R D F' U' B' D' B L2

<DUMB> Method:

B U' D' B2 M B M' // (7) Edge orientation
(y2) U' B' U B' D' U B2 // (7/14) 2x2x2 block
(y2) U B' D B' U2 B U' D' // (8/22) 3x3x2 block - 1 slot
B D B2 U (x') U' B2 D B U2 B' D' B U' (x) U' // (14/36) Solved

Hum... not bad.

NEXT: B2 D2 L D2 F2 U2 L U2 L R2 U2 F L' R2 F2 L2 U' B L2 B' R'
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[Neuro]

Roux + Thought Process, 42 STM. 52 SQTM (Slice Quarter Turn Metric, good for measuring speedsolves)

y2//I see decent pair on RW block via RWB square (F R' B'.) After these moves, I know that the second pair pieces will be in UFR and RB, solvable in a minimum of 4 moves (U' R' U F'.) Track RD edge

F R' B' U' R' U F'//I don't need to modify 1st block because RD will properly pair with it's center. Although I see no clear advantage for either pair, I prefer the setup for FR

R' U R U2 R'//Pair has been made and I know that after insertion my next pair will have a nice, 2G setup if i do a U' for insertion as opposed to U2

U' R U2//I see I can perform R2 to setup next pair rather than do R' R'

R2' U'//From here I know I'll get a Sune case, although I don't know which one. Perform U2 for recog

R U2//I see that I have an arrow case so I opt to use an alg that doesn't change EO. I see that Ufl and Fur are the same color and Ulb is opposite

U M F R' F' R U2 R U2' r'//I know my ULUR edges are in DFDB and doing U M U2 M' will give a decent EOLR case

U M U2 M' U' M U M' U//I know this is a basic bars case. After M2, the top/bottom bars will be solved and the blue center will be in front. Since WB in in UL, I'll perform a U' to create a 1x2x3

M2 U'//I simply solve the M slice and AUF to solved

M2 U2//Done!

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

 

[Pyjam]

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

Full color neutral Roux : 36 STM

D U' R L U (y' x) // (5) FB
U' R r2 U r U' R U' R U R' U2 r // (13/18) SB
U' R' U2' R2 U R2' U R2 U2' r' // (10/28) CMLL Pi
U2 M U M' U' M U2 M2' // (8/36) LSE

Same first block, Leor : 39 STM

D U' R L U (y' x) // (5) Left
U' r' U' r U M2' U' M2' // (8/13) EO-Middle
R U R U R2' U R U R' U2 R // (11/24) Right
L' U2 L U L' U L U' // (8/32) COLL AS
M2' U M U2 M' U M2' // (7/39) PLL U

No need to be full color neutral Roux : 36 STM too

(y2) D2 L' R' D F' r' U2 B // (8) FB
M2' U' r' U M2' U R' U2 r // (9/17) SB
U' r U2' R2' F R F' R U2' R' // (10/27) CMLL L
U2 M' U2 M' U M' U2 M U' // (9/36) LSE

NEXT: F2 L' B2 F2 L2 F2 L' R2 U2 L' D2 U' B' U2 B' R F' R U' L D'
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[Pyjam]

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

ZZ : 42 STM

zz D2 U R F L R2 D' // (7) EOL
U L2 U' L' U' L U L U2 L2 // (10/17) Left
R2 U' R2 U2 R' U2 R U R' U' R U R U R' // (15/32) Right
U2 r U R' U' r' F R F' U' // (10/42) OLL T

Roux : 34 STM

(x y2) D2 U R2 U2 B2 F U F2 // (8) FB
r U r' U R2 U M U2 R' U r U' r U2 R' // (15/23) SB
f U R U' R' f' // (6/29) CMLL
M U' M' U' M2' // (5/34) LSE

NEXT: B R F2 U' B' R' D' F' D' R2 U2 R F2 U2 F2 B2 L D2 L' U2
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[porkynator]

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

Random 3-style solve done on alg.cubing.net:

B2 D F' D' B2 D F //Firt corner comm, one move cancels with the next
D R' U R D2 R' U' R //Second corner comm, breaks the twist into parity

L2 D M' D' L2 D M D' //First edge comm
B R B' M B R' B' M' //Second edge comm, leaves 4 flipped

x' y
Lw' U M' U M' U M' U //Edge flip, one move cancels with parity
L2 U' R U2 L' U R' L U' R U2 L' U R' U //Parity (N-perm)

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

 

[Pyjam]

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

(x) D' U' B M D2 R U R2 D // (9) Left 1x2x3 block
U' M U r' U2 r2 // (6/15) All but 7 edges
U M U r U M U2 M' U R' // (10/25) EO - All but 5 edges
M' U2 M' U' M' U2 M U // (8/33) Solved

Update: Last 7 edges in 13 moves by @Neuro :

U M U r U M2 // EO + R-edge (6/21)
U M U2 r' // UF-UB (+UL-UR) (4/25)
U' M2 U // L7E (3/28)

Congrats!

NEXT : U D' R' D2 B' U2 B' U D' F L2 F2 U2 B U2 B2 L2 D2 B
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[Neuro]

Weird method, 43

y2 R F' R' U r U R2 U2 r u2//CPFB
U2 M2 U' r U R U r//EOULUR
U2 R U2 R' U' R U R//BTRSetup
U R' U2 R2 U R2 U R2 U2 R' U2 R'//BTR+Edge
M2 U' M U2 M'//Solved

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

 

[porkynator]

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

L U R B D L //EO + 2x2x2
U' R' U' R2 B2 //2x2x3
U2 R2 U2 R2 U' //All but 3 corners and 3 edges
[B M' B', R'] //3e
[U2, B U2 F' U2 B'] //3c

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

 

[Đỗ Viên Rouxer]

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

Roux, 42 STM

y' x' R F' U' B' R' B2 // FB (6)
U r U R' U R2 U2 R2 U r' U' r U' R' // SB (14)
U' F R' F' R U2 R U2 R' // CMLL (9)
U2 M' U M' U M' U2 M' U2 M2 U M2 U2 // LSE (13)

Next: F2 L R D2 L2 D2 B2 D2 R' B2 U L' B' L' R2 B R2 B

 

[Pyjam]

F2 L R D2 L2 D2 B2 D2 R' B2 U L' B' L' R2 B R2 B

zz B' R B' U' R U2 R D // (8) EOL
R' U2 R2 L U R' L2 U2 R U' R' // (11/19) Right block
L' U L' U L U L // (7/26) Left block (Ab4C)
y U2 R' F' M U' M' F M U r // (10/36) 4C-cycle

(x') r U2 M2' D' r B2 // (6) FB
U R2 U' r U' r U R U' R' U2 R U' r' // (14/20) SB
U' M R2' D' r U2 r' D r U2 R // (11/31) CMLL
U2' M U M' U M' U2' M' U' // (9/40) LSE

(R') // (1) Premove
(x') r U2 M2' D' U' r B' // (7/8) Left 1x2x3 block
R2 r U r2 U2 R2 U' R' U R // (10/18) F2L
U F U R2 D R' U' R D' R2' F' // (11/29) CMLL (OLLCP) - Solved

NEXT : B2 L' D2 L' B2 R' D2 L' D2 B2 L' B' D' F2 D F D' B D2 U R2
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[Neuro]

Roux, 42

y2 F' R2 f r S'//FB
U2 R r U' R2 U r' U' r' R2 U2 r U R'//SB
F R' F' r U R U' R'//CMLL
U' M U M' U2 M U' M' U' M U' M U2 M' U2//LSE

NEXT: R2 F2 U L2 U L2 D2 F2 U F2 U2 B L2 D2 L B D' B U L' R2

 

[Đỗ Viên Rouxer]

NEXT: R2 F2 U L2 U L2 D2 F2 U F2 U2 B L2 D2 L B D' B U L' R2

Roux, 47

z' y D' R' F2 R' U2 B2 // FB
U' r' U' r' U R' U' r' U' R U' M U2 R U' R' // SB
U R U' L' U R' U' l // CMLL
M U M' U2 M' U M U M U2 M' U' M2 U' M2 U2 M2 //LSE

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

 

[Pyjam]

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

L U2 B R L b' // (6) FB
U R' U r2 U M' U (x') U' R' U R // (11/17) SB
L2' U R U' L U r' // (7/24) CMLL
U' M' U2' M2' U M2' U' M U2' M // (10/34) LSE

NEXT : R' F2 L D2 L B2 F2 D2 F2 R' B2 F D B' U' F' L F' D2 R2 F'
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[Pyjam]

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

R F D U B U F' R F2 // (9) FB
R U r U r // (5/14) SB
R U2' R2' U' R U' R' U2' F R F' // (11/25) CMLL
M' U M2' U M U' M2' // (7/32) LSE

Sometimes a good FB makes an even better SB.
And those weird LSE can teach us something, perhaps.

NEXT : F D R U' R' B' L F D2 B D R2 D2 B2 D2 F2 D' L2 D2
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[Montykins]

Probably my worst fmc in years
Scromble: F D R U' R' B' L F D2 B D R2 D2 B2 D2 F2 D' L2 D2
Inverse: D2 L2 D F2 D2 B2 D2 R2 D' B' D2 F' L' B R U R' D' F'

On inverse: F' D' B U2 L
R' D U' R U // 2x2x2
SWITCH
D R
SWITCH
D L D' L'
SWITCH
D' F2 D' F' D // AB6C

Skellington: D R D' F2 D' * F' D L D L' D' U' R' ** *** U D' R L' U2 B' D F
* U F' D F U' F' D' F
** R U R' D R U' R' D'
*** R2 U' L U R2 U' L' U

Solution: D R D' F2 D' U F' D F U' F' L D L' D' R' D R U' R' D' R2 U' L U R2 U' L' U2 D' R L' U2 B' D F

36 moves, possibly my worst attempt in years. Really tricky to find a good continuation after the 2x2x2 and the insertions were underwhelming to say the least (only 9 moves cancelled across 3 comms).

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

 

[Pyjam]

D2 R L U' F' U L2 B2 L U2 F R' B' D L2 U F2 R L' B' D2 F'

(zz) R' F' U2 R L' F' // (6) EO
L' D2 U2 F2 R // (5/11) DF-DB + Right square
L' U L2 U L' // (5/16) Left square
U2 M F2 M' // (4/20) Right block
L U L' U' L' U' (z) // (6/26) F2L - OLL-skip
(y) R' d' F R2 u R' U R U' R u' R2 // (12/38) PLL G

(zz) R' F' U2 L' F' L R B R' F R B' F' // (13) EO + some corner permutation
L2 D2 U2 R F2 // (5/18) DF-DB + Right square
U' R U L U L2 // (6/24) Left square
R' U R U' R' // (5/29) Right block
U2 L U // (3/32) Left block - Solved

Roux : 33 STM (with y2 instead of U2 before CMLL)

(z2) D2 // (1) Left square
F2 U R2 U R2 // (5/6) Right D-line
M' U' M // (3/9) Partial EO
U' R2 U2 R U2 R2 // (6/15) Right block
U2 L' U L // (4/19) Left block
U2 R U2' R2' F R F' R U2' R' // (10/29) CMLL L
U' M U M' U' // (5/34) LSE

NEXT : F U' F2 D' B U R' F' L D' R' U' L U B' D2 R' F U2 D2
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