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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

leor, 35
y z2
u r' u F U' R2 F // fb
U' r2 F R2 F2 U' F r' // eo223
R' U R2 U2 R2 U' R' U (R') // f2l
(R) B2 R' U2 R' U2 R B2 U R' U R U2 // zbll

next: F' D2 F D2 B L2 U2 F D2 B2 D2 R F2 U' B' D F L2 D2 F
F2 U2 //First pair
z2 M2 U2 F' //Second pair
y2 M L' U M2 U' L' //Third pair
y' M U' M' L F L' //Fourth pair

y M' U' y M' U2 M2 //F2E
y M2 U' M' //S2E

F U R U' R' F' y R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 //OLL + cancel into R perm

U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R' U' //PLL

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

CF1L (Cross, F2L, 1lll), 43 STM (because I couldn't find a 1lll alg)

z2 // Inspection

L F' R' F' U F U' F' U' L' B L B' E // XCross

B U' B' U' R U M' B' r' U' L U // F2L

y' R' F' U F2 R D R' U R2 D' F2 R2 F2 R2 F2 U' F2 // 1LLL


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

36, petrus? i think? i dont even know
x2 z
U' L' U2 R' U' R U2 L // kinda 2x2x3
U F' U' F' L' U L U L F' L' // eof2l
U2 R U2 R' U' R U' R' U R U R' U R U2 // 2gll
r' E' M' u' // dots

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

Petrus


F R2 U' F2 L F2 L' F' L B F' D F2 // 2x2 13/13
R2 U' R U' R' U' R U' B' U2 L U' L // 2x2x3 13/26
F U R2 U' F' R // F2L-1 6/32
y R U' R' U' R U R' // LSEO 7/39
y' R U R' U' R U2 R' // OLL 7/46
U y2 R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 U' D R' U R D // PLL 16/62

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

Roux, 35 STM

y // inspection
u U r' R' F // First Block
U' r2 R' U' R r u R' // Second Block
R U' L' U R' U' L // CMLL
M2 U' M' U M U' M' U2 M U M2 U M U2 M' // LSE

NEXT: B' D R F2 U R U2 B R' L2 B' U2 R2 D2 R2 B' D2 F2 L2 U2
 
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next: U2 D F2 D F U F D2 B F2 R2 B2 L' B2 R' F2 D2 R' U2
(white top, green front) // Inspection (0,0)
L D B D B // Cross (5,5)
L' U L U L2 F' L2 F // F2L 1 (8,13)
U' R' U R U' R' U R // F2L 2 (8,21)
R U R' U L U L' // F2L 3 (7,28)
y (white top, red front) U' L' U' L U' L' U L // F2L 4 (8,36)
U F (R U R' U')2 F' // OLL (11,47)
U R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U // PLL (15,62)

alg.cubing.net

Next Scramble: R' B' R' B2 U L' U' F2 U F2 D2 F' D2 B2 U2 F R2 L2 F L2
 
(white top, green front) // Inspection (0,0)
L D B D B // Cross (5,5)
L' U L U L2 F' L2 F // F2L 1 (8,13)
U' R' U R U' R' U R // F2L 2 (8,21)
R U R' U L U L' // F2L 3 (7,28)
y (white top, red front) U' L' U' L U' L' U L // F2L 4 (8,36)
U F (R U R' U')2 F' // OLL (11,47)
U R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U // PLL (15,62)

alg.cubing.net

Next Scramble: R' B' R' B2 U L' U' F2 U F2 D2 F' D2 B2 U2 F R2 L2 F L2
U' //first pair
z2 L' U L U L' //second pair
y L U' M' B' U2 B //third pair
y' M U' M2 U B' R' B //fourth pair

M' U' y M' U M2 U M2 //F2E
y' M' U' M U' M' U M U' M2 //S2E

F U R U' R' F' y2 x R' U R D' R' U' R D //OLL

x' R' U L' U2 R U' R' U2 R L //PLL

59 Moves

Next: L B2 R U2 L' B2 F2 R' B2 R' D2 F2 U' R2 D' R F' D' L B D
 
U' //first pair
z2 L' U L U L' //second pair
y L U' M' B' U2 B //third pair
y' M U' M2 U B' R' B //fourth pair

M' U' y M' U M2 U M2 //F2E
y' M' U' M U' M' U M U' M2 //S2E

F U R U' R' F' y2 x R' U R D' R' U' R D //OLL

x' R' U L' U2 R U' R' U2 R L //PLL

59 Moves

This is just a bad version(and common one) of PCMS. Try doing CMSLL(basically CMLL) after 4th Pair, then do EO(roux-style, Aerma has algs for it) and then solve all the edges

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

Actual PCMS, 40 STM

/* Scramble */
L B2 R U2 L' B2 F2 R' B2 R' D2 F2 U' R2 D' R F' D' L B D

/* Solve */
z2 // Inspection

R2 F2 R2 D R' F2 U' R' // F2P

S' b U' B // 3rd Pair

U2 S' y U R U' R' U R U2 R' // CMSLLLS

U M' y M' U2 M' U2 M U M' M2 // EO

U B2 R2 F2 R2 B2 L2 U2 // L8EP

// View at alg.cubing.net



NEXT: L D' L D2 B F2 R2 F' D2 B' D2 F2 U2 F2 R' F D2 U L2 U R
 
This is just a bad version(and common one) of PCMS. Try doing CMSLL(basically CMLL) after 4th Pair, then do EO(roux-style, Aerma has algs for it) and then solve all the edges



Actual PCMS, 40 STM

/* Scramble */
L B2 R U2 L' B2 F2 R' B2 R' D2 F2 U' R2 D' R F' D' L B D

/* Solve */
z2 // Inspection

R2 F2 R2 D R' F2 U' R' // F2P

S' b U' B // 3rd Pair

U2 S' y U R U' R' U R U2 R' // CMSLLLS

U M' y M' U2 M' U2 M U M' M2 // EO

U B2 R2 F2 R2 B2 L2 U2 // L8EP

// View at alg.cubing.net



NEXT: L D' L D2 B F2 R2 F' D2 B' D2 F2 U2 F2 R' F D2 U L2 U R
Yeah ik I just can’t really be bothered lol. I found this method by myself when messing around. All I know is that it has a lower movecount than CFOP. Next time I might do a CFOP example solve. Basically the only reason I do example solves with this method is so I can beat my friends at FMC in our monthly comps lol.
 
This is just a bad version(and common one) of PCMS. Try doing CMSLL(basically CMLL) after 4th Pair, then do EO(roux-style, Aerma has algs for it) and then solve all the edges



Actual PCMS, 40 STM

/* Scramble */
L B2 R U2 L' B2 F2 R' B2 R' D2 F2 U' R2 D' R F' D' L B D

/* Solve */
z2 // Inspection

R2 F2 R2 D R' F2 U' R' // F2P

S' b U' B // 3rd Pair

U2 S' y U R U' R' U R U2 R' // CMSLLLS

U M' y M' U2 M' U2 M U M' M2 // EO

U B2 R2 F2 R2 B2 L2 U2 // L8EP

// View at alg.cubing.net



NEXT: L D' L D2 B F2 R2 F' D2 B' D2 F2 U2 F2 R' F D2 U L2 U R
z2 //inspection

B2 R B R2 D' L D //cross

y2 R U2 R' F U' F' //first pair
y2 U' L U L' U' L F' L' F //second pair
y2 U2 L U' M F' R' //third pair
x y' F U' F' U' L' U L U2 L' U' L U L' U' L //fourth pair(I am terrible at this case please give me a better alg)

y r U R' U' L' U R U' x' //OLL

y2 R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' U //PLL

66 Moves

Next: F2 D' B' R' U F' U2 L F U B2 R2 U R2 L2 U' L2 F2 U' F2
 
Yeah ik I just can’t really be bothered lol. I found this method by myself when messing around. All I know is that it has a lower movecount than CFOP. Next time I might do a CFOP example solve. Basically the only reason I do example solves with this method is so I can beat my friends at FMC in our monthly comps lol.

This version of PCMS has worse movecount than CFOP
 
next: B2 F2 L D2 F2 U2 F2 R U2 R' U2 R2 U' R2 U2 B' U L' B2 F2 R
z2 (yellow top, green front) // Inspection (0,0)
U2 B2 U2 R' F R2 U R' U L2 // X-Cross (10,10)
U L U2 L2 U' L // F2L 2 (6,16)
U2 R' U2 R U R' U' R // F2L 3 (8,24)
y' (yellow top, red front) U2 L' U L2 F' L' F // F2L 4 (7,31)
U' L F' L' U' L U F U' L' // OLL (10,41)
U2 R' U' R U D' R2 U R' U R U' R U' R2 D U' // PLL (17,58)

alg.cubing.net

Next Scramble: R F' L2 D R' L' B R F' R2 F2 D2 R2 L2 F2 R2 B D2 R
 
Next Scramble: R F' L2 D R' L' B R F' R2 F2 D2 R2 L2 F2 R2 B D2 R
z2 F' R' U' L F R2
U R L' U2 L R'
F' U F R U R' U' R U R' U' R U R'
y2 F' U' F U' L' U L U' F U F'
U' F' U2 F R U' R' U F' U' F
U F' (r U R' U') r' F R
U2 R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 D U' R' U R D'
U


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

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