The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

[Pyjam]

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

(x y2) L2 S u U2 f' // 5 - 2x2x2
R2 F U F' // 4/9 - 2x2x3
R2 U2 R F R' F' R // 7/16 - F2L -1
y R U R' U2 R U' R' // 7/23 - F2L
R' U' R F U' R' U' R U F' U R' U R // 14/37 - ZBLL

(x2 y) f' M' F u' F R u2 // 7 - FB
M2' U r U M2' U R
U R U r' U' R U2 R' U R U2 r' // 19/26 - F2L + CP
y' U2 M' U' M U2 M' U' M // 8/34 - L4E

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

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

R2 D2 F' D' R' // Cross
R' U' R U' F U F' // Pair 1
L U L' R' U' R U' R U' R' // Pair 2
R' U' R U L U2 L' U L U' L' // Pair 3
U R' U' R U r' U' R U M' // Pair 4
L U F' U' L' U L F L' // OLL
l L U R' D R U' R' r' F r D' L' U' // PLL

Trying to get better at this.

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

 

[Pyjam]

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

L' u' R2 u2 U' B' // 6 - Left block
M2' U M' U r U r2 U M2' // 9/15 - 2x2x3 + EO
R U2 R' U R U' R U // 8/23 - AB3E
z' M2' U' M U2 M' U' M2' U // 8/31 - Done

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

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

Roux, unorthodox order for block-building into CMLL-skip.
27 STM (33 QSTM)

y'                            // inspection
F2 R2 U r F                   // squares |  5s  7qs
r M2' U' r M' B               // L block |  6s  7qs
r' U' M' U r                  // R block |  5s  5qs
M' U' M U M' U2 M U2 M' U M2' // LSE     | 11s 14qs
                              // total   | 27s 33qs

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

 

[Pyjam]

Very nice!

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

x u' R E S2 R2 u2 // 6 - Left block
r' S' U' S R' U r2 // 7/13 - EO F2L -2
R U R' U2 R' U R2 U' R' // 9/22 - F2L
L U' R' U L' U' R U' // 8/30 - Last layer

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

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

Mehta APDR:

z2 //Inspection
L F' L' R' F' L' U' L' F U' F' D' //FB
R' u R' u R F' U F u R2 //3QB
R U R' U' F' U F U' F U R U' R' F' //EOLE
U' R' U2 R U' R2 U2 R U R //6CO1
U' R U2 R' U' R U' R' //6CO2
U2 R2 U' R2 U S' U2 S //APDR
f' U f R' U' R' U R2 U R' U' R' F R F' //PLL
U' D2 //ADF

79 ETM (Terrible)

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

 

[Pyjam]

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

y x' B2 M R2 D M B // 6 - FB
U' R U' R U' R U r' U' r U2 R U' r' // 14/20 - SB
U' R U R' U R U2 R' // 8/28 - CMLL
U' M U M' U M2' // 6/34 - LSE

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

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

Yellow Bird, 39 STM

D' B' U L' // 222
R' U R' U R F2 // p223
U' F' U' F R' U' F R' F' // BR square
U R U R' U' F' // F2L + EO
R' U F U' F' U2 R F R' U R U2 F' U' // ZBLL

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

 

[DNF_Cuber]

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

U' B2 U' B2 U L2 D2 F2 U' F D2 R D' R U' B2 L' B R' F
z2
B L2 U F D' F' x'//FB 6/6
U2 R' U' R U' R U2 R' U' R U R'//SB 12/18
U' L' U' L U L F' L' F//CMLL 9/27
U M' U' M U' M' U2 M' U' M' U' M U2 M' U2 M2//L6E 16/43
Next:
B' D2 F2 R F' L' U2 L' B L2 B2 U R2 B2 U' D' L2 D B2 U

 

[Pyjam]

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

(x y) F M' E r u2 r U r B // 9 - Left block
U2 R U R U' M2' R U' R' // 9/18 - F2L
y' F U R U' R' F' // 6/24 - EO
(U' R U2 R' U' R U' R')2 // 16/40 - Easy 2GLL/ZBLL

Let's try some more advanced techniques:
(x y) F M' E r u2 r U r B // 9 - Left block
U2 R U R U' M2' R U' R' // 9/18 - F2L
R' U' R U' R' U R' F R F' U R // 12/30 - OLLCP*
R2' U' S' U2' S U' R2 U2 // 8/38 - PLL U
*: Thanks to OLLCP 9 @ speedcubedb.com

(x y) F M' E r u2 r U r B // 9 - Left block
U2 R U R U' M2' // 6/15 - F2L-1 + 4th pair
U2 R' F R F r U r' F R U R' // 12/27 - VLS*
y x R2' D2 R U R' D2 R U' R x' // 9/36 - PLL A
*: Thanks to VLS 141 @ speedcubedb.com

NEXT : R2 D L2 F2 U L2 D L2 B2 R2 B' U F' L2 D L' B' L2 B2 R2 D'
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[Deleted member 36445]

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

x' D2 L D' F2 D2
f' L' f
R' U' R
U2 R' F R F' R U' R'
U2 L' U L U' F U' F' r' F r
U L' U R U' L U' R' U' R U' R' U'

Can you guys try this one? I posted on the easy/hard/weird thread

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

 

[Pyjam]

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

x' y' U' r F2 E M' E' // 6 - FB
r U2 r U R2' U' R U r' U2 r // 11/17 - SB
y2 F R2 D R' U R D' R2' U' F' // 10/27 - CMLL
M U' M U M2' U // 6/33 - LSE

Without optimization:
x' y' U' r F2 M2' u' M u // 7 - FB
R U' M2' R' U' r U' r U2 R' // 10/17 - SB
M' U' M' // 3/20 - EO
U' F R' F' r U R U' r' // 8/29 - COLL
U2 M' U2 M U M' U2 M' U2 // 9/38 - LSE

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

 

[Drydareelin]

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

y' R' U F L2 R // Cross
U2 L' U L D2 // Pair 1
L U' L' F U' F' // Pair 2
R S' R' U R S R' // Pair 3
d2 R' U S' U' (R B' R') S R B // Pair 4
R B' R' B U B U' B' // OLL
F' U' F R2 u (R' U R U' R) u' R2' U2 // PLL

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

 

[Pyjam]

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

Great start then not so good:
(y' x) U2 M F R' M2' B2 // 6 - FB + 2 pairs
U' R' U2 R2 U2 R // 6/12 - SB :confused: :?

Best optimization:
(y' x) U2 M F R' M2' B2 // 6 - FB + 2 pairs
U' r' U2 R2 U'
R2 D r' U2 r D' R2' U' r // 14/20 - SB + CMLL
M2' U' M' U' M U' M U2 M2' U' M' U' M2' // 13/33 - LSE

Let's try something else:
(y' x) U2 M F R' M2' B2 // 6 - left block + 2 pairs
U' M2' U' F' U F // 6/12 - EO
R' U' R2 U R // 5/17 - right block + CO
U' M2' U M2' U // 5/22 - F2L
y x R2' D2 R U R' D2 R U' R x' // 9/31 - PLL A

NEXT : F2 R U2 F2 R' F2 R' D2 L2 B2 R2 D' F2 L' B' L2 D' F R' D'
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[Deleted member 55877]

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

CFOP
x y' D R F R U D2 R D' // cross+preserve pair (8)
L' U2 L2 R U2 R' L' // f2l 1+2 (7/15)
U' R U2 R2 U' R // f2l 3 (6/21)
R U' R' F' U' F // f2l 4 (6/27)
S R U R' U' R' F R f' // oll (9/36)
R2 F R U R U' R' F' R U2 R' U2 R U' // pll (14/50)

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

 

[Deleted member 36445]

CFOP
x y' D R F R U D2 R D' // cross+preserve pair (8)
L' U2 L2 R U2 R' L' // f2l 1+2 (7/15)
U' R U2 R2 U' R // f2l 3 (6/21)
R U' R' F' U' F // f2l 4 (6/27)
S R U R' U' R' F R f' // oll (9/36)
R2 F R U R U' R' F' R U2 R' U2 R U' // pll (14/50)

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

z y' // inspection
L F' u R D L' R' U' R D2 // xcross
y L U2 L' U' L U L' // p2
y' R U R' L2 F' L' F L' // p3
U' (U' R U R')3 // p4
U R' U' R' F R F' U R // oll
U' F U F' L2 u' L U' L' U L' u L2 // pll

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

 

[Devagio]

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

Mehta

x' y2 // Inspection
U B' D F' // FB (4/4)
R2 E' R' u R' // 3QB (5/9)
u2 F R F' U R' // EOLE (6/15)
U2 R S' U2 S R' U2 R2 // DCAL (8/23)
U' R2 S R2 S' // JTLE (5/28)
x R2 F R F' R U2 r' U r U2 x' U' // PLL (11/39)

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

 

[Pyjam]

F' R2 B R2 U2 F2 D2 R2 D2 U B F2 D2 R2 D2 B' U' L U' L2 F

U R2 F' D' U R' U' D' R D R // 11 - XX-Cross + EO
U R U L U L' // 6/17 - F2L -1
R' U R U' L' U R' U' L // 9/26 - COLL (Niklas)
R U' R' U' R U2' R' U R U R' // 11/37 - L5E

NEXT : R' U' F' R2 L' F U2 D B' U' B2 L2 U' R2 F2 B2 U F2 L2 D'
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[Deleted member 36445]

U R2 F' D' U R' U' D' R D R // 11 - XX-Cross + EO
U R U L U L' // 6/17 - F2L -1
R' U R U' L' U R' U' L // 9/26 - COLL (Niklas)
R U' R' U' R U2' R' U R U R' // 11/37 - L5E

NEXT : R' U' F' R2 L' F U2 D B' U' B2 L2 U' R2 F2 B2 U F2 L2 D'
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LBL with tricks

L' U2 F' y' L' F U' R U z2 // CROSS
U2 L U2 L2 U2 L // FIRST 2 CORNERS
R U R2 U2 R2 U' R' // LAST 2 CORNERS
y2 [F: (r U r' U')3] // FIRST 2 EDGES
y (R2 U2)3 // LAST 2 EDGES
F U R U' R' F' // EO
U2 R U2 R' U' R U' R' // CO
[F2: (R2 U' L2 U)2] // CP
M2 U' M2 U' M' U2 M2 U2 M' U2 // EP

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

 

[BenChristman1]

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

@zinzan8 this was a pretty okay solve.

CFOP, 58 STM (54 with cancellations)

x2 // Inspection
D L B2 F' L U L' D2 // X-Cross

Spoiler

This cross is pretty easy, just put white-orange a D2 away from being solved with a D, then solve both white-green and white-orange with L F', then just a B2 to solve white-blue. You can see, though, that the blue-red edge is solved, and the white-blue-red corner is an easy 3 move insert from being solved, so insert that with L U L' before aligning the cross with a D2.

U L' U L U F U F' // F2L 2

Spoiler

This probably wasn't the best pair to choose, but I chose blue-orange. I did U L' U L to set them up, and U F U F' to insert them. Pretty straightforward.

U R' U' R U f' L' f // F2L 3

Spoiler

Once again, I probably should have solved the green-red pair first, but I chose green-orange instead. U R' U' R to set them up, and U f' L' f to insert them into the BL slot.

R' U R y R' F R F' // F2L 4 with edge control

Spoiler

This is basically just doing the beginner's method in the back R' U R paired up the pieces, but I saw that I could do edge orientation as well, so I rotated and did a sledgehammer to insert the pair, which solved EO.

U2 R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 (U2 R) // OLL
(R' U) R' U' R D' R' D R' U D' R2 U' R2 D R2 U2 // PLL

Spoiler

Obviously, you could use any alg for these cases, but these are the ones I use. The last 2 moves of the OLL actually cancel into the V-perm, which is pretty difficult to spot, but it could be done.

alg.cubing.net

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