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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread


Improvement of only 3 moves if you count the AUF.
Seems less spectacular than I was hoping, but this was a pretty optimal COLL+EPLL case with Niklas+U-EPLL.
I'm sure the difference would be more dramatic with a worst-case COLL+EPLL.
 
Next: U2 B D' L2 U' R2 D2 B2 R2 D' B2 R2 D2 U' L' B U' B' D2 R B'
CFOP, 46 STM
y // Inspection
F L F R' U F2 // Cross
L U' L' R' U' R // F2L 1
U' F' U' F // F2L 2
L U L' // F2L 3
y' U' R U2 R' U R U' R' // F2L 4
F R U' R' U' R U R' F' // OLL
x' F' R' D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R2 // PLL
alg.cubing.net

Petrus, 51 STM
U2 M' U M D2 F D2 U L U' L' // 2x2x2
F U' F R2 F' R' // 2x2x3
U' L' U L // EO
y' R' U R2 U' R2 U R U' R' U R U R' // F2L
U' r U R' U' r' F R F' // OLL
M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2 U2 // PLL
alg.cubing.net

Next: U2 B2 U2 R' B2 L2 B2 U2 R B2 D2 B R U L' D F D' R2 F2 R2
 
U2 D2 F2 B2 R D L' B D' F' R2 L2 B' R' F L2 D' U2 R L
U' F' D F U F' R F R' L' D2 L D2 L' //Some DR Blockbuilding
D L B U B' D B U' //DR
F2 B' R2 U' D L2 D //AB5C

skeleton:
U' F' D F U F' R F R' @ L' D2 L D2 L' # D L B U B' D B U' F2 B' R2 U' D L2 D
@ = B2 L' F' L B2 L' F L (cancels 2)
# = L' U' L D L' U L D' (cancels 4)

Final:
U' F' D F U F' R F R' B2 L' F' L B2 L' F D2 L D2 L2 U' L D L' U L2 B U B' D B U' F2 B' R2 U' D L2 D
39 ETM

No. of cancellations: 6

I got lucky on the insertions lol.

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