The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

tsmosher · Oct 1, 2021

Cubing Forever said:
Mehta-CDRLL: 50 STM
D R2 L' U' R' U F R' F' U2 F //FB
D' U' R u' R F R F' //3QB
u' R U' R2 S' U2 S R U2 R' U R' U R U' R' U R U2 R' // wtf am I doing
U' F2 U' r2 F2 R2 U' F2 r2 u' U2 //L5EP

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

y2 z'
L2 B2 l' E' u L2 U' L u // SB + dBL (9)
F U' F' U2 L' // NMFB (5/14)
F' r U R' U' r' F R // NMCMLL (8/22)
U' M' U' M' U2 M2 // EOdM (6/28)
U' S2 U' S2 U' S U2 S' // L5EP (8/36)
L' // ALF (1/37)

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

IsThatA4x4 · Oct 1, 2021

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

ZZ-CT??? (44 STM):
z2 L F R’ B’ D’ // Cross
R’ U R U2 y’ L’ U’ L // Pair #1
R’ U2 R2 U R’ // Pair #2
D’ R’ U R D // Pair #3 preserving EO
U2 y2 L’ U’ L U2 L’ U L U L’ U’ L // TSLE apparently
U x L U’ L D2 L’ U L D2 L2 // PLL

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

tsmosher · Oct 1, 2021

IsThatA4x4 said:
ZZ-CT??? (44 STM):
z2 L F R’ B’ D’ // Cross
R’ U R U2 y’ L’ U’ L // Pair #1
R’ U2 R2 U R’ // Pair #2
D’ R’ U R D // Pair #3 preserving EO
U2 y2 L’ U’ L U2 L’ U L U L’ U’ L // TSLE apparently
U x L U’ L D2 L’ U L D2 L2 // PLL

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

x'
L' B2 l' u2 U L u' // FB (7)
L2 U l U l' U' F U F' // SB (9/16)
U2 L' U' L U' R U' L' U R' U2 L // NMCOLL (12/28)
M' U' M' U' M2 U // EOBF (6/34)
M U2 M' // L4EP (3/37)
U' L // un-transform (2/39)

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

abunickabhi · Oct 2, 2021

tsmosher said:
x'
L' B2 l' u2 U L u' // FB (7)
L2 U l U l' U' F U F' // SB (9/16)
U2 L' U' L U' R U' L' U R' U2 L // NMCOLL (12/28)
M' U' M' U' M2 U // EOBF (6/34)
M U2 M' // L4EP (3/37)
U' L // un-transform (2/39)

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

z2 y
//edges LPVQ GUFM JDJC
//corners JMTW UA
https://alg.cubing.net/?setup=L2_D_...R_U_R-_F-_R_U_R-_U-_R-_F_R2_U-_R-_U-_//parity
U L' U' S E' L E L' U L U' S' //UF-BL-FR-DR-LD
F' U' F R' U M U' r F' U F //UF-RU-DB-BU-BR
[L2 F' : [L2, E']] [R' E R, U']
https://alg.cubing.net/?setup=L2_D_...R_U_R-_F-_R_U_R-_U-_R-_F_R2_U-_R-_U-_//parity
[U D' R : [U2, R D' R']]
[R : [U', R D' R']]
[U' R D' R' : [U', R' D R]]
https://alg.cubing.net/?setup=L2_D_...R_U_R-_F-_R_U_R-_U-_R-_F_R2_U-_R-_U-_//parity
R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' //parity

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

carcass · Oct 2, 2021

abunickabhi said:
L B' R' D' F' U' D' R F2 B2 U2 L B2 L F2 U2 D2 F2 U'

CFOP w/ pseudo F2L, 64 STM
F U R' F y2//pseudo cross
R U R2' U' R//BL pair
U' R U2 R' U' R U R' d//second pair
L' U' L R' U2 R2 U R2 U R//third pair
y' R U R' U' R U2 R' U2 R U' R' D2//Pseudo F2l
U' r U r' R U R' U' r U' r'//OLL
L U2 L' U2 L F' L' U' L U L F L2//PLL
NEXT SCRAMBLE: U' F2 D U2 F2 U' B2 R2 B' D U' R2 B R' F' U' L U F

abunickabhi · Oct 3, 2021

carcass said:
CFOP w/ pseudo F2L, 64 STM
F U R' F y2//pseudo cross
R U R2' U' R//BL pair
U' R U2 R' U' R U R' d//second pair
L' U' L R' U2 R2 U R2 U R//third pair
y' R U R' U' R U2 R' U2 R U' R' D2//Pseudo F2l
U' r U r' R U R' U' r U' r'//OLL
L U2 L' U2 L F' L' U' L U L F L2//PLL
NEXT SCRAMBLE: U' F2 D U2 F2 U' B2 R2 B' D U' R2 B R' F' U' L U F

z2 y
//edges EGSD MQPK UF
//corners CGOE MU
https://alg.cubing.net/?setup=U-_F2..._U_R-_U-_R-_F_R2_U-_R-_U-_R_U_R-_U_R_//parity
R' F E' F2 E F R' S R2 S' //UF-LU-RU-RD-DF
L' D F2 E' F' E F' D' L //UF-BR-LD-FR-LB
[D' r' : [U' R' U, M']]
https://alg.cubing.net/?setup=U-_F2..._U_R-_U-_R-_F_R2_U-_R-_U-_R_U_R-_U_R_//parity
[R : [U, R D R']]
[U' y x :[U R2 U', L']]
[L B2: [R2, L' U' L U]]
https://alg.cubing.net/?setup=U-_F2..._U_R-_U-_R-_F_R2_U-_R-_U-_R_U_R-_U_R_//parity
R' U' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' U R //parity

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

BenChristman1 · Oct 3, 2021

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

CFOP, 44 STM
z2 // Inspection
D2 F2 U F' D F' U' F' U F' L // X-Cross
U L' U L U2 F U F' // F2L 2
R' U R // F2L 3
y' L' U L U F U' F' // F2L 4
r U R' U R U2 r' // OLL
M2 U' M2 U2 M2 U' M2 U2 // PLL
ACN

Nautilus, 42 STM
x2 // Inspection
B D F2 U2 B U' f' L' f // FB
R2 U' M U2 M' f' U f R' U R // 2x2x2
U' R U2 R' U R U' R' // LS
U' M' U M // EODF
U2 F' r U R' U' r' F R U' // ZBLL
ACN

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

abunickabhi · Oct 3, 2021

BenChristman1 said:
CFOP, 44 STM
z2 // Inspection
D2 F2 U F' D F' U' F' U F' L // X-Cross
U L' U L U2 F U F' // F2L 2
R' U R // F2L 3
y' L' U L U F U' F' // F2L 4
r U R' U R U2 r' // OLL
M2 U' M2 U2 M2 U' M2 U2 // PLL
ACN

Nautilus, 42 STM
x2 // Inspection
B D F2 U2 B U' f' L' f // FB
R2 U' M U2 M' f' U f R' U R // 2x2x2
U' R U2 R' U R U' R' // LS
U' M' U M // EODF
U2 F' r U R' U' r' F R U' // ZBLL
ACN

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

z2 y
//edges TUFA LEIN CPVJ
//corners FVSQ PM

S' U S D' S' U' M D M' S //UF-DL-DB-BU-UL
L' F L2 E L E2 L E F' L // UF-BL-LU-FL-RB
U' R' E R E' U R E R E' R2

[F : [D, R U R']]
[R U : [D, R U R']]
[D' R D : [R' U' R, D2]]

recon

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

alexela · Oct 4, 2021

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

ROUX, 16 STM / 19 HTM
z2
M U F' E' //FB+saved pair
U2 R' U' r U2 x //NMSB+CLLskip
U' M' U' //EOLRb
B2 M B2 //EP
R' //fixNM

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

tsmosher · Oct 4, 2021

alexela said:
ROUX, 16 STM
z2
M U F' E' //FB+pair
U2 R' U' r U2 x //NMSB+CLL
U' M' U' //EOLRb
B2 M B2 //EP
R' //fixNM

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

and here i was proud of my sub 50 move count solution. lol.

tsmosher · Oct 4, 2021

alexela said:
ROUX, 16 STM / 19 HTM
z2
M U F' E' //FB+saved pair
U2 R' U' r U2 x //NMSB+CLLskip
U' M' U' //EOLRb
B2 M B2 //EP
R' //fixNM

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

z
L B' L u' l u U2 B' // FB (8)
z u R2 u' R2 u2 // 223 (6/14)
U' S' U S // EO (4/18)
R' U R2 U' R' U' R' U R U' R' // NMSB (11/29)
U' L' U2 L U2 R U' L' U (M' x') // NMCOLL (10/39)
M' U' M2 U' M2 U' M' U2 // EPLL (8/47)
M r' // untransform (2/49)

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

CodingCuber · Oct 5, 2021

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

52 STM, CFOP

L U' R' U' B2 U' R' F

R U R' U2 R U' R'
y' R U2 R' U2 R U R'
L U' L2 U2 L
U' f' L' f L' U L

y' r U2 R' U' R U' r'
U' M2 U M2 U M' U2 M2 U2 M' U2

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

Eli Apperson · Oct 5, 2021

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

Moves: 48 Method: CFOP
Cross: L' B' U' R2 F2
1st Pair: U' R U R' L U' L'
2nd Pair: R' U R U2 R U R'
3rd Pair: U2 R' U' R
4th Pair: Y' R U' R' U R U' R'
OLL: U' F R U R' U' F' U' F' r U R' U2 R' F2 R
Next: D' L2 U' B2 R2 D' L2 U B2 R2 D' B2 F' U' B' F D2 L B2 L' B2

Cubing Forever · Oct 5, 2021

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

Roux: 48 STM
x2 y //inspection
B2 L2 R' U' S U2 S2 U2 S M2 L U' L' //FBSS
M U' R' U M U' R //LP
U F R U R' U' R U R' U' R U R' U' F' //CMLL
U M' U' M U' M' U2 M U' //LSE

Nautilus: 53 STM
x2 y //inspection
B2 L2 R' U' S U2 S2 U2 S M2 L U' L' M2 U' R U R U R U' R' U' R' //Shell+dFR
F R U R' U' R U R' U' R U R' U' F' //NCLL
M' U' M U2 M' U' M U' M' U2 M U M' U2 M //L5E

LEOR(OH optimized): 55 STM
x' z //inspection
u' R2 u M U' S U2 S' //FB
U R r U M' U r2 //EOStripe
U2 R' U' R U R' U2 R U2 R U R' U R U R' //RB
U R U' R2 D' r U2 r' D R2 U R' //COLL
U' R2 U' R' U' R U R U R U' R //EPLL

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

carcass · Oct 6, 2021

Cubing Forever said:
R B D B' L F2 D L2 B2 L2 U2 F2 U2 R' D2 R' D' R2

ZB method, 41 STM
L U R' D L2 F2 R2//xcross
y U' R U' R' U' R' U' R//BR pair
//could drop a move if I made this R cancel into the next R for 40 STM
R U' R' U' F U F'//FL Pair
d' U2 F L' U' L U L F' L'//ZBLS
R' F' L' F R F' L F U'//ZBLL and AUF
NEXT SCRAMBLE: F2 R2 F2 U F2 L2 D' R2 U2 L2 B F' L D R' D2 B2 L2 F2

tsmosher · Oct 6, 2021

carcass said:
ZB method, 41 STM
L U R' D L2 F2 R2//xcross
y U' R U' R' U' R' U' R//BR pair
//could drop a move if I made this R cancel into the next R for 40 STM
R U' R' U' F U F'//FL Pair
d' U2 F L' U' L U L F' L'//ZBLS
R' F' L' F R F' L F U'//ZBLL and AUF
NEXT SCRAMBLE: F2 R2 F2 U F2 L2 D' R2 U2 L2 B F' L D R' D2 B2 L2 F2

u R2 u' M r2 E' // m223:EO (6)
R' U R U2 R2 U' R' // dfR (7/13)
U2 R' U R' U2 R2 U R2 U R2 // LS (10/23)
U2 R U2 R' U2 L' U R U' (M' x') // COLL (10/33)
U' S2 U' S2 U' S' U2 S // L5EP (8/41)

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

carcass · Oct 6, 2021

tsmosher said:
U2 L2 F2 D F2 R2 F2 U2 L2 U R' F' R2 F2 U2 B R B2 L2 U'

Petrus APB, 50 STM
y' x'
F2 B' U B D//dfl
U l U L' U L U' L' U L// dl
U' R U R' U R2 U//Pair
R' S' U S//EOpair
U R U R' U' R' U2 R' U' R//dbR
L F R U2 R' U R U2 R2 F R F2 L' U//ZBLL
NEXT SCRAMBLE: B L2 B R2 B' U2 R2 F U2 B U R' B' F' L' B2 F' L2 D2 L' R2

tsmosher · Oct 7, 2021

carcass said:
Petrus APB, 50 STM
y' x'
F2 B' U B D//dfl
U l U L' U L U' L' U L// dl
U' R U R' U R2 U//Pair
R' S' U S//EOpair
U R U R' U' R' U2 R' U' R//dbR
L F R U2 R' U R U2 R2 F R F2 L' U//ZBLL
NEXT SCRAMBLE: B L2 B R2 B' U2 R2 F U2 B U R' B' F' L' B2 F' L2 D2 L' R2

x' y2
r' F M' U' M2 r' u2 R u' // FB+DB (9)
F R' F' R U2 R2 // dbR -> Nautilus block (6/15)
F' U F U' F' U' F // LS (7/22)
F U R2 D R' U' R D' R2' F' // CMLL (10/32)
M' U2 M U2 M' U M // EO (7/39)
U2 M2 U' M2 U' M U2 M' // L5EP (8/47)
U2 // AUF (1/48)

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

carcass · Oct 7, 2021

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

Standard CFOP, 58 STM
x y//inspection
L F' R' F' d' R2//cross
L U' L2 U' L//FL Pair
U R' U' R U f' L' f//BL pair
R U R' U2 f R f'//BR pair
U2 F' U2 F d R' U' R//Last Pair
U R U R' U R U' R' U' R' F R F'//OLL
U l' U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R2 B//PLL

Petrus APB, 47 STM
F R' B2 U' L' F l' z2//brd and UD edge
U L' U' L U L' U' L//dr
R U R' U2 R U' R2 U' F R' F'//Pair cancelling into EO and Insert
U' R' U2 R2 U R U' R'//dbR; Finishing APB
y' R' U2 R U R' U R2 U' r' F R' F' r //ZBLL

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

Cubing Forever · Oct 8, 2021

carcass said:
NEXT SCRAMBLE: U' B2 U L2 U2 L2 U B2 U' B2 U' F R' D' B L' U2 L F L2 R'

Mehta-TDR: 48 STM
U2 F R U R' F' L2 F D' //FB
E R u' R2 u' R2 u R' //3QB
u R U' R U2 S' U S R2 //EOLE
U R2 U' S R2 S' //TDR
D2 R U R' U R U R2 D' r U2 r' D R2 U R' //ZBLL

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

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