The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

U L' B2 L' U' B' U L2 R D' F2 R F B2 D' U L R' D B U' F U2 B2 L'
43 HTM - ZZ :
D' B' U L' F R' L2 D // EOL
U' R' U2 R U2 L U' R U L // Left block
U2 R' U2' R' U R' U' R U R' // Right block
L U2 L' U' L U L' U' L U L' U' L U' L' // ZZLLLLLLLLLL... (triple AntiSune)

Next : U' L2 U' B2 L2 R2 D L2 U' F2 U2 F' L D2 F U2 F D2 L' R2 U2
 
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U' M' U R' F R // Cross 6
y' U R U R' L U L' // F2L 1 13
U R U R' U' F' U F // F2L 2 21
R U R' U R U' R' // F2L 3 28
U2 y' L F' L' F L F' L' F // F2L 4 37
R' U R U R' U2 R // OLL 44
x R2 D2 R U R' D2 R U' R // PLL 53

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

S D' // Square (2/2)
L' S' U' // Left Block (3/5)
z y U' MU2 r R U' // Square (6/11)
R' U R' U R U R2' F R F' // Right Block (10/21)
U' x' F U' R U L' U2 R' U2 R // CMLL (10/31)
U M2 U' M' U M' // EO (6/37)
U2 M' U2 M' // UL/UR (4/41)
U M 'U2 M' U2 // L4E (5/46)
View at alg.garron

Amazing FB. Horrible SB.
F U2 B R2 B R2 B L2 U2 F' L2 U' B R B2 R' B2 D' F D2 L2
 
F U2 B R2 B R2 B L2 U2 F' L2 U' B R B2 R' B2 D' F D2 L2
I like it a lot ! :)

ZZ – 38 HTM

B' F' U F' B2' // (5) easy EOL
R' L2 U' L2 U' L U' L' U L // (+10=15) easy left block
R2 U' R2 U2 R' U R' U2 R // (+9=24) easy right block
L' U R U' L U R' // (+7=31) easy Niklas
(y) L' U R U' L U R' // (+7=38) easy Niklas again

Next : F2 B2 R' B U L' F2 D' F2 R B' D2 L2 F2 B R2 F L2 D2 R2 F2
 
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U'R2U'RxD'x'u' (eoline 6)
zU'RURUR2U (left 7)
z'R2U'R'URU2R2U'R'UR (right 11)
U2RU2R2U'R2U'R2U2R (coll 10)
R2URUR'U'R'U'R'UR' (epll 11)
=45 (43 atm) zzoh speedsolved in 19.46

F B2 L2 R F L' F2 D' R2 D U2 R2 D F L' D R' D' U2 R2
 
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Roux linear FMC! Cancellation heaven! (for me)
F B2 L2 R F L' F2 D' R2 D U2 R2 D F L' D R' D' U2 R2

L'u'M'URUr2R'F'U2RU'R' //F2B
RU'
LU2B'U'B'UBU'L2x' * //CMLL
M2U2M'U2MU'MU'M2U'M' //LSE

*(this little gem comes from CMLL alg l F' L F2 U' F' U' F U F' L2)


final solution:

L'u'M'URUr2R'F'U2RU2 //F2B 12/12
LU2B'U'B'UBU'l2x' //CMLL 9/21
U2M'U2MU'MU'M2U'M' //LSE 10/31

31 STM

next B2 D F2 U' B2 F2 L2 D' L2 B2 D F' L' F2 D2 L F2 D' F2 R' D'
 
r2'F2UF(UD')R'D'R'U2R'U'LUR'U2R' (xxeoline 16)
U2L'UL'UL'UL2U'L2U'L' (left 12)
U2yRU2R2U'R2U'R2U2R (coll+epll skip 10)
=38 stm or 39 htm

B2 F2 L2 F B' U2 R' L' U F B' R2 L2 U' L2 D B2 R' U2 R
 
Bravo 5BLD !

B2 F2 L2 F B' U2 R' L' U F B' R2 L2 U' L2 D B2 R' U2 R
ZZ – 42 HTM (39 STM)
L B D' L' R' F R2 L' D' // EOL
R U' R L' U L U L // FL 222 block
U R' L U' L' // left 223 block + 2 lucky pairs
R U2 R' U2 R' // F2L (with phasing)
U2 R' U' R L U2 R' U2' R U2 L' U R' U2' R U // ZZLL

=> D L2 B' L2 D' L B R' B L' F2 D2 F2 U2 R U2 F2 R2 B2 L'
 
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MdiPalma's
B2 F2 L2 F B' U2 R' L' U F B' R2 L2 U' L2 D B2 R' U2 R

z'M2UDrU'r' //5stm/5stm
yrUrURUR2UR' //9stm/14stm
R'DR2UR'U2RU'R2D'R //11stm/25stm
rUr' //3stm/28stm
U2M'UMU'M2UMU //9stm/37stm
rU'r' //3stm/40stm

Pyjam's
this one was tricky but I finally got something funny to work (look at the corner step!)
D L2 B' L2 D' L B R' B L' F2 D2 F2 U2 R U2 F2 R2 B2 L'
x2y'LBD2U.B'R'B2
-U'R2U'R'=U'R--UR'
RU2R'U'RUR'U'RU'R'
-M
=M
--M'
U'M2UR2U2RU2R2
M2UMU'M'U2MU2M2U


x2y'LBD2UB'R'B2
MU'R2U'R'MU'RM'UR'
U'M2UR2U2RU2R2
M2
UMU'M'U2MU2M2U
final solution:
D L2 B' L2 D' L B R' B L' F2 D2 F2 U2 R U2 F2 R2 B2 L'

x2y'LBD2UB'R'B2 //7 /7stm FB
MU'R2U'r'U'rUR' //9 /16stm SB+ setup for funny stuff
U'M2U R2U2RU2r2 //3+5 //24stm lolcorners
UMU'M'U2MU2M2U //9 //33stm --lse
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next: D2 B2 U2 F R2 D' B' L' U B' D2 F' R2 L2 F' D2 B' R2 B2 D2
 
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D B' U L R2 F' r2 (xeoline 7)
U R' L' U L U' L' R U R2 U R (f2l 12)
y' R U R' U R U2 R' (sune 7)
U g perm (13)
=39 htm with standard oll+pll lol
or 36 atm

F2 B' D B' D' B' U2 F' D2 U2 R D2 F' B2 L' R' D2 U L' R
 
there is more than one sune!?!?!?

i redeem myself:
M' B l E2 x (fb 4)
R U R U' M U' M2 U2 r U r' (sb 11)
U2 F U R U' R' U R U2 R' U' R U R' F' (coll 15)
M U M' U (l6e ya man i totally planned that 4)
=34 stm lol

F U B2 L2 B2 U' D' L' B2 R D B' D B' R2 U' B F U' R
 
there is more than one sune!?!?!?

i redeem myself:
M' B l E2 x (fb 4)
R U R U' M U' M2 U2 r U r' (sb 11)
U2 F U R U' R' U R U2 R' U' R U R' F' (coll 15)
M U M' U (l6e ya man i totally planned that 4)
=34 stm lol

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

Applied from the right angle the right Sune can do nice stuff.
I love Sunes for "swapping" two edges.

And fat sunes are soo cool too. There's is even an 8 move version for additional results.

You should switch to Roux ;)
 
Cross: y' R' L D
First Pair: U' R U2 R' y' U R U' R'
Second pair: U R' U R U y' R' U2 R U' R' U R
Third pair: L U' L' F R' F' R y' R' U' R
OLL: SUNE U R U R' U R U2 R'
PLL: Y Perm U F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F'

Next:
D2 U' F' D2 L2 F' B2 D' B U F' D2 B' D2 L R' B2 L2 F2 D' L2 U F2 D2 B2
 
zz has much more potential than roux for oh, th, and fewest moves.

y (ya please don't laugh at me)
U F' x2 U' F' D R' U' R (U' D) L2 (xeoline + make pair 10)
R' U2 R' U2 R2 U L' U' L U2 L' U L [U' R U R' U R] (f2l and lpell 19)
y2 F2 R' U' R2 F2 D' F2 D R' F2 R' U R U (l4c 14)
=43 ya this variation sucks

U2 F' L F U2 B F2 L' B2 D' F2 L R B R' D' U2 B' R U2
 
zz has much more potential than roux for oh, th, and fewest moves.

ya please don't laugh at me

=43

43? Hahaahaahahaahaha xD
Jk. But I'm surprised you havent yet been shot for comparing methods like that yet.

all those things you say seem to be like you're trying to convince yourself ZZ is better
 
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U2 F' L F U2 B F2 L' B2 D' F2 L R B R' D' U2 B' R U2
Trying to use LPELL

B' F L D' R' F R L' D // EOL
R U R2 L U L' R U L2 R U2 L // left block
U' R' U' R U' R' U' R U' // BR block
(R U2' R' U) (R U2' R') // LPELL but in fact I'll do the same for simple phasing
U2 R' U' D R' U' R U D' R U R U R U' R' // ZZLL

53 HTM (48 STM)

For OH : ZZ > Roux. Isn't it?
For FMC : Petrus > ZZ. Isn't it?

=> R2 D' R2 F2 R2 B2 U' B2 D B2 R2 F R F U' R' F2 U' R' U2
 
U2 F' L F U2 B F2 L' B2 D' F2 L R B R' D' U2 B' R U2

supah cancellation!

zyM2FUF'LF
rR2.U'RU2M'U'R
M'UMU2M2U'M'U'M2U'M'
.r2M'R'ULU'RU'L'U'LU'L'Mr2

=
zyM2FUF'LF
rR2 r2M'R'*ULU'RU'L'U'LU'L'Mr2 U'RU2M'U'R
M'
UMU2M2U'M'U'M2U'M'

*=nothing!
=
zyM2FUF'LF 6/6
ULU'RU'L'U'LU'R x 10/16
U'RU2M'U'r 6/22
UMU2M2U'M'U'M2U'M' 10/32

R2 D' R2 F2 R2 B2 U' B2 D B2 R2 F R F U' R' F2 U' R' U2

M2Ry'R'UR2B' 6/6
U'S'U2SR'M'UMU2rUr' 12/18
U2M'UR'UR2Dr'U2rD'R2U'R 14/32
M2UrU2MU2r 7/39

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

Trying to use LPELL but yet again same as phasing.

F R F D' B L D' // EOL
L R2 U2 R U2 L2 U R' U2 R2 U' L' // left block
R' U' R' U2 R U' R // BR block
U R U R' // 4th pair
U' R U2' R' // LPELL = phasing
PLL A

43 HTM


5BLD said:
F2 L2 F2 L2 B' U2 B F2 R2 F' D R' D2 L2 B' F R2 D' B2

Still playing with LPELL

D R U R F' D // EOL
U L R' U R U2 L U R2 L U' L' // left block
R U' R' U' R2 U2 R' // BR block
U R U R' // 4th pair
U' R2 D r' U2 r D' R2' U2 // LPELL
R U R2' U' R2 U' R2' U2' R2 U' R' U R U2' R' U // ZZLL

54 HTM

with simple phasing :
U R U R' // 4th pair
L U2 L' U' L U' L' // OLL AntiSune
40 HTM + PLL R (at least +13 HTM) = 53-54 HTM

Waiting for a new scramble...
 
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