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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

Next scramble: R D B2 U D R F2 B D R' D' L2 F2 U2 D' R2 F2 D B2 U R2
y // Inspection
U F R2 F2 R B' D L u M F l' U2 L' // XXXcross (14/14)
U2 R U2 R' U' F' U' L' U L U F // F2L / EO (12/28)
U R' U' R U' L U2 R' U2 R U2 L' U R' U R U // ZBLL (15/43)

Good XXXcross bad end.

Next: F2 R2 U F2 U' B2 F2 D' F2 D F' D U L' F R B U2 B D
 
R' D' L D r U F
R' U M' r U R' U2 r' U R
U' R' D R U' R U R' U R' D' R
U2 M' U' M2 U' M' U M U2 M U M2

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

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U' R U2 D B' L B' R2 x // Cross (8/8)
L U L' R U' R' U // First Pair (7/15)
R' U' R // Second Pair (3/18)
U' L U' L2 U' L U2 L U' L' y' U' L' U2 y' L' U L F // 3rd, 4th Pair OLS (17/35)
U' M2 U' M2 U2 M2 U' M2 // H-Perm (8/43)

Next: B2 D F2 L' R2 D' L' U F2 B D' L2 U F L' R U2 B' F' D2 U2 R2 F U' R'
 
I'm not sure what you mean.
To continue from where you were (I did a z' before scrambling so white is on D, which is what I used when I did PCMS; you'll have to do that to follow what I'm saying with colours, but the solution will still work without it):
U (pairs Blue edge with centre)
M' U' S' (solve edge+centre pair)
d' (pairs Green edge with centre
M' U2 M (solves pair)
y' M2 (Orange)
U M' (inserts pair)
Then finish as:
M' U M (L5EO)
U' M U2 M' U M' U2 M' U' M2 U2 (EP5)

You don't need to solve the centres; after solving two adjacent centre+edge pairs they'll all be solved.

btw, if you're going to do it as inserting the DF edge and then solving the LL, you'll want to learn ELL. However, EO then EP is fewer algs (EO is intuitive and EP is 16 algs).
 
Next: B2 D F2 L' R2 D' L' U F2 B D' L2 U F L' R U2 B' F' D2 U2 R2 F U' R'

U' F2 U' B' D U' R' D' R2 z2 // Extended Cross (9/9)
U R U R' U y L' U L // 2nd Pair (8/17)
U2 R' U R // 3rd Pair (4/21)
U2 R U' R' U R U R' // 4th Pair (8/29)
U' R U R' U' M' U R U' r' // OLL (10/39)
U' L' U R U' L U2 R' U R U2 R' // PLL (12/51)

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

Inspection: x2
Cross: D' R' U' R' F R y R' u R' u' (that cross was ssooo bad :( )
F2l: U L' U2 L U L' U' L
U' L U2 L' U' L U L'
y' R' U2 R U2 y' L' U' L
L U' L' U L U L' U L U' L'
OLL: U F R U R' U' F' R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R
PLL: Gb Perm (U2)

NEXT: D' F2 U' B2 F2 D2 L2 U' B2 R2 D' R' D B2 D' L' D2 F' U' L D'
 
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D L2 D U R2 L' B' R L2 F2 B R2 L F' U2 F' U L' B R2 F' R2 L' B D2
y' x // Inspection
r' U // P1 (2/2)
U R U r B // P2 (4/6)
U M' U r' M U' R // P3 (7/13)
U2 r U' r' // P4 (4/17)
F R U R' U' R U R' U' R U R' U' F' // Long CmsLL (14/31)
U M2 // P1 (2/33)
U2 y M U2 M' // P2 (4/37)
U M' U M // P3 (4/41)
y U M' U' M U2 M' U M' U' M' U2 M U' M2 U // L5E (15/56)

CmsLL killed my movecount.

Next: D2 F' L2 B' L2 U2 F2 L2 B' R' F L' D F2 R' U' R B L' D' U'
 
y' x // Inspection
r' U // P1 (2/2)
U R U r B // P2 (4/6)
U M' U r' M U' R // P3 (7/13)
U2 r U' r' // P4 (4/17)
F R U R' U' R U R' U' R U R' U' F' // Long CmsLL (14/31)
U M2 // P1 (2/33)
U2 y M U2 M' // P2 (4/37)
U M' U M // P3 (4/41)
y U M' U' M U2 M' U M' U' M' U2 M U' M2 U // L5E (15/56)

CmsLL killed my movecount.

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

Do mine. I posted.
 
D2 F' L2 B' L2 U2 F2 L2 B' R' F L' D F2 R' U' R B L' D' U'

Inspection: x2
Cross: R' B' R' U R' U F L2
F2L: R' U R y' R U R'
y' R U R' U' R U R' y' R U R'
U R' U2 R U' R' U' R
L' U L U' L' U L
OLL: F R U R' U' F' U' R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R
PLL: U' Gd Perm

Next: R2 D2 F L2 B2 U2 F2 U2 R2 F L F L2 R U F2 L' F' D' R
 
Do mine. I posted.
There's no need to be so rude. I started mine before you'd posted when GG was the last person to have included a new scramble; I hadn't seen your post because it wasn't there.
D' F2 U' B2 F2 D2 L2 U' B2 R2 D' R' D B2 D' L' D2 F' U' L D'
z2 y // Inspection
R2 u // P1 (2/2)
R D2 F' U' F D2 // P2 (6/8)
U' R // P3 (2/10)
U S U' r U r' // P4 (6/16)
R' U L U' R U L' // CmsLL (7/23)
y M' // P2 (1/24)
U' M' U2 M // P3 (4/28)
y U' M' U M U M' U M // EO (8/36)
U M' U2 M U' // EP5 (5/41)

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

M' U L D F2 D R2 u2 // P1+2 [8/8]
U R U R2 U' R // P3 [6/14]
U2 R U M' U2 r' U2 r U r' // Bad P4 [10/24]
R U2 R' U' R U' R' // CMSLL [7/31]
S U2 M2 U M // P1+2 [5/36]
y M U2 M' // P3 [3/39]
U M' U M // EO [4/43]
U' M' U2 M U // EP [5/48]
Fun method.

Next: F' U' B L2 D2 L F U' R2 D L2 F' R2 L2 B' L2 U2 F2 B' L2 B
 
Fun method.
It's also really efficient, and I don't even use it much... it's probably much more efficient than CFOP for those who practise with it.
F' U' B L2 D2 L F U' R2 D L2 F' R2 L2 B' L2 U2 F2 B' L2 B
L D' // P1 (2/2)
B R2 U R' // P2 (4/6)
R' U2 R U2 B // P3 (5-1=4/10)
R' U R U R' U' R // P4 (7/17)
R' U R U' x' U L' U L U2 R U' R' U x' // CmsLL (13-8=5/22)
U2 S U' M' // P1 (4/26)
U S // P2 (2/28)
M' U' M // P3 (3/31)
y' U' M' U' M U2 M' U' M // EO (8/39)
U' M U2 M' U' M' U2 M' U M2 U' // EP (11/50)

One of the worst EP cases, but so many cancellations.

Next: U' B2 L2 U L2 U B2 R2 F2 D2 F L2 R2 D U2 F' L U R2 D'
 
Next: U' B2 L2 U L2 U B2 R2 F2 D2 F L2 R2 D U2 F' L U R2 D'
x2 // Inspection
L F D B' L D // EOline (5/5)
U R U2 R' U2 R U2 R // First Block (8/13)
L2 U' L U2 L U2 L2 U2 L' U' L U' L' U L // Second Block (15/28)
U R U2 R' U' R U' R2 U' R U' R' U2 R U' // ZBLL ( 15/41)

Next: R2 D' L U' B U' L2 U' R' F U F2 D' F2 U' F2 R2 L2 D' F2 D2
 
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x // Premove
R2 D' L U' B U' L2 U' R' F U F2 D' F2 U' F2 R2 L2 D' F2 D2
y2 // Inspection
R U F U' R' // P2 (5/5)
d M2 R U' r' // P3 (5/10)
U y R U2 R2 F R F' // P4 (7/17)
F U R' U' R F' U' R' U2 R // CmsLL (9/26)
U2 M // P1 (2/28)
y M2 U2 M2 // P2+3 (3/31)
y' M' U M // EO (3/34)
U M' U2 M U' // EP (5/39)

Sub-40...!?

Next: L2 B2 F' R2 B U2 L2 D2 B2 R2 F2 L D2 B2 R B' F2 U L' U2 R'
 
DuffyEdge did't give a scramble, so...
L2 B2 F' R2 B U2 L2 D2 B2 R2 F2 L D2 B2 R B' F2 U L' U2 R'
R' f' R // P2 (3/3)
U' y' M' r U M' B' R' // P3+4 (7/10)
U R' F2 L D' F2 R F' L' U' F // CmsLL (11/21)
M' U2 S' // P1 (3/24)
M' U2 M2 // P3+4 (3/27)
y U2 M' U M U2 M' U M // EO (8/35)
U M U2 M' U' M' U2 M' U M2 U2 // EP (11/46)

Next: F2 U' R2 F2 D2 U R2 F2 U' F2 U L F R2 F L2 U' F D F2 L'
 
Next: F2 U' R2 F2 D2 U R2 F2 U' F2 U L F R2 F L2 U' F D F2 L'

x2 y' R' U2 R F D F2 // xcross (6,6)
y U L' U' L U L U L' U2 // F2L 2+3 (9,15)
R U' R' U2 F' U' F // F2L 4 + EO (7,22)
B' R U R U R' U' R2 U' R' U R B U R U' R' U // ZBLL (18,40) alternate alg is shorter but not as cool

next scramble: B2 R2 D R2 D R2 D2 L2 B2 U2 B2 F' U2 L U R2 D R2 B2 L2 F
 
scramble: B2 R2 D R2 D R2 D2 L2 B2 U2 B2 F' U2 L U R2 D R2 B2 L2 F

cross: z y2 D2 R B F
f2l1: U R U' R' U2 y' R' U' R
f2l2: d R' U R U2 R U' R'
f2l3: U' R' U R y L U L'
f2l4: U' R U R' U' R U R'
oll: U F R U R' U' R' F' r U R U' r'
pll: R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2 U2

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

z2 // Inspection
F' R2 F R D2 R' D' // Cross
U L' U' L U L' U' L // F2L-1
L U L' U' L U L' U' L U L' // F2L-2
U R U R' // F2L-3
U2 R' U2 R U2 R' U R // F2L-4
U l' U2 L U L' U l // OLL
U f R f' R2 u' R U' R' U R' u R2 // PLL

Next: D F2 L2 F' R2 F D F' B' L' U2 R2 D' F2 L2 B2 U2 R2 U' F2 D'
 
Must... PCMS... more...
D F2 L2 F' R2 F D F' B' L' U2 R2 D' F2 L2 B2 U2 R2 U' F2 D'
x' // Inspection
R2 // P2 (1/1)
M' d R r2 b' // P2 (5/6)
R2 y R U' R' // P3 (4/10)
y' R U2 r' y U L' U L // P4 (7/17)
y [l' R'] D2 R U2 R' D2 R U2 l // CmsLL (9/26)
M' U2 M // P1 (3/29)
U M U2 M' // P2 (4/33)
y' M' U M' U' M' // P3 (5/38)
U M' U M U' M' U M // EO (8/46)
U2 M' U2 M U' // EP (5/51)

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