The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

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F D2 R' F U//cross
x' L' U L R' U R //f21
L U L' F U2 F'//f2l2
U2 y L' U' L U2 L' U2 L//f23
U R' U' R U' R' U R//f2l4
U2 R U R' U R U' R' U' R' F R F'//OLL
R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U2//PLL
Next:B2 U2 B F' R B L2 D2 B' F D' U' R' B' F' D' U2 B' F' L' D2 U' B L2 R'
 
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I'm not very good.
I use roux.

Scramble: B2 U2 B F' R B L2 D2 B' F D' U' R' B' F' D' U2 B' F' L' D2 U' B L2 R'
U D' F' L U2 L U L' z2 y//first block
U2 r U R' r' U' r U' R U2 M' U' R U R' U R U' r'//second block
U L2 D' L U' L' D L U' L U L' U L//cmll
U M U' M' U2 M U M' U2 M U2 M U M2 U2//l6e
Next: U2 D2 U2 D2 U2 L F B D2 U L2 R U' D L2 D L2 B2 R' D U L' R' U' B2 D U2 F2 D2
 
Next: U2 D2 U2 D2 U2 L F B D2 U L2 R U' D L2 D L2 B2 R' D U L' R' U' B2 D U2 F2 D2

y2
L F' R U' R' U2 F U R' F'
y U L F' L'
U2 R U R2 U' R' U ... man... only 3 edges and 3 corners unsolved, but I don't know how to do anything with it.
...and I've been told to stop cubing here for tonight, so I can't even finish. Someone who knows commutators should finish this. XD Or just do your own solution to that scramble. Either way.

21 moves minus 3 corners and 3 edges.
 
y2
L F' R U' R' U2 F U R' F'
y U L F' L'
U2 R U R2 U' R' U ... man... only 3 edges and 3 corners unsolved, but I don't know how to do anything with it.
...and I've been told to stop cubing here for tonight, so I can't even finish. Someone who knows commutators should finish this. XD Or just do your own solution to that scramble. Either way.

21 moves minus 3 corners and 3 edges.

2 pieces are in place but flipped, you can't solve that using 2 commutators... something nice could be

U'
y' Rw (R U R2 F R F2 U F U2) Rw'
+ PLL

That OLL is a pure flip

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

Where on Earth did you get that scramble?
anyway
w/ my NISS notation (moves in brackets are done on inverse)

F U' //2x2x1 (2/2)
B2 L' B2 L //2x2x1 (4/6)
(D2 F U L' R B R') //RouxBlocks (7/13)
F' R F R' D' R' D R //OLLCP (8/21)
R2 L2 U' B2 R2 L2 B2 R2 L2 //LSE, 1 move cancels with premoves (8/29)

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

Cross: x2 U R' F L' F U B2 D2

F2L 1: L' U L R' U' R
F2L 2: L U2 L' U' F R' F' R
F2L 3: U F U' F'
F2L 4: y R' U R U2 y R U2 R' U' R' F R F' (I opted for a sledge insert so I would get an OLL I knew)
OLL: l' U' L U' L' U2 l
PLL: M2 U M2 U2 M2 U M2 U

53 moves, counting slices as one.

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

CFOP


Cross plus saving the 2 f2l pairs : x2 y' R L' U2 R' L R' U R U' M U M' y' M U M' U' L' U L' y2 M U2 M'
F2l 1 y' R U R' U' y' L U' L'
F2L 2 R U R' y' U R U' R'
F2L 3 U y' L' U' L U2 L' U' L
F2L 3 L U' L' y' L' U2 L
OLL and PLL was 2 look

i was writing each move as i was solving so i wasnt concentrating enough on the cube sorry if the solve was bad

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

z2 B F' R' F' D' B2 D U L U L2 B U L //xxcross
y U2 L' U L // 3pair
U R U R' U2 R U R' U' R U R' // 4pair
U2 f' L' U' L U f //OLL
U' L2 u' L U' L U L' u L2 y' R U' R' U2 // PLL

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

x2
B U' F' R D'
U' R U2 R U R
U L
R U2 R' U R
U2 L U L'
F' r U R' U' r' F R
U2 R' U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F'

next: B R' U' R' F2 U2 L' F' B R F2 B2 D2 L2 B2 U' R2 B2 U' L2 D'
 
Edit: ninja'd again, I need to get faster. Use qaz's scramble.

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


y x
F L' R U L' D2
r2 U' r' U R2 U2 R U2 r U r'
U2 L' U R U' L U R'
U2 M U2 M2 U M U2 M U2 L' R'


Next:?
Ninja!
 
Scramble: B2 R' D U2 R2 F B2 D2 U' R' U' B' F L' R2 B2 F2 L2 R U2 R D U' L' U2 done WCA way
Cross: z U' R U' M2 5 5

F2l 1: U' y' R' U2 U' R' U R 8 13
F2l 2: L' U L2 U L' F' U F 9 22
F2l 3: U y' R U R' 4 26
F2l 4: U' y' R U2 R' U2 R U' R' 10 36
OLL: U F' r U R' U' r' F R 9 45
PLL:y' R U R' y' R2 u' R U' R' U R' u R2 14 59


Speedsolve: 19.28 could have done a little better though
 
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Scramble: B2 R' D U2 R2 F B2 D2 U' R' U' B' F L' R2 B2 F2 L2 R U2 R D U' L' U2 done WCA way
Cross: z U' R U' M2 5 5

F2l 1: U' y' R' U2 U' R' U R 8 13
F2l 2: L' U L2 U L' F' U F 9 22
F2l 3: U y' R U R' 4 26
F2l 4: U' y' R U2 R' U2 R U' R' 10 36
OLL: U F' r U R' U' r' F R 9 45
PLL:y' R U R' y' R2 u' R U' R' U R' u R2 14 59


Speedsolve: 19.28 could have done a little better though

where is the next scramble? And you are supposed to solve the scramble the last user gave.
 
where is the next scramble? And you are supposed to solve the scramble the last user gave.

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

x U L' S U f' y L' U' L D2 L U2 L' (12/12) XXcross
y U R F U S R f' U' (8/20) F2L
R2 U' R U' R' U2 F R F' (9/29) OLL
B2 R' U' R B2 L' D L' D' L2 (10/39) PLL

I just used my own scramble since the previous person didn't provide one.

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

D2 L U' B' U
F' L' F L
D2 R D' R2 D2 R B' D.B R' D' F'

.=D B' U2 B D' B' U2 B

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

At least it's good in STM.

Next: F B D' R2 U' F B U' F2 U' L F2 U' R' D' R L' B' U2 B2 F' U' D L B
 
U' F B2 R U' R' L' F' R' B' R2 B2 (12)
D R' D2 (3)
R' B R2 B' R' D' R D R2 D' R' D (12)
U2 L D' F2 D L' U' R2 U' (9)

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

y // Inspection
B' R B' R2 D R U M F r // XXcross (10/10)
D U2 R' U R D' // F2L-3 (6/16)
R U R' y' U' R' U2 R U2 R' U' R U R' U R U' // F2L-4 (16/32)

Last two pairs could have been more efficient, but when I did this I saw I would get a back antisune for LL that I could cancel into.
If I were to ignore LL.
D R' U' R D' // (4/14)
R U' R' y' R' U2 R (6/20)

Next: L2 F2 D' L2 U B2 U B2 D2 R2 U F' U2 F D L' U2 R2 F2 R2 F'
 
Next: L2 F2 D' L2 U B2 U B2 D2 R2 U F' U2 F D L' U2 R2 F2 R2 F'
L B2 U2 L' U//cross
z2 U2 L' U L U2 L U L'//f2l1
U2 f R' U R2 U' R2 f'//f2l2
d R U' R' U R U R'//f2l3
U2 R' U' RU' R' U R//f2l4
U2 S R U R' U' R' F R f'//OLL
Pll skip

Next: D2 U L' R2 F' L B L B F R B' F L R' B' F D R B
 
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