The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

[plrplrplr12345]

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

R F2 R F' R2 B' U F' L F // Cross
R' U2 R U2 L U L' // 1st Pair
L' U' L U' L' U L // 2nd Pair
R' U' R U2 y R U R' // 3rd Pair
y' U2 R U R' U' y L' U L // 4th Pair
U F R U' R' U' R U R' F' // OLL
U' l' U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R2 x' // PLL
U' // AUF

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

 

[IRNjuggle28]

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

R' B L' U2 L2 (5/5) two 1x2x2s
F U' F' R U r' U2 M2 F U2 F' (11/16) first two blocks
y' L' U R U' L U R' (7/23) CMLL
d M U' M' U M U' M2 U' (8/32) L6E

Excellent solve for me. 1 move away from PB.

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

My solution for this one:

x2
R U2 F2 R' F2 R (6/6)
z B' R L U' L' y L' U' M' B' l2 F2 l' (12/18)
y R' D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R2 (9/27)
y' U R' F2 U M' U2 M U F2 R U' (11/38)

 

[porkynator]

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

I decided to go for a 1 hr FMC attempt

Solution: R' B R2 B2 L B' R2 L2 F R2 B' L' U B2 U' L' F' L2 F' L' U L2 U' L F2 L D2 R2 (28 HTM)

Explanation (with my NISS notation, move in brackets are done on inverse scramble):
R' B //2x2x1 (2/2)
(R2 D2) //Expand to 3x2x1 (2/4)
(U B2 U' L B) //Another (pseudo) 3x2x1 (5/9)
R2 B2 L //Roux Blocks (3/12)
(R2 F' L2 R2 B) //All but 3 edges and 3 corners (5/17)

Final Skeleton (for normal scramble) + insertion:
R' B R2 B2 L B' R2 L2 F R2 B' L' U B2 U' * D2 R2
* L' F' L2 F' L' U L2 U' L F2 L

The insertion is a setup + 9 moves pair 3-cycle: [L': [F2: [F L2 F', Rw']]

Comment:

Spoiler

I have explored some other starts, but the only one (except for the one above) that gave some nice continuation was this:
D R' D2 R2 //2x2x1 (4/4)
D L D //2x2x2 (3/7)
B U' B' //2x2x3 (3/10)
L F' L' //More blocks (3/13)
F' U2 F2 U' //Pseudo F2L-1 (4/17)
F U2 R U R2 F2 R F2 //All but 3 corners (8/25)

I've kept this as a backup partial solution, planning to quickly look for a 3 corner insertion in case I was left with only 5 minutes or so.
When I have finally found that "All but 3 corners and 3 edges" skeleton I had only 10 minutes to find insertions. I knew it was probably going to be better than the backup skeleton, but maybe 10 minutes weren't enough. In a competition I would have probably looked for a 3 corners insertion in the backup solution (I don't like risking a DNF, especially now that FMC is a Mo3 event) and be satisfied with a 30 moves solution (optimal insertion found by IF, but for a single corners 3-cycle it's pretty easy to find optimal insertions). But, since it was only practice, I decided to go for the (I thought) double insertion on the other skeleton. Both corner and edges were awfully placed during the whole skeleton, the best I could find was 7+8 for a 32 moves total, until right before the end, when I saw that the edges and corners could be solved with a pairs commutator after a setup move. In case you don't know, pairs commutators work exactly like corners commutators, but at some point you use a wide turn.
BTW, if you set the "other" option on IF, it finds an even better insertion (while using only the "corners 3-cycle" and "edges 3-cycle" options it gives 30 HTM as the best solution).

Ninja'd -.-
Here's a normal ZZ solve:
Scramble: F2 B D' B2 L R B2 L' R2 U2 L2 U F2 D2 R' U D2 F2 D B U' F2 U F R'

x2 R' B L' D' F' R D
U L U L2
U2 R U R U R'
L' U' L U2 L' U L U L' U L U' L'
U' L' U2 L' D' L U2 L' M U M' U2 D L2

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

 

[IRNjuggle28]

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

z' y
D L' D'
U2 R2 B' R2 B
d R2 B' R2 B

and I quit bc no good continuation.

 

[guysensei1]

Not an example solve, but more of a request.

For all those people who do fancy FMC stuff, could you finalise your solution and type what you would write on the FMC submission paper?

It's kind of annoying when I want to try out the solution but it has some fancy inversion midway through and premoves inserted partway.

Thanks

 

[porkynator]

Not an example solve, but more of a request.

For all those people who do fancy FMC stuff, could you finalise your solution and type what you would write on the FMC submission paper?

It's kind of annoying when I want to try out the solution but it has some fancy inversion midway through and premoves inserted partway.

Thanks

I put it there in my last FMC solve in this thread (two posts above). Anyway, if there are premoves and such you normally wouldn't understand much withouth them.

z' y
D L' D'
U2 R2 B' R2 B
d R2 B' R2 B

and I quit bc no good continuation.

Assuming you were doing a normal CFOP solve:

Dw' L' U Rw' U L2 U'
Rw U' L'
U Lw' U' L U' L' U2 Lw
M2 U M U2 M' U M2

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

 

[guysensei1]

I put it there in my last FMC solve in this thread (two posts above). Anyway, if there are premoves and such you normally wouldn't understand much withouth them.

I usually just perform the FMC solution for fun. Just to see the solve.

EDIT: IM DUMB I THOUGHT THAT LINE WAS THE SCRAMBLE. :fp

 

[DeeDubb]

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

F L U x R2 B U F' // FB (7)
U M' U' R2 U2 M Rw' U' R U M' Rw U R' // SB (14)
U' F R2 D R' U R D' R2' U' F' // CMLL (11)
M2 U M U M U' M' U2 M' U' M2 U M2 // L6E (13)
// Total 45 STM

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

 

[ottozing]

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

F L2 U2 L F2 U2 F2 (2 squares)
B L2 F' R2 F2 (XXcross)
R' U' R (F2L-1)
U L2 U2 L U L' U L2 (F2L)
B' R B' R' B2 U2 L' B L B' U' (LL)

35htm, trying to practice for nats but holy poop i'm bad at finishing solves (probably not great at starting them either lol). Anyone who can actually FMC, feel free to make my solution better so I can learn how to not be nub ty.

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

EDIT: dang, ninjad. do dee's scramble next

 

[IRNjuggle28]

Assuming you were doing a normal CFOP solve:

Dw' L' U Rw' U L2 U'
Rw U' L'
U Lw' U' L U' L' U2 Lw
M2 U M U2 M' U M2

Very nice. Wow.

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

U L U L' R' U F' (7/7) 1x2x3
S2 M' S2 M' (4/11) 2x2x3
z' y2 R2 U R' U' F R' F' R (8/19) pseudo 2x3x3
y l U2 L' U' L U' l' (7/26) OLL
y R2 U' R2 D B2 L2 U L2 D' B2 U L2 (12/38) 3x3x3

Next: ninja'd by two people

 

[martinss]

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

Cross: U' L2 R' U' F R'

F2l 1: U2 R' U R D2

F2L 2: U2 y2 M F2 M'

F2L 3: y' U2 F U F'

F2L 4: y F' U2 F R U R'

2-L-OLL : U f R U R' U' f' then F' L F R' F' L' F R

PLL : U2 R2 U' R' U' R U R U R U' R U

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

 

[IRNjuggle28]

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

y x
M F' L2 U2 L' U2 L U' L'
U' F U' F' U2 L' U' L
R U R2 d' L' U L
U2 R U2 R' U' R U R'
F U R U' R' F'
U R U' L' U R' U' L
y' L F' L B2 L' F L B2 L2

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

 

[ottozing]

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

Some more Nationals practice. Final time was 58:22.985 (I was cutting it close which is why the insertions suck).

premove D2
F2 L F' (EO)
D' R2 U R' (2x2x2)
B2 D' (2x2x3)
switch to inv
D L2 D' B2 L (All but 5 corners)

Skeleton: * F2 L F' D' R2 U R' B2 D' L' B2 D L2 D
* D B' D' F D B D' F'

New Skeleton: D B' * D' F D B D' F L F' D' R2 U R' B2 D' L' B2 D L2 D
* U F U' B' U F' U' B

Final solution = D B' U F U' B' U F' U' B D' F D B D' F L F' D' R2 U R' B2 D' L' B2 D L2 D (29)

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

EDIT: Just checked it out on IF and optimal insertion was 23 :/

 

[martinss]

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

Cross: x2 u' F U' F R2 D2

F2L 1: U F' U F R' U2 R

F2L 2: D L' U L

F2L 3: D' U' M F' M'

F2L 4: y' U2 R U2 R' U2 R U' r'

2-L-OLL : y2 F R U R' U' F' then R2 D' R U2 R' D R U2 R

PLL : U' r U r' U' r' F r2 U' r' U' r U r' F' U r U r' U' r' F r2 U' r' U' r U r' F' U

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


EDIT: Sorry, I failed (perhaps at scrambling ?).

 

[Renslay]

Cross: x2 u' F U' F R2 D2

F2L 1: U F' U F R' U2 R

F2L 2: D L' U L

F2L 3: D' U' M F' M'

F2L 4: y' U2 R U2 R' U2 R U' r'

2-L-OLL : y2 F R U R' U' F' then R2 D' R U2 R' D R U2 R

PLL : U' r U r' U' r' F r2 U' r' U' r U r' F' U r U r' U' r' F r2 U' r' U' r U r' F' U

Not even close, see here.

 

[darkstorm125]

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

z2
L D2 B F R2 // Cross
U2' L' U L // F2L 1
U' R U2 R2' U' R // F2L 2
U' L U L' U' L U2 L' // F2L 3
U' R U2 R' U F' U' F R U' R' // F2L 4 +setup LL
U' R U R' U R U2 R' // LL
U2 // AUF

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

 

[guysensei1]

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

z2 D2 F R' B' U R'//cross+preserve pair
y' U R U' R'//f2l1
L' U L U' L U L'//f2l2
U2 R' U R L' U2 L//f2l3
y R U2 R' U F' L' U' L F//f2l4+VHLS
R U R' U R U2 R'//OLL
L' U' L U L F' L2 U L U' F l F' l'//PLL
Next: R2 F' U2 F2 L2 F' R2 D2 R2 F D2 R' U2 L2 F2 D U' F' L' D2 R2

 

[ottozing]

Moar FMC practice for nats

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

D U2 F' L (EO)
U L2 U' B' (2x2x2)
D U' F' U (2x2x3)
D F D (F2L-1)
F' D F D' F (All but 5 corners)

Skeleton: * D U2 F' L U L2 U' B' D U' F' U D F D F' D F D' F

* F U F' D F U' F' D'

New skeleton: F U F' D F U' F' U2 F' L U L2 U' B' ** D U' F' U D F D F' D F D' F

** B' D F D' B D F' D'

Final solution: F U F' D F U' F' U2 F' L U L2 U' B2 D F D' B D F' U' F' U D F D F' D F D' F (31)

Insertions were a little better this time, but again I could be a lot better at them. Once again I was cutting it close (Final time 58:37.156), but I'm happy with a 31 simply because it beat my 32 backup which I found in the first 10-15 mins using 2x2x2>2x2x3>F2L>LL

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

EDIT: Triple ninjad lol oops

 

[porkynator]

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

HTA

Step 1: Reduction to <R2, L2, F, B, U, D> (EO)
F U L' (3)

Step 2: Reduction to <R2, L2, F2, B2, U, D> (Domino)
2a: Edges
B U' D F
2b: Corners
B U B' U B U2 B F D F' D F D2 F

Step 3: Reduction to <R2, L2, F2, B2, U2, D2>
3a: Corners
R' F R' B2 R F' R U' D'
3b: Edges
R2 U M2 U

Step 4: Endgame
F2 E2 F2 M' E2 M' S' L2 S L2

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

 

[henrysavich]

HTA

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

x2 D' L F' R' L D L D // Cross

y' U2 R U' R' y' U' R U' R' // 1st pair

U2 R' U' R L U2 L' U2 L U' L'// 2nd pair

R' U2 R L' U L U R' U R // 3rd pair

d M U r U' r' U' M' // fancy 4th pair

R U' R' F R F' U R// OLL

L U' R U2 L' U L R' U' R U2 L' U R' U'// PLL +AUF

Opinions? Critiques?

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