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Does anybody know where I can find an archive of the old mustcube weekly contest?
That would be great!
 

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

25:
L' D L //Another 2x2x1 (3/3)
B R' F D //Expand to 3x2x1, accidentally orienting edges (4/7)
U R2 B' D' B //Domino reduction (5/12)
D L2 D2 L2 //All but 3 moves and a J perm (4/16)
B2 L U L' B2 R D' R U //J perm and last moves (with some cancellations) (9/25)

26 (with IF's help):
Moves in brackets are done on inverse scramble
L' D L //Another 2x2x1 (3/3)
F2 L //Another 2x2x1 (2/5)
(R F D2 B2) //Pseudo F2L -1 piece (4/9)
D B2 F U2 B F' //F2L (6/15)
F L U L' U' F' L' //All but 3 corners (5/20)

L' D L F2 L D B2 F U2 B L U L' [@1] U' F' L' B2 D2 F' R'
Insert at @1: L F L' B L F' L' B'
Fewest moves: 26. 2 moves cancelled
The final solution: L' D L F2 L D B2 F U2 B L U F L' B L F' L' B' U' F' L' B2 D2 F' R'

An F2L in 12:
Premoves: U B2
F' B D2
B2 D F' D2 U L' D
 

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I did 13 solves in a German forum, I'll consider this PB average of 12 (I did do solves in between, but I didn't care enough to create a "global session" for them):
30, 28, 28, 28, (DNF), 27, 24, 32, 30, 29, 27, (22) = 28.30 Average of 12
The first solve was a 33 so I decided to roll it.

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

Pseudo-2x2x3: B2 D' F' L' D' F' L
Switch and EO: F2 R2 F2 D' F'
L4C: R D2 R D' R2 D'

Skeleton: B2 D' # F' L' D' F' L D @ R2 D R' D2 R' F D F2 R2 F2

@ = D' F' D B D' F D B'
# = D' F U2 F' D F U2 F'

Total: B2 D2 F U2 F' D F U2 F2 L' D' F' L F' D B D' F D B' R2 D R' D2 R' F D F2 R2 F2 (30)

2. B2 L2 F' L2 F' D2 U2 L2 D' L D2 B L2 B U F' U B2 F2

F2L-1: L' D' B' U R2 B U' B2 R' @ (9/9)
L4C: D F D2 L D L2 # F L (8/17)

@ = R B L' B' R' B L B' (8-3/22)
# = L2 U R U' L2 U R' U' (8-2/28)

Total: L' D' B' U R2 B U' B' L' B' R' B L B' D F D2 L D U R U' L2 U R' U' F L (28)

3. R' U2 R D2 F2 L F2 R F2 U2 B' F D F L F R' U F2 R

2x2x3 and EO: B D' L F' U' @ B L # F2 U' (9/9)
AB5C: R F2 R' F2 R2 F2 R' F2 (8/17)

@ = U F D F' U' F D' F' (8-4/21)
# = L F L' B2 L F' L' B2 (8-1/28)

Total: B D' L D F' U' F D' F' B L2 F L' B2 L F' L' B2 F2 U' R F2 R' F2 R2 F2 R' F2 (28)

4. R B' U R2 D B' D2 R' D' R U2 R' D2 F2 R2 F2 L U2 L' D2

2x2x2: D2 L2 B2 L2
2x2x3: U' B' R U R2
Switch, F2L-1 and EO: U2 R' U' R U'
L4C: B U' B2 U

Skeleton: D2 L2 B2 L2 U' B' R U R2 U' B2 U # B' U R' U R U2 @ (18)

@ = U2 R' D2 R U2 R' D2 R (8-4/22)
# = U' L' U R U' L U R' (8-6/28)

Total: D2 L2 B2 L2 U' B' R U R2 U' B2 L' U R U' L U R' B' U R' U D2 R U2 R' D2 R (28)

5. U2 R' D2 R2 F2 L B2 D2 R2 U2 L' D' F2 U' R2 D' U' F' R D

DNF

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

1x2x2: F L2 (2/2)
Switch
1x2x3: F2 U' F (3/5)
Switch
2x2x3: F D R' D2 (4/9)
Finish: F' L' F U' F2 D F D' F (9-2/16)

3E3C: F L2 F D R' D2 F' L' F # U' F2 D F U @ D' F2

Edges: @ = U2 R' L F2 L' R (6-1/21)
Corners: # = F' D' B2 D F D' B2 D (8-2/27)

Total: F L2 F D R' D2 F' L' D' B2 D F D' B2 D U' F2 D F U' R' L F2 L' R D' F2 (27)

7. F2 R2 D2 B' F2 R2 D2 B D B2 F U2 L D2 R B F' D' F

Premoves: F B' (2/2)
1x2x3: B2 L R (3/5)
2x2x3: B' U' F' L F' (5/10)
F2L: R' B' R B' D' B' (6/16)
LL: B' L B L' D2 L' D2 L D (9-1/24)

Total: B2 L R B' U' F' L F' R' B' R B' D' B2 L B L' D2 L' D2 L D F B' (24)

8. L U D' B2 D' R2 B U' L D2 R F' D2 R2 D2 B' R2 F D2

1x2x3: D L D L F2
Switch
2x2x3: F' L2 R' B L'
Pseudo-F2L-1: D' B R B' D
AB3E: F D' F' D R' D R D' R D'

Skeleton: D L D L F2 D R' D R' D' R D' F D F' D' @ B R' B' D L B' R L2 F (25)

@ = D2 L2 U2 B U2 L2 D2 F

Total: D L D L F2 D R' D R' D' R D' F D F' D L2 U2 B U2 L2 D2 F B R' B' D L B' R L2 F (32)

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

2x2x2: U B U' B U B2 R2 (7/7)
2x2x3: U2 B U (3/10)
Switch
L3C: L U B U' B L' B L B D' B' D L2 (13/23)

Skeleton: U B U' B U B2 R2 U2 B U L2 D' @ B D B' L' B' L B' U B' U' L'

@ = D2 R U2 R' D2 R U2 R' (8-1/30)

Total: U B U' B U B2 R2 U2 B U L2 D R U2 R' D2 R U2 R' B D B' L' B' L B' U B' U' L' (30)

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

On Inverse with Premove L2:
2x2x3 and orient 2 edges: U B L2 R B2 R' B' R F D (11/11)
EO and blocks: U F' U' (3/14)
AB3C3E: R F' R2 (3/17)
Edges: D2 R B R' B' D2 (6/23)

Skeleton: L2 D2 B R B' R' D2 R2 F @ R' U F U' D' F' R' B R B2 R' L2 B' U'

@ = F' D2 F U2 F' D2 F U2 (8-2/29)

Total: L2 D2 B R B' R' D2 R2 D2 F U2 F' D2 F U2 R' U F U' D' F' R' B R B2 R' L2 B' U' (29)

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

Premove F' (1/1)
2x2x2: @ B R D (3/4)
2x2x3: R' U' B2 R (4/8)
EO: L' B' L2 U2 L' (5/13)
L3C: U B2 U' B' U' B' U' B2 (8/21)

@ = D B U' B' D' B U B' (8-2/27)

Total: D B U' B' D' B U R D R' U' B2 R L' B' L2 U2 L' U B2 U' B' U' B' U' B2 F' (27)

12. D2 F U2 F' D2 U2 R2 B F2 D2 R2 D R2 F' U2 B2 U L' D' F

Premove: R (1/1)
2x2x3: F' B' L' B2 R D' (6/7)
1x2x2: U2 F U' F' (4/11)
Switch, F2L: U2 F U2 (3/14)
LL: L' F' L' U L U' F L F (9-1/22)

Total: F' B' L' B2 R D' U2 F U' F2 L' F' U L' U' L F L U2 F' U2 R (22)

Last three solves are 26.00 Mean of 3. I'll now include each solve I do in a big session, like porkynator. Let's see if I can roll the 30.
 

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Found myself some stickers trying corner3-cycles. And nothing worked.. After like 20 tries. I recognized the problem; one of the stickers was on the wrong side of the corner.. :mad: So dumb..

L' U2 R U2 F2 D2 L2 D2 L2 B' L R U' R' F L' D L U2
L'D'L // 2x2
B' L U2 L' 1x3x2
F' U' B' U' / /eo
F2 B' // f2l-1
z2
U L U' L U2 // L5c
 
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Rolled five solves into my average of 12, it's now 27.90 (see two posts above):

27, 24, (32), 30, 29, 27, (22), 31, 27, 28, 27, 29

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

Premove: R'
223: D U2 L2 R2 B' L' F R'
Switch, F2L-1 and EO: F' U F' U
L4C: F2 R' F2 R F R' F' R

Skeleton: D U2 R2 L2 @ B' L' # F R2 F R F' R' F2 R F2 U' F U' F R' (20)

@ = L F2 L' B2 L F2 L' B2 (8-2)
# = L' B L F L' B' L F' (8-3)

Total: D U2 R2 L' F2 L' B2 L F2 L' B L2 B L F L' B' L R2 F R F' R' F2 R F2 U' F U' F R' (31)

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

Pseudo-2x2x2: D L2 F'
Pseudo-2x2x3: U' @ L' B' L
Add premoves: D # B (orienting two edges)
Finish: R B' R U R' U' B'

@ = U F D F' U' F D' F'
# = U F2 U' B2 U F2 U' B2

Total: D L2 D F' U' F D' F' L' B' L R B' R U R' U' B' D U F2 U' B2 U F2 U' B' (27)

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

2x2x2: L' D U2 B2 F2 L
Switch and pseudo-F2L-1: R D R2 D B2 R'
Switch, pseudoness and EO: B R
AB3C: D' F2 D2 F' D' F D' F2

Skeleton: L' D U2 B2 F2 L B R D' F2 D2 F' D' F D' F2 R B2 D' R2 D' @ R' (22)

@ = D B D' F' D B' D' F

Total: L' D U2 B2 F2 L B R D' F2 D2 F' D' F D' F2 R B2 D' R2 B D' F' D B' D' F R' (28)

4. B U2 F' R2 U2 F' D2 F' R2 F' R' D B U F' R2 D2 L R U

2x2x2: U L2 F L2 R' U'
Switch and pseudo-2x2x3: B D L2
Switch and pseudo-F2L-1: L2 R' B2 R
L3C: B2 D' L B' L' B D B'

Skeleton: U L2 F L2 R' U' L2 R' B2 R B2 D' L B' L' @ B D B' L2 D' B'

@ = L U R' U' L' U R U'

Total: U L2 F L2 R' U' L2 R' B2 R B2 D' L B' U R' U' L' U R U' B D B' L2 D' B' (27)

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

Premove: F'
2x2x2: L' # U F2
2x2x3 and EO: R B2 U @ R2 B R'
L4C: U' B2 U2 B2 U2 B' U B

@ = U' R' D' R U R' D R
# = L B L' F2 L B' L' F2

Total: B L' F2 L B' L' F2 U F2 R B2 R' D' R U R' D R' B R' U' B2 U2 B2 U2 B' U B F' (29)

For the 28, I found a better solution three minutes after the cut, it would have been a 25 and a 27.6 of 12... oh well.
 

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My 23 from Franconia Winter :)
Scramble: L2 R' D2 R D2 U2 L' R2 U2 R' F' L F2 D' R2 B' L B2 U' L'
Inverser: L U B2 L' B R2 D F2 L' F R U2 R2 L U2 D2 R' D2 R L2

Inverser:
D' F U2 F' - zwei Pairs und 1x2x2 [4/4]
R D' R - ein 2x2x2 [3/7]
L' B' L B L - F2L-1 [5/12]
switch:
B U' L' B' L B' U B' - LL und Finish [8/20]

L3C:
B U' L' B' L B' U B' L' B' L' B L R' . D R' F U2 F' D
. = L' D R2 D' L D R2 D' [8-5/23]

Solution:
B U' L' B' L B' U B' L' B' L' B R' D R2 D' L D R F U2 F' D - 23 Moves

lucky insertion, but yay :)

Way to join the 23 club :D
 

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Here's a sample FMC attempt. Any tips? (currently learning commutators but I'm terribly bad at it so this solve didn't have any)

Scramble: R2 B' L2 B U2 F D2 B' R2 D2 B' R B' U' F' D' B' F L' B
Premove: U' D
L B R2 F2 D' B' D2 F D'//2x2x3
L' B' U' B2 L B'//EO
L U' L2 U2 //F2L-1
U' L' U' L' U' L U L U //insert edge+ solve OLL
U' L D' L2 U L' U2 R' D F2 D' R U2 D//PLL

Final: L B R2 F2 D' B' D2 F D' L' B' U' B2 L B' L U' L2 U L' U' L' U' L U L2 D' L2 U L' U2 R' D F2 D' R U D2, 38 moves
 

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Here's a sample FMC attempt. Any tips? (currently learning commutators but I'm terribly bad at it so this solve didn't have any)

Scramble: R2 B' L2 B U2 F D2 B' R2 D2 B' R B' U' F' D' B' F L' B
Premove: U' D
L B R2 F2 D' B' D2 F D'//2x2x3
L' B' U' B2 L B'//EO
L U' L2 U2 //F2L-1
U' L' U' L' U' L U L U //insert edge+ solve OLL
U' L D' L2 U L' U2 R' D F2 D' R U2 D//PLL

Final: L B R2 F2 D' B' D2 F D' L' B' U' B2 L B' L U' L2 U L' U' L' U' L U L2 D' L2 U L' U2 R' D F2 D' R U D2, 38 moves

I ended up an E slice away. :/
 

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I know that pure 8 move corner commutators are most often used for insertions in FMC. Is it possible that one may run through an entire skeleton without finding a spot where the corners can be cycled with 8 moves? Should A9s and other more complicated commutators be used?
 

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I know that pure 8 move corner commutators are most often used for insertions in FMC. Is it possible that one may run through an entire skeleton without finding a spot where the corners can be cycled with 8 moves? Should A9s and other more complicated commutators be used?

I know that Jay has had skeletons with no 8 movers before, but they're extremely rare. In a 60 minute time window, I don't think it's usually worth the time looking for insertions longer than 8 moves. If your skeleton is that bad for insertions and you have the time, you're probably better served looking for an alternate finish.
 

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It's totally possible, it can propably even happen that 10 moves is optimal for a single insertion. On the other hand, I've seen cases where 9-movers somehow resulted in better insertions than 8-movers.
This can be especially crazy when you have two insertions. Sometimes the optimal insertion requires some weird 9-mover as your first insertion, and then the second one cancels a lot.
At German Open we had a funny example of the "unfairness" of insertions:
1. Jan 27 (23 for L3C)
2. me 28 (22 for L3C)
3. Sébastien 30 (21 for L3C!)
 

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Hi,

Thanks to guys for letting me know FMC mean of 3 competitions in other times,
like Cross-strait FMC 2014, Guangdong Open 2014, Master Challenge 2014,
although I could not make it.

FYI, in Japan, FMC mean of 3 competition will be held next month:
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=KantoFMC2015
at Kawasaki, 30-min train access from Haneda airport.
Registration has already started.
 

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My solution from Tachikawa 3x3 Fest 2014 (got 3rd place).

Scramble: F U2 B2 L2 B2 F D2 L2 F L D R U2 R F' D F2 U2 B' D'
Solution: L D' R2 F' R' B2 R L B L D' B' L' F2 R' Bw2 B2 U2 Bw2 B2 U2 R F2 B2 L2 B L2 B' L B' (30 moves)
30 min backup solution.

Pre-scramble: B'

2x2x2 block: L D' R2 F'
2x2x3 block: R' B2 R L B L D'
F2L minus 1 slot: B' L' * B2
All but 4 edges: L2 B L2 B' L
Correction: B'

Insert at *: F2 R' (S2 U2 S2 U2) R F2

Many promising starts were found. For example,

2x2x2 block: L D' R2 F'
2x2x3 block: L' F' D2 F L' D'
F2L minus 1 slot: L B L B2

looks great, but I couldn't finish it nicely.

On inverse,

[1] B2 L U2 B'
[2] L U2 R' B'
[3] B2 F R2 D

also look interesting, but I couldn't find any good continuation.
Congrats to 1st & 2nd place, Sub 30 winners!
 

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Anyone wanna give this one a try.


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

Got it today at qqtimer. There's a really easy F2L-1 with EO in 8 moves. But couldn't find any good ending (well I didn't spend much time on it)

B2 D' L2 D (2x2x3)
U F' U' R (F2L-1 + EO)
 

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ok, no, this is better:

L5C: B2 D' L2 D U F' U' R D' F' D F D' F' D F'

The IF finde 10 moves cancelation, giving a 22 move solution. :)
 
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