Results of contest #440 (Nov 1, 2024)

F L F R D' // EO (5/5)
U2 B (F2 L' D2 R D2 B') // DR (8/13)
(L2 F2 U2 R' U2 L') // HTR (6/19)
(D2 B2 L2) // finish (3/22)

R (B2 D' R) // EO 4/4
(D) L2 B D B' D # // DR 6/10
(F) R2 F2 D2 # F' U2 F // HTR 7/17
F' B' D2 F B U2 // 3E 6-2/21
# = E, E' // 4-3/22

Also have 23 from another HTRs.
It was my first solution:
(F' R2 F2 U2 B' R2 B) // HTR 7/17
(F2 R2 B2 U2 * B2 *) // 3E 5/22
* = E, E' // 4-3/23
Solution: R L2 B D B' U R2 U D B2 R2 F2 B' R2 B U2 F2 R2 F D' R' D B2

L2 U' D2 B // EO(4/4)
(U D L' D L D) // DR, 2c3(6/10)
(U2 F2 [L' F2 R] D2 R') // HTR(7/17)
(U2 R2 U2 B2 U2) // LS(5/22)

[] = L2 R U2 L(+1/23)

Other:
L2 U' D2 B'
R
D U2 L' D' L' // 2c4 in 10, 22 opt but you have to do 2 half turns before qt and switch

R U2 F' B' R
B D2 R2 B' D // 2c4 in 10, 25 opt lol

(F L2 F U')
(R)
(B L2 D2 B2 F' R) // 4a2 4e in 11, had 23 from this as well but if you solve dr differently there's a 22 from htr in 16, sad

A lot of things to check this attempt and i didn't get to checking niss eos, and one of them had a 4c4 in 7 with an easy 21, skull. Somehow 23 is findable optimal from 3 10move drs which is sad. I also missed this rzp, from which there's an easy 21:
(L' F L U)
(L')
(U2 F' D2 F2 B2 L)
(D2 F R2 D2 F' R2 L2 D2 B) // htr with inserted M2
(F2 D2) // slice in 22, solved in -1

R' (B2 D' R) // eo (4)
(D', F' D2 F' B2 D' B D) // 0c0 (12)
R2 F' (L2 B2 U2 B) // htr (18)
(R L B2 R L) // solved (23)

other:
R' (B2 D' R') (D) B2 U // 4c4 (7)
spent most of the attempt on this, tried every 4-move reduction to 4b2 on inverse but didn't get to the ones starting with D2 on normal which give 21 :(

(F' L U' R) // 222 (4/4)
L2 D' B // 223 (3/7)
F' B D' B' D' F L // F2L (7-1/13)
R D2 L' D R' D' L D' R D' R' // ZBLL (11-1/23)

L2 D2 U' B'//EO 4/4
R//RZP 1/5
U2 D L' D' L//DR 5/10 (2C4)
B2 D F2 U F2 D2 B2 D' R2 D//HTR
(LOST THE ROUTE TO 23 AND USE 30MIN TO RECALL....)
R2 U2 B2//FIN //23//

L2 U' D2 B' // EO (4/4)
R $ D U2 L' D' L // DR 4qt (6/10)
U2 D' B2 U2 R2 U2 R2 U // 3c (8/18)

$ = R' U2 R D2 R' U2 R D2 // solve 3c (8-3/23)

R D' L2 B' D2 - 2X2 block
B U' R' U - more block
R' B' R' B - more block
R B2 U B' U' R' - solved, except 3 corners
R U' L' U R' U' L U - 3 corner swap/spin

I got lucky, first substitution for corners worked really well - I was able to cancel 4 moves. There might be a better insert for the corner, but I am happy with this solve. Just getting back into the FMC, took about 15yrs off of cubing.

Two 24s:

U L2 U2 D2 B // EO
R' U' R' D' L' D' // DR 11
(D2 R D2 R' D2 U2 [L) // HTR 18
(F2 U2 F2 L2]) // M slice in 22

Replace [ ] by (R U2 B2 R L' B2 R2) // solved (+2)
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R (B2 D' R) // EO
(D' F' D2 B2 F' D' B D) // DR 12
F2 U2 F R2 L2 B' // HTR 18
U D B2 U D L2 // finish in 24

L2 U’ D2 B’ // EO (4/4)
R // RZP 2e3c (1/5)
U2 D L’ D’ L // DR-UD 2c4 (5/10)
U’ L2 U2 L2 B2 D’ // 3c (6/16)

Skeleton: L2 U’ D2 B’ R U2 D L’ D’ L U’ L2 U2 😭 L2 B2 D’ = 16 moves 3c

😭 R B R’ F2 R B’ R’ F2 // (+8)

Solution: L2 U’ D2 B’ R U2 D L’ D’ L U’ L2 U2 R B R’ F2 R B’ R’ F2 L2 B2 D’ = 24 moves

on inverse:
F' L U' R //2x2x2
B' D L2 //2x2x3
D L' D2 * L2 B L' D2 B' //F2L
F' R' D' R D F //AB3C

insertion: * D2 L D2 B2 R D2 R' D2 B2 L' (10-6)

L2 D' B //2x2x3 [3/3]
B F' D' B' D' F L //F2L [7-1/9]
R' D L D' R D L' //L3C [7/16]
L D2 L' D' L D2 R' D L' D' R //PLL [11-3/24]
(R' U L' F) //2x2x2 Premoves inverse [4-2/26]

decent solve for me, good start and managed to dig out a decent finish, super obvious tho

(F' L U' R)//222
(B' D L2)//223
(B D' L £ B' L2 D2 L D' B D B')//F2L
(R D R' D R D2 R' D2)//3c

£ = B2, L' F L

(F' L U' R) // 2x2x2 Block [4/4]
(B' D L2) // 2x2x3 Block [3/7]
(B D' L B' L') // F2L-1 [5/12]
D2 L' D' L // Last Pair [4/16]
R D R' D' F' R' B R F B' // OLL [10/26]
D' // L3C [1/27]

Skeleton :
D2 L' D' L R D R' @ D' F' R' B R F B' D' L B L' D B' L2 D' B R' U L' F
@ = [R' U' R, D2] = R' U' R D2 R' U R D2