Results of contest #453 (Jan 31, 2025)

(F L' B D B) // EO (5/5)
(U) L2 B2 R2 D2 L' U // DR (7/12)
D2 B2 D2 B2 R // HTR (5/17)
R L' F2 U2 R L' // finish (6-1/22)

F (L2 R F') // EO (4/4)
(B2 L) D B2 L' U' L' // DR (7/11)
(U2 L2 U R2) // blocks (4/15)
(U R2 U F2 U' D2) // finish (6/21)

U D L // EO (3/3)
U2 B' (F2 U F D' F) // DR (7/10)
(U) L2 F2 D' R2 D // HTR (6/16)
R2 * D2 B2 R2 F2 // 3e (5/21)
* = R2 D' U F2 D U' // (6-5/22)

(U2 R' U' D L) // eo/dr-7c6e (5)
(B' D B2 U' B' U) // 4b2 (11)
L2 U2 B' D2 F // htr (16)
D2 F2 L2 D2 R2 B2 // slice (22)
+1

optimal is 22 with S2 extension + double slice lol

other:
R (L2 U' D2 R, B', R2 D2 U' B2 D') // 2c3 (11), 23 opt
R (U2 B' D' R, F D' B' U) // 2c3 (9), 22 opt
R (U2 B' D' R, F' B2 U' B' D) // 2c3 (10), 23 opt
U' R (U' R, F', D B U' B) // 2c4 (9), 22 opt
U' R (U' R, F', L2 D B U' B) // 4b2 (10), 22 opt
U' R (U' R, F', R2 U F D' F) // 4b2 (10), 22 opt

kind of annoying to not find 22 off any of these but they are all fairly difficult given the amount of stuff i had to work with

R' F D' // eo (3)
(R F, R' U2 R2 B') // 2c3 (9)
R (F2 U2 D2 R B2 R) // htr (16)
B2 D2 R2 B2 // slice (20)
+1

other:
F (R L2 F) R U2 R D // 2c4 (8)
F' (R L2 F) R F2 R D // 4c4 (9)

2c4 has a +1 extension that is 20 optimal
4c4 is 19 optimal with 6q bruh

also I found the 2c4 twice lmao
F R2 D // eo (3)
(R L2 F) // dr-2c (6)
D' R' U2 R D // omg the trigger cancels but oh wait it's the same dr I already had

U' (R2 L U)
(R' F2 D2 R B)
R B2 R' (D2 B2 R' F2 R U2 F2 R')
U2 R2 F2
+0

weird scramble
L' U D L', F (R2 L2 B2 U D2 F) // 2c4 (11)
this has a 21 but like i'm not trying niss paths on 11 to 2c4

U' R (U' R) // EO (4/4)
(F', D L2 B U' B) // DR 0c4q (6/10)
(U* F2 U*) D2* L2 U' F2 U // HTR (8/18)
R2 F2 U2 F2 // leave slice (4/22)

*w // finish (+0/22)

78 EO's checked omg

F' (R L2 F) // EO+DR-4e4c (4/4)
R F2 R D // DR 4c4q (4/8)
(L' U2 R) U2 B2 R' F2 B2 D2 L // HTR (10/18)
B2 R2 B2 D2 R2 // finish (5-1/22)



The DR is 19 optimal with 6q but very findable with block bruh

U D L // EO (3/3)
D (F2 B' R2 F' L2 U) // DR 4b2e (7/10)
(F2 U2 R2 B' R2 F) // HTR (6/16)
(L2 F2 L2 U2 L2 U2 L2) // finish (7/23)

(U' R) U' R // Funny EO (4/4)
(F' D B U' B) // DR (5/9)
(U R2 D' B2 U R2 U') // HTR (7/16)
(F2 B2 R2 B2 R2 D2 B2 D2) // Finish (Ab4e cancelling into trigger) (8/24)

I had a few variations of from DR including a backup 27 and two 25 to slices but I found this 24 on the last variation I tried before I was about to try the slices.

F' D2 L' B' // EO (4/4)
D L' D2 L B2 L2 U // DR - 2c3 (7/11)
(B2 R') D2 F2 L U2 L // HTR (7/18)
R2 U2 B2 D2 B2 // Finish (5/23)

I wrote down down 35 EOs but only checked like 6. I had 2 2c3 cases but one was 2c3 in 11 and the other one was in 10.
For some reason I checked the 2c3 in 11 and found this on the last variation I tried and after the attempt I found another 23 on the 2c3 in 10 (and on the first variation I tried too):


F' D2 L' B' // EO (4/4)
B2 D (R' F2 D2 R' D') // DR - 2c3 (6/10)
(U2 L F2 U2 L U2 L') // HTR (7/17)
(D2 F2 L2 B2 L2 B2) // Finish (6/23)

U D L // EO (3/3)
U2 B (F2 U F D' F) // DR (7/10)
U (R2 L2 U' R2 U) // HTR (6/16)
(L2 B2 R2 U2 F2 L2 F2 U2 B2) // Finish (9/25)

I wrote down 47 EOs but I couldn't check all of them.

24,23,25 = 24.00 which is sub Indian NR.

R’ D (U2 F D): B’ L’ F2 L2 F’ L F2 L // DR-FB 2c4 (8/13)
F (D2 B’ U2 F) U2 F2 L2 B // HTR (9/22)
U2 R2 // 2e2e3e (2/23)

Skeleton: R’ D B’ L’ F2 L2 F’ L F2 L [F U2 F2 L2 B U2 R2 F’ U2 B] D F’ U2 = 23 moves
[] = FW U2 FW2 L2 BW U2 R2 F’ U2 B S2
[] = B L2 B2 U2 F D2 L2 F’ D2 B’ F2 // (+1/25)

Skeleton: R’ D B’ L’ F2 L2 F’ L F2 L B L2 B2 U2 F 😭 D2 L2 F’ D2 B’ F2 D F’ U2 = 24 moves

😭 F2 L2 U2 R2 B2 U2 L2 D2 // (8-5=3/27)

Solution: R’ D B’ L’ F2 L2 F’ L F2 L B L2 B2 U2 F’ L2 U2 R2 B2 U2 F’ D2 B’ F2 D F’ U2 = 27 moves

F (L2 R F), (R’): D2 L2 U2 R’ D’ R // DR-UD 2c3 (6/11)
(D’ F2 U’ L2 U’) // HTR (5/16)
(L2 B2 U2 R2 F2) // 2e2e (5/21)

Skeleton: F D2 L2 U2 R’ D’ R F2 R2 U2 😭 B2 L2 U L2 U F2 D R F’ R’ L2 = 21 moves
😭 R2 B2 L2 F2 L2 B2 // (6-4=2/23)

Solution: F D2 L2 U2 R’ D’ R F2 R2 U2 R2 B2 L2 F2 U L2 U F2 D R F’ R’ L2 = 23 moves

D U L, U2 B: (F2 U F D’ F) // DR-UD 2c3 (5/10)
(U) B2 L2 F2 D’ R2 D’ // HTR (7-1=6/16)
B2 D2 R2 D2 R2 F2 // 3e (6/22)

Skeleton: D U L U2 B’ L2 F2 [D’ R2 D’ B2 D2 R2 D2 R2 F2 U’] F’ D F’ U’ F2 = 22 moves

[] =D’ R2 DW’ B2 DW2 R2 DW2 R2 E’ F2 U’
= D’ R2 U’ L2 U2 F2 U2 B2 U D’ F2 U’ // (+2/24)

Solution: D U L U2 B’ L2 F2 D’ R2 U’ L2 U2 F2 U2 B2 U D’ F2 U’ F’ D F’ U’ F2 = 24 moves

(F) F R' F' // EO (4)
(D) L' D2 L U' R U' R D // DR, fun trigger (13+1)
(U2 F2 R2 F2 R') // HTR (18)
(F2 U2 R2 B2 D2 R2 B2 U2) // finish (26)

I also had (L' U' F L2 D) B2 R L' F U2 R2 F // 12+3

F R2 D // EO (3)
R' B2 D2 F2 B L2 F' L' // DR (11+2)
B2 D2 L2 F D2 B' // HTR (17)
$ R2 U2 // 2e2e (19)
$ = B2 D2 R2 B2 R2 D2 B2 R2 // solve 2e2e (8-3/24)

Found my solution in 15 minutes, but I wasn't able to improve in the hour. I found this 22 to slice after, but it's +2
(U2 B' R) // EO 3
(B U') L2 R2 B D' F2 D' // DR 11+3
L2 F' L2 F' U2 B // HTR 17
R2 L2 U2 R2 L2 // slice 22

U D L // EO (3)
U2 B' (F2 U F D' F') // DR (10+3)
(B2 D' F2 R2 L2 D F2 D) // HTR (18)
(B2 R2 B2 D2 R2 B2 L2) // leave slice (25)

U D L U2 B L2 B2 R2 [D2 B2 R2 B2 D' F2 D' L2 R2 F2 D] B2 F D F' U' F2
[] = U2 F2 L2 F2 D U2 F2 U' F2 B2 R2 U // solve slice (+1/26)

🍀lucky solve🍀

(F $ U B' R' B)//EO+sq(5/5)
(L F2 L' U)//222+pair or 223 -1e(4/9)
B2 D2 L'//accidental DR LOL(3/12)
(B2 D2 B2)//psF2L-1(3/15)
B2 D L2 D' L2 D L2 D'//3C(8/23)

$ = U F' D' F U' F' D F//(8-4/27)

overall bad solve,bad time management,bad luck

B' U' R2 U' R//EO(5/5)
F'//sq(1/6)
(U' R2)//222(2/8)
(D B D B)//ps223(4/12)
B2 D' B L' D' L' D//F2L-1(7/19)
D L' F L F' U' L D' L' U L2//finish(zbls cancel heavily into niklas)(11-1/29)

found a lot of easy EOs!
I was going for all of them too quickly to the point that I feel like I miss a lot of things.

D2 $ L' R' F//EO(4/4)
(R U' L' U2)//222(4/8)
(L' D' L)//223(3/11)
(F2 D' F2 D)//make a diamond and preserve current blocks(4/15)
(B' U L2 U' B)//F2L-1(5/20)
(D F' D F D2)//3C(5/25)

$ = D2 L U L' D2 L U' L'//(8-3/30)

F D' F' R F' L' // 2x2x2 (6/6)
D' B2 R2 B' D' B' R2 // 2x2x3 (7/13)
B D2 B' // F2L-1 (3/16)
D F D F' R' D' R // L4C (7/23)

Skeleton: F D' F' R @1 F' L' D' B2 R2 B' D' B' R2 B D2 @2 B' D F D F' R' D' R (23)
@1 - R F' L F R' F' L' F (8-4)
@2 - U' B' D B U B' D' B (8-4)

F' L' D2 B // DR-4c4e (4/4)
D' R2 D' L2 U2 L2 D' R2 U' D2 L' // DR (11/15)
F2 B2 D' R2 // 2x2x2 (4/19)
D2 B2 D2 L2 D' B2 // L4C (6/25)

Skeleton: F' L' D2 B D' R2 D' L2 U2 L2 D' R2 U' D2 L' F2 B2 D' R2 D2 B2 D2 @1 L2 @2 D' B2 (25)
@1 - D L' U2 L D' L' U2 L (8-2)
@2 - F' D' B2 D F D' B2 D (8-4)

U D L // DR-6c4e (3/3)
F' // DR-4c4e (1/4)
U' B' U' B' D // 2x2x2 (5/9)
F2 // 2x2x3 (1/10)
L2 U2 B' U' B U2 B' U B // F2L-1 (9/19)
U' B' U2 B U B' U B U // L3C (9/28)

Skeleton: U D L F' U' B' U' B' D F2 L2 U2 B' U' B U2 B' U B U' B' U2 B U @ B' U B U (28)
@ - U B' D2 B U' B' D2 B (8-3)

R U D B L' // EO [5/5]
R2 D (D2 B2) // 222 [4/9]
(U' L2 U) // 223 [3/12]
(F' L2 D F D' L2) // F2L-1 [6/18]
F' U' F U F' U' F U // F2L [8/26]
(D F D' F D F2 D') // OLL [8/32]
(R F2 R' F' R F2 L' F R' F' L) // PLL [11/43]

(U2 B' R') // EO [3/3]
U F' D (D' F2 L2) // 222 [6/9]
(U2 B U' B2) // P223 [4/13]
B' // Premove [1/14]
U' B U B' // PF2L-1 [4/18]
(R2) // Premove [1/19]
(U F' U F U2 F' U2 F U') // L2C2C [9/28]
L' U R U' L U R' // OLL [7/35]
L2 B2 L' F' L B2 L' F L' U' // PLL [10/45]

U D L // EO [3/3]
(U F D' L2 F) // 222 [5/8]
(U' F' U' B' U' F B') // Bowtie Block [7/15]
F' U B' F U B // F2L-1 [6/21]
F' U2 F U // L2C2C [4/25]

Skeleton :
# U D L F' @ U B' F U B F' U2 F U B F' U B U F U F' L2 D F' U'
@ = F' U B' U' F U B U' [8-5]
# = L B' R' B L' B' R B [8]

(U2 R' U' D L) // EO(5/5)
(B' D B2 U' B' U) // DR, 4b2 2e(6/11)
[L2 U2 B' D2 F // HTR(5/16)
D2 B2 R2 U2 L2 F2] // LS(6/22)

[] = F B2 L2 B D2 F2 L2 D2 R2 B2(+1/23)

Missed a double slice 22 from R S2 U2 R extension, skull. This was 82nd out of 90 eos i checked, because i didn't find a 2+2 eo that had an easy 22, bruh

U' R (U' R) // EO (4/4)
(F' D B U' B) // DR 2c4 (5/9)
(D B2 U' F2 D F2 D') // HTR (7/16)
R2 U2 F2 D2 F2 L2 F2 B2 // finish (8-1/23)

R B' L2 U L /EO
F' /RZP
B2 D R2 U B2 U B /DR 2C4
D' /2C3
F2 D' /4B2
R2 F2 D'F2 D'/HTR
F2 R2 U D F2 U' D/ DF

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