Sebastiano Tronto
Weekly 2024-29
Scramble 3
Scramble
R' U' F B2 R2 B' R2 F L2 U2 F2 L2 F D' R B F2 U L F L2 D B' R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
L2 U' L B' U' D' B' U F' U' R2 L2 D2 F' R2 F' D2 F2 R2 D2 L2 U2
L2 U' L //EO (3/3)
B' D' U' B' U F' U' //DR 4b2 (7/10)
L2 R2 D2 F' R2 F' //HTR (6/16)
D2 F2 R2 D2 L2 U2 //Finish (6/22)

Optimal from DR. I Found this solution quite early, then I spent most of the rest of the attempt working on this:

B D L //EO (3/3)
F' U //JZP (2/5)
(B2 R2 F2 D' F2 D') //DR 4b2 (6/11)

But it turns out there is a 19 from this JZP

B D L F' U'
D2 B2 L2 F' D2 F'
(U') R2 D
F2 D2 L2 F2 R2

I had the similar (shorter) DR

B D L F' U D2 B U2 B //4a4 in 9

But it sucked.
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July 16, 2024 12:24 AM
Weekly 2024-29
Scramble 2
Scramble
R' U' F U2 L' B R2 F R' L D R U2 R2 F2 R2 L2 D' F2 R2 U B2 U2 F2 R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
U' D F U L B2 R B2 U2 D2 R F2 R' U2 D2 L B L2 F' R' U2 D2 R2 F'
D U' F U //EO (4/4)
(F R2 U2 D2 R F L2 B) //DR (8/12)
(L' [3e] B2 R' B2 L') //3e (5/17)
[3e] = L B2 L' U2 D2 R F2 R' U2 D2 (10-3/24)
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July 15, 2024 2:21 PM
Weekly 2024-29
Scramble 1
Scramble
R' U' F D' F2 L2 D' B2 L D2 B' L' F' L2 F' R2 F2 R2 F' R2 D2 F R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
L F2 L' B2 U2 R D2 R2 U2 R2 L' D2 R L F' B2 D2 B' U2 D' L2 F' U
(U' F L2 D) //EO (4/4)
(U2 {F L2 B'}) //DR (4/8)
L F2 L' B2 U2 R D2 R2 U2 [R //HTR (10/18)
B2 R2] //Leave double slice (2/20)
{} = B D2 F B2 (+1/21)
[] = R2 L' D2 R L (+2/23)
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July 15, 2024 1:10 AM
Weekly 2024-28
Scramble 3
Scramble
R' U' F R2 B2 L B2 R2 D2 L B2 R B2 L F L' U B' F D' L' B' R B' R' U' F
Results
26
Solution
B R U' B2 U2 F2 R' F2 B2 L2 F2 B2 D2 R B2 U2 F' R F2 R' L' B2 L F2 D F'
(F D') B R U' //EO (5/5)
(F2 L' B2 L R F2 R' F) //DR (8/13)
(U2 B2 R' D2 * R') //HTR (5/18)
(F2 U2 B2) //2e2e (3/21)
* = F2 B2 L2 F2 B2 R2 (5/26)
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July 9, 2024 2:37 PM
Weekly 2024-28
Scramble 2
Scramble
R' U' F L2 F' U2 F2 D2 L2 D2 F U2 F2 R2 U2 R U' R2 F D2 U2 B2 R D' R' U' F
Results
DNF
Solution
F
I had many good DRs, but I could not finish any of them

L2 D' B' / U' L U2 L' B2 L2 R2 U' 11 2c3 -> 24
L2 D' B' / U R B2 L2 D2 R U' 10 4b3 -> 23 with 5qt, otherwise 24
D' L2 D' B / D2 U' B2 U L U' L 11 2c3 -> 25

And this cool one
R' U2 R' //EO (3/3)
U F //JZP (2/5)
(F) //CO (1/6)
L2 F* R2 L2 B' //DR 4b2 with F* = F or F' (5/11)

There was a 22, but hard to find. From the F' variation:

(F2 U L2 D') D R2 F2 D //HTR (8-1/18)
F2 L2 F2 U2 //Finish (4/22)
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July 9, 2024 5:32 AM
Weekly 2024-28
Scramble 1
Scramble
R' U' F B2 R2 B2 F2 U2 L2 D' R2 U F2 U B U' R F D' B' U2 L R U' R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
U F2 B' R2 B2 U L2 D B2 D2 R U2 R D2 F2 R' L2 B2 R L2 U2 B' U
(U' B) U B' //EO (4/4)
F2 R2 B2 U L2 D //DR (6/10)
(U2 R * F2 R' F2 D2 R' U2 R') //HTR (9/19)
(D2 B2) //Leave slice (2/21)
* = R2 L2 B2 R2 L2 F2 (+2/23)
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July 8, 2024 2:44 PM
Weekly 2024-27
Scramble 3
Scramble
R' U' F D2 L2 U L2 D B2 D2 F2 D' F2 U' R B' U' L' U2 F2 D B' D' R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
D2 R2 B2 U2 R2 F2 L' D2 R' L' F2 R' U2 L' D L' U R L' D2 L2 B' R D
(D' R' B) //EO (3/3)
(L2 D2 R' L U' L D') //DR (7/10)
(L U2 L [3e] D2 L2 U2 L) //HTR (7/17)
(B2 [s2] L2 U2 B2 R2 D2) //Leave slice (6/23)
[3e] = L R' [s1] B2 L' R D2 (+2/25)
[s1] = [s2] = M2 (-1/24)

Other DRs
3 variations of the one I used
D' R2 B' / L D2 R B2 R' B2 U 11 5qt
(R2 B2 L B) (D* F2 B2 D) 8 5qt (D* = D or D')
(B' L' U) F U2 B2 L' B2 L 9 fake HTR, + variations all fake HTRs
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July 3, 2024 2:56 PM
Weekly 2024-27
Scramble 2
Scramble
R' U' F D' R L2 U2 F R B2 U R2 D2 F' D2 F L2 U2 F' L2 F2 L2 D2 R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
D' F U' B2 R2 L' F2 L' B2 D2 L' F2 L2 B2 L2 B2 U R2 L2 F2 R2 B
(B') D' F //EO (3/3)
U' (R2 F2 R2 L2 U') //DR (6/9)
B2 L [s2] B2 L' F2 U2 L' //HTR (7/16)
B2 L2 F2 [s1] R2 B2 //Leave slice (5/21)
[s1] = [s2] = M2 (+1/22)

Other DRs:
F' B U B / L D (L2 F2 L2 F2 U) 11 moves 3qt
(B') D' F / U' F2 D2 F2 L2 R' U  10 moves also 22 optimal
(B) B2 D' F / L' U2 F2 U' L2 U' L 11 moves 3qt
(L F2 U' L) (D' B F' R2 B2 D2 B' D) 12 moves 2qt
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July 3, 2024 6:21 AM
Weekly 2024-27
Scramble 1
Scramble
R' U' F U F D2 R F' B' D' B' U2 L2 U' B2 R2 D2 B2 R2 D2 R2 B L2 F' R' U' F
Results
21
Solution
F' D2 L' D' R2 B D2 B U' R2 L2 U D' F2 B' L2 D2 F R2 F L'
(L) F' D2 L' //EO (4/4)
D' R2 B D2 B D //DR (6/10)
U2 [4x] F R2 D2 B L2 B //4x (7/17)
[4x] = E S2 E' S2 (8-4/21)

Other DRs:
(L) F' D2 L' / D' (D F' U B2 U') 10 2c5 -> 23 optimal (cool because I found it without switching back to inverse)
(L) F' D2 L' / D' (U2 R2 F' U2 F D) 11 2c3 -> 25 optimal
F' U L' B2 R / U2 B2 D2 F' D 10 4a4 -> 26 optimal
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July 3, 2024 1:31 AM
Weekly 2024-26
Scramble 3
Scramble
R' U' F R2 U2 B U2 R2 B' U2 R2 F' U2 L2 B2 L' U R2 B R D' U' R' U R' U' F
Results
26
Solution
U' D F' L U B' U2 R2 F B2 U R L' U2 R L' D2 R2 D2 B D2 B' R2 U2 D2 F'
D U' F' L
U B' U2 R2 B2 F U
(F U2 D2 R2 B D2 B')
(D2 R2 D2 R' L U2 R' L)

I worked for a while on this cool start, but I could not find anything good:

(L B' U2 L) //EO (4/4)
(D' F U') //CO 1qt (3/7)
U' F' R2 L2 B D' //DR maybe (6/13)
(L2 F2 U2 F) //HTR but meh (4/17)
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June 26, 2024 12:45 AM
Weekly 2024-26
Scramble 2
Scramble
R' U' F D2 B2 F U2 L2 F' L2 B2 L2 D' L U' F2 U' L R F U' B L' R' U' F
Results
21
Solution
U' D R L U2 L U B2 L2 F2 L2 F2 R D2 R D2 L' F' B D' B2
(B2 D F B')
U' D L R U2 L U
(L D2 R' D2 R')
(F2 L2 F2 L2 B2)
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June 24, 2024 2:48 PM
Weekly 2024-26
Scramble 1
Scramble
R' U' F R L B R' U2 F' D' L U B2 D2 F2 L2 D L2 D' L2 B2 D R2 F2 R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
F' D2 R' U F B' L2 D2 L' U2 D2 B2 R L2 F2 B2 D2 B' R F' R2 F2 B' D2
F' D2 R' U //EO (4/4)
F B (D2 F2 B2 R' F) //Bad DR 11+4

At 35 minutes I had checked all my EOs and I only had this DR. Then I changed it to:

F' D2 R' U //EO (4/4)
F B' (D2 F2 B R2 F R' B) //DR 2qt (9/13)
{R2 U2 R' F2 B2 D2 L'} //HTR with inserted slice (7/20)
F2 B2 D2 //Leave slice (3/23)
{} = L2 D2 L' U2 D2 B2 R L2 //Solve slice (+1/24)
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June 24, 2024 1:06 AM
Weekly 2024-25
Scramble 3
Scramble
R' U' F L2 D2 L2 R2 D R2 D2 F2 D2 U' B2 F' L2 R' U L' U' B' D2 B D2 R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
F' B U D R2 F2 L' D' F2 D2 B2 D' L2 B2 R2 B2 U D2 R2 D' L2 F' U'
(U F) B F' //EO (4/4)
U D R2 F2 L' //DR (5/9)
{D B2 U} (L2 U F2 U) //HTR (7/16)
(L2 B2 L2 F2) //Leave 2e2e (4/20)
{} = D' F2 D2 B2 U' //Leave slice (+2/22)
+1 to solve
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June 18, 2024 2:04 AM
Weekly 2024-25
Scramble 2
Scramble
R' U' F R2 F' D2 B U2 F U2 R2 B2 L2 F R' D' B2 L F R B R2 B' D R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
F' D2 F B U2 R2 D' B2 L2 U' F2 B2 R L2 U2 D L2 F2 U B2 D F' L' U'
B (U L F) //EO (4/4)
(D' B2 U' F2 L2 U2 D' R) //DR (8/12)
(R2 L2 F2 B2 U L2 B2 D) //HTR (8-1/19)
(R2 U2 B' F' D2 F B) //Finish (7-2/24)

Also had

R (B2 D' B' L) (B U2 F2 U' F U) -> 11 2qt, 23 optimal
R (B2 D' B' L') (F2 U2 B U' F U) -> 11 2qt, 24 optimal
R (B2 D' B' L) (U' B U' B' U2 D2 F) -> 12 3qt, 23 optimal
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June 18, 2024 12:53 AM
Weekly 2024-25
Scramble 1
Scramble
R' U' F R2 D2 F2 R2 F U2 F R2 U2 L2 R2 F D L' U R B2 D2 U' B2 L R' U' F
Results
26
Solution
D F' L' F2 R F R' F2 L2 U2 F2 L2 U2 R2 F' U2 R2 F B2 U2 R2 F2 D R' F L2
D (L2 F' R D') //EO (5/5)
F' L' F2 R F R' //DR found with premove (B) (6/11)
(F2 R2 U2 F [s2] L2 D2 F) //HTR (7/18)
(L2 D2 R2 F2 D2 [s1] F2 B2 L2 F2) //Finish (9/27)
[s1] = [s2] = S2 (-1/26)

Optimal from this DR was 24 but hard to find.
I had other DRs in 11-12 moves, but they were all bad.
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June 17, 2024 3:09 AM
Weekly 2024-24
Scramble 3
Scramble
R' U' F U2 F2 D R2 U' R2 D2 B2 F2 D' R2 B F' L D' L2 R' U' B F' U2 R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
U D B' U' R2 B' R2 B R2 L2 F' R2 F2 D2 F' R2 F2 L B' R U' R'
(R U R' B L') //EO (5/5)
D U B' U' //DR (4/9)
(F2 R2 F D2 F' L2) //3e (6/15)
(L2 F' R2 F R2 L2 B' R2 B R2) //Finish (10-3/22)

Very nice EO with many blocks. I had also:

(R U R' B L') D B L2 F D2 R2 //4e4c in 11

There was a findable 19:

(R U R' B L') //EO (5/5)
U B2 U B' D' //DR variation (5/10)
(F' L2 B') //HTR (3/13)
(U2 B2 D2 R2) //Leave slice (4/17)
+2 slice
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June 12, 2024 3:44 AM
Weekly 2024-24
Scramble 2
Scramble
R' U' F B2 R2 D' L2 U B2 R2 U' L2 R2 B2 L F' R' D2 B' U R F' U2 B R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
B U2 D' F R L B2 D B2 L2 D' R2 F2 L' F2 R U2 B2 U2 D2 R L2 F
(F') B D' U2 F //EO (5/5)
R L B2 D B2 L2 D' //DR (7/12)
(L) R2 F2 L' F2 L [s2] //HTR (6/18)
F2 U2 F2 B2 [3e] L2 R2 //Leave slice (6-1/23)
[3e] = F2 [s1] R L' U2 L R' //Solve slice (6-4/25)
[s1] = M', [s2] = M (-2/23)

Very hard scramble, I did not have many EOs.
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June 11, 2024 12:44 AM
Weekly 2024-24
Scramble 1
Scramble
R' U' F L2 F2 L F2 U2 L' R2 U2 B2 D2 B' D2 R U' R D' B2 L U2 F R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
D F L2 U2 R' B R' B R2 F2 R2 D2 F2 B' D2 B U2 L2 B2 L2 U2 L' U' F2 L'
D (L F2 U) //EO (4/4)
(L) F L2 U2 R' B R' //DR (7/11)
B R2 F2 R2 D2 F [3e] R2 F //HTR (8/19)
U2 L2 B2 L2 U2 //Leave slice (5/24)
[3e] = F B' D2 F' B R2 //Solved (6-5/25)

I had a couple of 25s from the same DR, but nothing better.
No other good DR.
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June 10, 2024 3:21 PM
Weekly 2024-23
Scramble 3
Scramble
R' U' F R F U L' F D B U' L' U2 R2 F' L2 F U2 R2 U2 D2 B U2 L2 R' U' F
Results
20
Solution
L2 F2 D L2 D B2 R2 L2 B' D2 R2 U F2 D' F D2 R' U' D F
(F' U D' R) //EO (4/4)
(D2 F' D F2 U' R2 D2 B) //DR (8/12)
L2 F2 D L2 D //HTR (5/17)
B2 R2 L2 //Finish (3/20)

Lucky solve...

Other DRs I had:

L' U2 R2 F / D' R2 L' F2 B2 D2 L D -> 12 2qt
(F') L2 D' B' (L2 F2 U F2 D' R') -> 10 4qt, htr in 17 on normal
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June 5, 2024 1:42 PM
Weekly 2024-23
Scramble 2
Scramble
R' U' F R2 U R2 D2 L2 U' R2 F2 D B2 D' L2 U2 R' D' B' L' R' D F' U' R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
R F L F B' U2 D' R' D' L D F2 R2 F2 L2 U2 B2 R F2 R2 L' B2 U2 D2
R F L F B' //EO (4/4)
D' U2 R' D' L D //DR (6/11)
(U2 D2 B2 [s2] L' B2 R') //HTR (6/17)
F2 D2 L2 B2 L2 [3e] F2 //Leave slice (6/23)
[3e] = L2 B2 R2 [s1] U2 R2 B2 L2 D2 //Solve slice (8-4/27)
[s1] = [s2] = M2 (-3/24)
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June 4, 2024 12:31 AM
Weekly 2024-23
Scramble 1
Scramble
R' U' F B2 L2 D2 B' L2 B2 D2 L2 D2 U2 F D' F' R B R2 U' F2 U L D2 R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
B2 D2 B2 U' D F2 D' L2 U' B2 L' F2 L' U' D' R2 U2 F' U L B' D'

(D B L' U' F) //EO (5/5)
(U2 R2 U D L F2 L) //DR (7/12)
(B2 U) //First HTR quarter turn (2/14)
B2 D2 B2 [3e] L2 U' L2 //Leave slice (6/20)
[3e] = U' D F2 U D' L2 //Solve slie (6-4/22)

I solved very badly and I got lucky.
Early on I found a 7 move DR (!!) from a 4 move EO, but then I realized I had misscrambled. I was at 30 minutes when I realized and I had no good *real* DR, I did not know what to do so I just started working on the 5 move EOs. Found this one at 45 minutes, very lucky finish.
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June 3, 2024 3:15 PM
Weekly 2024-22
Scramble 3
Scramble
R' U' F R2 B2 D L2 D' B2 D' R2 D F2 D2 R' F' R2 B' L' U2 B L F' R' U' F
Results
21
Solution
L2 F' R' L2 F D2 F' R2 U2 F' L2 D2 F2 R2 U2 F2 D L2 B2 D F2
L2 F' R' //EO (3/3)
(F2 D' B2 L2 D') //DR (5/8)
L2 F D2 F' R2 U2 F' //HTR (7/15)
L2 D2 F2 R2 U2 F2 //Finish (6/21)
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May 31, 2024 4:32 AM
Weekly 2024-22
Scramble 3
Scramble
R' U' F R2 B2 D L2 D' B2 D' R2 D F2 D2 R' F' R2 B' L' U2 B L F' R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
L2 F' R B D2 F2 B D2 F2 D2 R2 D2 F2 D2 B' R2 D2 F2 D' L2 B2 D F2
L2 F' R //EO (3/3)
(F2 D' B2 L2 D) //DR (5/8)
(F2 D2 R2 B [3e] R2 F2 B' D2 B') //3e (9/17)
[3e] = D2 F2 D2 R2 D2 F2 D2 R2 (8-2/23)

I found a 21 shortly after the hour:

L2 F' R' //EO (3/3)
(F2 D' B2 L2 D') //DR (5/8)
L2 F D2 F' R2 U2 F' //HTR (7/15)
L2 D2 F2 R2 U2 F2 //Finish (6/21)

Optimal from this EO is a findable 18, but I never find these good solutions, no matter how hard I try:

L2 F' R
(F2 U' L2 F2 U')
B' U2 F D2 B' D2 B' L2 F L2

I spent a lot of time on this DR:

L2 F' R
B' U2 R2 F' R2 F'

And also some time on this one before that:

F' R
U2 F U F2 B U D R2 D' B
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May 31, 2024 4:28 AM
Weekly 2024-22
Scramble 2
Scramble
R' U' F R2 D' R2 B2 D' L2 F2 D' L2 D R2 D' R D R2 B' L U2 B2 D F R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
B2 L2 U' B2 R L' B2 R L B2 D' B2 D' R D' F2 L2 D R2 F' R' L U D'
(D U' R L' F) //EO (5/5)
(R2 D' L2 F2 D R') //DR (6/11)
B2 L2 U' (D B2 D) //Desperate HTR (6/17)
(B2 R2 [3e] U2 B2) //3e (4/21)
[3e] = R L' B2 R' L U2 (6-3/24)
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May 31, 2024 12:44 AM
Weekly 2024-22
Scramble 1
Scramble
R' U' F L F U L' D' F2 D R' F R2 D2 B2 R F2 R' B2 R B2 U2 F2 L' R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
U D R F L' D' R2 F2 R2 U2 R2 D R2 D F2 R2 D B' U R2 U' B2
Scramble: R' U' F L F U L' D' F2 D R' F R2 D2 B2 R F2 R' B2 R B2 U2 F2 L' R' U' F
Solution: D U R F L' D' R2 F2 R2 U2 R2 D R2 D F2 R2 D B' U R2 U' B2 (22)

D U R F L' //EO (5/5)
(B2 U R2 U' B) //DR (5/10)
D' (D' R2 F2 U' {B2 U' [3e]) //HTR (7/17)
(L2 D2} R2 F2 R2) //Leave slice (5/22)
[3e] = U D' B2 U' D L2 //Solve slice (6-5/23)
{} = D' R2 D' R2 U2 (-1/22)

Optimal from DR. Other DRs:

1. (R F) D2 B / U L B2 R F2 R U -> 11 4qt, 23 optimal
2. (R F') D2 B (U' D2 L D R2 D R' U' R') -> 13 "0qt", 24 optimal
3. D U R F L (D B' U D F' U F) -> 12 2qt(?), 25 optimal
4. (B' R B' U F) U F2 U2 L2 D L -> 11 4qt, 25 optimal
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May 31, 2024 12:44 AM