R' U' F L' B' U' D' B U' L' U2 F D2 F2 U' R2 L2 U' F2 R2 L2 D' B2 D2 R' U' F
Results
26
Solution
R2 B' D2 F B D2 R2 U D2 B2 U D F2 L2 B2 L2 D' R L2 B2 U L2 U2 D F' L2
R2 F (L2 F) //EO
(D' U2 L2 U' B2 R') //DR (10+4a2 2e)
(L2 U B2 R2 B2 L2 U2 B2 U) //HTR
(L2 U2 F' B' D2 F B) //LS (2-move cancel with normal)
Slice in +2.
R' U' F U' F2 B' R F2 D F' U B2 U2 B2 D2 R F2 R L B2 U2 R' B2 R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
B L U' R' F2 B L' F2 L F2 B2 L F2 D2 F2 B2 R2 D' L2 D F2 D' L2 U B2
B L U' R' B //EO
F2 R' D2 L U2 D2 R //DR (12+2c4, through JZP, DR-4c2e (as a 4a1 2e))
(B2 D' B2 U B2 U' B2 U) //HTR
F2 U2 F2 B2 L2 //Leave double slice
Double slice in +0 lol.
R' U' F U B2 F2 D' L2 D U B2 R2 F' R U' R D B D R' B D2 U' R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
R2 U' D F' R D' F2 L2 D' L U' D' F2 D2 B2 L2 B2 D' R2 B2 L2 D2 B2
R2 U' D F' //EO
R, D' F2 L2 D' L //DR (10+4a1)
(B2 D2 L2 B2 R2 U) //HTR
(R2 B2 R2 U2 R2 U2) //LS
Slice in +1, which was very lucky, since there is only one VR in +1, and, despite there being 3 U2s, all sections except one between U/D moves were 0-sequences.
I also found this 10+4b3 with variation hell, but couldn't really find anything:
R2 U' D F' //EO
R', D' B2 D' F2 D //DR.
R' U' F U2 F2 U2 R D2 L R2 D2 U2 B2 R2 D B' R2 D' R F' D F2 D U2 R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
L F' D B2 U2 R2 F2 U2 L' F2 B2 U2 F2 R' F2 R' L2 B2 U' R' D' L B R2
L F' (R2 B') //EO
D (L' D R U) //DR (9+2c3 6e)
B2 R' B2 L U2 B2 U2 D2 R //HTR
D2 B2 L2 U2 B2 //LS
Slice in +1.
Here are some cool DR's I found:
(D U' F R L, F2 D' F U' D F) //11+2c4 4e through 6c4e
(D U' F' R L, D' F U' D F) //10+4b5 through 6c4e
(R2 B) L F', R, F2 D' B2 D R L //11+4b3 through 8c8e
(R2 B) L F', R (L R U D L U2 L') //12+4b3 through 8c8e.
R' U' F B2 L' B2 R' L2 D' F D2 B D2 F2 D2 B2 R' U2 F2 L2 F2 R' L' D2 R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
R L' U' B D R' F2 B2 U2 R' L2 D F2 D2 F2 L2 F2 R' D2 R2 L F2 B2 U2 L2
L' R U' B //EO
D, R' F2 B2 U2 R' L2 D //DR (12+4b2 2e)
(L2 U2 F2 B2 R B2 L) //HTR
(B2 R2 F2 D2 F2) //LS
Slice in +1.
I also had this cool 11+2c4 with variation hell, that I didn't have time to check, because I spent all my time on a dead 11+4c3:
D2 L U F //EO
U (L D2 B2 L U D) //DR (11+2c4 through 8c8e AR-4c2e).
R' U' F D' L2 D' F2 U' B2 L2 B2 F2 D2 L2 F2 R' D R2 B D R D U' F R' U' F
Results
20
Solution
R2 U2 R2 L2 F R2 F U2 B R2 L F' R2 D2 B U L' F' L' D
(D' L F L U') //EO
(B' D2 R2 F L') //DR (10+2c3 4e)
(R2 B' U2 F' R2 F') //HTR
(L2 R2 U2 R2) //Lmao.
I also had this backup 24:
(D) R D //EO
(F B' R2 U2 B R) //DR (9+4b2 2e)
(B2 U2 L2 U2 R2 B' U2 F) //HTR
(R Rw' D2 Rw' R' D2 Rw2) //Finish.
I also had this 11+4a1 4e:
(D) R D //EO
L2 B' R2 F B U2 B' L //DR
which was terrible lmao.
R' U' F R' F' B2 R' F U' F R' B U' B' U2 D2 F L2 B2 D2 F' D2 F' D2 R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
R' L' F2 U2 L' D L U2 D2 R2 B2 R2 L F2 D2 B2 U2 R2 F2 L' D L' F R2 D
(D' R2 F') //EO
(L D') L' R' F2 U2 L' D //DR (11+4b3)
(R U2 R2 B2 D2 F2 U2 L U2 L2 F2 B2 R') //yes
Slice in +1. I also had a 10+2c3 6e, but I didn't find anything.
R' U' F R F R L' B2 D R B2 R2 U2 D2 F R2 U2 R2 D2 F L2 F' L2 R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
R U' B2 L2 F' U B' L2 F2 U' D2 R2 B2 U D L2 D B2 L2 B2 L2 U2 L' F' U2
R (U2 F L) //EO
U' B2 L2 F' U B' //DR (10+4a2 4e through 7c8e)
(U2 L2 B2 L2 B2 D' L2 D2 R2 F2 D') //HTR
F2 L2 //LS
Slice in +2.
Near the end I found this double slice in 19:
(F' R U2 L) //EO
(R2 U, D2 B2 D2 B D2 F) //DR (12+4a1 4e, through JZP, parity fix)
U2 R2 B2 R2 U //HTR
L2 U2 //E+S
And after the hour I found that this is +3, giving me a 22.
R' U' F L U D F2 D' F B U F' R2 F2 U2 F2 D2 R' F2 L2 D2 B2 L R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
R2 B2 D R2 D' F2 D L2 U2 F2 U2 F2 B R2 L2 U2 L2 B' R' D2 F B
(F' B' D2 R) //EO
(B L2 U2 R2 L2 B) //DR (10+2c3 2e, through JZP)
R2 B2 D R2 U R2 U' //HTR
L2 U2 F2 U2 F2 B2 //solved.
Sad to see that the blocky fish leads to nowhere.
R' U' F R2 B2 U' L2 D' L2 U L2 F2 D2 R2 B R D F' D B U' F2 R2 U2 R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
F' B' D' F R U2 D' F2 B2 R2 D' R' D2 R2 U R2 U' L2 F2 U2 L2 F2 L2 D2
B' F' D' F //EO
R, D' U2 F2 B2 R2 D' R' //DR (12+4b2 2e)
U2 L2 U L2 U' //HTR
R2 B2 U2 R2 B2 R2 U2 //finish
Slice in +0 (widen the first U2 and any other U2).
I also had thus cool 12+2c3 6e:
(B) B R' F //EO
L R U, L' R D L2 D' //DR (through 4c2e)
and also this 11+4a2 2e:
U' F R' L U //EO
(L R U2 F L' B) //DR
But I couldn't find any sub-24.
R' U' F B2 D' F2 L2 U' R2 U' B2 F2 U2 L2 D' F2 U' B' L F' R' F2 L F' R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
U D' R D R L' U2 F U2 L2 B L2 F2 B2 U2 F2 D2 R U2 D2 R' F2 L'
U D' R D //EO
L' R (R U2 R F2 B2 L) //DR (12+4b2 4e, through 4c4e->0c2e)
U2 F U2 L2 B //HTR
L2 B2 F2 U2 F2 D2 R2 //leave M-slice (JZP axis)
The last few moves are R2 L' F2 B2 R' U2 R'. Widening the L' and the last R' solves the M slice.
R' U' F B U2 F' R' L2 U D' B L D2 B' U2 B' U2 R2 F2 U2 L2 B' D2 R' U' F
Results
26
Solution
B2 R2 D2 L' B D R2 L2 B U2 F B2 D2 R2 B2 U2 L2 B2 U' B2 U2 R2 U' F2 D' B2
B2 R2 D2 L' //EO
B D, R2 L2 B U2 F //DR (11+4a3, through DR-4c6e, first two moves are JZP)
(B2 D F2 U R2 U2 B2 U) //HTR
(B2 L2 U2 B2 R2 D2 B2) //Finish
Had some another 11+4a3 and two 11+2c4's, but I couldn't find anything from the former, and didn't have time to check the latter.
R' U' F D F2 D' B2 L2 D' R2 D F2 D R2 B2 F2 R D2 L' B R' F2 L U' R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
U2 R U' F' R L U2 B2 U' L' B2 D' F2 U' R2 F2 D' B2 D' L2 U2 F2 L2 D2 B2
U2 R U' F' //EO
R, L U2 B2 U' L' //DR (10+2c4, through 3c4e)
B2 U' R2 D' R2 F2 U' L2 U' //HTR
R2 U2 B2 R2 U2 B2 //LS
Slice in +0. I had another 10+2c4 that I didn't have time to check, and several 9+4c4's and even an 8+4c4, that I also didn't have time to check.
R' U' F L2 R2 D2 B D2 F2 L2 R2 U2 B D2 F' L' D2 F' U' F U2 B U2 L2 R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
F' R2 F B' R2 F' L' D2 B R2 B2 R2 L2 B R2 D2 F2 U2 F' U2 L U R2 L' D'
(D L R2 U) //EO
(L') F'R2 B' F R2 F' L' //DR (12+4b3)
D2 F(U2 F U2 F2 D2 R2 F') //HTR
(U2 D2 F2 D2)//LS
Slice in +0.
I also had this 11+4a4:
U' R B R //EO
B D' F2 B2 L2 D' B //DR
But I found it with ~10 minutes remaining, so I didn't find anything (and I don't even know if it gives anything strictly better than 25).
R' U' F U2 R F' D B' D R' L F D L2 B U2 F' U2 L2 B R2 F' D2 B' R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
B U R L2 D2 F2 D2 F2 U2 R2 D2 R' D2 L F2 B' R' U2 R2 D2 F2 B R2
B U //EO
(R2 B', F2 D2 R2 U2 R B) //DR (9+4b3)
L' (F2 R' B2 R) //HTR
(B2 R2 F2 D2 B2 D2 B2) //LS
Slice in +1.
I also had this funny 24:
U' L2 R' F L //EO
U' L2 D2 L2 D2 U' B' //DR (12+4a1 4e)
(D B2 R2 F2 D' F2 D) //HTR
🗿 U2 R2 //Leave wrong slice
🗿: B U2 B' F R2 F' //6-3.
R' U' F L2 F2 D' F2 D2 R2 U' F2 L2 B2 F' L' U F2 D2 L D' U2 R' U R' U' F
Results
20
Solution
D' F2 D2 R2 L B2 R' L D' B2 U D2 L2 D' F2 R' F L F2 U'
(U F2 L' F') //EO
(R) D' F2 D2 R //DR (9+2c3, also R traced to 4 pairs on inverse lmao)
(F2 U B2 D F2 D') //HTR
(U2 L' R B2 R' L') // LS (one move cancels on normal)
Slice in +0 (there is a U2 D in the skeleton, inserting E2 there reduces skeleton length by 1, and from there it's +1 optimal).
Crazy solve lmao.
R' U' F L2 D B2 F2 U' L2 U' R2 F2 D2 B L' F2 R' B2 R D' B' L2 D' R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
F2 R2 F2 R2 D F2 R2 F2 D2 R' L U2 R D2 B2 L' F2 U' D' L' D' F L' U
(U' L F') //EO
(D L U D) F2 R2 F2 R2 D //DR (12+4b2 4e)
(F2 L B2 D2 L') //HTR
(B2 D2 F2 R2 F2) //LS
Slice in +2.
DR had lots of variations, but I didn't have time, because I spent all my time on a pair of 10+4's. The reason I seemingly checked 4 moves RZP+switch, is that D L was RZP on U/D into 4c4e with anti-JZP, and so I did U D, and saw that it became 4c4e on R/L.
R' U' F B2 R B' D2 R' L' D L F D2 L B2 D2 R2 B2 R B2 R B2 L U2 R' U' F
Results
19
Solution
U2 R2 U B2 R2 D R2 F2 B2 U2 L' B2 L' U2 D L2 D2 R' U
//EO SKIP LMAO
(U' R, D2 L2 D' U2 L B2 L) //DR (9+4b2 4e, through 4c2e)
D2 L2 D R2 F2 U //HTR
(D2 L2 F2 B2) //LS
Slice in +0 (widen every U/D move post-DR).
I found so many short DRs here.
(B2 R, D L2 D' F2 U R) //8+2c4
(B2 U, D2 R2 F2 R' B2 R' U) //9+2c5
(U' R', U2 R2 D U2 R D2 R) //9+4b2 4e
(B U R') (U) F U2 F2 R2 F' D //10+4b2 2e (from R/L 3-move EO)
(R2 D' R') (D) F U2 F2 R2 F' D //10+2c3 4e (from R/L 3-move EO)
(U' R) R U R2 L2 D R //8+2c3 6e, improvised RZP breaking for 4c2e
(U' R) U R2 L2 D' R D2 R //9+2c3 4e (same RZP as before, but a more standard approach)
(B2 U) B2 R2 U2 F2 R2 F2 D //9+2c3 4e
I wrote 17 EOs in 4. Checked none of them, due to the skip and the 3 move EOs lol. I finished EO writing at 3 minutes, because I knew I couldn't check them all lol.
R' U' F R2 F' D2 B' U2 F2 R2 F' U2 F U2 R' D U2 F2 L' B R U' L' R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
U2 D2 F B D2 F D L2 F' B2 R2 L2 D2 F' R2 D2 L2 B U R' U R'
(R U' R) //EO
(U') U2 D2 F B D2 F D //DR (11+4a1 2e)
(F) L2 B U2 D2 L2 F' //HTR (extended by 2 moves)
D2 L2 U2 B2 //LS
Slice in +0 (there's an F' B2, but once you remove it, it's +1).
R' U' F U' F U' R2 U' R2 L2 B L D2 R B2 L' D2 L' B2 U2 L' U2 L R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
U2 D' R B U R' D2 R U2 R2 B2 R2 L' U2 F2 D2 F2 D' L2 D2 R2 L' U2 L2
U2 D' R B //EO
U (L2 U2 L 🗿 U2 R2 D) //DR (11+4a3)
R' D2 R U2 R2 B2 L //HTR
(F2 D2 F2 U2) //leave 2e+slice
🗿: U2 R2 D2 L2 D2 R2 //solve 2e (+1)
Slice in +1.
R' U' F D' R D2 L' B' D F' L' F L' U2 L' D2 L2 F2 L D2 R U2 F2 L2 R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
F2 D L' F' R D L2 D L2 D' F2 U' R2 D F U2 R2 U2 L2 F L2 U'
F2 D L' F' R//EO, instant 4c4e, 2 pairs on inverse
(U L2 F' L2 U2 R2 U2 F') // DR (13+4b3, but I didn't even check the subset)
(D' R2 Dw R2 Uw L2 D' L2 D) //Blockbuilding finish lmao.
I also had this cool 10+4b2 4e:
(D B2 L D' R) //EO, DR-7c4e
(B' U' F B2 U) //DR.
Unfortunately, I could only find 21 to slice with slice in at least +1.
I also had a 12+2c3 4e with one move to trigger, going through 8c8e->3c2e:
F' L' F D' R //EO, instant 8c8e
U' D F B2 D' B' D //DR.
R' U' F R2 F2 R2 D2 L2 D L2 U2 B2 D' R2 U2 B' U' F' U2 L F' R' U2 F2 R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
U D L' U D' L2 B2 D2 R2 B2 D2 R D2 R B2 D2 R' D F L F2 R
(R' F2 L' F') //EO
(D') U D L' U D' //DR (10+2c3 2e, through 4c4e->8c8e trigger)
(R D2 B2 R' D2 R') //HTR
L2 B2 D2 R2 B2 D2 //Finish.
I also had this 10+2c3 4e from 7c8e:
(R D R F')
(L, D' L2 R' U' L).