Back to Reconstructions

Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026

2026-10-01 ~ 2026-10-03
Doug Li
Non-participant
Attempt 1
Scramble
R' U' F D U2 F2 U2 L2 D2 R F2 R2 D2 R U2 F' L F D2 U B' F' D' R' U' F
Results
23
F' L B L F L' B' U B' U' B2 R L F2 U2 D R B U' R2 F2 L2 F2
(R2 B2 @ U B') B      // EO on FB-axis (4+1/5)
(R' D' U2 F2 R')      // XX-Cross on R (5/10)
F' B' L B L F         // 3rd pair on UFr, but breaks EO, leaving F2L-1p on R-DB (6-2/14)
L' (L')               // shift solved pair to FLd, leaving 2-gen-solvable corners (1+1/16)
B' U B' U' B2         // all corners, leaving 2e2e (5/21)
@ = B2 R2 F2 L2 F2 R2 // insert 2e2e (6-4/23)
0
0
0
Attempt 2
Scramble
R' U' F U B L U' R2 D' B' D' R2 D' L B2 L2 D2 B D2 B' D2 R' U' F
Results
23
R' D R F' R L D2 L D L' F2 D' L' D' L D' R' D L D' R L B
// found three 23s, submitted last one
//==========================================================
(B') D R F'          // EO on FB-axis + sq on Bur (1+3/4)
(D L2 D B2 U R' B2)  // F2L-1p on B-DR (7/11)
([D F2 L: D'])       // all but 3c (8/18)
([L', F R2 F'])      // 3c comm, -3 on normal (8-3/23)

final: D R' F' L' F R2 F' L D F2 L D L' F2 D' B2 R U' B2 D' L2 D' B
//==========================================================
R F L' B          // 2x2x2 on UBL (4/4)
R' F2             // Cross on L (2/6)
F D R $ D2 F' D   // 2nd pair on DFl (6-1/11)
D' R' D %         // 3rd pair on DBl (3-2/12)
F R2 F'           // F2L on L + CLL-skip, leaving 3e+1fe on R (3/15)
$ = [R', E]       // insert 5e, leaving 3e (6-5/16)
% = [M', F R' F'] // insert 3e comm (10-3/23)

final: R F L' B R' F' U F U' D' F' R' D R' L D R' D' R L' F R' F'
//==========================================================
R' D R F' R (B')   // 2x2x2 on UBR + EO on FB-axis (5+1/6)
L D2 L D L' F2     // 2x2x3 on UR (6/12)
D' L' D' L2 D' @ L // all but 3c using 2-gen (6/18)
@ = [D L' D', R']  // insert 3c comm (8-3/23)

final: R' D R F' R L D2 L D L' F2 D' L' D' L D' R' D L D' R L B
0
0
0
Attempt 3
Scramble
R' U' F R U L2 U L2 B' U2 B2 F' L2 B U2 D' F' R' B L' R' B R' U' F
Results
21
R' F' R2 U R' F2 U2 R U' R' U' F2 U' D F2 B' U' R' B2 L' U'
(U L B2 R U)  // make pairs for DLb+DRb (5/5)
(F2 B D')     // 2x2x3 on DB (3/8)
R' F' R       // EO on FB-axis (3/11)
R U R' U'     // F2L-1p on B-UL (4-1/14)
U (U)         // shift for 1p (1-2+1/14)
F2 (F2)       // shift for 1p (1+1/16)
U2 R U' R' U' // direct finish (5/21)
0
0
0