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Fewest Moves Chalet Singapore 2023

2023-05-27 ~ 2023-05-27
Chang Hong Liang (张泓量)
Detected as competition participant
First
#3Mean28.00Single27 (27 / 28 / 29)
Attempt 1
Scramble
R' U' F U D' L' U F R2 U' D R2 B U R2 L2 D L2 U' B2 D B2 U' R' U' F
Results
27
L2 B2 L2 B' R' D F D' F R U' L2 U R U' R' L2 U D R2 B R2 U R U2 B U
L2 B2 L2 B' (B2) // 222 (5/5)
R' D F D' // p223 (4/9)
F R2 # U' R' U D R // F2L-1; ab3c1t2f (7/16)
R B R2 U R U2 B U B2 // fliptwist; ab3c (9-3/22)
# = R' U' L2 U R U' L2 U // finish (8-3/27)

Didn't technically do the fliptwist as an insertion because I didn't think it'd cancel more moves anywhere else.

2026 comment: The recon I originally posted on Speedsolving has a different insertion to 27; the one here is (probably) the one I submitted.
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April 9, 2026 11:21 PM
Attempt 2
Scramble
R' U' F U2 R D' B L' U' L F' B' R2 U2 B2 U B2 L2 F2 U' F U' R' U' F
Results
28
U F' L F2 L' F' L F' L2 F L F L' F' L F2 D' L' U' D F' U' L F U' B' R2 B
(B' R2 B) // 222 (3/3)
(U F' L' U2) U // 223 (5/8)
(U' F U D' L D) // EO (6-1/13)
(F2) // ab2c2c3e (1/14)
(L' F L F' L' F' L) // F2L (7/21)
(L F L' F L F2 L' F) // Sune (8-1/28)
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April 9, 2026 11:30 PM
Attempt 3
Scramble
R' U' F R U2 R D2 R' F2 L' U2 B' R2 D' B' R' D R' U' L' U R' U' F
Results
29
R B' L' B R2 B' L' B R' B' L2 B2 R B U' D' R' U D' F2 D F' U' R' U R' U' B' R'
R2 # B R B D' // p223 (5/5)
U' R' U D' F2 D // Heise blocks (6/11)
F' @ R2 U' B' // F2L-1, EO (4/15)
R' // ab3c3e (1/16)
@ = U' R' U R // ab5c (4-1/19)
# = R' B' L' B R $ B' L B // ab3c (8-2/25)
$ = R B' L' B R' B' L B // fin (8-4/29)
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April 9, 2026 11:38 PM
Final
#2Mean26.00Single23 (28 / 27 / 23)
Attempt 1
Scramble
R' U' F D' F B2 R2 F' D L' B L2 F2 B2 U2 B2 L2 U' F2 R2 F R' U' F
Results
28
F U B R D B2 U D' B' D2 R2 B L B' R2 B L' D' B2 L U L' D2 L U' L' F2 L2
F U B R // EO (4/4)
(L2 F2) // p222 (2/6)
D B2 U // 223 (3/9)
(D2 B2 D B' D2 B D) // ab5c (7/16)

F U B R D B2 U D' B' D2 B @ D' B2 # D2 F2 L2
@ = B' R2 B L B' R2 B L' // ab3c (8-2/22)
# = L U L' D2 L U' L' D2 // fin (8-2/28)

other:

U L // square (2/2)
(L' F' L B2 F' R F') // 223 (7/9)
L' B L2 U2 L' // EO (5-2/12)
B2 U2 B2 U // ab4c2c (4/16)

Skeleton: U B2 L2 @ U2 L' B2 U2 B2 U F R' F B2 L' F L
@ = L' U' L U' L U # L2 U L2 U2 L' U2 // Rune; ab3c (12-4/24)
# = U2 L' D L U2 L' D' L // finish (8-2/30)
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April 9, 2026 11:49 PM
Attempt 2
Scramble
R' U' F R' D' L B2 F2 D B2 D' F2 D F2 B' U L2 R2 U2 B2 L' D R' U' F
Results
27
R F R2 L' F L B' L' F' L U F' U D2 F' B U F B' U2 B2 U2 B U2 B U' B2
R // EO (1/1)
F R2 B' @ // cross (3/4)
U F' D2 // 222 (3/7)
U B F' U F // 223 (5/12)
B' U2 B2 U2 B U2 B U' B2 // ab3c (9/21)
@ = B L' F L B' L' F' L // fin (8-2/27)
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April 9, 2026 11:53 PM
Attempt 3
Scramble
R' U' F R2 B2 D' L2 B2 F2 U F2 L2 U2 B' D B2 D2 L2 D2 L' D2 U R' U' F
Results
23
L2 D2 B U' B2 R F2 B2 L2 D B R' B' L2 B R D' B' U B D' B' U'
Scramble: L U2 F' R F' D2 F2 U' L' B2 R' U' F' R' B2 U2

L2 D2 // square (2/2)
B U' B R B' F2 // 223 (6/8)
(L' D L D) // parity ab3c2c2e (4/12)

Skeleton: L2 D2 @ B U' B R B' F2 D' # L' D' L
@ = D2 F L' F U2 L F2 D2 B' R B' // Niklas+Z perm and AUF; ab3c (11-4/19)
# = D L2 D' R' D L2 D' R // finish (8-2/25)

I had some time to spare (even though at this point I was guaranteed PR mean already) so I tried modifying the blockbuilding.
L2 D2 // square (2/2)
B U' B2 R B2 F2 // 223 (6/8)
(B D2 B') // EO (actually also DR lol) (3/11)
(L2 D' L2) // ab2c2c (3/14)

Skeleton: L2 D2 B U' B2 R B2 F2 L2 D L2 @ B D2 # B'
@ = L2 B R' B' L2 B R B' // ab3c (8-4/18)
# = D B' U B D' B' U' B // finish (8-3/23)
Didn't have enough time to exhaustively check all insertions, but I'll take it. Wouldn't surprise me if optimal inserts lead to 21 or 22 Actually I just checked, 23 is optimal here. :) IF also finds a 22 using 2c2c + 3c insertion but I don't think that's reasonable to find.

This 23 was also the best solution anyone got on this scramble. It's funny how that keeps happening; my global average is much worse than you-know-who and you-know-who, but because I almost never try DR and rarely even bother with EO starts, I sometimes end up getting good results on scrambles that suck for DR.

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2026 comment:
L2 D2 B U' B2 R // EO (6/6)
(B D2 B') // DR 4b5 (3/9)
(L2 D' L2 F2 B2) // ab2c2c (5/14)

real 6-move EO
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April 10, 2026 12:00 AM