Fewest Moves Singapore 2025

2025-04-26 ~ 2025-04-26

imagine tying PR mean and single in round 1 and then doing that again in round 2 comments at the time: Didn't podium, but it's hard to feel too bad about it. All it really means is that other people have improved, and that's great! I actually wasn't feeling well the night before, so I didn't really sleep well. Thankfully it wasn't a problem during the comp. (but seriously when am I going to get anything better than 24.00; this is so cursed)

First

#4Mean24.00Single22 (22 / 23 / 27)

Attempt 1

Scramble

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

Results

R F L B U' L' U2 D' R' D R' B2 U' R2 D B2 D2 L2 B2 R2 U' D'

R F L B // EO (4/4)
U' L' . D' U2 R' D R' // DR 4b2 2e (7/11)
B2 U' R2 U [E'] // HTR (4/15)
R2 U2 [E2] F2 L2 B2 D2 [E'] // LS (6/21)
[] // fix (+1/22)

Optimal from DR; in fact all +11s use this HTR.

Actual solution submitted was:
R F Rw Uw R' Fw' Uw' U2 R' Uw
F' R2 U' F2 Uw F2 Uw2 Rw2  F2 R2
Uw' U'

uwu

Other:
R F L B // EO (4/4)
L . U2 R2 F2 D R // DR 2c3 4e (6/10) (+14/24)

R' F L B // EO (4/4)
L' . U B2 L2 U' D R // DR 4b3 (7/11) (+13/24, not really findable)

April 9, 2026 12:57 AM

Attempt 2

Scramble

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

Results

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

(U2 R) // EO (2/2)
(U F' . D B2 F D' F) // DR 4b2 4e (7/9)
R2 U (R2 D) // HTR (4/13)
R2 D2 [E2] B2 R2 B2 R2 D2 [E2] F2 U2 F2 D2 // LS (11-1/23)
[] // fix (+0/23)

Optimal from DR is +12/21. mega oof

(U2 R) // EO (2/2)
(U F' . D B2 F D' F) // DR 4b2 4e (7/9)
R2 U' L2 D [E] // HTR-4e (4/13)
L2 B2 U F2 B2 D U2 [E'] B2 // LS (8/21)
[] // fix (+0/21)

(or stay on inverse and set up to the 4e trigger)

April 9, 2026 1:06 AM

Attempt 3

Scramble

R' U' F U2 D2 B U R U2 R F' L2 U2 F2 L F2 B2 U2 L B2 D2 B' D2 R' U' F

Results

B L F' U F U2 R2 L F' L2 U2 F' U2 L2 B2 R2 B2 R' U2 R B2 L' D2 F2 R U2 F2

B L F' U // EO (4/4)
F . U2 R2 L B' [S] U2 R2 B' [S z2] // DR 2c4 4e (8/12)
(F2 U2 R' F2 D2 L B2 L' B2 L') // HTR (10/22)
[] // change trigger (+0/22)
U2 L' R' U2 L' R' B2 L2 // fin (8-1/29)

B L F' U F U2 R2 L F' L2 U2 F' U2 [L' R' U2 L' R' B2 L' B2 L] B2 L' D2 F2 R U2 F2
[] = L2 B2 R2 B2 R' U2 R // simplify (-2/27)

Optimal from the original DR is +13/25, optimal from the variation is +11/23
(using a 3q 2c4e trigger I don't, but should, know).

April 9, 2026 1:08 AM

Final

#7Mean24.00Single22 (27 / 23 / 22)

Attempt 1

Scramble

R' U' F U' D2 R2 B U2 F L2 R2 B' U' B2 L D' F2 D F U L U R' U' F

Results

B2 D2 F2 B D2 F' D' F2 D2 F' D2 F' D2 F B2 R2 U R2 F2 B2 L2 U2 D B L' D' L

(L' D L) // EO 4c4e (3/3)
B2 D2 B F2 D2 F' D' // DR 4b2 4e (7/10)
(B) F2 D2 F' D2 F' D2 F' // HTR (8/18)
L2 @ U2 D2 B2 // 2e2e (4-1/21)
@ = L2 F2 B2 R2 U R2 F2 B2 L2 D' // H perm (10-4/27)

Optimal from DR is +13/23 using 4q. Structure is similar: do 1 qt on inverse,
then switch back to normal and set up to 2c2e trigger.

Other:
R2 U' B // EO 4c2e (3/3)
U2 L R' U' L2 U // DR 2c4 2e (6/9) (+14/23)

(R2 F L' D) // EO (4/4)
(L . L' B2 L B' L' B' L) // DR 4a2 2e (8-2/10) (+15/25)
Thought this one was cool because the RZP is DR-3c, and every DR-3c is 7 moves
away from DR. In reality, it's 3c4e converted to 3c0e, then unconverted and
converted differently to 3c2e.

Very disappointed because it's 4/2/4 EO and I just could not capitalise on it.

April 9, 2026 1:09 AM

Attempt 2

Scramble

R' U' F D' R2 B' R D2 F2 B' R D R B U L2 B2 R2 D F2 U' D' R' U' F

Results

F' R' U L U R2 F' R2 F2 U2 F2 U2 R2 B' D2 F2 R2 F' U B2 D2 L2 B

F' R' U L // EO (4/4)
U (B' L2 D2 B2 U) // DR 4a3 (6/10)
R2 F (U2 F R2 F2 D2 B) // HTR (8-1/17)
(R2 U2 F2 U2 F2 R2 F2) // fin (7-1/23)

when the 8/8/6 is better than the 4/2/4

Optimal from DR is +12/22, but unfindable without NISS bounding.

Other:
(F D' L B R) // EO 7c8e (5/5)
U F' U B2 D' B // DR 4b2 2e (6/11) (+12/23)

April 9, 2026 1:10 AM

Attempt 3

Scramble

R' U' F R2 U' L' F' R U D' R' D2 F2 D' R B2 U2 B2 U2 L2 F2 R' U' F

Results

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

R B' U2 L // EO 4c4e (4/4)
(L2 U D' F) // DR 4a3 (4/8)
(U') F2 U' [M2] B2 U [x2] // HTR (5/13)
[] // extend (+2/15)
F2 R2 B2 L2 D2 {E2} F2 D2 {E2} // LS (7/22)
{} // cut (-1/21)

R B' U2 L F2 U' L2 [R2 F2 D] F2 R2 B2 L2 U2 {E'} B2 U' F' U' D L2
[] = U' D {E} B2 R2 U // fix (+2/23)
{} // simplify (-1/22)

I had the 23 written down on the answer sheet at around 57 minutes, was starting
to get relaxed (albeit with a tinge of disappointment because there was almost
no hope of podium), then I thought that it would be really stupid if I missed
a cancellable slice and did a quick look-over. Found the cancellable slice, did
the cancellation, checked it with like 20 seconds left on the clock.

Optimal from DR is +11/19. (?!) Just do HTR on normal…??
R B' U2 L // EO 4c4e (4/4)
(L2 U D' F) // DR 4a3 (4/8)
B2 U' L2 U' L2 U2 F2 U' // HTR (8/16)
B2 L2 B2 // fin (3/19)

The actual first solution I found was a blockbuilding finish off this DR:
R B' U2 L // EO 4c4e (4/4)
(L2 U D' F) // blocky DR (4/8)
@ F2 U' L2 U' L2 U L2 B2 // ab3c (8/16)
@ = U F2 U' B2 U F2 U' B2 // fin (8/24)
(but lol no cancellation)
Other:
D U2 L F' // EO (4/4)
U D . R' B2 D' R2 D' // DR 2c3 4e (7/11) (+13/24)

April 9, 2026 1:13 AM