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Gouverneur Quiet 2026

2026-09-19 ~ 2026-09-20
Doug Li
Non-participant
Attempt 1
Scramble
R' U' F U2 F2 R2 B2 U L2 D2 U R' B U' L2 D R B R U2 L U2 R' U' F
Results
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D' F' U L D' L' U L D' F' D' F2 L' F' R' F L F2 R' F2 D F' D
D' F' U2 L         // 2x2x2 on UBL (4/4)
(D' F D' F2 R F R) // XX-Cross on U\B + EO on LR-axis (7/11)
(F' D F D2)        // sq on Dbr + all edges, leaving 5c (4/15)
([D', L' U' L])    // 3c comm, -3 on normal (8-1-3/19)

skel: D' F' U L D' L' U L D' F' D' F R' @ F' R' F2 D F' D
@ = [R, F L' F']   // insert 3c comm (8-4/23)
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Attempt 2
Scramble
R' U' F L B2 U2 R' D2 F2 D2 L2 R' B2 F' L2 D' B D F L B' D U' R' U' F
Results
21
F' L B' R2 D R' U R D2 R' U D R' F2 D' F2 D B' D F2 D'
F' L B' (B)      // EO on FB-axis + 3p (3+1/4)
R2 D' R' @ U2    // 2x2x2 on UBL (4/8)
D R'             // 2x2x3 on UB + Layer on B (2/10)
(B' D F2 D' B)   // edge on DL using keyhole, temp breaks EO (5-2/13)
(D' F2 D F2)     // all but 3c (4/17)
@ = [R D2 R', U] // insert 3c comm (8-4/21)
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// In post-attempt analysis, there is a slightly findable 18 that starts with this 7-move 222:
(D2 B R2 F R' U2) B' // 2x2x2 on UBL (6+1/7)
F' R2 (R)            // XX-Cross on U\B (2+1/10)

// probably findable with 90 mins
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Attempt 3
Scramble
R' U' F U2 R2 B F2 U2 B2 R2 D' L R B D U B' U' R B2 D R' U' F
Results
20
R' D' B D2 L D R' D' L' D F2 L2 U2 R B2 R2 U' R' U2 F'
R' D' B (F)     // nifty EO on FB-axis + sq on L (3+1/4)
<D' R'> @ F2 L2 // ext 2x2x2 on DFL (4/8)
U2 R B2 (U')    // F2L-1p on L-UF (3+1/12)
(U' R U R2)     // F2L on L, leaving 3c on R (4-1/15)
@ = [R, D' L D] // insert 3c comm (8-3/20)
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