Results of contest #196 (Feb 14, 2020)

F2 * D L' //EO (3/3)
*= R2 //pair FB (1/4)
U2 F //FSq with NM center (2/6)
B2 D B D' //Lines SB -4c1e (4/10)
D' L2 D B' //3e3e4x (3-1+1/13)
D2 (D2) //2e2e4x (2/15)
F' R2 L2 B //solved (4/19)

U' B D - 2X2X1
R U' R' - +2X2X1
B2 L' D B' * F U' F' L' - 4E4C

* B2 R F D2 F' R' B2

L (F L) // EO (3/3)
U D B' U R2 F // DR (6/9)
(U B2) // SQ (2/11)
D' F2 // SQ (2/13)
U2 L2 (L2) // 222 (3/16)
U' // opposite 222 (1/17)
D L2 D' // 3C3E (3/20)
D L2 D' R2 U B2 U' R2 // Finish (8-6/22)

F2 D L // EO (3/3)
F' U2 R2 // 1x2x2 (3/6)
(R2 B R2 B') // Ps 2x2x3 - 1e (4/10)
(D') // + 1 p. (1/11)
(F2 D F') // + 2 p. (3/14)
(R2 F2 U) // 2e2e (3/17)

Skeleton
F2 D L F' U2 R2 U' F2 R2 F D' F2 D B @ R2 B' R2
@ -- U2 L2 F' U2 R2 D2 B' R2 (8-3)

(D2 B R) //EO + 1 pair
R2 //Square
F L2 U L2 //Pseudo 2x2x2 + Square
D2 R2 D B2 U2 //3C3C

3C3C: R2 * F L2 U L2 D2 R2 D B2 U2 R' B' D2 (13)

* = R' F L' # F' R F L F' //Solves first set of 3 corners (8-4/17)
# R F' L2 F R' F' L2 F //Solves remaining corners (8-2/23)

Solution: R F L' R F' L2 F R' F' L2 R F L' U L2 D2 R2 D B2 U2 R' B' D2 (23)

Found in 25 mins, this is my new PB!

L (F % L) //EO
(F U B2 R2 U' B') //DR (9)
B2 D B2 ^ D U2 //3e3c in 14
^ = R' L F2 R L' U2 //(6-2)
% = L' F' R2 F L F' R2 F //(8-3)

L B2 D B2 R' L F2 R L' D B U R2 B2 U' F' L2 F' R2 F L F' R2 (23)

Also had this:
L' (F L) (F U B2 R2 U' B') //DR (9)
(Uw2 D' L2) //222
(U2 F2 R2 Uw2 R2 U' F2) //223
(U' R2 U' R2 U R2 U R2) //backup 26

And this:
L (F L) (F U B2 R2 U' B') //DR (9)
U' F2 D' R2 L2 D' B2 D //HTR (17)
(D2 L2 U2 F2 R2 L2 B2 L2) //25

24.67 mo3 on one scramble hahaha

B R F D R2 D2 // 6/6 2x2x2 +3 pairs
(B' R2 U R' U2 B R) //7/13 ps F2L-1 + 1 pair
D' R' D R' // 4-1/16 F2L
(R' B' U' B U R) // 6-5/17 L4C

Skel: B R F D R2 D @1 R' D R2 U' B' U' R U' R2 @2 B // 16
@1 - U2 R' D R U2 R' D' R //8-5/19
@2 - R' F R B R' F' R B' //8-3/24

F2 D L // EO (3/3)
B' F L2 D R2 U' F' U F' // DR (9/12)
D' * R2 U2 F2 D' F2 U D // 2e2e (8/20)

* = F2 U2 L2 D2 B2 L2 U2 R2 (8-4/24)

D' (F' L2 D) // EO (4/4)
R2 B2 R2 F U2 * L2 B' // 222 (7/11)
U2 F2 R F U2 // 223 (5/16)
R' F R2 F2 // 3e (4/20)

* = D2 R2 F R2 D2 L2 B L2 (8-4/24)

F2 D L // EO (3/3)
(R2 F U') B' D2 F2 D R2 D // DR (9/12)
(B U2 * D2 B L2 B2) // 3e3e (6/18)
* = (U2 F' B L2 B' F ^) // 3e (6-3/21)
^ = (F' D2 R2 U2 B' U2 R2 D2) (8-4/25)

F2 D L // EO (3/3)
(B') // square (1/4)
(D2 B2 D' B D') // 2x2x3 (5/9)
U' F U F' U2 F' U F // 5c (8/17)

F2 D L U' F U F' U2 F' U @ F D B' D B2 D2 B
@ U' F U B U' F' U B' // 3c (8-5/20)

F2 D L U' F & U F' U' B U' F' U B' F D B' D B2 D2 B
& B' U F2 U' B U F2 U' // SOLVED (8-3/25)

(D2 B R) [EO] 3/3
R2 F [Partial DR] 2/5
D U2 R2 D' F2 U' F2 D2 B2 D [6C] 9/15

Skeleton:
R2 F D U2 R2 D' F2 U' F2# D2 B2 D R'@ B' D2 (15)
@U' B' D2 B U B' D2 B (8-4)
#F L' B' L F' L' B L (8-1)

F2 D L (EO + pair) (3/3)
(B' F2 D) (2x2x2 pseudoblock) (3/6)
R2 D (2x2x2 block with preserving pair) (2/8)
(B U B' R2) (2x2x3 pseudoblock) (4/12)
R2 (2x2x3 block) (5/13)
B' U2 B U (Skeleton 3c3e) (4/17)
Skeleton: F2 D L R2 * D R2 B' U2 B U R2 B U' B' D' F2 B (17 moves)
*: R2 D L2 D' R2 D L2 D' (4 moves cancelled, 21 in skeleton now)
Skeleton: F2 D L D L2 D' R2 D ** L2 R2 B' U2 B U R2 B U' B' D' F2 B
**: B R2 B' R2 L2 F R2 F' R2 L2 (4 moves cancelled, 27 total)
Solution: F2 D L D L2 D' R2 D B R2 B' R2 L2 F R2 F' B' U2 B U R2 B U' B' D' F2 B

(U2 D') // (2/2) pre-moves, build pairs.
D F2 L // (3/5) EO
B2 U2 D B' L2 B2 // 223 and 2 pairs (6/11)
(U' R2 U' F' U' F U) // build blocks - lead to 2tc (7/18)

Sceleton:
D F2 L B2 U2 D @ B' L2 B2 U' F' U F U R2 U' D' // (0-1/17)
@ D' R B2 R' D F2 D' R B2 R' D F2 (12-2/27)

(D2 B R) // EO (3/3)
B' F' D // 1e3c (3/6)
(F' B' D' F D') // DR (5/11)
(R2) D2 R2 B L2 F2 D2 F B // 3e3c (9-1/19)
Skeleton : B' F' D' R2 B L2 F2 D2 F B R2 D F' D F (*) B R' (**) B' D2
(*) L B R2 B' L' B R2 B' // (8-3/24)
(**) D2 R2 U2 F U2 R2 D2 B // (8-4/28)
Not the shortest one ... but this is my first DR solve (thanks to Alexandros & Tommaso guide)

D' F' R2 F D //2x2x2 [5/5]
L F2 L B' U B //2x2x3 [6/11]
F R U' R' F' //EO [5/16]
U F2 U F2 //F2L [4/20]
F' L' B' L F L' B L U //L3C [9-1/28]

(D2 B R) // EO [3]
R2 F L U L' D2 // p2x2x3 [6/9]
(U' R' U' R U' B2 U D') // F2L-1 [8/17]
(R2) // AB5C [1/18]

Skeleton:
* R2 F L U L' D2 R2 D U' B2 U R' U R U R' B' D2
* D' R' U' R D ** R' U R [8-1=7/25]
** D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R [8-4=4/29]
ties IF and those are the only spots for optimal cancellation

F2 D L // EO (3/3)
(B' F2 D) D // 222 (4/7)
B' U' (U) // 322 (3/10)
(R2 U' B U) B2 // F2L-1 (5/15)
B' R2 B R2 // 5C (4-1/18)
S: F2 D * L D B' U' B R2 B R2 U' B' U R2 U' D' ^ F2 B
^: [D, B U2 B'] // (8-4/22)
*: [D F' D', B] // (8-1/29)

All on Inverse
R U B2 //pseudo xcross 4/4
R' D R D2 F' D' F B' D B U //f2l-1 10/14
D2 F D F' D//F2L
D' R U R' D R2 U' B' D' R' D B R2//Done
Cancel 2

U' - 2 pairs (1/1)
B - 3 pairs (1/2)
D - square (1/3)
R' U' R U2 - 2 squares (4/7)
R F2 R B - 2x2x3 (4/11)
(F U F') - EO (3/14)
(F' L' F L B L B2 U2 B L B L' B') - L3C (13/27)

Sceleton: U' B D R' U' R U2 R F2 R B2 @ L B' L' B' U2 B2 L' B' L' F' L F2 U' F' (25)

@ - D' R' D L D' R D L' (8-2=6)

R2 L2 D' L' D' R U' // ps 222(7/7)
U // 222(1/8) inverse
D' L B D' // ps 223(4/12) inverse
B D // 223+pair(2/14)
U' L' U // ps F2L-1+EO(3/17) inverse
L2 // F2L-1 (1/18)
B' D' B' D // F2L (4/22) inverse
R' B2 R B R' B R // sune to L3C(7/29)
Skeleton:
R2 L2 D' L' D' R U' B D 😁 L2 R' B2 R B R' B R D' B D B U' L U D B' L' D U'(29)
😁= D' B2 D F' D' B2 D F (8-3/34)