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  • Results of contest #530 (Jul 31, 2026)

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    • R' U' F R2 U' B2 U L2 F2 D2 F2 D F2 R D' B2 F U2 R' B2 R' U2 F' U R' U' F
    • R' U' F D' B2 U' B2 U2 B2 F2 U L2 U L F L R' B2 D U' B' R' U2 L' U' R' U' F
    • R' U' F B2 U B2 D' R2 U L2 B2 R2 U' F' R2 F' U R' B F' D' L F2 D R' U' F
    1 Korakot Inkaew (กรกฎ อิ่นแก้ว) 20.33 (21, 19, 21) 1. R' U' F R2 U' B2 U L2 F2 D2 F2 D F2 R D' B2 F U2 R' B2 R' U2 F' U R' U' F
    R2 U B L D' B2 R' F L2 D2 R U2 L' F2 D2 F2 U2 R2 L U2 B' (21)
    R2 U B L D' // EO Extend (5/5)
    (B) B2 R' F // DR 2c3 6e (4/9)
    (U2 L') L2 D2 R U2 L' // HTR (7/16)
    F2 D2 F2 U2 R2 // finish (5/21)
    2. R' U' F D' B2 U' B2 U2 B2 F2 U L2 U L F L R' B2 D U' B' R' U2 L' U' R' U' F
    B' U F D' F' L F R2 F D2 U2 B2 U2 L F2 R2 F2 R F2 (19)
    B' U F D' // EO (4/4)
    F' L F R2 F // DR 4b2 6e (5/9)
    (F2 [R F2 L') // HTR (4/13)
    (R2] U2 B2 U2 D2) // 2e2e (5/18)
    [] = (R' F2 R2 F2 L') // +1
    3. R' U' F B2 U B2 D' R2 U L2 B2 R2 U' F' R2 F' U R' B F' D' L F2 D R' U' F
    U L' D B' U R2 U2 L U2 R L2 U F2 R' F2 L' U2 D2 R L2 D2 (21)
    U L' D B' // EO (4/4)
    U R2 U2 L U2 R L2 U // DR 4a1 2e (8/12)
    F2 R' F2 L' U2 D2 R // HTR (7/19)
    L2 D2 // finish (2/21)
    2 Matheus Silva Carvalho de Oliveira 26.67 (28, 23, 29) 1. R' U' F R2 U' B2 U L2 F2 D2 F2 D F2 R D' B2 F U2 R' B2 R' U2 F' U R' U' F
    U' B L D F' R B2 F2 L R2 B' Lw' U2 Rw' D2 B2 F2 R2 F2 D2 Rw2 U2 Rw' U2 Rw D2 F2 Rw2 (28)
    U' B L D // EO 4
    F' // RZP 1/5
    R B2 F2 L R2 B' // DR 6/11
    L'# U2 R'# (R2# F2 D2 R'# U2 R#) // HTR 9/20
    (U2 R2# D2 F2 R2) // FR 5/25
    (F2 B2 D2) // LS 3/28

    #=w // +0
    2. R' U' F D' B2 U' B2 U2 B2 F2 U L2 U L F L R' B2 D U' B' R' U2 L' U' R' U' F
    B U' F D F' R2 B Rw B2 Lw F2 R2 U2 Rw' B2 D2 Lw2 U2 B2 U2 F2 Rw' F2 (23)
    B U' F D // EO 4
    F' // RZP 1/5
    R2 B // DR 2/7
    Rw B2 Lw (F2 Rw) F2 R2 U2 Rw' // HTR 9/16
    B2 D2 Lw2 // FR 3/19
    U2 B2 U2 F2 // LS 4/23
    3. R' U' F B2 U B2 D' R2 U L2 B2 R2 U' F' R2 F' U R' B F' D' L F2 D R' U' F
    U D L' B F2 R' U2 R2 D2 L' D R B2 R' F2 U2 F2 D2 L2 B2 D2 F2 R2 Lw B2 Lw D2 B2 Rw2 (29)
    U D L' B // EO 4
    F2 R' U2 R2 D2 L' D // DR 7/11
    R B2 R' (R2# B2 D2 L'# B2 L'#) // HTR 9/20
    (R2 F2 D2 B2 L2) // FR 5/25
    (D2 F2 U2 F2) // LS 4/29

    #=w // +0
    3 Tyler Curtis 44.67 (45, 46, 43) 1. R' U' F R2 U' B2 U L2 F2 D2 F2 D F2 R D' B2 F U2 R' B2 R' U2 F' U R' U' F
    U L B2 D' L' B' L2 D L' F L' y F U F' U' F U2 R U' R' y' F' U F R U R' F' U' F R U2 R' U2 R U R' y2 F' Rw U R' U' Rw' F R U' (45)
    U L B2 D' L' B' // 123 (6)
    L2 D L' F L' // 223 (5)
    y
    F U F' U' F U2 R U' R' // F2L-1 (9)
    y' F' U F R U R' F' U' F // F2L-1 + EO (9)
    R U2 R' U2 R U R' // EO-LL (7)
    y2 F' Rw U R' U' Rw' F R U' // OLL + PLL Skip ! (9)

    decent block-building, and pll skip was nice.

    // 6+5=11 ;; 9+9=18 ;; 7+9=16 ;;
    // 11+18=29 ;; 29+16=45 ;;
    2. R' U' F D' B2 U' B2 U2 B2 F2 U L2 U L F L R' B2 D U' B' R' U2 L' U' R' U' F
    F R2 B D L2 U' F' U R B2 U2 B' L' y' U' F2 U' L' U' L F' U L' U2 L U2 F y L U F' U' L' U L F L' y R' U L' U2 R U' R' U2 R L U2 (46)
    //COUNTED WITH HTM
    F R2 B D L2 U' F' U R B2 U2 B' // (2x2x3) [10]
    L' y' U' F2 U' L' U' L // (F2L - 1) [7]
    F' U L' U2 L U2 F // (F2L) [7]
    y L U F' U' L' U L F L' // (OLL) [9]
    y R' U L' U2 R U' R' U2 R L // (PLL) [10]
    U2 // SOLVE [1]

    // TOTAL: 44

    Found a far cleaner solution, no ZBLL though.
    3. R' U' F B2 U B2 D' R2 U L2 B2 R2 U' F' R2 F' U R' B F' D' L F2 D R' U' F
    y2 F' U' L' U' R' U2 D L D' y U' R L F L' U Rw2 U2 Rw2 R' y2 U' L' U L F U' F' U2 L' U L U y' R U2 R' U' R U R' U' R U' R' U' (43)
    //Calculated using HTM
    y2 F' U' L' U' R' U2 D L D' // (1x2x3 =: 9)
    y U' R L F L' U Rw2 U2 Rw2 R' // (-1F2L =: 10)
    y2 U' L' U L F U' F' U2 // (EO =: 8)
    L' U L U // (INSERT SLOT =: 4)
    y' R U2 R' U' R U R' U' R U' R' U' // (ZBLL =: 12)
    // TOTAL = 43!!!!!

    This was an extremely lucky solve, and I am quite proud of this solve. The 1x2x3 was quite intuitive, and the -1 F2L was quite good considering how many moves it usually takes. EO was okay, I usually would have used WV to insert the slot, but I don't know that many and I couldn't figure it out with the left-y alg. I learned ZBLL-H from H1-H4, which is a decent amount, and so I was quite happy to see that this ended up in a H-Perm. Overall, a 43 move solve is extremely good, especially for an inefficient solver like myself.