SpeedSolving Weekly Competition 2016: Week 09 2016 03 06 Scramble: R' B2 R D2 B2 R' U2 B2 L' B2 D2 U' B R' B F U F L2 U2 xx-Cross + edge: U R B' D' B' U' (1) R2 D R2 D' R (11/11) Pair: D' L D L' (4/15) All but 4 corners: [L'] F' D F D2 F' D' F L (8/23) Solve a corner at (1): U B D B' U' B (2) D' B' (cancel 7) Solve 3 corners at (2): L' U' L D' L' U L D (cancel 2) At first I just had the x-cross with red-blue and didn't even notice the red-green somehow. Forgot to try NISS at all. Didn't try any other starts. Optimal insertions give 29. Solution: U R B2 U' B L' U' L D' L' U L B' R2 D R2 D' R D' L D L2 F' D F D2 F' D' F L (30)