Mike Kotch
#114 most-reconstructed of 451 tracked solvers · search their solves
Solving style vs the field
Compared against 12287 reconstructed solves by 451 tracked solvers.
Average moves per stage
| them | field | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross | 10.9 | 11.4 | -0.5 |
| F2L | 37.2 | 29 | +8.2 |
| OLL | 9.3 | 11.9 | -2.6 |
| PLL | 13.7 | 13.1 | +0.6 |
| Full solve | 71.1 | 65.5 | +5.6 |
Move tokens per reconstructed solve, split by stage - fewer than the field means a more move-efficient stage.
Techniques used
| solves | them | field | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZBLS | 2 | 18.2% | 18.1% |
Share of solves using each last-slot / last-layer technique, vs the share across all tracked solves.
Algorithm choices
| mainstream | field | differing cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLL | 22% | 58% | 6/8 |
| PLL | 13% | 59% | 4/5 |
"Mainstream" = share of their executions using the field's most common alg for that case. A lower number than the field average means a more unusual alg sheet.
OLL algorithms
9 recognized executions · 22% done with the field's most common alg for the case (field average 58%) · go-to alg differs from the field's on 6 of 8 cases
| case | uses | their algs | field's most common |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLL 44 differs | 2 | f R U R' U' f' ×2 (29
solvers) | y2 F U R U' R' F' (71%) |
| OLL 14 differs | 1 | R' F R U l' U' R z l U' R' ×1 (1
solver) | R' F R U R' F' R F U' F' (76%) |
| OLL 19 differs | 1 | U2 r' R U R U R' U' r R' l' U l F' ×1 (1
solver) | r' R U R U R' U' r R2 F R F' (53%) |
| OLL 25 differs | 1 | y x U' L U R' U' L' U l ×1 (2
solvers) | y F' r U R' U' r' F R (20%) |
| OLL 28 differs | 1 | U' r R' U r' R U2 r R' U r' R ×1 (1
solver) | r U R' U' r' R U R U' R' (75%) |
| OLL 37 differs | 1 | U F R U' R' U' R U l' U' x' ×1 (2
solvers) | F R U' R' U' R U R' F' (60%) |
| OLL 4 | 1 | y' f R U R' U' f' U F R U R' U' F' ×1 (5
solvers) | y' f R U R' U' f' U F R U R' U' F' (23%) |
| OLL 7 | 1 | r U R' U R U2 r' ×1 (84
solvers) | r U R' U R U2 r' (97%) |
PLL algorithms
8 recognized executions · 13% done with the field's most common alg for the case (field average 59%) · go-to alg differs from the field's on 4 of 5 cases
| case | uses | their algs | field's most common |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ja differs | 3 | y2 L U' R' U L' U2 R U' R' U2 R ×3 (3
solvers) | L' U' L F L' U' L U L F' L2 U L (40%) |
| Ga differs | 2 | R2 u R' U R' U' R u' R2 y' R' U R ×2 (27
solvers) | R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 D U' R' U R D' (38%) |
| H | 1 | M2 U M2 U2 M2 U M2 ×1 (36
solvers) | M2 U M2 U2 M2 U M2 (44%) |
| Ra differs | 1 | U2 R U2 R' U2 l U' l' U' R U l U l' R' U ×1 (2
solvers) | y R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R' (74%) |
| Ua differs | 1 | y2 R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2 ×1 (72
solvers) | R U R' U R' U' R2 U' R' U R' U R (39%) |
Solves
9 recognized OLL executions across 8 cases, 8 recognized PLL executions across 5 cases - every solve links to its move-by-move breakdown.
| tech | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| recon1216 | 10.17 | 2014-01-15 | unofficial | ZBLS |
| recon1215 | 10.83 | 2014-01-15 | unofficial | |
| recon1214 | 16.55 | 2014-01-15 | unofficial | |
| recon1213 | 10.05 | 2014-01-15 | unofficial | |
| recon1212 | 10.19 | 2014-01-15 | unofficial | ZBLS |
| recon849 | 9.30 | 2013-10-10 | unofficial | |
| recon545 | 12.00 | 2013-09-12 | Brown Cubing Day 2012 | |
| recon544 | 10.88 | 2013-09-12 | Brown Cubing Day 2012 | |
| recon543 | 11.44 | 2013-09-12 | Brown Cubing Day 2012 | |
| recon542 | 13.13 | 2013-09-12 | Brown Cubing Day 2012 | |
| recon541 | 11.68 | 2013-09-12 | Brown Cubing Day 2012 |