Step 2: First two layers - F2L
1st: Easy cases
These are the lucky cases which can be solved in 3-4 moves.
R U R'
[Right is Front] : L' U' L
U' F' U F
[Right is Front] : U F U' F'
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2nd case: Corner in bottom, edge in top layer
(U R U' R') (U' F' U F)
[Right is Front] : (U' L' U L) (U F U' F')
(F' U F) (U' F' U F)
[Right is Front] : (F U' F') (U F U' F')
(R U R') (U' R U R')
[Right is Front] : (L' U' L) (U L' U' L)
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3rd case: Corner in top, edge in middle
(R U R' U') (R U R' U') (R U R')
(R U' R') (U F' U F)
(R U' R') (d R' U R)
(U F' U F) (U F' U2 F)
[Right is Front] : (U' F U' F') (U' F U2 F')
(U F' U' F) (U' R U R')
(U F' U' F) (d' F U F')
[Right is Front] : (U' F U F') (U L' U' L)
[Right is Front] : (U' F U F') (d F' U' F)
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4th case: Corner pointing outwards, edge in top layer
In this case we usually bring the cube to a basic case, reorienting the white corner in the first
stage.
(R U' R' U) (U F' U' F)
(R U' R' U) (d R' U' R)
[Right is Front] : (L' U L U') (U' F U F')
[Right is Front] : (L' U L U') (d' L U L')
(U F' U2 F) (U F' U2 F)
[Right is Front] : (U' F U2 F') (U' F U2 F')
(U F' U' F) (U F' U2 F)
[Right is Front] : (U' F U F') (U' F U2 F')
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(U' R U' R' U) (R U R')
[Right is Front] : (U L' U L U') (L' U' L)
(U' R U R' U) (R U R')
[Right is Front] : (U L' U' L U') (L' U' L)
(U F' U2 F U') (R U R')
[Right is Front] : (U' F U2 F' U) (L' U' L)
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5th case: Corner pointing upwards, edge in top layer
(R U R' U') U' (R U R' U') (R U R')
[Right is Front] : (L' U' L U) U (L' U' L U) (L' U' L)
(U2 R U R') (U R U' R')
[Right is Front] : (U2 L' U' L) (U' L' U L)
(U R U2 R') (U R U' R')
[Right is Front] : (U' L' U2 L) (U' L' U L)
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(R U2 R') (U' R U R')
[Right is Front] : (L' U2 L) (U L' U' L)
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6th case: Corner in bottom, edge in middle
(R U' R' U F' U2 F) (U F' U2 F)
(R U' R' d R' U2 R) (U R' U2 R)
(R U' R' U R U2 R') (U R U' R')
[Right is Front] : (L’ U L U’ L’ U2 L) (U’ L’ U L)
Opsi : (R U' R' U' R U R') (U' R U2 R')
(R U' R' U F' U' F) (U' F' U' F)
(R U' R' d R' U' R) (U' R' U' R)
[Right is Front] : (L’ U L U’ F U F’) (U F U F’)
Opsi : (R U R' U' R U' R') (U2 F' U' F)
(R U R' U' R U' R') (U d R' U' R)
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Step 3 - Orient last layer - OLL
Dot
R U B' R B L2' U' R' F R F'
R U B' l U l2' x' U' R' F R F'
R' F R F' U2 R' F R F2 U2 F
R' F R F' U2 R' F R y' R2 U2 R
F' B2 L B' L F U2' F' L S'
y L' R2 B R' B L U2' L' B M'
F B2 R’ B R’ F’ U2' F R’ S
[Back is Front] - Opsi : R' U2 R' F R F' U' F' U' F U' R
[Back is Front] : R' U2 x R' U R U' y R' U' R' U R' F
(R U R' U) R' F R F' U2 R' F R F'
M' U2 M U2 M' U M U2 M' U2 M
R' U2 F (R U R' U') F2 U2 F R
R' U2 F (R U R' U') y' R2 U2 x' R U
F (R U R' U) F' U2 (F' L F L')
F (R U R' U) y' R' U2 (R' F R F')
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Line
R' U' F' U F' L F L' F R
R' U' y L' U L' y' L F L' F R
R U' B2 D B' U2 B D' B2 U R'
R U' y R2 D R' U2 R D' R2 d R'
F U R U' R' U R U' R' F'
L' B' L U' R' U R U' R' U R L' B L
4 corners
M' U' M U2' M' U' M
L' (R U R' U') L R' F R F'
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Cross
L U' R' U L' U (R U R' U) R
(R U R' U) R U' R' U R U2 R'
L’ U’ L U’ L’ U2’ L
R U R’ U R U2 R’
R' F' L F R F' L' F
R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R'
R' F' L' F R F' L F
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C
RU R B' R' B U' R'
R U x' R U' R' U x U' R'
(R U R' U') B' R' F R S
(R U R' U') x D' R' U R E'
R' F R U R' F' R F U' F'
R' F R U R' F' R y L U' L'
L F' L' U' L F L' F' U F
L F' L' U' L F L' y' R' U R
L' B' L R' U' R U L' B L
R B R' L U L' U' R B' R'
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P
F U R U' R' F'
R' U' F U R U' R' F' R
R' d' L d R U' R' F' R
L U F' U' L' U L F L'
L d R' d' L' U L F L'
F' U' L' U L F
F (R U R' U') F'
(R U R' U') R' F R F'
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W
L U L' U L U' L' U' L' B L B'
L U L' U L U' L' U' y2' R' F R F'
R' U' R U' R' U R U R B' R' B
R' U' R U' R' U R U y F R' F' R
R' F (R U R' U') F' U R
R' F (R U R' U') y L' d R
L F' L' U' L U F U' L'
L F' L' U' L U y' R d' L'
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Shape Other
L F R' F R F2 L'
L' B' L U' R' U R L' B L
U2 R' L2 F L' F L F2 L' F M
U2 l' L2 U L' U L U2 L' U M
U2 L R2' F' R F' R' F2 R F' M
U2 r R2' U' R U' R' U2 R U' M
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U' R U2' R' U' R U' R2 F' U' F U R
U' R U2' R' U' R U' R2 y' R' U' R U B
U' R' U2 (R U R' U) R2 (B U B' U') R'
U' R' U2 (R U R' U) R2 y (R U R' U') F'
F' L F' L2' U (L U L' U') L F2
[Back is Front] - Opsi : B' R B' R2' U (R U R' U') R B2
[Back is Front] :x' U' R U' R2' F x (R U R' U') R B2
F R’ F R2 U (R’ U R U') R’ F2’
[Back is Front] - Opsi : R2' U R' B' R U' R2' U R B R'
[Back is Front] : R2' U R' B' R U' R2' U l U l'
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L F2 R' F' R F' L
r U2 R' U' R U' r'
L' B2 (R B R' B) L
r' U2 (R U R' U) r
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F R' F' R U R U' R'
R' U2 R2 B' R' B R' U2 R
R' U2 l R U' R' U l' U2 R
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R' U' R F R' F' U F R F'
R' U' R y' x' R U' R' F R U R'
R U R' B' R B U' B' R' B
R U R' y R' F R U' R' F' R
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F (R U R' U') (R U R' U') F'
L F' L' F U2 L2 B L B' L
L F' L' F U2 L2 y' L F L' F
F' L' U' L U L' U' L U F
R' F R' F' R2 U2 B' R B R'
R' F R' F' R2 U2 x' U' R U R'
R' F R F' U2 R2 B' R' B R'
R' F R F' U2 R2 y R' F' R F'
L U' F' U2' F' U F U' F U2 F U' L'
L U' y' R' U2' R' U R U' R U2 R d' L'
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Step 4 - Permutate the last layer - PLL
A1 : [(R' F R') B2] [(R F' R') B2] R2
x [(R' U R') D2] [(R U' R') D2] R2
A2 : [(R B' R) F2] [(R' B R) F2] R2
x' [(R U' R) D2] [(R' U R) D2] R2
U1 : R2 U [R U R' U'] (R' U') (R' U R')
U2 : [R U'] [R U] [R U] [R U'] R' U' R2
G1 : R2 D B' U B' U' B D' R2 [F' U F]
R2 u R' U R' U' R u' R2 [y' R' U R]
G2 : R2 D' F U' F U F' D R2 [B U' B']
R2 u' R U' R U R' u R2 [y R U' R']
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G3 : [R' U' R] B2 D L' U L U' L D' B2
[R' U' R] y R2 u R' U R U' R u' R2
G4 : [R U R'] F2 D' L U' L' U L' D F2
[R U R'] y' R2 u' R U' R' U R' u R2
H: M2 U M2 U2 M2 U M2
Z: M2 U M2 U M' U2 M2 U2 M' U2
T: [R U R' U'] [R' F] [R2 U' R'] U' [R U R' F']
J1 : [R' U L'] [U2 R U' R' U2] [R L U']
J2 : [L U’ R] [U2’ L’ U L U2’] [L’ R’ U]
[Right is Front] : [R U R' F'] {[R U R' U'] [R' F] [R2 U' R'] U'}
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R1 : [L U2' L' U2'] [L F'] [L' U' L U] [L F] L2' U
R2 : [R' U2 R U2] [R' F] [R U R' U'] [R' F'] R2 U'
V: [R' U R' U'] [B' R'] [B2 U' B' U] [B' R B R]
[R' U R' d'] [R' F'] [R2 U' R' U] [R' F R F]
F: [R' U2 R' U'] [B' R'] [B2 U' B' U] [B' R B U' R]
[R' U2 R' d'] [R' F'] [R2 U' R' U] [R' F R U' F]
Y : F R U' R' U' [R U R' F'] {[R U R' U'] [R' F R F']}
N1 : {(L U' R) U2 (L' U R')} {(L U' R) U2 (L' U R')} U
N2 : {(R' U L') U2 (R U' L)} {(R' U L') U2 (R U' L)} U'
E: (R B' R') F (R B R') F2 (L' B L) F (L' B' L)
X' (R U' R') D (R U R') u2 (R' U R) D (R' U' R)
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Cube Notation
Face Rotation
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Slice Turn
Two layers at the same time
Double turns are marked with the lowercase letter of the corresponding face:
f, u, r, b, l, d.
example of notation “d”
Whole cube reorientation
x - rotate the entire cube on R
y - rotate the entire cube on U
z - rotate the entire cube on F
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