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1.Whitecross(/therubikscube/howtosolvetherubikscubebeginners
method/step1firstlayeredges/)
Letsbeginwiththe white face. First we have to make a
white cross paying attention to the colour of the center
pieces. This step is quite intuitive, you can do it for sure
with a little practice. Just move the white edges to their
places not messing up the ones already xed.
If you have di iculties, you can get a little more help with
animated algorithms about solving the white cross on the
Rubiks Cube clicking here (/the-rubiks-cube/how-to-

Good white cross

Bad white cross

solve-the-rubiks-cube-beginners-method/step-1- rstlayer-edges/).

2.Whitecorners(/therubikscube/howtosolvetherubikscube
beginnersmethod/step2firstlayercorners/)
In this step we have to arrange all the white corner pieces, so we nish the rst face. This step is still intuitive, you
can do it without learning a single algorithm. If you dont have patience Ill give you some clues. Move the white
corner under the spot where its supposed to be, then do one of the three algorithms according to the orientation
of the piece, aka. in which direction the white sticker is facing. If the white corner piece is where it belongs but
turned wrong then rst you have to pop it out.
For more details about the solution of the white corners here (/the-rubiks-cube/how-to-solve-the-rubiks-cubebeginners-method/step-2- rst-layer-corners/).

R D R

F D F

R D D R D R D R

White face solved

3.Secondlayer(/therubikscube/howtosolvetherubikscubebeginners
method/step3secondlayerf2l/)

Until this point the procedure was intuitive, from now on we have to use algorithms. In this step we will solve the
rst two layers (F2L). There are two algorithms we use and they are symmetric. Theyre called the F2L Right and
F2L Left algorithms. These algorithms insert the Up-Front edge piece from the top layer in the middle layer not

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messing up the already solved white face.

If an edge piece is on its place in the second layer orienting wrong then we have to apply the algorithm twice.
First we must pop it out inserting another one in its place.

Left: U L U L U F U F Right: U R U R U F U F

Wrong orientation

F2L solved

See these F2L algorithms in action following this link (/the-rubiks-cube/how-to-solve-the-rubiks-cube-beginnersmethod/step3-second-layer-f2l/).

4.Yellowcross(/therubikscube/howtosolvetherubikscubebeginners
method/step4yellowcross/)
Nowmakea yellow cross on the top of the cube. It doesnt matter if the pieces are
not on their nal places so we dont have to pay attention to the colours of the sides
now. Just make a yellow cross on the top, we will swap them in the next step.
We can get three possible patterns on the top. We can get from one to the other
pattern with a single algorithm as seen on the image: FRURUF
1. If you have a yellow L shape youll have to apply the algorithm twice,
holding the cube in your hands as seen on the rst image below.

Yellow cross on the top

2. In case of a horizontal line you just have to make the permutation once.

For further explication about forming a yellow cross on the Rubiks Cube click here (/the-rubiks-cube/how-tosolve-the-rubiks-cube-beginners-method/step-4-yellow-cross/).

5.Yellowedges(/therubikscube/howtosolvetherubikscubebeginners
method/step5swapyellowedges/)
After making the yellow cross on the top of the cube you
have to put the yellow edge pieces on their right places
where they belong. Switch the front and left yellow edges

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with the following algorithm:

R U R U R U U R U
There are situations when you have to apply this algorithm
more than once.

Switch the edges

Yellow edges done

6.Yellowcornersontheirplaces(/therubikscube/howtosolvethe
rubikscubebeginnersmethod/step6positionyellowcorners/)
Onlythelastlayer corner pieces are left. First we have to get them to the right
spot, so dont worry about the orientation in this step.
Find a piece which is already on the right place, move it to the right-front-top
corner then apply the following algorithm to switch (rotate) the three wrong pieces:
U R U L U R U L
Do this twice to do an inverse rotation of the pieces. If none of the yellow corners

Switch three corner

is on the right place then do the algorithm once so one of them will go to the right

pieces

spot.
Read more about the permutation of last layer yellow corners here (/the-rubiks-cube/how-to-solve-the-rubikscube-beginners-method/step-6-position-yellow-corners/).

7.OrientYellowcorners(/therubikscube/howtosolvetherubikscube
beginnersmethod/orientyellowcornershowtosolvelastlayercorner/)
Nowallthepieces are on their right places you just have to
orient the yellow corner pieces.
Hold the cube in your hand so the piece you want to orient
is on the front-right-top corner, then do the RDRD
algorithm twice or four times until that speci c piece is
oriented well. It seems like you messed up the whole cube
but dont worry, it will be all right when all the corner pieces
are oriented.

Orient the corner pieces

The cube is solved

After that with a U turn move another yellow piece you want to orient to the front-right-top corner of the cube
and do RDRD again while this speci c piece is ok. Be careful not to move the two bottom layers between the
algorithms.

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