Andy Klise's Speedcubing Guide
Algorithms by Dan Harris and Erik Akkersdijk
First 2 Layers
You must solve the cross first. It can be done in 6 moves or less ~82% of the time and 7 moves 99.95% of the time
These are just optimal example solves; F2L should be solved intuitively.
Easy Cases
(1-4)
U (R U' R')
y' U' (R' U R)
Use (R' F R F') if no U face edges are
oriented properly on final slot
Use (F R' F' R) if no U face edges are
oriented properly on final slot
y' (R' U' R)
(R U R')
Note this image is blue and red
because a cube rotation is required
Note this image is green and red
because no cube rotation is required
Reposition Edge
Corner in Place, Edge in U Face
(25-30)
y U' (L' U L) d (R U' R')
U (R U' R') y U' (L' U L)
(R U' R' U')(R U' R' U)(R U R')
R' F' R U (R U' R') F
U (R U' R') U' (F' U F)
Note (y U') and (d') are interchangeable
U' (F' U F) U (R U' R')
(R U' R' U)(R U' R')
y' (R' U R U')(R' U R)
y' (R' U' R U)(R' U' R)
(R U R' U')(R U R')
(R U' R') U2 (F' U F)
Edge in Place, Corner in U face
(31-36)
(R U' R') y' U (R' U R)
(5-8)
y' (U R' U' R) U2 (R' U R)
(U' R U R') U (R U' R')
d (R' U' R) U2' (R' U R)
Note (y' U) and (d) are interchangeable
(R U R' U')(R U R' U')(R U R')
(R U' R' U)(F' U F)
(U' R U' R') U2 (R U' R')
U' (R U2' R') U (R U R')
y U' (L U' L') U2 (L U' L)
U (R U R') U2 (R U R')
d (R' U R) U2 (R' U R)
(U' R U R') y' (U R' U' R)
y' (U R' U' R) y (U' R U R')
y' U (R' U2 R) U2 (R' U R)
U' (R U2' R') U2 (R U' R')
d (R' U2 R) U2' (R' U R)
U2 (R U' R') U' (F' U' F)
Reposition Edge and Flip Corner
(9-14)
y' U (R' U' R U')(R' U' R)
y2 U' (L U') d' (L' U' L)
Edge and Corner in Place
y U2 (L' U L) U (F U F')
(37-42)
U' (R U R' U)(R U R')
(R U' R') d (R' U2 R) U2' (R' U R)
Solved Pair
(R U R') U2 (R U2 R') d (R' U' R)
U' (R U2' R') y' U (R' U' R)
y' U (R' U R U')(R' U' R)
d (R' U R U')(R' U' R)
y' U (R' U R) d' (R U R')
(R U' R' U)(R U' R') U2 (R U' R') *
R' U2 R2 U R2 U R
U' (R U' R' U)(R U R')
(R U' R') U' (R U R') U2 (R U' R')
2
y (L' U' L) U (L' U L U')(L' U' L)
(R U R') U2 (R U' R' U)(R U R')
(R U' R' U) y' (R' U' R U')(R' U' R)
(R U' R' U) d (R' U' R U')(R' U R)
y (L' U' L U)(L' U L) U2 (F U F')
Split Pair by Going Over
(15-18)
y' (R' U R U') y U' (R U R')
(R U R') U2 (R U' R' U)(R U' R') *
y (L' U L) U2 y (R U R')
(R U2 R') U' (R U R')
Pair Made on Side
Weird
(R U' R' U) y' U (R' U' R)
(R U' R') U2 (F' U' F)
(R U' R' U)(R U2' R') U (R U' R')
(R U R' U')(R U' R') U2 (F' U' F)
Color Coding
Green = R U R' U' Family
Blue = R U R' U R U2 R' Family
Orange = R F' R' F Family
y' (R' U2 R) U (R' U' R)
(19-22)
U (R U2 R') U (R U' R')
y' U' (R' U2 R) U' (R' U R)
U2 (R U R' U)(R U' R')
y' U2 (R' U' R U')(R' U R)
(23-24)
(R U R' U') U' (R U R' U')(R U R')
U2 R2 U2 (R' U' R U') R2
y' (R' U' R U) U (R' U' R U)(R' U' R)
y' U2 R2 U2 (R U R' U) R2
F U (R U' R' F')(R U' R')
Credits
Dan Harris - http://www.cubestation.co.uk/
Erik Akkersdijk - http://www.erikku.110mb.com
Nathan Christie - http://my.fit.edu/~dchristi/cube/
Jol van Noort - http://solvethecube.110mb.com/
Conrad Rider - http://cube.crider.co.uk/
And everyone else
For more guides just like this, visit my website http://www.kungfoomanchu.com/
Orient Last Layer (Two Look)
Permute Last Layer
Step 1
* - indicates a faster alg. If this is included, then the previous alg is easier to learn
Permutations of Edges or Corners Only
Bonus
F U (R U' R') F'
y2 f (R U R' U') f'
F (R U R' U') F'
Probability =
Probability =
F (R U R' U') F' f (R U R' U') f'
2
Move to Second Look
(R' F R F') U (R' F R F ') U F
Probability = 1/8
Probability = 1/8
R2 U (F B') R2 (F' B) U R2
y (R2' U)(R U R' U')(R' U')(R' U R') *
y (M2' U' M) U2 (M' U' M2')
R2 U' (F B') R2 (F' B) U' R2
y' (R2 U')(R' U' R U)(R U)(R U' R) *
y (M2' U M) U2 (M' U M2')
Ub - Probability = 1/18
Ua - Probability = 1/18
x' F (R U' R' U)(D R')(D U')(R' U R) D2'
(R' U' R U') R U (R U' R' U) R U R2 U' R' (U2) *
y (M2' U' M') U2' M2' U2' (M' U M2')
(M2' U' M2') U2 (M2' U' M2')
(R' M2' R) U' (R' M2' R) U2 (R' M2' R) U' (R' M2' R)
Z - Probability = 1/36
Orient Last Layer (Two Look)
H - Probability = 1/72
x (R' U R') D2 (R U' R')(D2 R2)
x (R2 D2)(R U R') D2 (R U' R)
Aa - Probability = 1/18
Ab - Probability = 1/18
Step 2
x' (R U' R') D (R U R') D' (R U R') D (R U' R') D'
All Edges Oriented Correctly
R2 U R' y (R U' R' U)*3 y' R U' R2 *
x' (R U' R') D (R U R') u2 (R' U R) D (R' U' R)
(R U R' U R U2' R')
y' (R' U2 R U R' U R) *
(R' U' R U' R' U2 R)
y (R U2 R' U' R U' R')
Probability = 4/27
Probability = 4/27
E -Probability = 1/36
R U ' R ' U' R U' R ' U R
Probability = 4/27
x (R' U')(L U)(R U')(L' U)
y x' (R U R') D (R U' R') D' x
Probability = 4/27
(R U2')(R' U2)(R B')(R' U' R U)(R B R2 U)
y' (R U' R' U')(R U R) D (R' U' R) D' (R' U2 R')(U')
y2 z (U R2')(U' R2)(U F')(U' R' U R)(U F U2' R)
Probability = 4/27
(R' U2)(R U2')(R' F)(R U R' U')(R' F' R2 U')
Rb - Probability = 1/18
Probability = 2/27
Ra - Probability = 1/18
(R' F)(R B')(R' F')(R B)
y2 x' D (R U R') D' (R U' R') x
x (R' U R) D' (R' U' R) D
(R U')(L' U)(R' U2)(L U')(L' U2') L
y2 (R' U2 R) U z D' (R2' U)(R' D R U') z' *
(L' U)(R U')(L U2)(R' U)(R U2') R'
(R U R' F')(R U R' U')(R' F)(R2 U')(R' U') *
Ja - Probability = 1/18
Jb - Probability = 1/18
Solved
(R U R' U')(R' F)(R2 U')(R' U' R U) R' F'
(R' U R U') R2 y' (R' U' R U) y x (R U R' U') R2 B'
y (R' U' F')(R U R' U')(R' F)(R2 U')(R' U' R U) R' U R *
Probability = 1/27
T - Probability = 1/18
Probability = 4/27
(R2' D)(R' U2)(R D')(R' U2 R')
y2 (R2 D')(R U2)(R' D)(R U2 R)
Probability = 1/72
Swap One Set of Adjacent Corners
(R U R' U)(R U' R' U)(R U2 R')
y R U2 R' (U' R U R')(U' R U' R')
Solved
y2 (R' U2 R') d' (R' F')(R2 U' R' U)(R' F)(R U') F
F - Probability = 1/18
Swap One Set of Corners Diagonally
Notation
R'
r/Rw
r'/Rw'
(R' U R' U') y (R' F')(R2 U')(R' U R' F)(R F)
(R' U R' U') x2 y' (R' U R' U') l (R U' R' U) R U
F (R U')(R' U' R U)(R' F')(R U R' U')(R' F R F')
F R U (R U2 R')(L' U R U')(L U2')(R2 F')
V - Probability = 1/18
Y - Probability = 1/18
[(L U') R U2' (L' U) R']*2 U'
z (R' U R') D (R2' U' R)(U D')(R' D R2' U' R D') *
[(R' U) L' U2 (R U') L]*2 U
(R' U R U')(R' F' U')(F R U)(R' F R' F')(R U' R) *
Na - Probability = 1/72
Nb - Probability = 1/72
Double Spins
U
U2
U'
u/Uw
u'/Uw'
(R2' u)(R' U R' U')(R u') R2 y' (R' U R)
Ga - Probability = 1/18
F'
L'
B'
D'
(R U R') y' (R2 u')(R U' R' U)(R' u) R2
Gd - Probability = 1/18
(L2 u')(L U' L U)(L' u) L2 y' (R U' R')
y2 (R2 u')(R U' R U)(R' u) R2 y (R U' R') *
Gc - Probability = 1/18
(L' U' L) y (L2' u)(L' U L U')(L u') L2
y2 (R' U' R)(U D')(R2' U)(R' U R U')(R U') R2 D U' *
(L' U' L) y' (R2' u)(R' U R U')(R u') R2
Gb - Probability = 1/18
