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This document provides a Speedcubing Guide for solving the Rubik's Cube arranged by Andy Klise. It begins with an overview of solving the first two layers (cross and F2L). It then provides diagrams and notations for 42 different F2L cases. The guide continues with sections on orienting the last layer, permuting the last layer, awkward shapes, lightning bolts, P-shapes, T-shapes, corners, W-shapes, I-shapes, and squares. It concludes by providing credits to badmephisto and others for great speedsolving video tutorials and printable guides. The guide aims to provide intuitive and optimal solutions to completing the Rubik's Cube in a speedcubing

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Badmephisto's Speedcubing Guide First 2 Layers: Arranged by Andy Klise

This document provides a Speedcubing Guide for solving the Rubik's Cube arranged by Andy Klise. It begins with an overview of solving the first two layers (cross and F2L). It then provides diagrams and notations for 42 different F2L cases. The guide continues with sections on orienting the last layer, permuting the last layer, awkward shapes, lightning bolts, P-shapes, T-shapes, corners, W-shapes, I-shapes, and squares. It concludes by providing credits to badmephisto and others for great speedsolving video tutorials and printable guides. The guide aims to provide intuitive and optimal solutions to completing the Rubik's Cube in a speedcubing

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badmephisto's Speedcubing Guide

Arranged by Andy Klise of kungfoomanchu.com

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)

d' (L' U L) d (R U' R')

U (R U' R') d' (L' U L)

y U' (L' U' L) U (F U F')

U (R U' R') U' (F' U F)

U' (F' U F) 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)

y' (R' U' R U)(R' U' R)

(R U R' U')(R U R')

Edge in Place, Corner in U face

(31-36)

(R U' R') d (R' U R)

(5-8)

(R U R' U')(R U R' U')(R U R')

(R U' R' U)(F' U F)

d (R' U' R) U2' (R' U R)

(U' R U R') U2 (R U' R')

y' (U R' U' R) U2 (R' U R)

d (R' U2 R) U2' (R' U R)

U' (R U2' R') U2 (R U' R')

Reposition Edge and Flip Corner

y' U (R' U2 R) U2 (R' U R)

(9-14)

d (R' U' R U')(R' U' R)

U' (R U R' U)(R U R')

y2 U' (L U') d' (L' U' L)

U' (R U2' R') d (R' U' R)

d (R' U2 R) d' (R U R')

(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') d (R' U' R)

d (R' U' R) d' (R U R')

U2 (R U' R') U' (F' U' F)

Edge and Corner in Place

y U2 (L' U L) U (F U F')

(37-42)

(R U' R') d (R' U2 R) U2' (R' U R)

Solved Pair

(R U R') U2 (R U2 R') d (R' U' R)

(R U' R') U' (R U R') U2 (R U' R')

(R U' R' U)(R U2' R') U (R U' R')

(R U' R') d (R' U' R U')(R' U' R)

(R U' R') d2 y (R' U' R U')(R' U R)

y (L' U' L) U2 (L' U L U')(L' U' L)

d (R' U R U')(R' U' R)

U' (R U' R' U)(R U R')

y' U (R' U R U')(R' U' R)

y (L' U' L U)(L' U L) U (F U F')

Split Pair by Going Over


y (L' U L) U2 y (R U R')

(R U2 R') U' (R U R')

Weird

(R U R' U')(R U' R') U2 (F' U' F)

(15-18)

y' (R' U R U') d' (R U R')

Pair Made on Side

(R U R') U2 (R U' R' U)(R U R')

(R U' R' U) d (R' U' R)


(R U' R') U2 (F' U' F)

y' (R' U2 R) U (R' U' R)

Color Coding

Red = R U R' U' Family


Green = R U R' U Family
Blue = R F' R' F Family

(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

Credits
badmephisto - http://www.badmephisto.com
Andy Klise - http://www.kungfoomanchu.com
Josef Jelinek - http://software.rubikscube.info/icube/
And everyone else
For great speedsolving video tutorials, visit http://www.youtube.com/user/badmephisto
For more printable guides just like this, visit http://www.kungfoomanchu.com/

Orient Last Layer (Two Look)

Permute Last Layer

Step 1

Permutations of Edges or Corners Only

Bonus
2

f (R U R' U') f'

F (R U R' U') F'

R U (R U R' U')(R' U')(R' U R')

(R U')(R U)(R U)(R U') R' U' R

Probability =

Probability =

Ub - Probability = 1/18

Ua - Probability = 1/18

[F (R U R' U' ) F'][f (R U R' U' ) f']

Move to Second Look

M U M U M' U M U M' U
2
2
U (R U R' U)(R' U' R' U)(R U' R' U') R U R

Probability = 1/8

Probability = 1/8

Z - Probability = 1/36

x [(R' U R') D ][(R U' R') D ] R

Orient Last Layer (Two Look)

M UM U M UM

H - Probability = 1/72

x' [(R U' R) D ][(R' U R) D ] R

Aa - Probability = 1/18

Ab - Probability = 1/18

Step 2

All Edges Oriented Correctly

x'[(R U' R') D (R U R')] D' [(R U R') D (R U' R')] D'
Solved
2
x'[(R U' R') D (R U R')] u [(R' U R) D (R' U' R)]

Probability = 1/72

E -Probability = 1/36

(R U R' U) R U R'

R U R' U' R U' R'

Probability =4/27

Probability =4/27

Swap One Set of Adjacent Corners


[f (R U R' U') f'][F (R U R' U') F']
2
2
2
2
2
R U ' R ' U' R U' R ' U R

F (R U R' U')(R U R' U')(R U R' U') F'


2
y (R' U' R) U' (R' U R) U' (R' U R)

Probability =4/27

(R' U R U )(R' F)(R U R' U')(R' F') R U'

Probability = 2/27

Ra - Probability = 1/18

Rb - Probability = 1/18

(r U R' U')(r' F R F')

F' (r U R' U')(r' F R )

(R' U L')(U R U' R' U )(R L U')

(R U R' F')[(R U R' U')(R' F)(R U' R') U']

Probability =4/27

Probability =4/27

Ja - Probability = 1/18

Jb - Probability = 1/18

R [D (R' U ) R][D' (R' U ) R']

Solved

(R U R' U')(R' F)(R U' R') U' (R U R' F')

(R' U R' d')(R' F')(R U' R' U)(R' F R U' F)

Probability =4/27

Probability = 1/27

T - Probability = 1/18

F - Probability = 1/18

R2

R'

r/Rw

U2

U'

r'/Rw'

u/Uw

F R U' R' U' (R U R' F')[(R U R' U')(R' F R F')]

V - Probability = 1/18

Y - Probability = 1/18

[(L U' R) U (L' U R')][(L U' R) U (L' U R')] U


2
2
[(R' U L') U (R U' L)][(R' U L') U (R U' L)] U'
y (R U' R' U)(l U)(F U' R' F')(R U' R U)(l' U R')

u'/Uw'

Nb - Probability = 1/72

Double Spins
2

F'

L'

B'

R u R' U R' U' R u' R (y' R' U R)

R u' R U' R U R' u R (y R U' R')

Ga - Probability = 1/18

Gc - Probability = 1/18

D'
2

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(R' U R' d')(R' F')(R U' R' U)(R' F R F)

Na - Probability = 1/72

Swap One Set of Corners Diagonally

Notation

(L U ' L' U ')(L F')(L' U' L U)(L F) L ' U

(R U R') y' R u' R U' R' U R' u R


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Gd - Probability = 1/18

(R' U' R) y R u R' U R U' R u' R


Gb - Probability = 1/18

Awkward Shapes (A1-A4)

Orient Last Layer


Red = R U R' U' Family, Green = R U R' U Family, Blue = R F' R' F Family
Try to recognize each pattern by viewing the fewest number of faces
= inverse, = mi rror, = reverse rotat ion, ~ = mi nimal d ifferen ce, ** = this a lgorithm may be fa ster

All Edges Oriented Correctly (OCLL1-OCLL8) (second part of three look last layer)
.

(R U R' U) R U R'

A1 - 30 - Probability = 1/54

A2 - 29 - Probability = 1/54

R U R' U' R U' R'

[(R U R' U) R U R'] [F (R U R' U') F']

OCLL1 - 27 - Probability = 1/54

OCLL2 - 26 - Probability = 1/54

A3 - 41 - Probability = 1/54

[f (R U R' U') f'] [F (R U R' U') F']


2
2
2
2
2
R U ' R ' U' R U' R ' U R

F (R U R' U') (R U R' U') (R U R' U') F'


2
y (R' U' R) U' (R' U R) U' (R' U R)

OCLL3 - 22 - Probability = 1/54

OCLL4 - 21 - Probability = 1/108

(r U R' U') (r' F R F')

F' (r U R' U') (r' F R )

OCLL5 - 24 - Probability = 1/54

OCLL6 - 25 - Probability = 1/54

(R U R' U') R U' R' F' U' F R U R'


2
[F (R U R' U') F'] U [(R U R' U') (R' F R F')]

R U R' B' R U' R U R B R'

A4 - 42 - Probability = 1/54

Lightning Bolts (L1-L6)


2

(r U R' U) R U r'

L1 - 7 - Probability = 1/54

Solved

OCLL7 - 23 - Probability = 1/54

OCLL8 - 58 - Probability = 1/216

Corners Correct, Edges Flipped (E1-E2)


.

(R U R' U') M' (U R U' r')

E2 - 28 - Probability = 1/54

P-Shapes (P1-P4)
P1 - 44 - Probability = 1/54

f ' (L' U' L U) f

P3 - 32 - Probability = 1/54

L4 - 12 - Probability = 1/54

R B' R' U' R U B U' R'


2
y L F' (L' U' L U) F U' L'

L6 - 40 - Probability = 1/54

F (R U R' U') F'

(R U R' U') (R' F R F')

T1 - 45 - Probability = 1/54

T2 - 33 - Probability = 1/54

(R U R' U') (R' F) (R U) (R U') F'


(R U R' U') x D' R' U R U' D x'

R' U' (R' F R F') U R


C1 - 46 - Probability = 1/54

R' U' F U R U' R' F' R


2
y L' d' R d L U' L' B' L

C2 - 34 - Probability = 1/54

I Shapes (I1-I4)

P4 - 31 - Probability = 1/54

W-Shapes (W1-W2)

(R U R' U) R d' R U' R' F'


R' U' R U' R' d R' U R B

R' U R U R' U R U x' U' R' U


I1 - 55 - Probability = 1/108

(R U R' U) (R U' R' U') (R' F R F')


W1 - 38 - Probability = 1/54

W2 - 36 - Probability = 1/54

Squares (S1-S2)
2

r U R' U' R U' r'

I2 - 52 - Probability = 1/54

(L' U' L U') (L' U L U) (L F' L' F)

S1 - 6 - Probability = 1/54

F (R U R' U') R F' (r U R' U') r'

f (R U R' U') (R U R' U') f'

I3 - 56 - Probability = 1/108

I4 - 51 - Probability = 1/54

Knight Move Shapes (K1-K4)

r' U (R U R' U) r
S2 - 5 - Probability = 1/54

(r U r') (R U R' U') (r U' r')

L Shapes (L1-L6)

.
.

L1 - 48 - Probability = 1/54

l' U' L U' L' U L U' L' U l


2
2
y r' U' R U' R' U R U' R' U r

.
.

(R' F R' F') R U y (R' F R F')


L5 - 49 - Probability = 1/54

F' (L' U' L U) (L' U' L U) F

F U R U' R F' R (U R U' R')

R' F R U R' F' R y' R U' R'

L2 - 47 - Probability = 1/54

K3 - 13 - Probability = 1/54

K4 - 14 - Probability = 1/54

(r U R' U) R U' R' U R U ' r'


L4 - 54 - Probability = 1/54

L3 - 53 - Probability = 1/54

No Edges Flipped Correctly (O1-O8)


2

R U R' (R' F R F') U (R' F R F')

[F (R U R' U') F' ] [f (R U R' U') f']

O1 - 1 - Probability = 1/108

O2 - 2 - Probability = 1/54

R' F R B' R ' F' R B R'


L6 - 50 - Probability = 1/54

[f (R U R' U') f'] U' [F (R U R' U') F' ]


O3 - 3 - Probability = 1/54

Fish Shapes (F1-F4)


(R' U' R) y' x' (R U') (R' F) (R U R')
2
(R U R' U') R' F R U R' U' F'

(l' U' l) (L' U' L U) (l' U l)


K2 - 15 - Probability = 1/54

K1 - 16 - Probability = 1/54

F (R U R' U') (R U R' U') F'

R' [F (R U R' U') F'] U R

P2 - 43 - Probability = 1/54

R U B' U' R' U R B R'


R d L' d' R' U R B R'

[F (R U R' U') F'] U [F (R U R' U') F' ]

C-Shapes (C1-C2)

.
.

T-Shapes (T1-T2)

f (R U R' U') f'

[F' (L' U' L U) F] y [F (R U R' U') F']


2
y (r U R' U) (R' F R F') R U r'

L5 - 39 - Probability = 1/54

M' U M U M' U M

E1 - 57 - Probability = 1/108

r' U' R U' R' U r


L2 - 8 - Probability = 1/54

L3 - 11 - Probability = 1/54

R [D (R' U ) R] [D' (R' U ) R']

[R' U (R U R' U) R] y [F (R U R' U') F']


(R' F R F') (R' F R F') (R U R' U') (R U R')

[f (R U R' U') f'] U [F (R U R' U') F' ]


O4 - 4 - Probability = 1/54

R U R' y R' F R U' R' F' R


2
(R U R' U) (R' F R F') R U R'

[F (R U R' U) F'] y' U (R' F R F')

M U (R U R' U') M' (R' F R F')

F2 - 10 - Probability = 1/54

O5 - 18 - Probability = 1/54

O6 - 19 - Probability = 1/54

(R U R') (R' F R F') (R U R')

F R U' R' U' R U R' F'

(R U R' U) (R' F R F') U (R' F R F')

M U (R U R' U') M (U R U' r')

F3 - 35 - Probability = 1/54

F4 - 37 - Probability = 1/54

O7 - 17 - Probability = 1/54

O8 - 20 - Probability = 1/216

F1 - 9 - Probability = 1/54

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