Cube Algorithms

F2L

F2L First Two Layers: every way a corner and edge can be paired and inserted into the front-right slot.

F2L 1

Algorithm 4 moves
U (R U' R')
Alternative 1 4 moves
U2 R U2 R'
Alternative 2 4 moves
R' F R F'
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R U R' U'

F2L 2

Algorithm 4 moves
y' U' (R' U R)
Alternative 1 4 moves
y' U2 R' U2 R
Alternative 2 4 moves
U2 F' U2 F
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

F' U' F U

F2L 3

Algorithm 3 moves
F' U' F
Alternative 1 3 moves
y' R' U' R
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

F' U F

F2L 4

Algorithm 3 moves
(R U R')
Alternative 1 3 moves
y F U F'
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R U' R'

F2L 5

Algorithm 8 moves
(U' R U R') U2 (R U' R')
Alternative 1 6 moves
y' R2 F' U' F U R2
Alternative 2 8 moves
U' R U R' U' R U2 R'
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R U R' U2 R U' R' U

F2L 6

Algorithm 8 moves
d (R' U' R) U2 (R' U R)
Alternative 1 8 moves
y' U R' U' R U R' U2 R
Alternative 2 8 moves
y' U R' U' R U2 R' U R
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

F' U' F U2 F' U F U'

F2L 7

Algorithm 8 moves
U' (R U2 R') U2 (R U' R')
Alternative 1 8 moves
U' R U2 R' U' R U2 R'
Alternative 2 7 moves
y F U R U2 R' U F'
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R U R' U2 R U2 R' U

F2L 8

Algorithm 8 moves
d (R' U2 R) U2 (R' U R)
Alternative 1 8 moves
y' U R' U2 R U R' U2 R
Alternative 2 8 moves
y' U R' U2 R U2 R' U R
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

F' U' F U2 F' U2 F U'

F2L 9

Algorithm 8 moves
U' R U' R' d R' U' R
Alternative 1 8 moves
y' U R' U' R U' R' U' R
Alternative 2 8 moves
y' U2 R' U R U R' U' R
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

F' U F U' R U R' U

F2L 10

Algorithm 8 moves
U' (R U R' U) (R U R')
Alternative 1 6 moves
y' R2 U' F' U F R2
Alternative 2 8 moves
U2 R U' R' U' R U R'
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R U' R' U' R U' R' U

F2L 11

Algorithm 8 moves
U' (R U2 R') d (R' U' R)
Alternative 1 7 moves
y' R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R'
Alternative 2 7 moves
y' R' U F' U2 F U2 R
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

F' U F U' R U2 R' U

F2L 12

Algorithm 11 moves
R U' R' U R U' R' U2 R U' R'
Alternative 1 7 moves
R' U2 R2 U R2 U R
Alternative 2 7 moves
y F U' R U2 R' U2 F'
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R U R' U2 R U R' U' R U R'

F2L 13

Algorithm 8 moves
d (R' U R U') (R' U' R)
Alternative 1 8 moves
y' U R' U R U' R' U' R
Alternative 2 8 moves
y' U2 R2 U' R U' R' U2 R2
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

F' U F U F' U' F U'

F2L 14

Algorithm 8 moves
U' (R U' R' U) (R U R')
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R U' R' U' R U R' U

F2L 15

Algorithm 11 moves
R' D' R U' R' D R U (R U' R')
Alternative 1 7 moves
F' U F U2 R U R'
Alternative 2 7 moves
y F U2 R U R' U F'
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R U R' U' R' D' R U R' D R

F2L 16

Algorithm 8 moves
(R U' R' U) d (R' U' R)
Alternative 1 7 moves
R U' R' U2 F' U' F
Alternative 2 7 moves
y F U' R U' R' U2 F'
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

F' U F U2 R U R'

F2L 17

Algorithm 7 moves
(R U2 R') U' (R U R')
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R U' R' U R U2 R'

F2L 18

Algorithm 7 moves
y' (R' U2 R) U (R' U' R)
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

F' U F U' F' U2 F

F2L 19

Algorithm 8 moves
U (R U2 R') U (R U' R')
Alternative 1 8 moves
U R U2 R' U2 R U2 R'
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R U R' U' R U2 R' U'

F2L 20

Algorithm 8 moves
y' U' (R' U2 R) U' (R' U R)
Alternative 1 8 moves
y' U' R' U2 R U2 R' U2 R
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

F' U' F U F' U2 F U

F2L 21

Algorithm 7 moves
(R U' R') U2 (R U R')
Alternative 1 5 moves
y F R U2 R' F'
Alternative 2 6 moves
y F R U' R' U' F'
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R U' R' U2 R U R'

F2L 22

Algorithm 7 moves
y' (R' U R) U2 (R' U' R)
Alternative 1 5 moves
y' R' F' U2 F R
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

F' U F U2 F' U' F

F2L 23

Algorithm 8 moves
U2 R2 U2 (R' U' R U') R2
Alternative 1 9 moves
R2 U R' U R U2 R' U' R'
Alternative 2 9 moves
R' U' R U' R' U2 R2 U2 R'
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R2 U R' U R U2 R2 U2

F2L 24

Algorithm 11 moves
(R U R') d (R' U R U') (R' U R)
Alternative 1 8 moves
y' U2 R2 U2 R U R' U R2
Alternative 2 9 moves
y' R U R' U R U2 R2 U2 R
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

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

F2L 25

Algorithm 8 moves
U' (R' F R F') (R U R')
Alternative 1 7 moves
y' R U2 F R' F' U2 R'
Alternative 2 7 moves
y F' U2 R' F' R U2 F
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

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

F2L 26

Algorithm 9 moves
y' R U R U R U' R' U' R'
Alternative 1 7 moves
y' R U2 F R F' U2 R'
Alternative 2 7 moves
y' F R2 U R U' R2 F'
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

F U F U F' U' F' U' F'

F2L 27

Algorithm 7 moves
(R U' R' U) (R U' R')
Alternative 1 7 moves
R U' R' U2 R U2 R'
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R U R' U' R U R'

F2L 28

Algorithm 8 moves
(R U R' U') F R' F' R
Alternative 1 7 moves
y' R' U R U2 R' U2 R
Alternative 2 7 moves
y' R' U R U' R' U R
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

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

F2L 29

Algorithm 7 moves
y' (R' U' R U) (R' U' R)
Alternative 1 8 moves
y' U R' U2 R U2 R' U' R
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

F' U F U' F' U F

F2L 30

Algorithm 7 moves
(R U R' U') (R U R')
Alternative 1 8 moves
U' R U2 R' U2 R U R'
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R U' R' U R U' R'

F2L 31

Algorithm 7 moves
(R U' R') d (R' U R)
Alternative 1 6 moves
R U' R' F' U2 F
Alternative 2 6 moves
F' U F R U2 R'
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

F' U' F U' R U R'

F2L 32

Algorithm 11 moves
(R U R' U') (R U R' U') (R U R')
Alternative 1 7 moves
R2 U R2 U R2 U2 R2
Alternative 2 7 moves
y' R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R2
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R U' R' U R U' R' U R U' R'

F2L 33

Algorithm 8 moves
U' (R U' R') U2 (R U' R')
Alternative 1 8 moves
U' R U' R' U' R U2 R'
Alternative 2 8 moves
y' U R' U2 R U' R' U' R
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R U R' U2 R U R' U

F2L 34

Algorithm 8 moves
U (F' U F) U2 (F' U F)
Alternative 1 8 moves
U R U R' U2 R U R'
Alternative 2 8 moves
U' R U2 R' U R U R'
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

F' U' F U2 F' U' F U'

F2L 35

Algorithm 8 moves
U' R U R' U (F' U' F)
Alternative 1 8 moves
U2 R U R' U2 F' U2 F
Alternative 2 8 moves
U2 R U R' U' F' U F
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

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

F2L 36

Algorithm 8 moves
U F' U' F U' (R U R')
Alternative 1 8 moves
U2 F' U F U R U R'
Alternative 2 8 moves
U2 F' U' F U R U' R'
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

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

F2L 38

Algorithm 15 moves
(R' F R F') (R U' R' U) (R U' R' U2) (R U' R')
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R U R' U2 R U R' U' R U R' F R' F' R

F2L 39

Algorithm 11 moves
(R U' R') U' (R U R') U2 (R U' R')
Alternative 1 9 moves
R2 U2 R' U' R U' R' U2 R'
Alternative 2 9 moves
y' R' U2 R' U' R U' R' U2 R2
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R U R' U2 R U' R' U R U R'

F2L 40

Algorithm 11 moves
(R U' R' U) (R U2 R') U (R U' R')
Alternative 1 9 moves
R U2 R U R' U R U2 R2
Alternative 2 9 moves
y' R2 U2 R U R' U R U2 R
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R U R' U' R U2 R' U' R U R'

F2L 41

Algorithm 10 moves
(r U' r') U2 (r U r') (R U R')
Alternative 1 8 moves
y' R2 F' U' F U R U' R
Alternative 2 8 moves
y F U2 R U R2 F R F2
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

R U' R' L F' L' U2 L F L'

F2L 42

Algorithm 10 moves
(R U' R') (r U' r') U2 (r U r')
Alternative 1 8 moves
y' R' U R' U' F' U F R2
Alternative 2 8 moves
y F2 R U R' U' F' U F'
Set up from solved

Hold a solved cube with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right, then do:

L F' L' U2 L F L' R U R'