Andy Klise's 2x2x2 Speedcubing Guide

Ortega Method

(R U R' U)(R U
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y' (R' U
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(R' U' R U')(R' U
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F (R U R' U')(R U R' U') F'
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(R U R' U')(R' F)(R F')
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y
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F' (R U R' U') R' F R
y' (F R' F' R)(U R U' R')
y' (R' F)(R B')(R' F')(R B)
Solved


Final Stage (XLL)

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x U
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Probability = 2/9
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F (R U')(R' U' R U)(R' F')(R U R' U') R' F R F'
Probability = 1/18


Solved
Probability = 1/36
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Probability = 1/36



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n

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(R U' R) F
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Note the above two cases are equivalent with x
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In one layer adjacents are swapped, in the other layer diagonals are swapped

Blindfolded Algs
Target in blue, buffer in green (see blindfolded guide for full explanation)

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Make UBL the target by adding y alg y'
y' (R U' R') U' F
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y' F (R U')(R' U' R U)(R' F')(R U R' U') R' F R F' y
R' F U' F' R F
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R U R U' F
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R' F R U F
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U R' F' R U' F
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(R U R' U')(R U R' U') L' (U R U' R')(U R U' R') L y
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Credits

Erik Akkersdijk - http://erikku.er.funpic.org/rubik/Tutorials.html
Yu Nakajima - http://www.cutex.info/
Josef Jelinek - http://software.rubikscube.info/icube/
Gaetan Guimond, Ortega, Michael Gottlieb and everyone else

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