Andy Klise's Speedcubing Guide

Algorithms by Dan Harris

First 2 Layers
These are just optimal example solves, F2L should be solved intuitively. Stars mark uncomplicated cases.

Corner piece is correctly inserted and oriented

Solved Pair

Corner piece in the U layer and the Cross color on the R face
U' (R U2' R') U (R U R')

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

U' Ri U Ra

d R d' Ra

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

d' (L' U L)

d' R d Ra

d' L

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

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

U' Ro Ra

d R U2' R

(R U R')

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

Ra

d R U2' R

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

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

U' Ru Ra

Ru d R

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

Re d (R' U2) Ri U R

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

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

d' L d Re

U Re d' L

Corner piece inserted correctly Corner piece inserted correctly

but twisted clockwise
but twisted anti-clockwise
(R U' R') U' (R U R') U2 (R U' R') (R U' R' U)(R U2' R') U (R U' R')
Re U' Ra U2 Re

Ru Ri U Re

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

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

2

Re d R R

Re d y R R

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

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

Ru Re

Rak U' Ra

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

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

y' Rk U R

y' R R

Corner piece in the U layer and the Cross color on the U face
(R U R' U')(R U R' U')(R U R')

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

Rak Rak Ra

Re d R

Corner piece in the U layer and the Cross color on the F face
U' (R U' R') U2 (R U' R')

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

U' Re U2 Re

U' Ra d R

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

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

y' R d' Ra

d R R

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

y' (R' U' R)

U' Ri U2 Re

y' R

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

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

U' Ra U2 Re

d R R

U (R U' R')

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

U Re

U' Ri d R

(R U R') U2 (R U R') U' (R U R') y' (R' U' R) U2 (R' U' R U)(R' U' R)
Rak U' Rak Ra

y' Rk U Rk R

(U2 R2' U2)(R' U' R U') R2'

y' (U2 R2' U2)(R U R' U) R2

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

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

U2 Ro Re

y' U2 R R

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

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

U Ri U Re

y' U' R U' R

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

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

Ri U' Ra

y' R U R

y
Nathan Christies Modified
Notation

U
L F

R B
D

Xa - (X U X')
Xak - (X U X' U')
Xe - (X U' X')
Xi - (X U X')
Xo - (X U X' U)
Xu - (X U')(X' U)

X - (X' U' X)
Xk - (X' U' X U)
X - (X' U X)
X - (X' U X)
X - (X' U' X U')
X - (X' U)(X U')

x
x

First Step of Orient Last Layer

Permute Last Layer

For Three Look Last Layer

Permutations of Edges or Corners Only
F U (R U' R') F'

F (R U R' U') F'

F U Re F'

F Rak U' F'

Probability =

Probability =

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

F Rak F' f Rak f'

R2 U' (F B') R2 (F' B) U' R2

y (R2 U')(R' U' R U)(R U)(R U' R)

Probability = 1/18

Probability = 1/18

x (R' U R') D2 (R U' R')(D2 R2)

x (R2 D2)(R U R') D2 (R U' R)

x (R' U R') D2 Re (D2 R2)

x (R2 D2) Ra D2 (R U' R)

Probability = 1/18

Probability = 1/18

x' F (R U')(R' U)(D R') D U' (R' U R) D2'

(M2 U)(M2 U2)(M2 U) M2

Move to Second Look

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')

x' F Ru U (D R') D U' R D2' F

Second Step of Orient Last Layer

For Three Look Last Layer
All Edges Oriented Correctly (second part of three look last layer)
(R U R' U)(R U2' R')

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

Ro Ri

R R

Probability =4/27

Probability =4/27

Probability = 1/36

Probability = 1/72

x' (R U' R') D (R U R') u2 (R' U R) D (R' U' R)

Solved

x' Re D Ra u2 R D R

Probability = 1/72

Probability = 1/36

Swap One Set of Adjacent Corners

2

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

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

Probability =4/27

Ro Ru Ri

(L U2')(L' U2)(L F')(L' U' L U)(L F L2' U)

(R' U2)(R U2')(R' F)(R U R' U')(R' F' R2 U')

Probability = 2/27

(L U2') L F' Lk (L F L2' U)

R U2' (R' F) Rak (R' F' R2 U')

Probability = 1/18

Probability = 1/18

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

(R' F)(R B')(R' F')(R B)

Probability =4/27

Probability =4/27

(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')

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

2

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

2

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

Probability = 1/18

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

Solved

Probability =4/27

Probability = 1/27

Probability = 1/18

(R U R' U')(R' F)(R2 U')(R' U' R U) R' F'

Notation

R'

U'

U2

Rw/r

Uw/u

(R' U)(R U') R2 y' (R' U' R U) y x (R U R' U') R2 B'

Rak (R' F)(R2 U') Rk R' F'

R R2 y' Rk y x Rak R2 B'

Probability = 1/18

Probability = 1/18

Swap One Set of Corners Diagonally

Rw'/r'

Uw'/u'

Credits
Dan Harris - http://www.cubestation.co.uk/
Nathan Christie - http://my.fit.edu/~dchristi/cube/
Josef Jelinek - http://software.rubikscube.info/icube/
And everyone else

(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')

(R' U R' U') x2 y' (R' U R' U') l Ru R U

F (R U') Rk R' F' Rak (R' F R F')

Probability = 1/18

Probability = 1/18

[(L U') R U2 (L' U) R']*2 U'

[(R' U) L' U2 (R U') L]*2 U

Probability = 1/72

Probability = 1/72

Double Spins
(R2' u)(R' U R' U')(R u') R2 y' (R' U R)

(L2 u')(L U' L U)(L' u) L2 y' (R U' R')

(R2' u) R' U R u' R2 y' R

(L2 u') L U' La u L2 y' Re

Probability = 1/18
(R U R') y' (R2 u')(R U')(R' U)(R' u) R2
Ra y' (R2 u') Ru (R' u) R2

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Probability = 1/18

Probability = 1/18
(L' U' L) y (L2' u)(L' U)(L U')(L u') L2
(L' U' L) y' (R2' u)(R' U)(R U')(R u') R2
L y' (R2' u) R (R u') R2



Probability = 1/18