badmephisto's Speedcubing Guide Corner in Place, Edge in U Face (25-30)

Arranged by Andy Klise of kungfoomanchu.com

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')
First 2 Layers U' (F' U F) U (R U' R')
U (R U' R') U' (F' U F)
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.
y' (R' U R U')(R' U R)
Easy Cases (1-4) (R U' R' U)(R U' R')
(R U' R') U2 (F' U F)
U (R U' R') y' U' (R' U R)
Use (R' F R F') if no U face edges are Use (F R' F' R) if no U face edges are
oriented properly on final slot oriented properly on final slot y' (R' U' R U)(R' U' R) (R U R' U')(R U R')
y' (R' U' R) (R U R')
Note this image is blue and red Note this image is green and red
because a cube rotation is required because no cube rotation is required Edge in Place, Corner in U face (31-36)

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

Reposition Edge (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') U' (R U2' R') U (R U R')
y' (U R' U' R) U2 (R' U R) (U' R U' R') U2 (R U' R')
U (R U R') U2 (R U R')
y U' (L U' L') U2 (L U' L)
d (R' U R) U2 (R' U R)
d (R' U2 R) U2' (R' U R)
U' (R U2' R') U2 (R U' R')
y' U (R' U2 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) y U2 (L' U L) U (F U F')

Reposition Edge and Flip Corner (9-14)

Edge and Corner in Place (37-42)
d (R' U' R U')(R' U' R)
U' (R U R' U)(R U R')
y2 U' (L U') d' (L' U' L) (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') d (R' U' R) d (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')
y (L' U' L) U2 (L' U L U')(L' U' L) (R U R') U2 (R U' R' U)(R U R')

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) (R U' R') d (R' U' R U')(R' U' R) (R U' R') d2 y (R' U' R U')(R' U R)
2
y (L' U' L U)(L' U L) U (F U F') (R U R' U')(R U' R') U2 (F' U' F)

Split Pair by Going Over (15-18)

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

y (L' U L) U2 y (R U R') (R U' R') U2 (F' U' F) Color Coding
Red = R U R' U' Family
Green = R U R' U Family
Blue = R F' R' F Family
(R U2 R') U' (R U R') y' (R' U2 R) U (R' U' R)

Pair Made on Side (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) Credits

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Andy Klise - http://www.kungfoomanchu.com
Josef Jelinek - http://software.rubikscube.info/icube/
And everyone else
Weird (23-24)
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U2 R2 U2 (R' U' R U') R2 y' U2 R2 U2 (R U R' U) R2 For more printable guides just like this, visit -
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Orient Last Layer (Two Look) Permute Last Layer
Step 1
Permutations of Edges or Corners Only
Bonus
2 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

2 2 2 2 2 2
M U M U M' U M U M' U 2 2 2 2 2
[F (R U R' U' ) F'][f (R U R' U' ) f'] Move to Second Look 2 2 M UM U M UM
U (R U R' U)(R' U' R' U)(R U' R' U') R U R
Probability = 1/8 Probability = 1/8 H - Probability = 1/72
Z - Probability = 1/36

2 2 2 2 2 2
x [(R' U R') D ][(R U' R') D ] R x' [(R U' R) D ][(R' U R) D ] R
Orient Last Layer (Two Look) 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'
2 Solved
x'[(R U' R') D (R U R')] u [(R' U R) D (R' U' R)]
Probability = 1/72
2 2
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'] F (R U R' U')(R U R' U')(R U R' U') F' 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2
R U ' R ' U' R U' R ' U R
2 2
y (R' U' R) U' (R' U R) U' (R' U R)
(L U ' L' U ')(L F')(L' U' L U)(L F) L ' U (R' U R U )(R' F)(R U R' U')(R' F') R U'
Probability =4/27 Probability = 2/27 Ra - Probability = 1/18 Rb - Probability = 1/18

2 2 2
(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

2 2 2 2 2 2
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

Swap One Set of Corners Diagonally

Notation
2
(R' U R' d')(R' F')(R U' R' U)(R' F R F) 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

R R' R2 r/Rw r'/Rw' x y 2

[(L U' R) U (L' U R')][(L U' R) U (L' U R')] U
2
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')
Nb - Probability = 1/72
Na - Probability = 1/72

U U' U2 u/Uw u'/Uw' z M Double Spins

2 2 2 2
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

F F' L L' B B' D D'

2 2 2 2
(R U R') y' R u' R U' R' U R' u R (R' U' R) y R u R' U R U' R u' R
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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 2 2 (R U R' U') R U' R' F' U' F R U R'
= inverse, = mi rror, = reverse rotat ion, ~ = mi nimal d ifferen ce, ** = this a lgorithm may be fa ster
R U R' B' R U' R U R B R' 2
Try to recognize each pattern by viewing the fewest number of faces [F (R U R' U') F'] U [(R U R' U') (R' F R F')]
A1 - 30 - Probability = 1/54
All Edges Oriented Correctly (OCLL1-OCLL8) (second part of three look last layer) A2 - 29 - Probability = 1/54

2
2 . 2 2 . [R' U (R U R' U) R] y [F (R U R' U') F']
(R U R' U) R U R' .
R U R' U' R U' R' [(R U R' U) R U R'] [F (R U R' U') F']
(R' F R F') (R' F R F') (R U R' U') (R U R')
OCLL1 - 27 - Probability = 1/54 OCLL2 - 26 - Probability = 1/54 A3 - 41 - Probability = 1/54
A4 - 42 - Probability = 1/54

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

2 2 2 2 2
F (R U R' U') (R U R' U') (R U R' U') F'
2
Lightning Bolts (L1-L6)
R U ' R ' U' R U' R ' U R y (R' U' R) U' (R' U R) U' (R' U R)
2 2
OCLL3 - 22 - Probability = 1/54 OCLL4 - 21 - Probability = 1/108 (r U R' U) R U r' . r' U' R U' R' U r
L1 - 7 - Probability = 1/54 L2 - 8 - Probability = 1/54

(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 [F' (L' U' L U) F] y [F (R U R' U') F']
2 . [F (R U R' U') F'] U [F (R U R' U') F' ]
y (r U R' U) (R' F R F') R U r'
L4 - 12 - Probability = 1/54
2 2 2 L3 - 11 - Probability = 1/54
R [D (R' U ) R] [D' (R' U ) R'] Solved
OCLL7 - 23 - Probability = 1/54 OCLL8 - 58 - Probability = 1/216 R B' R' U' R U B U' R' . R' [F (R U R' U') F'] U R
2
y L F' (L' U' L U) F U' L'
Corners Correct, Edges Flipped (E1-E2) L5 - 39 - Probability = 1/54 L6 - 40 - Probability = 1/54

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

.
M' U M U M' U M
2 T-Shapes (T1-T2)
E1 - 57 - Probability = 1/108 E2 - 28 - 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
P-Shapes (P1-P4)
f (R U R' U') f'
.
. f ' (L' U' L U) f C-Shapes (C1-C2)
2
P1 - 44 - Probability = 1/54 P2 - 43 - Probability = 1/54 (R U R' U') (R' F) (R U) (R U') F'
R' U' (R' F R F') U R
(R U R' U') x D' R' U R U' D x'
C1 - 46 - Probability = 1/54
R U B' U' R' U R B R' . R' U' F U R U' R' F' R C2 - 34 - Probability = 1/54
2
R d L' d' R' U R B R' y L' d' R d L U' L' B' L
P3 - 32 - Probability = 1/54 P4 - 31 - Probability = 1/54
I Shapes (I1-I4)
(R U R' U) R d' R U' R' F'
W-Shapes (W1-W2)
2 2 2
R' U R U R' U R U x' U' R' U
R' U' R U' R' d R' U R B
I1 - 55 - Probability = 1/108
I2 - 52 - Probability = 1/54
(R U R' U) (R U' R' U') (R' F R F') . (L' U' L U') (L' U L U) (L F' L' F)
W1 - 38 - Probability = 1/54 W2 - 36 - 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
Squares (S1-S2)
2
r U R' U' R U' r' . r' U (R U R' U) r
2 Knight Move Shapes (K1-K4)
S1 - 6 - Probability = 1/54 S2 - 5 - Probability = 1/54
.
(r U r') (R U R' U') (r U' r') . (l' U' l) (L' U' L U) (l' U l)
K2 - 15 - Probability = 1/54
L Shapes (L1-L6) K1 - 16 - Probability = 1/54

F (R U R' U') (R U R' U') F' . F' (L' U' L U) (L' U' L U) F 2
F U R U' R F' R (U R U' R') R' F R U R' F' R y' R U' R'
L1 - 48 - Probability = 1/54 L2 - 47 - Probability = 1/54 K3 - 13 - Probability = 1/54 K4 - 14 - Probability = 1/54

No Edges Flipped Correctly (O1-O8)

2
l' U' L U' L' U L U' L' U l . 2
2 2 (r U R' U) R U' R' U R U ' r'
y r' U' R U' R' U R U' R' U r .
L4 - 54 - Probability = 1/54 2 2
L3 - 53 - Probability = 1/54 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
2 2 2 2 2
(R' F R' F') R U y (R' F R F') . R' F R B' R ' F' R B R'
L5 - 49 - Probability = 1/54 L6 - 50 - Probability = 1/54 .
[f (R U R' U') f'] U' [F (R U R' U') F' ] [f (R U R' U') f'] U [F (R U R' U') F' ]
O3 - 3 - Probability = 1/54 O4 - 4 - Probability = 1/54
Fish Shapes (F1-F4)
(R' U' R) y' x' (R U') (R' F) (R U R') R U R' y R' F R U' R' F' R 2
2
(R U R' U') R' F R U R' U' F'
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')
F1 - 9 - Probability = 1/54 F2 - 10 - Probability = 1/54 O5 - 18 - Probability = 1/54 O6 - 19 - Probability = 1/54

2 2
(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')
2 2
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

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