

The way to do it is by moving the corner to the right (to the R-B-U faces) by doing U', and then making an R turn, that way we will be able to make a U' turn and move the edge piece to the desired location, without moving the corner along with it, and without affecting any of the already solved cross pieces and other 3 slots.Then we'll return the corner back to the Upper face by doing R'. You could easily recognize this position by 2 signals: 1) the color you chose to start with (color of the cross & first layer) on the corner piece is facing to one of the sides (i.e.And not facing up, on the U face). That’s way this position will be considered just liked as a paired block. Even that they are not already paired – the number of moves required to solve them is similar to a paired block. In the second variation, the corner and edge pieces are not matched to a block yet, however during the insertion to the slot they are being paired. Most of the possible 41 variations solving will end in one of the 2 following options to insert a corner & edge block to its slot.In the first variation you can see that the edge and corner pieces are already paired up to a block, and only have to be inserted to the slot. It can take some time to fully understand and master all the possible variations for this step, however it is very rewarding! There are 41 possible variations of different corner-edge positions (not including the already solved edge-corner variation), however most of them are very similar, as they are mirrors of each other. F2L is a very important step of the speedsolving, where most of the time improvement occurs, at all levels, thanks to the huge reward for looking ahead and good cubing techniques (e.

F2L The second step is about completely solving the first 2 layers (a.k.a F2L).This step is parallel to steps 2-3 in the beginner's method. These examples cover all possible edge positions. Choosing a color and sticking to it is important, as you will get to know this color-scheme by heart, and get faster recognition for the pieces to solve in next steps (mostly in the F2L).Solving the cross is based on intuitive moves only, no algorithms required. Choosing a color: Most of the speedcubers chooses white as the color to start with and solve the cross on. Don't afraid to look at the bottom of the cube during your solving at the beginning, after some practice you'll be able to avoid this habit. It will take longer than solving it on top in the beginning, however after some practicing it will become much easier and worthwhile.
