Cross, F2L, OLL, PLL — four stages on one page. Explore recognition diagrams, a curated algorithm library and a move-by-move player for deliberate practice.
All six diagrams use the same viewpoint: front facing you, upper face above, right face to your right. Yellow stickers mark the moving layer; arrows show its direction.
Lowercase: turn the two right layers together (similarly for l, u, d, f, b)
Each diagram shows the cube after completing that step. Colored stickers mark the solved parts.
The only step without a fixed algorithm. Go slowly, look before turning, and always keep white on the bottom.
Each case is a corner–edge pair. Bring the pair to the top layer, identify the case, then execute the algorithm. Select an algorithm to break it down move by move.
U (R U' R')
U' F' U F
U' R' F R F' R U' R'
R U R'
F' U' F
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
U (R U' R') (F R' F' R)
(R U R') U2 (R U R') U2 (R U' R')
(R U' R' U) (R U' R')
(R U R' U') F R' F' R
(R U R' U') (R U R')
y' (R' U' R U) (R' U' R)
U' (R U R') U2 (R U' R')
d (R' U' R) U2' (R' U R)
U' (R U2' R') U2 (R U' R')
d (R' U2 R) U2' (R' U R)
(R U' R') d (R' U2 R) U2' (R' U R)
U' (R U R') U (R U R')
d (R' U' R U') (R' U' R)
(U' R U' R') U2 (R U' R')
U' (R U2' R') d (R' U' R)
U' (R U' R' U) (R U R')
U (R U R') U2 (R U R')
d (R' U2 R) d' (R U R')
d (R' U R U') (R' U' R)
R U2 R' U' (R U R')
y' (R' U2 R) U (R' U' R)
(R U' R' U) d (R' U' R)
U' (F R' F' R) y' (R' U' R) U2 R' U R
This video uses the earlier source algorithm: U' (F R' F' R) y' (R' U' R) U2 R' R
U (R' F R F') U (R U R')
U (R' F R F') (R U R') U2 (R U' R')
U' (R U' R') U2 (R U' R')
(U' R U R') d (R' U' R)
U F' U' F U' (R U R')
R U' R' U' R U R' U2 R U' R'
(R U R') U2 (R U' R' U) (R U R')
(R U' R') d (R' U' R U') (R' U' R)
(R U' R' U) d (R' U' R U') (R' U R)
Look from above and match both the yellow top stickers and the yellow bars on all four sides. Hold the front (F) toward you as shown, then choose an algorithm for that case. Beginners can start with 2-look OLL: make a yellow cross, then learn the seven cases in group 1.
Sune: R' U2 (R U R' U) R
Anti-Sune: L' U R U' L U R'
Car: (R U R' U) R U' R' U R U2 R'
Blinker: L U' R' U L' U (R U R' U) R
Headlights: (R2 D) (R' U2) R D' (R' U2 R')
Chameleon: R' F' L F R F' L' F
Bowtie: R' F' L' F R F' L F
R U2 (R2 F R F') U2 (R' F R F')
R U B' R B R2 U' (R' F R F')
y R U' R2 D' r U' r' D R2 U R'
y l' U' l (U2 L' U2 L U2) R' F R
F (R U R' U') F' f (R U R' U') f'
F (R U R' U') S (R U R' U') f'
y F (U R U' R') F' U F (R U R' U') F'
y' f (R U R' U') f' U' F (R U R' U') F'
r' R2 U R' U r U2 r' U M'
y' f (R U R' U') f' U F (R U R' U') F'
M U' r U2 r' (U' R U' R') M'
y' F' (U' L' U L) F U F (R U R' U') F'
No tutorial video is available for this algorithm yet
R' U2 F (R U R' U') F2 U2 F R
M U (R U R' U') M' (R' F R F')
r' R U (R U R' U') r (R2 F R F')
y2 F (R U R' U) y' R' U2 (R' F R F')
(F R' F' R) (U R U' R') U F (R U R' U') F'
r U R' U R U2 r2 (U' R U' R') U2 r
(R U R' U) (R' F R F') U2 (R' F R F')
y2 F R' F' R2 r' U R U' R' U' M'
R' F R U' M' U2 r' U' F' U R
(M' U2 M U2) M' U M (U2 M' U2 M)
r' (R U R U R' U') r2 R2 U R U' r'
M' U M' U M' U M' U' M' U M' U M' U M'
L U F' (U' L' U L) F L'
L d R' d' L' U L F L'
y2 S R U R' U' R' F R f'
f' (L' U' L U) f
y2 F' U' L' U L F
y R' U' F' U F R
R' U' F (U R U' R') F' R
y S R U R' U' f' U' F
y2 S' (L' U' L U) L F' L' f
f (R U R' U') f'
y2 F (U R U' R') F'
R U2 R2 F R F' U' R U' R'
(R' U' R U') (R' U R U) (R B' R' B)
(R' U' R U') (R' U R U) y F R' F' R
y2 L' U' L (U' L' U L) U (L F' L' F)
(L U L' U) (L U' L' U') (L' B L B')
(L U L' U) (L U' L' U') y2 R' F R F'
y2 R' U2 r' D' r U2 r' D R r
(R U R' U') B' (R' F R F') B
R U R2 U' R' F (R U R U') F'
y2 F (R U R' U') R' F' r U R U' r'
R' U' (R' F R F') U R
y (F R U R') y' R' U R U2 R'
y2 r' F' L' U L U' F r
(R U R' U') (R' F R F')
F R U' R' U R U R' F'
y2 (L' U' L U) (L F' L' F
F (R U R' U') F'
y2 f (U R U' R') f'
y2 F' (L' U' L U) F
F (U R U' R')x2 F'
f' (L' U' L U)x2 f
y R' U' (R' F R F') R U' R' U2 R
L' B' L U' (R' U R U' R' U) R L' B L
r' U' r (U' R' U R)x2 r' U r
F (R U R' U') R F' (r U R' U') r'
R U2 R2 (U' R U' R') U2 F R F'
r U2 R2 F R F' U2 (r' F R F')
R U' y R2 D R' U2 R D' R2 d R'
(R U R' U) R d' R U' R' F'
(R' U' R U') R' d (R' U R B)
(R U R' U) R U' y R U' R' F'
r U2 (R' U' R U') r'
y' x' D R2 U' R' U R' D' x
y2 l U2 (L' U' L U') l'
r' U2 (R U R' U) r
y2 l' U2 (L U L' U) l
y2 R' F2 r U r' F R
l' U l (U l' U' l) y L U' L'
R' (F R U R') F' R F U' F'
y2 r' U r (U r' U' r) y R U' R'
r U' r' (U' r U r') y' R' U R
r U' r' (U' r U r') F' U F
F U R U2 (R' U' R U) R' F'
l U l' (L U L' U') l U' l'
R B R' (L U L' U') R B' R'
y2 r U r' (R U R' U') r U' r'
r' U' r (R' U' R U) r' U r
L' B' L (R' U' R U) L' B L
y2 l' U' l (L' U' L U) l' U l
R' F (R U R' U') F' U R
R' F (R U R' U') y L' d R
y' R r D r' U r D' r' U' R'
L F' (L' U' L U) F U' L'
y2 R U R' F' U' F U R U2 R'
y2 R B' (R' U' R U) B U' R'
L F R' F R F2 L'
r (U R' U R) U2 r'
y2 l U L' U L U2 l'
r' (U' R U' R') U2 r
L' B' L (U' R' U R) L' B L
y2 l' U' L U' L' U2 l
F (R U R' U')x2 F'
y2 f (U R U' R')x2 f'
(R U2 R' U') (R U R' U2) (R' F R F')
F' (L' U' L U)x2 F
R' U' (R' F R F')x2 U R
R' U' l' (U R U' R') U R U' x' U R
r' U r2 U' r2 U' r2 U r'
L' B L2 F' L2 B' L2 F L'
y2 R' F R2 B' R2 F' R2 B R'
l U' l2 U l2 U l2 U' l
y2 r U' r2 U r2 U r2 U' r
R B' R2 F R2 B R2 F' R
y r' U' r (R' U' R U)x2 r' U r
y2 l' U' (L U' L' U) (L U' L' U2) l
y r' U2 (R U R' U') (R U R' U) r
r U (R' U R U') (R' U R U2) r'
y' r U2 (R' U' R U) (R' U' R U') r'
y' r U r' (R U R' U')x2 r U' r'
(R U R' U') R' F R2 U R' U' F'
R' U' R y' x' R U' R' (F R U R')
y2 (L' U' L U') (L F' L' F) L' U2 L
(R U R' U) (R' F R F') R U2 R'
R U R' y R' F R U' R' F' R
y2 (L' U' L U) L F' L2 U' L U F
F (R U' R' U') (R U R' F')
F R' F' R (U R U' R')
R' F R F' U' F' U F
R U2 (R2 F R F') R U2 R'
f (R U R' U') f' (R U R' U) R U2 R'
y' R' U2 R l U' R' U l' U2 R
M U (R U R' U') (R' F R F') M'
y (R U R' U') R U' R' F' U' (F R U R')
L2 U' L B L' U L2 U' (r' U' r
M U' (L' U' L U) (L F' L' F) M'
R2' U R' B' R U' R2' U l U l'
R2 U R' B' R U' R2 U R B R'
R' U' R U' R' U2 R (F R U R' U' F')
M U (F R U R' U' F') M'
L' U L U2 L' U' y' L' U L U F
(R U' R' U2) R U y R U' R' U' F'
y2 (R U R' U) R U2 R' (F R U R' U' F')
R U' R' U2 R U y R U' R' U' F'
(r U R' U') r' R U R U' R'
y2 M' U M U2 M' U M
M U M' U2 M U M'
(R U R' U') M' (U R U' r')
L' (R U R' U') L (R' F R F')
M' U M' U M' U2 M U M U M
The upper face is now one color. All that remains is to reposition the last-layer corners and edges. Identify the case by the color bars on the four sides: adjacent mismatched colors show where pieces need to move.
Dots and connecting lines show which pieces must swap; the front (F) is at the bottom of every diagram. Algorithms on the same card solve the same case, and each can be inspected move by move.
x L2 D2 L' U' L D2 L' U L' x'
x' L2 D2 L U L' D2 L U' L
x' (R U' R' D) R U R' u2 (R' U R D) R' U' R
M2 U (M U2 M') U M2
M2 U' (M U2 M') U' M2
(M2' U M2' U) M' U2 (M2' U2 M' U2)
(M2' U M2') U2 (M2' U M2')
(R U R' U') (R' F R2 U') R' U' (R U R' F')
R' U' F' (R U R' U') (R' F R2 U') (R' U' R U) (R' U R)
(R' U L' U2) (R U' R' U2 R) L U'
(R U R' F') (R U R' U') R' F R2 U' R' U'
(R U' R' U') (R U R D) (R' U' R D') (R' U2 R') U'
y' (L U2' L' U2') L F' (L' U' L U) L F L2' U
(R U R' F') (R U2' R' U2') (R' F R U) (R U2 R' U')
(R' U2 R U2') R' F (R U R' U') R' F' R2 U'
(R' U2 R' D') (R U' R' D) (R U R U') (R' U' R U')
(R' U R' U') y (R' F' R2 U') (R' U R' F) R F
F (R U' R' U') (R U R' F') (R U R' U') (R' F R F')
(L U' R U2) L' U R' (L U' R U2) L' U R' U'
(R' U L' U2 R U' L) (R' U L' U2 R U' L) U
R2 U (R' U R' U') (R U' R2) D U' (R' U R D') U
(R' U' R) U D' (R2 U R' U) (R U' R U') R2 D U'
R2 U' (R U' R U) (R' U R2 D') (U R U' R') D U'
(R U R') U' D (R2 U' R U') (R' U R' U) R2 D' U