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CFOP beginner method
CFOP beginner method consists of 4 steps:
- The first cross
- F2L
- 2-look OLL
- making the other cross
- making the side
- 2-look PLL
- aligning corners
- aligning edges
Good video on F2L from J Perm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar_Zit1VLG0
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OLL
first step - the cross
name | pic | alg |
I | | F (R U R' U') F' |
L | | f (R U R' U') f' |
Dot | | [I] [L] |
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OLL
second step - the side
name | pic | alg |
Sune | | R U R' U R U2 R' |
Antisune | | L' U' L U' L' U2 L |
H | | F (R U R' U')3 F' |
L | | x (R' U R D') (R' U' R D) |
T | | x (L U R' U') (L' U R U') |
Pi | | R U2 (R2 U' R2 U' R2) U2 R |
U | | R2 D (R' U2 R) D' (R' U2 R') |
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PLL
first step - align corners
name | pic | alg |
Diagonal | | (F R U' R' U' R U R' F') (R U R' U' R' F R F') |
Adjacent/Headlights | | (R U R' U' R' F R2) (U' R' U' R U R' F') |
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PLL
first step - align edges
name | pic | alg |
Ua | | R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2 |
Ub | | R2 U R U R' U' R' U' R' U R' |
H | | M2 U' M2 U2 M2 U' M2 |
Z | | M' U' M2 U' M2 U' M' U2 M2 U |