3x3 beginner CFOP

§ CFOP beginner method

CFOP beginner method consists of 4 steps:

  1. The first cross
  2. F2L
  3. 2-look OLL
    1. making the other cross
    2. making the side
  4. 2-look PLL
    1. aligning corners
    2. aligning edges

§ F2L

Good video on F2L from J Perm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar_Zit1VLG0

§ OLL first step - the cross

namepicalg
Icross iF (R U R' U') F'
Lcross lf (R U R' U') f'
Dotdot[I] [L]

§ OLL second step - the side

namepicalg
Suneoll suneR U R' U R U2 R'
Antisuneoll antisuneL' U' L U' L' U2 L
Holl hF (R U R' U')3 F'
Loll lx (R' U R D') (R' U' R D)
Toll tx (L U R' U') (L' U R U')
Pioll piR U2 (R2 U' R2 U' R2) U2 R
Uoll uR2 D (R' U2 R) D' (R' U2 R')

§ PLL first step - align corners

namepicalg
Diagonalpll diag(F R U' R' U' R U R' F') (R U R' U' R' F R F')
Adjacent/Headlightspll adj(R U R' U' R' F R2) (U' R' U' R U R' F')

§ PLL first step - align edges

namepicalg
Uapll uaR U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2
Ubpll ubR2 U R U R' U' R' U' R' U R'
Hpll hM2 U' M2 U2 M2 U' M2
Zpll zM' U' M2 U' M2 U' M' U2 M2 U