🧊 Learn how to SpeedSolve your 2x2 in Under 5 Seconds with practice

Intermediate method with a bit more algorithms (12). Practice → sub-5 seconds!

📐 Notation Key

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1

Ortega White face!

2 min
white face 2x2
GOAL

🎯 What to do:

  1. Find the a face which you think is the most complete.
  2. SOlve the face (you should know how to do this from the beginner method)
  3. The pieces don't have to be in the right position just oriented downwards to make a face of the same color (the first layer on the side don't matter)

A face which is the same color should be created.

2

OLL

Some time
White Corners
GOAL

For this step, the goal is to solve the top layer. Match your cube → pick case:

For this step the algorithms should solve the top face (like the first step solving the bottom face) and don't worry if the sides aren't solved because thats supposed to happen!

H

Orient this Case so that the headlights are facing you (one pair of them)

R2 U2 R U2 R2

Pi

orient the hook so that the headlights are facing the left and one of the headlights going opposite directions is facing you

Pi
R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R

Antisune

Orient like the picture, can be identified by the one dot and the headlight on the right of the dot.

Antisune
R U2 R' U' R U' R'

Sune

This case can be identified by the one dot and the headlight on the right of the dot.

Sune
R U R' U R U2 R'

L

This case can be identified by the 2 dots on the yellow face.

L
F R' F' R U R U' R'

T

This case can be recognised with the line on the top with two headlights on 2 different directions.

T
R U R' U' R' F R F'

U

This case can be recognized by the line on the top face and headlights facing the same way

U
F R U R' U' F'

Its good to memorize these algorithms.

3

PBL

It depends min

Match your cube → pick case and orient the case like the case describes it, if you don't understand please look at the video tutorial!:

Solved 2x2
GOAL

Adj/Adj

This case can be recognised when two bars of the same color are in the top side and bottom side and you align this case by moving the U and D so that the 2 bars form a face and is facing you

R2 U' B2 U2 R2 U' R2

Adj/Diag

This case can be recognized when the top side is a T perm and the bottom side is a Y perm!

R U' R F2 R' U R'

Diag/Diag

This case can be recognized when there is a Y perm on the U and a Y perm on the D

R2 F2 R2

Adj U

This case can be recognized by a normal T perm

R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F'

Diag U

What this means is that other than the white and yellow face, one other face is solved and for the other 3, the corners are solved but not the edge pieces, they need to be moved 1 spot to the left.

R2 U R U R' U' R' U' R' U R'

Its good to memorize these algorithms.