An easy and Cool way to understand how to solve the rubiks cube. pictorial representation makes it easier to understand , especially for beginners

2. Centre Piece (one color)
Edge Piece(two colors)
Corner Piece (three color)
3rd Layer
2nd Layer
1st Layer
 THERE ARE 6 FACES IN THE CUBE AND CENTRE OF
EACH FACE REPRESENTS THE COLOR WHICH
SHOULD BE FORMED ON THAT FACE.
 CENTRE PIECE OF THE CUBE DOESN’T MOVE
RUBIK’S CUBE FOLLOW A COLOUR SCHEME (white
opposite yellow, red opposite orange, and blue opposite

3. A layer facing towards you is the front layer, and is labeled as F (F
A layer facing away from you is the back layer and is labeled as B
A layer which is on top is the up layer and is labeled as U (Up).
A layer which is at bottom is the down layer and is labeled as D (D
A layer which is on your right is the right layer and is labeled as R

4. A layer which is on your left is the left layer and is labeled
as L (Left).
A layer which is between the left and right layer is labeled
as M (Middle).
A layer which is between the top and bottom layer is labeled
as E (Equator).
A layer which is between the front and back layer is labeled
as S (Standing).

7. IT BEGINS WITH SOLVING A CROSS AND THEN ALLIGNING
THE CORRESPONDING CENTRES OF THE FACES .

8. •SOLVING THE CORNERS IS COMPLETELY A INTIUTIVE
PROCESS
•ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT THE CORNER YOU WANT TO
PLACE IS IN THE BOTTOM LAYER
•ALWAYS LOOK FOR THE POSITION OF WHITE COLOUR

9. FIRST LAYER
COMPLETE

11. U’ L’ U L U F
U’ F’
WHEN THE EDGE IS TO BE
PLACED ON THE LEFT

12. U R U’ R’ U F
U’ F’
WHEN THE EDGE IS TO BE
PLACED ON THE RIGHT

13. IF THERE IS AN EDGE PLACED IN
THE RIGHT POSITION BUT REVERSED
THEN APPLY THE SAME ALGORITHM
AND REPLACE THE EDGE WITH THE
GARBAGE EDGES(EDGES HAVING
YELLOW COLOUR IN IT )
THEN YOUR EDGE WILL BE FREE IN
THE LAST LAYER AND NOW IT CAN
BE PLACED USING THE PREVIOUS
ALGORITHMS.

14. SECOND LAYER

16. LOOK FOR THESE PATTERNS ON THE TOP/BOTT
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OUR AIM IS TO REACH PATTERN “4”
F ALREADY PATTERN “4” IS PRESENT THEN YO
ARE GOOD TO GO ,
OTHERWISE YOU HAVE TO SOLVE OTHER
PATTERNS AND REACH
THE FINAL PATTERN

17. PATTERN - 1
ABOVE STEPS WILL GIVE THE FINAL PATTE
F U R U’
R’ F’

18. ABOVE STEPS WILL GIVE THE FINAL PATTE
PATTERN - 2 F R U R’
U’ F’

19. ABOVE STEPS WILL GIVE THIS FORM
AT THE SAME STEPS AS ABOVE ALIGNING THE CUBE
SHOWN THIS TO GET THE FINAL PATTERN “4”
PATTERN - 3 F U R U’
R’ F’
F U R U’
R’ F’

20. NOW WE HAVE TO JOIN THE EDGES OF EACH FACE
WITH THE YELLOW FACE
FINAL FORM

21. ROTATE THE 3rd LAYER AND MATCH ANY TWO EDGES
OF THE FACES WITH THE YELLOW FACE
CASE – ADJACENT
EDGES
AFTER ALLIGNING ANY TWO EDGES , OTHER TWO EDGES
WILL BE SWAPPED LIKE THIS
NOW TAKING THE EDGES ON THE
RIGHT AND FRONT SIDE OF THE CUBE (
BLUE-FRONT & RED-RIGHT ) USE THE
FOLLOWING ALGORITHMS

22. FINAL
RESULT
R U2 R’ U’ R U’
R’ U’

23. CASE – OPPOSITE
EDGES
APPLY THE SAME ALGORITHM USED IN PREVIOUS
STEP IN ANY OREINTATION.
 THEN YOU WILL GET ADJACENT EDGES CASE .
NOW APPLY THE SAME ALGORITHM AGAIN.

24. NOW PERMUTATION AND OREINTATION OF
THE CORNERS IS TO BE DONE

25. 1. NOW JUST LOOK AROUND THE CUBE AND CHECK
WHETHER ANY CORNER IS PROPERLY PERMUTED
OR OREINTED(BEST CASE).
2. IF YES , THEN GO TO STEP 4 . IF NO , THEN MOVE TO
NEXT STEP.
CORREC
T
PERMUTE
D BUT
NOT
OREINTE
D
CORREC
T
PERMUTE
D AND
OREINTE
D

26. 3. OREINTING THE CUBE IN ANY POSITION USE THE
FOLLOWING ALGORITHM.
L’ U R U’ L U R
4. NOW ATLEAST ONE OF THE CORNERS WILL BE
PERMUTED PROPERLY.
5. NOW PROPERLY PERMUTED CORNER SHOULD BE
TAKEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND AGAIN APPLY THE
SAME ALGORITHM.

27. 6. NOW ALL YOUR CORNERS ARE PERMUTED
PROPERLY , LET’S OREINT THEM.
BOTH
VIEWS

28. OREINT THE CUBE IN A WAY THAT TWO UNOREINTED
CORNERS ARE ON YOUR RIGHT SIDE LIKE THIS.
 APPLY THE ALGORITHM , WHILE RED FACNG YOU IN
1st CASE AND GREEN IN 2nd CASE.
R U2 R’ U’ R U’ R’
L’ U2 L U L’U L
(NOTE : APPLY THESE ALGORITHMS WITHOUT
CHANGING THE CUBES POSITION)
 REPEAT THE SAME PROCESS UNTILL THE ALL THE