HOW TO SOLVE A RUBICK’S CUBE

A 3×3 Rubik’s Cube comes with three horizontal layers, top layer, middle layer, and bottom
layer.

It has 6 faces and 6 centerpieces. The color of centerpieces is always opposite to each other
like white is the opposite of yellow, blue is the opposite of green and orange is the opposite of
red.

Each 3×3 cube has 12 edges and 8 corners.

3×3 Cube Face Keys

U= Up face
D= Down face
R= Right face
L= Left face
F= Front face
B= Backface

Shortcuts to Remember Algorithm Keys

Algorithm keys are the sequence of moves required to be followed in a specific order.

U= rotating the upper side from right to left.

U’ = Rotating the upper side left to right.

D= Rotating the lowermost side from left to right.

D’= Rotating the lowermost side from right to left.

L= Turning the first left column from up to down.

L’= Turning the first left column from down to upwards.

R= Turning the first column from the right side downwards up.

R’= Turning the first column from the right side upwards down.

F= Turning the front face click wisely.

F’= Turning the front face anti-clockwise.

B= Turning the back face anti-clockwise.

B’= Turning the back face clockwise.

y= Rotate

Steps to Solve 3×3 Rubik’s Cube

Here are the major steps that will help you to solve a 3×3 Rubik’s Cube within seconds and
with ease if you follow the steps carefully.
1.Make a White Cross

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Try to make the white cross by following any of these algorithms:

• F U’ R U
• F U’ R U
• U’ R U
• U L’ U’
• U’ R’ U

2.Solve the White Corners

Not too long algorithms, just a few permutation tricks can get you going, like :

• R’ D’ R
• F D F’
• R’ D2′ R D R’ D’ R
• R2 D’ R2 D R2
• R’ D’ R D

3. Solving the second layer of Rubik’s Cube

With the third step, our motive is to get the yellow block at the center. Here are the
algorithms you need to follow in this step:
 • Left Algorithms: U R U’ R’ U’ F’ U F
• Right Algorithms: U’ L’ U L U F U’ F’

4.Making a Yellow Cross on the Top

The fourth step requires 20 turns and twists with a simple algorithm. This will help you
achieve a yellow Cross at the top, that’s what we want. Here’s what you need to do:

F R U R’ U F’ y2 F R U R’ U’ F’ y2 F R U R’ U’ F’

5.Swapping the yellow edges in the top layer

In the previous step, we successfully created a yellow Cross. Now it’s time to achieve the
yellow edges. Note: U2 means a double turn.
U R U R’ U R U2 R’ U y2 R U R’ U R U2 R’ U

6. Positioning the yellow corners

Hey! Cheer up. We are almost done. Only the yellow corners are left. Look for a yellow corner
that is in the right position. Hold the cube and execute the algorithm. Sometimes you might
have to repeat the algorithm twice.

U R U’ L’ U R’ U’ L

7. Orientation of the last layer of the Cube

You are so close to finishing this. Hold the cube such that the upper piece you want to orient
is on the front-right- top corner and try this algorithm twice or four times until it’s completed.

R’ D’ R D