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    The CFOP method

    CFOP is the most popular speedsolving method. First the cross on the bottom, then the two lower layers in pairs, then the top face and at the end the top layer is permuted. The name comes from the first letters of the steps.

    C

    Cross

    Solve 4 bottom-layer edges aligned with center pieces in ≤8 moves.

    Up to 8 moves
    F

    First 2 Layers

    Pair and insert 4 corner-edge pairs simultaneously into the first two layers.

    41 Cases
    O

    Orient Last Layer

    Orient all 8 top-layer pieces so the entire upper face is uniform yellow.

    57 algs
    P

    Permute Last Layer

    Swap last-layer corners and edges into their final solved positions.

    21 algs

    Where to start: learn 2-Look OLL and 2-Look PLL, 16 formulas in all, and at first solve F2L by understanding it. The full sets and work on the cross come later.

    Your progress

    F2L (41) 0/41 2-Look OLL 0/10 Full OLL (57) 0/57 2-Look PLL 0/6 Full PLL (21) 0/21

    A rough path by time

    Stage 1 45 s Bottom Cross + Intuitive F2L Stage 2 25 s 4-Look Last Layer (16 algs) Stage 3 15 s Full PLL (21) + Efficient F2L Stage 4 10 s Full OLL (57) + Lookahead Master <8 s X-Cross + 8+ TPS Execution

    Words you will meet

    ›Lookahead: watching the next pieces while you finish the current ones. In F2L it matters more than fast hands.
    ›X-Cross: the cross and the first F2L pair at once.
    ›TPS: turns per second.
    ›AUF: a turn of the top face before or after a formula, so the case matches the diagram or the cube gets solved.

    WCA Move Notation

    R / R'Right CW / CCW
    L / L'Left CW / CCW
    U / U'Up CW / CCW
    D / D'Down CW / CCW
    F / F'Front CW / CCW
    B / B'Back CW / CCW
    r / RwTwo layers at once: r = Rw, also f, u, d
    M / E / SMiddle slices: M like L, E like D, S like F
    x / y / zWhole-cube rotation: x like R, y like U, z like F
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