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Step 4 of 6

The first two layers

What you should end up with

Two corners and three edges remain: the bottom one and two in the middle layer. R and U are enough, and it is the fastest part of the method, because the cube never needs a regrip.

How to do it

First place one corner and its two neighbouring edges. There is freedom here: R and U give many options.
Then the last pair. There is little freedom here: turn the top and the right face in turn, a quarter turn each, until the pair comes together.
Lars Petrus calls this step the hardest. If you get stuck, go back a step: another corner is sometimes easier.

The bottom edge

On top Turn the top so the edge is on the right and do R2.

U' R2

Pairs

Front: the corner on the right, the edge at the back The corner is at the top front right, white to the right. The edge is at the top back.

R U R'

Front: the pair on top The corner is at the top front left, white to the left. The edge is at the top front.

R U' R'

Back: the corner on the right, the edge at the front The corner is at the top back right, white to the right. The edge is at the top front.

R' U' R

Back: the pair on top The corner is at the top back left, white to the left. The edge is at the top back.

R' U R

Tips

›All CFOP F2L formulas with only R and U work here too.

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