Rubik's Cube Solving Guide - Layer by Layer Method
Step 1: Solve the White Cross
1. Hold the cube with yellow center on top.
2. Find white edge pieces and place them around the yellow center to form a cross.
3. Align each white edge with the corresponding center color on the sides.
4. Rotate that face 180° to move the white edge to the bottom.
5. Repeat until a white cross is formed on the bottom, with all side colors matching.
Step 2: Solve the White Corners
1. Hold the cube with white face on top.
2. Find white corner pieces in the bottom layer.
3. Align corner below target and use:
For Right: Bottom -> Left, Right -> Down, Bottom -> Right, Right -> Up
For Left: Bottom -> Right, Left -> Down, Bottom -> Left, Left -> Up
4. Repeat for all corners until full white face is done.
Step 3: Solve Middle Layer Edges
1. Hold cube with white on bottom, yellow on top.
2. Find edge pieces on top without yellow.
3. Align edge with front face color.
4. If target is right:
U', R, U, R', U, L', U', L
5. If target is left:
U, L', U', L, U', R, U, R'
Repeat for all non-yellow edges.
Step 4: Make Yellow Cross
1. Hold yellow face on top.
2. Use F R U R' U' F' depending on yellow shape (dot, L, or line).
3. Repeat until yellow cross forms.
Rubik's Cube Solving Guide - Layer by Layer Method
Step 5: Align Yellow Cross Edges
1. Hold yellow on top.
2. Match two adjacent edges.
3. Hold matched ones at right and back.
4. Perform: R, U, R', U, R, U2, R', U
5. Repeat until all edges match.
Step 6: Position Yellow Corners
1. Find correctly placed (but twisted) yellow corner.
2. Hold it on front-right and perform:
U, R, U', L', U, R', U', L
3. Repeat until all corners are in the correct place.
Step 7: Rotate Yellow Corners
1. Hold yellow on top.
2. Keep unsolved yellow corner on front-right.
3. Do: R', D', R, D (multiple times until yellow is on top).
4. Turn top layer to bring next unsolved corner to front-right.
5. Repeat until all corners are yellow.
* Cube is solved!
