F2L Algorithms – All Four Slot Angles

Developed by Feliks Zemdegs

and Andy Klise

Images sourced from Conrad Rider's VisualCube - http://cube.crider.co.uk/visualcube.php

Algorithm Presentation Format

It is not recommended to learn any of these

Suggested algorithm here
algorithms before learning intuitive F2L.
Alternative algorithms here
The black part of each algorithm sets up the pieces to
Set up F2L pair // Solve F2L pair a basic insertion case, which is then written in blue.

Basic Inserts
y' U' (R' U R)
U (R U' R')
y U' (L' U L)

y' (R' U' R)

(R U R')
y (L' U' L)

F2L Case 1
U' (R U' R' U) y' (R' U' R)
U' (R U R' U) (R U R')
y' U (R' U' R U') (R' U' R)

R' U2' R2 U R2' U R

U' (R U2' R' U) y' (R' U' R)
y' U (R' U2 R) U' y (R U R')
U' (R U2' R') d (R' U' R)
(R U' R' U) (R U' R') U2 (R U' R')

y' U (R' U R U') (R' U' R) U' (R U' R' U) (R U R')

F2L Case 2
y' (U R' U' R) U2' (R' U R)
(U' R U R') U2 (R U' R') d (R' U' R) U2' (R' U R)
Note – (y' U) and (d) are interchangeable

y' U (R' U2 R) U2' (R' U R)

U' (R U2' R') U2 (R U' R')
d (R' U2 R) U2' (R' U R)

F2L Case 3

U (R U2' R') U (R U' R') y' U' (R' U2 R) U' (R' U R)

y' U2 (R' U' R) U' (R' U R)

U2 (R U R' U) (R U' R') F' L' U2 L F
Note – The second algorithm is fewer
(R U' R') U2 (R U R')
moves, but less intuitive and less finger-
friendly.
Incorrectly Connected Pieces
y' (R' U R) U2' y (R U R') (R U' R' U2) y' (R' U' R)
(R U R') U2 (R U' R' U) (R U' R') U F (R U R' U') F' (U R U' R')

(R U2 R') U' (R U R') y' (R' U2 R) U (R' U' R)

U (R U' R' U') (R U' R' U) (R U' R') y' U' (R' U R U) (R' U R U') (R' U R)
(R U R' U2') (R U R' U') (R U R') F (U R U' R') F' (R U' R')

Corner in Place, Edge in U Face

U' F' (R U R' U') R' F R U (R U' R') U' (F' U F)
R' F' R U (R U' R') F U (R U' R') (F R' F' R)

(R U' R' U) (R U' R') y' (R' U R U') (R' U R)

y' (R' U' R U) (R' U' R)

(R U R' U') (R U R')
(R' F R F') U (R U' R')

Edge in Place, Corner in U face

(R U' R' U) y' (R' U R)
(U R U' R') (U R U' R') (U R U' R')
U' (R' F R F') (R U' R')

(U' R U' R') U2 (R U' R') U (R U R') U2 (R U R')

(U' R U R') d (R' U' R) U (F' U' F) U' (R U R')

Edge and Corner in Place

Solved Pair (R U' R') d (R' U2 R) U2' (R' U R)

(R U' R' U') R U R' U2 (R U' R') (R U' R' U) (R U2' R') U (R U' R')
(R U R' U') R U2 R' U' (R U R') (R U R') U2' (R U' R' U) (R U R')

(F' U F) U2 (R U R' U) (R U' R') (R U R' U') (R U' R') U2 y' (R' U' R)
(R U' R') F (R U R' U') F' (R U' R')
 F2L Algorithms – All Four Slot Angles
Developed by Feliks Zemdegs
and Andy Klise

Images sourced from Conrad Rider's VisualCube - http://cube.crider.co.uk/visualcube.php

Algorithms for slot in back-right position.

Basic Inserts
y U (R U' R')
U' (R' U R)
y' U (L U' L')

y (R U R')
(R' U' R)
y' (L U L')

F2L Case 1

U (R' U' R U') (R' U' R) U (R' U R U') y (R U R')

R U2' R2' U' (R2 U' R') U (R' U2 R) U' y (R U R')

U (R' U R U') (R' U' R) y U' (R U' R' U) (R U R')

F2L Case 2
y (U' R U R') U2 (R U' R')
(U R' U' R) U2' (R' U R)
U r' (U R U' R') U' r

y U' (R U2' R') U2 (R U' R') U (R' U2 R) U2' (R' U R)

F2L Case 3

y U (R U2' R') U (R U' R') U' (R' U2 R) U' (R' U R)

U2 (R' U' R) U' (R' U R)

y U2 (R U R' U) (R U' R') R' F' U2 F R
Note – The second algorithm is fewer moves,
but less intuitive and less finger-friendly.
 Algorithms for slot in back-right position.

Incorrectly Connected Pieces

y (R U' R' U2) y' (R' U' R)
(R' U R) U2' y (R U R') U (R U' R' U) (R' U' R)
(R2' F R F' R) U2' (R' U R) Note – the second algorithm should only be
used when the front-right slot is empty.

y (R U2 R') U' (R U R') (R' U2' R) U (R' U' R)

(R' U' R U' y) (R U' R' U) (R U' R') U' (R' U R U) (R' U R U') (R' U R)
(U R' U2' R) y (R U2' R' U) (R U' R') y F (U R U' R') F' (R U' R')

Corner in Place, Edge in U Face

y U (R U' R') U' (F' U F)

(U' R' U R) y U (R U' R')
y U (R U' R') (F R' F' R)

y (R U' R' U) (R U' R')

(R' U R U') (R' U R)
R' U2 R' F R F' R

(R' U' R U) (R' U' R) y (R U R' U') (R U R')

Edge in Place, Corner in U face

(R' U R' F) (R F' R)
(U' R' U R) (U' R' U R) (U' R' U R)
(R' U R U') y (R U' R')

(U' R' U' R) U2 (R' U' R) U (R' U R) U2' (R' U R)

y (U' R U R') d (R' U' R) U (R' U' R) y U' (R U R')

Edge and Corner in Place

Solved Pair (R' U R) d' (R U2' R') U2 (R U' R')

(R' U R U') (R' U2 R U') (R' U (R' U' R U) (R' U2' R) U (R' U' R)
R) (R' U R U) (R' U' R U2') (R' U R)

(R' U R) U2' y (R U R' U) (R U' (R' U R U) (R' U R U') y (R U R')

R')
 F2L Algorithms – All Four Slot Angles
Developed by Feliks Zemdegs
and Andy Klise

Images sourced from Conrad Rider's VisualCube - http://cube.crider.co.uk/visualcube.php

Algorithms for slot in front-left position.

Basic Inserts
y' U (R U' R')
U' (L' U L)
y U (L U' L')

y' (R U R')
(L' U' L)
y (L U L')

F2L Case 1

U (L' U' L U') (L' U' L) U (L' U L U') y' (R U R')

L U2' L2' U' (L2 U' L') U (L' U2 L) U' y' (R U R')

U (L' U L U') (L' U' L) y' U' (R U' R' U) (R U R')

F2L Case 2
y' (U' R U R') U2 (R U' R')
(L U L') y' (U R U' R') (U L' U' L) U2' (L' U L)
Note – the second algorithm should only be
used when the back-left slot is empty.

y' U' (R U2' R') U2 (R U' R') U (L' U2 L) U2' (L' U L)

F2L Case 3

y' U (R U2' R') U (R U' R') U' (L' U2 L) U' (L' U L)

F R U2' R' F' U2 (L' U' L) U' (L' U L)

 Algorithms for slot in front-left position.

Incorrectly Connected Pieces

y' (R U' R' U2) y' (R' U' R)
(L' U L) U2' y' (R U R') (U' R U' R') U' (L' U' L)
Note – the second algorithm should only be
used when the front-right slot is empty.

y' (R U2 R') U' (R U R') (L' U2 L) U (L' U' L)

y' U (R U' R' U') (R U' R' U R U' R') U' (L' U L U) (L' U L U') (L' U L)
y' (R U R' U2') (R U R' U') (R U R') y' F (U R U' R') F' (R U' R')

Corner in Place, Edge in U Face

y' U (R U' R') U' (F' U F)
(U' L' U L) d (R U' R')
y' U (R U' R') (F R' F' R)

y' (R U' R' U) (R U' R') (L' U L U') (L' U L)

y' (R U R' U') (R U R')

(L' U' L U) (L' U' L)
(r U' r' F) (r U' r' F)

Edge in Place, Corner in U face

(L' U L U') y' (R U' R')
(U' L' U L) (U' L' U L) (U' L' U L)

(U' L' U' L) U2 (L' U' L) U (L' U L) U2' (L' U L)

y' (U' R U R') d (R' U' R) U (L' U' L) y' U' (R U R')

Edge and Corner in Place

Solved Pair (L' U L U') y' (R U2' R' U2 R U' R')

(L' U' L U) (L' U2' L) U (L' U' L)

(L' U L U') (L' U2 L U') (L' U L)
(L' U L U) (L' U' L U2') (L' U L)

(L' U L U) (L' U L U') y (L U L')

(L' U L) F R U2' R' F'
 F2L Algorithms – All Four Slot Angles
Developed by Feliks Zemdegs
and Andy Klise

Images sourced from Conrad Rider's VisualCube - http://cube.crider.co.uk/visualcube.php

Algorithms for slot in back-left position.

Basic Inserts
y U' (R' U R)
U (L U' L')
y' U' (L' U L)

y (R' U' R) (L U L')

F2L Case 1

y U (R' U' R U') (R' U' R) U' (L U L' U) (L U L')

y R U2' R2' U' (R2 U' R') L' U2 L2 U (L2' U L)

y U (R' U R U') (R' U' R) U' (L U' L' U) (L U L')

F2L Case 2

(U' L U L') U2 (L U' L') y (U R' U' R) U2' (R' U R)

U' (L U2 L') U2 (L U' L') y U (R' U2' R) U2' (R' U R)

F2L Case 3

U (L U2' L') U (L U' L') y U' (R' U2 R) U' (R' U R)

y U2 (R' U' R) U' (R' U R)

y' F R U2' R' F' y R' F' U2 F R
Note – The second algorithm is fewer moves,
but less intuitive and less finger-friendly.
 Algorithms for slot in back-left position.

Incorrectly Connected Pieces

y (R' U R) U2' y (R U R')
U' (L' U L U') (L U' L') (L U' L' U2) y (R' U' R)
Note – the second algorithm should only be
used when the front-left slot is empty.

(L U2 L') U' (L U L') y (R' U2' R) U (R' U' R)

U (L U' L' U') (L U' L' U) (L U' L') y U' (R' U R U) (R' U R U') (R' U R)

Corner in Place, Edge in U Face

[y2] [y2]
y' (U' L' U L) d (R U' R') U (L U' L') d' (R' U R)

[y2] [y2]
(L U' L' U) (L U' L') y (R' U R U') (R' U R)

[y2] [y2]
y (R' U' R U) (R' U' R) (L U L' U') (L U L')

Edge in Place, Corner in U face

[y2] [y2]
y (R' U R' F) (R F' R) (U L U' L') (U L U' L') (U L U' L')

[y2] [y2]
(U' L U' L') U2 (L U' L') U (L U L') U2 (L U L')

[y2] [y2]
(U2' L U L') d' (R' U R) y U2' (R' U R) d (L U L')

Edge and Corner in Place

[y2] [y2]
Solved Pair y (R' U R) d' (R U2' R' U2 R U' R')

[y2] [y2]
(L U L' U') (L U2 L' U') (L U L') (L U' L' U) (L U2' L') U (L U' L')

[y2] [y2]
y (R' U R) U2' y (R U R' U R U' R') (L U' L') d' (U' R' U' R U') (R' U R)