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Goal: Learn the tricks that make solving faster, then solve a whole cube against the clock. 3 tasks · ★★★ = fewest moves.
The 4-move trick done six times brings the cube back. This cube has had it five times — do it once more, as smoothly as you can.
Your cube, unfolded
Goal
Algorithm
Keyboard: U D L R F B turn a face, with Shift for the prime (U'). Y turns the whole cube. Backspace undoes.
Look ahead: while you finish one piece, search for the next one. Learn the algorithms by feel, so your fingers do them without thinking. Turn the whole cube less — and keep the cross on the bottom.
Speed comes from smooth turning, not from rushing. Practise each algorithm slowly until it flows, use your fingers (not your whole hand) for U turns, and look for the next piece while you finish the current one. Any 3×3 cube works for practice; a cube that turns smoothly helps.
Chapter 7 — Solve it yourself: Put all seven steps together on a mixed-up cube, then learn tips for solving faster.