Chapter 4: The middle layer · Level 9 of 20

Level 9: Middle layer: edges to the right

Goal: Slide a middle-layer edge from the top down into its place on the right. 3 tasks · ★★★ = fewest moves.

Task 1 of 3

The green-orange edge is lined up at the front and needs to go right. Do the algorithm.

Your cube, unfolded

Goal

Your moves

Algorithm

    Keyboard: U D L R F B turn a face, with Shift for the prime (U'). Y turns the whole cube. Backspace undoes.

    💡 Need a hint?

    Find an edge on top with no yellow. Turn U until its front colour matches the front centre. If its top colour matches the right centre, do U R U' R' U' F' U F.

    What you learn here

    Middle-layer edges have no yellow. Line one up so its front sticker is above the matching centre (making an upside-down “T”). If it needs to go right, the algorithm U R U' R' U' F' U F takes it in and keeps the first layer whole. Turn the whole cube (y) to work on another side.

    Algorithm: U R U' R' U' F' U F

    Chapter 4 — The middle layer: Two mirror-image algorithms slide the middle edges in from the top, to the right or to the left.

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