Step 1

Note: You can now download the solution as a PDF, or see it in various formats on scribd.com.

The cross, actually a plus sign, can be made completely intuitively. Nevertheless, it is very important to do it fast in order to get a good solving time. After a week practice, you should be able to get to at most 10 seconds. A solution to the cross can always be found in 8 moves or less. I recommend starting with the same color every time. Most people prefer white, because it stands out. Now the real speedcubers make that cross on the bottom, which seems a little weird, but it helps in looking ahead to the second layer.

You actually only need four simple algoritms:

put the front-bottom sticker on top-front
D'L' F L
put the front-top sticker on top-front
F U' R U
put the front-right sticker on top-front
U' R U
put the front-left sticker on top-front
U L' U'

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5 Comments so far

Edward | 20 April 2009, 02:50
This looks like one of the best tutorials. Thank you, I’m being trying to learn to complete this thing seriously for a week and haven’t had much luck finding a tutorial where it is explained intelligently.
Andrei Grigorean | 16 May 2009, 09:45
Hi,

Thanks for this tutorial. I just bought my first Rubik’s cube yesterday and I started searching the web for tutorials. This is by far the best I have found.

Good job!
arthur | 24 June 2009, 00:07
ik heb gisteren mijn eerste cube gekregen toen ben ik direct naar tutorials gaan zoeken dit zijn echt de beste
sander | 02 December 2009, 14:36
i hope it will help me to solve that thing
Sophie Kong | 19 December 2009, 01:25
HI:

Thank you very much for your tutorial. I am going to get my first Rubik’s cube tomorrow. I think your teaching is by far the best. I am glad that I found your website. Thank you again for your excellent work.

Sophie