How to Solve a Rubik's Cube [Best Method 2026] — Transcript

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1. 0:00Hi I'm Matty,
2. 0:00and as of now I'm ranked sixth  in the world in the WCA rankings:
3. 0:04the official Rubik's cube competition organizer.
4. 0:06And I will teach you how to solve  your first Rubik's Cube today.
5. 0:09And I am Milan, also known as CubeHead on YouTube,
6. 0:11and I'll be joining you guys today  to solve my first Rubik's Cube,
7. 0:15going over some of the mistakes I  made, so you don't have to make them.
8. 0:18Good luck to you!
9. 0:19I guess we can start by using a  cube that's actually solvable.
10. 0:22Let's start by going over the  different pieces of the Rubik's Cube.
11. 0:24It doesn't matter what kind of 3x3 you  own, this method will work on any cube.
12. 0:28I will be using this Speed Cube.
13. 0:29* epic boss move *
14. 0:31This is a center piece and  they always stay in place.
15. 0:33On modern Rubik's Cubes, white  is always opposite of yellow.
16. 0:36So no matter how much I turn it,
17. 0:40* What is happening? * * Matty using 5% of his powers.*
18. 0:41white is still opposite of yellow.
19. 0:43This is an edge piece which has two colors.
20. 0:45This is a corner piece which has three colors.
21. 0:48The goal when solving a Rubik's cube is  to get each piece in its correct position.
22. 0:52First, let's start by solving a white cross  with each white edge in its correct position.
23. 0:57The easiest way to do this is by first  creating a daisy around the yellow center,
24. 1:01like shown here.
25. 1:03You might be able to figure out  how to create the Daisy on your own
26. 1:06but I'll show you how to do it.
27. 1:07We're only going to focus on  edge pieces with white on them.
28. 1:10Some pieces require only one  move to solve, like this one.
29. 1:15And this one also only requires only one move.
30. 1:18However, sometimes pieces like this  one which is in its correct place but
31. 1:22flipped, require multiple moves.
32. 1:25You can bring it down and then  connect it with the yellow center.
33. 1:30Then for this edge piece you  cannot just bring it up like this,
34. 1:32because it pushes this edge  piece out of its position.
35. 1:35Instead what you do is bring the  spot where the edge piece wants
36. 1:39to go above it and then replace this, with this.
37. 1:43To turn this Daisy into a correct white cross,
38. 1:45we need to align the side colors of the  white edges to their correct centers.
39. 1:50Let's start with this one.
40. 1:52This is orange.
41. 1:54Turn here, this is green, this doesn't match.
42. 1:56This is orange, it does match.
43. 1:58The next step is to bring this white piece down  to the white center: solving that edge piece.
44. 2:05We just do the same for all white edge  pieces until we have a white cross.
45. 2:11Okay I'm going to start by placing this  white piece next to the yellow center.
46. 2:16* That's a corner bro. *
47. 2:18Oh yeah, okay I'm going to start by putting  this white piece next to the yellow center.
48. 2:25Now we're going to solve the white corners into
49. 2:27their correct position thus  creating the first layer.
50. 2:31To do this,
51. 2:31you will need to learn two simple algorithms  or sequences of moves you need to memorize.
52. 2:36They are really simple so don't worry.
53. 2:38You got this!
54. 2:39The first one we're going to call the  "Righty Algorithm" and it goes like this:
55. 2:43you turn the right side clockwise,
56. 2:47the top clockwise,
57. 2:49the right side counterclockwise,
58. 2:52and the top counterclockwise.
59. 2:54The second algorithm we're going to call  the "Lefty Algorithm" and it goes like this:
60. 2:58first, you turn the left  left side counterclockwise,
61. 3:01the top counterclockwise,
62. 3:04the left side clockwise,
63. 3:06and the top clockwise.
64. 3:08Practice both algorithms until  you can do them by heart.
65. 3:11Holding the white cross on the bottom,
66. 3:13we're going to find a corner piece in  the top layer that has white on it,
67. 3:16like this one.
68. 3:17Now look at the other two  colors on the corner piece:
69. 3:20because the two colors are blue and orange,
70. 3:23we're going to find the blue and orange center pieces
71. 3:26and place the corner in  between the two center pieces.
72. 3:30So now it's on top of the  spot where it needs to go.
73. 3:33Looking at the corner piece,
74. 3:35if white faces to the left:
75. 3:37then we hold the corner on the left
76. 3:39and do a Lefty Algorithm.
77. 3:42This solves the corner.
78. 3:44If white faces to the right:
79. 3:46we hold the corner on the right side
80. 3:47and do a Righty Algorithm.
81. 3:51This solves the corner.
82. 3:52If white faces up:
83. 3:53we hold it to the right
84. 3:55and do three Righty Algorithms.
85. 4:00This solves the corner piece.
86. 4:02You just do the same steps for all  the white corners in the top layer.
87. 4:05If you cannot find any corner pieces  with white on them in the top layer
88. 4:09and the first layer is not solved yet,
89. 4:11look for an incorrect white  corner piece in the first layer.
90. 4:14Then hold it on the right side of  the cube and do a Righty Algorithm.
91. 4:20This takes out the corner piece  letting you insert it like normal.
92. 4:23Okay so now we hold the cross at the bottom, we  look for corners with white in them like this.
93. 4:29It faces to the left, so Lefty Algorithm...
94. 4:33* That's the wrong spot dude! *
95. 4:35Oh! So this one has green and orange in it, so  we put it above the green and orange centers,
96. 4:43now it faces to the left,
97. 4:44we hold it to the left and do a Lefty Algorithm.
98. 4:49Now we're going to solve the edges on top of  the first layer to build the second layer.
99. 4:54To do this, we hold the white cross at the bottom
100. 4:56again and look for edges in the  top layer without yellow on them.
101. 5:00Like this one.
102. 5:01Now we're going to look at the color on the  side and match it to the correct center piece.
103. 5:08Now while facing the edge, we need  to look at which side it needs to go:
104. 5:12if it needs to go left, like this edge,
105. 5:15we use the upper layer to move the edge piece  one turn away from where it needs to go,
106. 5:20then we do a Lefty Algorithm.
107. 5:24This takes out the corner.
108. 5:26Then we can proceed and insert this  corner the way we learned before.
109. 5:30We look at the corner, we see  that white is facing to the right,
110. 5:33so we put the corner on the right  and we do a Righty Algorithm.
111. 5:37This solves the corner again as well as the edge.
112. 5:40If the edge needs to go to the right:
113. 5:42we use the upper layer and turn the edge  piece one turn away from where it needs to go,
114. 5:47then we do a Righty Algorithm.
115. 5:51This takes out the corner.
116. 5:52Then we can just insert it like we learned before.
117. 5:56This solves the corner again, as well as the edge.
118. 5:59Do this for all edges in the top  layer without yellow on them.
119. 6:04If there are no edges in the  top layer without yellow on them
120. 6:07and the second layer is not yet solved,
121. 6:10we look for an edge without  yellow in its incorrect position.
122. 6:14Let's say this one.
123. 6:15Then you insert a yellow edge in that position.
124. 6:21This takes this edge out of the second layer
125. 6:24and we can then proceed and  insert this how we learned before.
126. 6:27All right, let's look for edges  without yellow in the top layer,
127. 6:31here we have one.
128. 6:32Okay so this piece needs to go here,
129. 6:35so we put it one away...
130. 6:36* You didn't align the edge yet! *
131. 6:38Oh yeah that's right!
132. 6:39Let's first align the edge so it is like this,
133. 6:44it needs to go to the left,
134. 6:46one turn away,
135. 6:48Lefty Algorithm,
136. 6:50and then insert this corner.
137. 6:54Now we only need to solve the last  layer and the cube is finished.
138. 6:57But beware, if at any point from now  on you have a case that we don't cover,
139. 7:02you have to disassemble your cube and  put it back together in a solved state.
140. 7:06We're going to start by creating  a yellow cross on the top
141. 7:09by looking at the pattern of yellow edges.
142. 7:11If there is already a yellow cross  in your cube, you can skip this step.
143. 7:14If you have a line on your cube:
144. 7:16you're going to rotate the top like  this, so that the line is horizontal.
145. 7:21Then you turn the front side clockwise,
146. 7:24you do a Righty Algorithm,
147. 7:28and you turn the front counter clockwise.
148. 7:31And there's yellow cross.
149. 7:32If your cube has a hook on it:
150. 7:34you're going to rotate the top so  that the hook is in the back left,
151. 7:38you're going to rotate the front clockwise,
152. 7:41you're going to do two Righty Algorithms,
153. 7:46and finally turn the front counterclockwise.
154. 7:49And there's the yellow cross.
155. 7:51If you have a dot case, then you do the same  steps that you would do for a line case.
156. 7:57This creates a hook, then then  go ahead and solve the hook.
157. 8:02All right, so I'm done with my first two layers...
158. 8:04* BuT wAiT a MiNuTe *
159. 8:05There's just one edge facing up!
160. 8:07So I have to reassemble my cube.
161. 8:10All right, let's scramble it again and start over.
162. 8:14Now we need to put the edges of the  yellow cross in the correct position,
163. 8:18like I'm showing here.
164. 8:21To do so, you'll need to learn  an algorithm called a "Sune".
165. 8:24For this algorithm, we're going to keep  track of these two pieces or "pair".
166. 8:28Start by putting the pair in the top layer,
167. 8:31take it out of its slot  and realign the white side.
168. 8:35Then put the pair in the back,
169. 8:39put its slot into the top layer,  reinsert it into its slot,
170. 8:44then fix the white side.
171. 8:46Do this algorithm a couple of  times to familiarize yourself.
172. 8:51Start by aligning as many edges to their  center as possible by turning the top layer.
173. 8:56If you can match all of them, like  this, then you can skip this step.
174. 9:01Right now, none of them are aligned,  so let's just try turn the top layer.
175. 9:06All right so now I have one,  this is not aligned, but this is.
176. 9:12If the aligned edges are across  from each other, like in this case:
177. 9:16do a Sune holding yellow on top.
178. 9:21Then you should be able to align two  edges that are next to each other.
179. 9:25If the edges are next to each other:
180. 9:28hold them in the back and right and do a Sune.
181. 9:34Now this time you should be  able to align all of the edges.
182. 9:37We just need to solve the yellow  corners and the cube is solved.
183. 9:43We will need one more easy  algorithm called a "Niklas".
184. 9:46For this algorithm, we're going to  keep track of these two front pairs.
185. 9:51First bring the right pair up, put it in the back.
186. 9:57Then bring the left pair up  and put that one in the back.
187. 10:02Now we can solve the right pair again,
188. 10:05and finally insert this pair back  in its slot and fix the white side.
189. 10:12This was one Niklas.
190. 10:13Do this algorithm a couple more  times until you're familiar with it.
191. 10:16To see if a corner is in its correct spot,  we look at the colors that aren't yellow.
192. 10:21If they match the colors of the edges next  to it, then it is in the correct spot.
193. 10:26Here the corner is not in the correct spot:  this blue does not match with this green.
194. 10:31However, if you look at this corner:
195. 10:34this is in the correct spot because this blue
196. 10:37matches with this blue and this  orange matches with this orange.
197. 10:41When there are no corners in the correct  spot: do a Niklas from any angle,
198. 10:48realign the edges and then you should  have one corner in the correct spot.
199. 10:53If you have one corner in the correct spot:
200. 10:55you hold the correct corner in  the front left and do one Niklas.
201. 11:01If we then align the edges again you will  either have all the corners in the correct spot,
202. 11:06or you'll have to do one more Niklas.
203. 11:11Align the edges and here we go.
204. 11:14All of the corners are in the correct spots.
205. 11:17Now we only need to flip the  corners and the cube is solved.
206. 11:20To do so, we will flip the cube upside down  with white on the top and yellow on the bottom,
207. 11:26and solve each corner one by one.
208. 11:29Start by holding the cube in a way that the  corner in the right bottom is not solved yet.
209. 11:35Then we can do Righty Algorithms  until this corner solves.
210. 11:41That's one... and then it is solved.
211. 11:46Once this corner is solved, turn the bottom layer.
212. 11:49!! Don't rotate the cube !!
213. 11:51Keep it here, turn the bottom layer until another  corner that is not solved is in this position.
214. 11:58Then repeat the Righty Algorithms  until the corner is solved.
215. 12:04That's one and here it is solved.
216. 12:07So now we can rotate the bottom layer again.
217. 12:10But here we see this corner is already solved,  so we can skip this and move on to the next one.
218. 12:17Do Righty Algorithms until this solves now.
219. 12:21There's one,
220. 12:26and then we can just realign the bottom layer,
221. 12:30and the cube is solved.
222. 12:31LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO
223. 12:33All right so I'm at my last step  I just need to twist the corners.
224. 12:37But wait, can I not just do...
225. 12:40Congrats solving your first Rubik's cube,
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