A solved white layer with matching bottom side pairs.
Yellow up and white down. Keep the same front until every yellow corner is oriented.
1. Read the whole procedure before turning
The white layer will look scrambled while you twist the top corners. It returns to its solved state when you finish all the corners without changing your grip. Leave the white layer as it is while you finish the procedure.
Choose a colour to keep facing you. Turn U to bring a corner whose yellow sticker faces sideways to the top-front-right position.
2. Twist the working corner
R' D' R D
Repeat the full four-move block two or four times until the yellow sticker on that corner faces up. Finish the last D even if yellow is already on top. Use D for this routine. The first-layer trigger uses U.
3. Move to the next corner with U only
Use U, U′ or U2 to bring another corner whose yellow sticker isn’t facing up to the same top-front-right position. Keep the whole cube facing the same way. Twist this corner using the same full four-move blocks.
Continue until all four top stickers are yellow. Skip corners that are already oriented. Then adjust the top layer with U if needed. The white layer and its side pairs should be restored.
4. Leave corner positions for the next lesson
A yellow face can have its corners in the wrong order. That is fine for now. The next lesson rearranges them while preserving the yellow and white faces.
The prepared example has two corners to twist. Notice that the white layer is restored only after both corners have been oriented and the top layer realigned.
Watch, then try
Work through an example
Start by stepping through one move at a time. This prepared example shows a specific action. Use the lesson’s setup instructions to recognise when to use it on your own scramble.
Watch one worked example
Orient two corners without changing your grip. Use U to bring the next corner into position and keep the whole cube facing the same way. Watch the white layer return to its solved state at the end.
Example grip: Start with yellow on top, blue at the front and red on the right. Follow any written instructions for rotating the whole cube.
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Use Next move to follow the sequence.
Drag to inspect other faces. Use the arrow keys to rotate the view when the cube has keyboard focus.
Copy this exact example on your own cube
Start with a solved 2×2, with yellow on top and blue facing you. Apply the setup moves below from left to right to create the example’s starting position. Keep this example separate from the scramble you’re solving throughout the course.
U D' R' D R D' R' D R D' R' D R D' R' D R U' D' R' D R D' R' D RThen follow the lesson sequence. If your cube has a different colour scheme, use the relationships between your own colours to identify the equivalent pieces.
Compare the starting position and the result
Drag each cube to inspect its other faces.
Explain it to yourself
Check your understanding
Now use your own cube
Your turn
Use U to bring each corner whose yellow sticker isn’t facing up to the top-front-right position. Twist it using full four-move blocks, then use only U turns to bring the next corner into position.
Open a 2×2 Digital Cube for practiceOpens in a new tab so you can keep this lesson open while you practise. Check for yourself whether you’ve met the lesson goal. The Digital Cube doesn’t assess your result.
If you get stuck
The white layer looks scrambled halfway through.
Keep the same grip until every yellow corner is oriented. Use only U turns between corners.
The white layer is still scrambled at the end.
Check for a missed D or a whole-cube rotation between corners. Undo the known mistake, or recover the first layer and restart this step.
Before moving on
Check your result
Your cube at this stage
Yellow face orientation complete
White and yellow faces are complete. The top side pairs can still be in the wrong order.
Confirm these on your cube. Watching the animation alone does not complete the lesson.
Tick each item once you can do it yourself.