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Ortega

Last updated: 27 Dec 2023 ·
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Overview

Ortega method is the easiest speedsolving method for 2x2. It involves three steps:

  1. Solving the D face intuitively.
  2. OLL (Orientation of last layer) (7 algs)
  3. PBL (Permutation of both layers) (5 algs)

OLL

CaseOLLAlgorithmsNotes
11
  • R U R' U R U2 R'
Sune
22
  • R U2 R' U' R U' R'
Anti-Sune
33
  • F (R U R' U') F'
OLL 45 from CFOP
44
  • (R U R' U') (R' F R F')
OLL 33 from CFOP
55
  • R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R
  • F (R U R' U') (R U R' U') F'
OLL 22/48 from CFOP
66
  • F' (R U R' U') R' F R
  • y' (F R' F' R) (U R U' R')
77
  • R2 U2 R U2 R2

PBL

PBLs can easily be recognized by the number of bars on the top and bottom layers without referring to any images.

Case (Top/Bottom)PBLAlgorithmsNotes
Bar/Bar-R2 U' B2 U2 R2 U' R2
Bar/None-R U' R F2 R' U R'
None/None-R2 F2 R2
Bar/Solved-y (R U R' U') (R' F R2 U') R' U' (R U R' F')T perm from CFOP
None/Solved-F (R U' R' U') (R U R' F') (R U R' U') (R' F R F')Y perm from CFOP