01 · WHITE CROSS

Read the second color on every white edge.

Choose a white edge and bring it near the yellow center. Align its non-white sticker with the same-color center, then turn that face 180°. The edge moves down to white while the side match stays intact.

Repeat for all four edges. You should see a white cross plus four short matching stripes on the side faces. A cross built from white stickers alone can hide incorrectly placed edges.

FindChoose one of the four edges containing white.
AlignMatch its other sticker with the same-color center.
Send downTurn the aligned face 180° toward the white center.

02 · WHITE CORNERS

Find the destination from all three colors first.

Read a white corner’s other two colors. A white-red-green corner belongs where the white, red, and green centers meet. Place it directly above that destination before inserting it.

If a corner is trapped in the wrong slot, use a short trigger such as R U R' or L' U' L to lift it to the top. Then line it up and insert it again instead of repeating moves blindly.

Right insertPut the slot at front-right and repeat R U R' as needed.
Left insertPut the slot at front-left and repeat L' U' L as needed.
White on topMove it aside once to change orientation, then insert.

03 · CHECK & REPAIR

Check piece location separately from orientation.

A white sticker can face down while its corner sits in the wrong slot. Compare all three corner colors with the surrounding centers. Correct colors in the wrong direction mean orientation trouble; a different color combination means location trouble.

After the first layer, rotate the whole cube once and inspect all four side rows. This habit prevents a first-layer mistake from masquerading as a middle-layer problem later.

Face onlyIf white is solid but a side stripe breaks, recheck locations.
Single twistOne twisted corner cannot result from legal turns alone.
Keep the baseHold the completed first layer on the bottom.

QUESTIONS

Questions beginners ask at this stage

01Must I start with white?

Any color works, but most beginner material uses white, so it is the easiest shared reference.

02Why build the cross first?

It fixes center-edge relationships and makes every corner destination easier to identify.

03How many times should I repeat a corner trigger?

It depends on orientation. Execute once, then inspect the corner again instead of memorizing a blind count.