CFOP · STEP 9 / 10

Full OLL: all 57 cases (advanced)

Turn the whole top yellow with one formula, for all 57 cases.

  1. You start with (input)Swap the edges (PLL part 2)
  2. Result you will get after finishing this stepThe whole top yellow, with one formula
57 / 57 cases

Every case of this step

Yellow cross (OLL 21-27)

All 4 edges are yellow on top; only the corners are left. These are the 7 formulas of 2-look OLL, so you know them.

Four yellow corners, two edges wrong (OLL 28, 57)

All 4 corners are yellow on top. Only 2 edges need flipping.

T shapes (OLL 33, 45)

Two edges in a line, two yellow corners at one end, like a T on its side. OLL 45 is the line formula of 2-look.

P shapes (OLL 31, 32, 43, 44)

Two edges side by side; one yellow edge has a yellow corner on each side, so a whole row is yellow, like a P.

C shapes (OLL 34, 46)

Two edges in a line, both yellow corners on one side, making a C.

W shapes (OLL 36, 38)

Two edges side by side, two yellow corners diagonal like a staircase, making a W.

Awkward shapes (OLL 29, 30, 41, 42)

No letter fits. Remember them by the yellow stickers on the sides.

Big lightning bolts (OLL 39, 40)

Two edges side by side and two yellow corners along a long zigzag, like a lightning bolt.

Small lightning bolts (OLL 7, 8, 11, 12)

One yellow corner on top and two yellow edges side by side, making a short zigzag.

Fish (OLL 9, 10, 35, 37)

A shape like a fish: a yellow corner is the head, the neighbouring yellow stickers the body.

Squares (OLL 5, 6)

Two corners and two edges make a yellow 2x2 square in one corner of the top.

Knights (OLL 13, 14, 15, 16)

Two yellow pieces a knight’s jump apart, like a chess knight.

L shapes (OLL 47-50, 53, 54)

Two yellow edges side by side make an L with the centre, and no yellow corner is on top.

Lines (OLL 51, 52, 55, 56)

Two yellow edges in a row with the centre make a yellow line, and no yellow corner is on top.

Dot (OLL 1-4, 17-20)

Only the centre is yellow on top, no edge. The hardest group; learn it last.

Follow 3 steps

  1. 1. Hold the cube like this

    Yellow centre on top, the first two layers done.

    Top
    Bottom
  2. 2. Find these pieces

    Look at the top: how many yellow corners, and how the yellow edges sit.

    yellow – orange – green
    yellow – red – green
    yellow – orange – blue
    yellow – red – blue
  3. 3. Make the yellow face

    • Count the yellow corners on top, then see the shape of the yellow edges.
    • Turn to match one picture of the group left.TOP VIEW
    • Tap the picture and turn along. Then the whole top is yellow.
    See the cases

More detail

  1. This replaces steps 5 and 6: one formula makes the whole top yellow. There are 57 pictures, grouped by the shape of the yellow.
  2. Use the filters on the right: pick the yellow corners on top, then the shape of the yellow edges. Only a few pictures are left.
  3. Turn until the cube matches, then do the formula. Do not learn them all at once: take one group at a time.
  • No match? Turn and compare again. Every case matches a picture within 3 turns.
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