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F2L 39

The algorithm, how to recognise it and how to practise it without cheating.

Probability1/150
Moves9
TypeBoth in the slot
Inverse and mirror38

Recommended algorithm

R U2 R U R' U R U2 R2

9 moves · R and U only

Alternatives

  • R2 U2 F R' F' U2 R' U2 R'9 moves
  • R U' R' U R U2 R2 F R F'10 moves
  • F' U2 F' U2 R' F' R U2 F29 moves

How to recognise it

Both pieces are in the slot: the edge is solved, but the corner is twisted with white facing right.

Its inverse is another case

Do the 39 algorithm backwards, R2 U2 R' U' R U' R' U2 R', and you are solving 38.

That's why CubeDojo never scrambles 39 that way: it builds a random state with the case fixed, so you practise 39 and not 38.

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Other cases: Both in the slot