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Position the yellow edges

Line up each yellow edge with the center of its face.

Goal of this step

The yellow cross is done, but the edges may not match their centers: the yellow-red edge must sit above the red center, and so on.

Turn the top face (U) until two edges are correctly placed. Hold the cube so those two correct edges are at the back and on the right. The other two (front and left) are swapped: the algorithm exchanges them.

Cases and algorithms

Swaps the front edge and the left edge.
Algorithm :R U R' U R U2 R' U

Tips

  • Turn U until at least two edges are in the right place.
  • If the two correct edges are opposite (front and back), do the algorithm once, then start again: you'll end up with two adjacent correct edges.