VLS (Category 3 “Middle”, Pattern 1 “middle”)

I call this category “Middle”, although the usual expression seems to be “UF & UB Edges Misoriented”, or just “UFUB”.

In this page, I will show the algorithms I chose for the 8 cases of the Pattern 1.

I call this pattern “middle”.

The number (No) corresponds to the image taken from the web site of SpeedCubeDB: https://www.speedcubedb.com/a/VLS

No. 132: All 3 CP look at a side

Algorithm: (R U’ R’) + OLL

In this case, I prefer using the normal slot in (R U’ R’) and my selected OLL (R’ F R2 B’ R2′ F’ R2 B R’).

The finger trick of this OLL: F and B by right index finger. B’ and F’ by left index finger.

No. 130: UFR and UBR look at a side

Algorithm: R’ (F’ U’ F) R2 U’ R2′ U2′ R

No. 136: UFR and UBL look at a side

Algorithm: U R U2′ R2′ F R U R’ U’ F’ U R

No. 134: UFR looks at a side

Algorithm: U’ (R U R’) (F’ U’ F U’) (R U2′ R’)

No. 131: UBR and UBL look at a side

Algorithm: (R U’ R’) + OLL

My selected OLL is (F R’ F’ R U R U’ R’).

No. 129: UBR looks at a side

Algorithm: (R U’ R’) + OLL

My selected OLL is (l’ U2 L U L’ U l).

The complete algorithm is same as (R U’ R2′ F2 r U r’ F R), which emphasizes the right hand more.

No. 135: UBL looks at a side

Algorithm: (R U’ R’) + OLL

My selected OLL is (F x’ R2 U’ R’ U R’ D’ x).

No. 133: None of the CP looks at a side

Algorithm: (U L’) (R U R’ U’) (L F2) (r U r’) F

Finger trick: L’ by left hand ring finger, while maintaining the other fingers at the basic position, to prepare for the following turns.