Advanced Blindfolded (M2)

The Old Pochmann (OP) method is great for beginners, but swapping pieces with T-Perms (14 moves) is slow. Enter M2. It solves edges in just… 1 move. (Well, mostly).

The Concept

• Buffer: DF (Down-Front).
• Target: Wherever the piece belongs.
• The Move: M2.
  • M2 swaps the DF (Buffer) with the UB (Up-Back) position.

How it works

1. Setup: Move your target piece to the UB position.
2. Swap: Do M2.
3. Undo Setup: Move the piece back.

Example: To shoot to the UF (Up-Front) sticker.

• Setup: U2 (Moves UF to UB).
• Swap: M2.
• Undo: U2.
• Full Alg: U2 M2 U2.

Special Cases

The M-slice pieces are tricky because M2 moves them.

• FU (Front-Up): F E R U R' E' R U' R' F' M2 (Just memorize it).
• BD (Back-Down): M2 D R' U R' U' M' U R U' M R D'.

Parity

If you have an odd number of edge targets, you have Parity.

• Fix: After finishing edges, do D' L2 D M2 D' L2 D. Then solve corners.

Why learn M2?

• It reduces execution time by ~50%.
• It flows much better (less lockups).
• It’s the stepping stone to 3-Style (the method World Record holders use).