Former 3x3 Speedsolve Champion Nakajima is back!

This video shows that Nakajima had realized the importance of  color neutrality by starting to apply dual opposite color cross (white and yellow). He was a mono color solver during his time and this restricted him to few cross possibilities. This home practice video indicates that he is still willing to compete in strong tournaments.

If you want to become a good speed solver, then you need to practice dual color first. There are times when the white cross solution is difficult because of flip edges. If this is the case, then you can try the opposite yellow cross which might be easier. There will be only a slight adjustment in F2L color recognition if you use dual color cross.

Nakajima during his time used to practice the Rubik's cube for three to six hours a day! Imagine how long will it take for an average solver to practice color neutrality.The advantage of a neutral color solver is that he can choose from six colors of the cube whichever is easier and better.


These are the things that we can learn from this video:

• Dual cross color approach is better than mono (because it has more possibilities).
• These two colors should be in opposite direction (for easier F2L recognition).
• You can try color neutrality (if you have the time).
• Don't lose your motivation and be persistent (just like Nakajima).

Here is the video: