Rubiks Cube
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Solving Rubik's Cube for speed.
By Lars Petrus
Introduction
This is a tutorial for my method of solving Rubik's Cube. It is intended both for beginners and experienced cubers. There is no group theory or strange notation involved, I just show you how to move. You very much need a Java-enabled browser. Using this method, I won the 1981 Swedish championships, and finished 4th in the 1982 world championships in Budapest. I also won the 2005 world championships in Orlando for solving in fewest moves. My average of 10 best is 21.88 seconds from 2002, and for a single solution 13.60 in 2006. Please take a look at my terminology, so you know the difference between a turn and a twist, for example. If you are a total beginner, look at this description of the basic concepts of Rubiks Cube. The animated Java cubes that are used for illustrations and examples are explained here.
Rubik's cube
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The Basic Idea
Most people solve the cube layer by layer. This is a simple way for the human mind to approach the problem, but it is useless for speed cubing. No matter how good you are, you will use more than 100 moves. Going for speed, I use 60 moves on average. Going for few moves, I average 45. In the final of the Swedish championship, 8 of 11 competitors used a vanilla layer-by-layer method. The other 3 of us finished 1, 2 and 3! The basic problem with the layer method is a big one, and it's obvious once you realize it. When you have completed the first layer, you can do nothing without breaking it up. So you break it, do something useful, then restore
Check out the Italian Buy a cube at Amazon.com. They're translation, by good speed cubes with bad stickers. Massimo Rainato! Get better replacements at From 1998. Cubesmith.
Solving Rubik's Cube for speed.
By Lars Petrus
Introduction
This is a tutorial for my method of solving Rubik's Cube. It is intended both for beginners and experienced cubers. There is no group theory or strange notation involved, I just show you how to move. You very much need a Java-enabled browser. Using this method, I won the 1981 Swedish championships, and finished 4th in the 1982 world championships in Budapest. I also won the 2005 world championships in Orlando for solving in fewest moves. My average of 10 best is 21.88 seconds from 2002, and for a single solution 13.60 in 2006. Please take a look at my terminology, so you know the difference between a turn and a twist, for example. If you are a total beginner, look at this description of the basic concepts of Rubiks Cube. The animated Java cubes that are used for illustrations and examples are explained here.
Rubik's cube
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The Basic Idea
Most people solve the cube layer by layer. This is a simple way for the human mind to approach the problem, but it is useless for speed cubing. No matter how good you are, you will use more than 100 moves. Going for speed, I use 60 moves on average. Going for few moves, I average 45. In the final of the Swedish championship, 8 of 11 competitors used a vanilla layer-by-layer method. The other 3 of us finished 1, 2 and 3! The basic problem with the layer method is a big one, and it's obvious once you realize it. When you have completed the first layer, you can do nothing without breaking it up. So you break it, do something useful, then restore