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Method in speedcubing
The CFOP method, also known as the Fridrich method, is one of the most commonly used methods in speedsolving a 3×3×3 Rubik's Cube. CFOP stands for Cross
CFOP_method
Solving physical puzzles with speed
The CFOP method is used by the majority of cubers and employs a layer-by-layer system with numerous algorithms for solving the final layer. The method starts
Speedcubing
Method of solving the Rubik's Cube
beginners' methods, as they are the methods most cubers learn initially, before advancing to speedcubing methods such as CFOP. The layer-by-layer approach was
Layer-by-layer_method
Czech professor
documenting and popularizing the CFOP method (also known as the "Fridrich method"), one of the most commonly used methods for speedsolving the Rubik's Cube
Jessica_Fridrich
3D combination puzzle
Jessica Fridrich. This method is called CFOP standing for "Cross, F2L, OLL, PLL". It is similar to the layer-by-layer method but employs the use of a
Rubik's_Cube
American speedcuber (born 1984)
in 2003. Initially using a beginner’s method, he later advanced to techniques such as the Petrus and CFOP methods. He is credited with popularizing the
Tyson_Mao
Puzzle
neighboring center color (analogous to the "white cross" of the beginner and CFOP methods for a Rubik's Cube). Once this is done, the five white corner pieces
Megaminx
5x5x5 version of the Rubik's Cube
layer, and finally the last side and layer. This method is referred to as Layer-by-Layer. This resembles CFOP, a well known technique used for the 3x3 Rubik's
Professor's_Cube
American speedcuber (born 1960)
diminished considerably due to the increased predominance of methods such as ZZ, Roux, and CFOP. Petrus won the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves category at the 2005 World
Lars_Petrus
Chinese speedcuber (born 2013)
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Yiheng_Wang
International Rubik's Cube speedcubing competition
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Rubik's Cube World Championship
Rubik's_Cube_World_Championship
Algorithm for solving a puzzle or game in the fewest possible moves
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
God's_algorithm
Hungarian inventor (born 1944)
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Ernő_Rubik
Rubik's Cube configuration
48, 52–53, 60. Stefan Pochmann (2008-03-29), Analyzing Human Solving Methods for Rubik's Cube and similar Puzzles (PDF), pp. 16–17, archived from the
Superflip
Rubik's puzzle
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Rubik's_Snake
American speedcuber (born 2001)
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Max_Park
American speedcuber (born 2005)
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Tommy_Cherry
4×4×4 Rubik's cube variation
Another method is the Yau method, named after Robert Yau. The Yau method is similar to the reduction method, and it is the most common method used by
Rubik's_Revenge
Puzzle
Jaap's Skewb page Kirjava-Meep Skewb Method proposed by Thom Barlow and Kristopher De Asis. Sarah Strong's Skewb Method with variations for all skill levels
Skewb
Australian speedcuber (born 1995)
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Feliks_Zemdegs
Mechanical puzzle created by Erno Rubik
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Rubik's_Magic
2x2x2 combination puzzle
use for solving a 3×3×3 cube. The Ortega method, also called the Varasano method, is an intermediate method. First a face is built (but the pieces may
Pocket_Cube
6×6×6 Rubik's Cube
popular ones are given below. The reduction method is a popular method among the speedcubing community. The method starts off by solving the 96 face centers
V-Cube_6
2020 American documentary by Sue Kim
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
The_Speed_Cubers
American animated television series
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Rubik,_the_Amazing_Cube
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Tuttminx
Variant of Rubik's Cube
2025. There are many methods for solving a Pyraminx. They can be split up into two main groups. 1) V First Methods - In these methods, two or three edges
Pyraminx
Mathematical group
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Rubik's_Cube_group
British puzzle designer
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Tony_Fisher_(puzzle_designer)
Mechanical puzzles
fundamentally different from a regular cubic puzzle which makes the solving method unique. The FTO is notable for being the first octahedral twisty puzzle
Face_Turning_Octahedron
Combination puzzle
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Dogic
Topics referred to by the same term
party Permutation of Last Layer, a step in solving a Rubik's Cube in the CFOP method Polylysine, a chemical substance Ponta Pelada Airport, a military airbase
PLL_(disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
OLL or oll in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. OLL is a step in the CFOP method. OLL or Oll may also refer to: Church of Our Lady of Lourdes Klang, a
OLL_(disambiguation)
1981 book by James G. Nourse
he spent the holiday season working out a solution (a "Layer by Layer" method), which he published as a 32-page pamphlet for the university bookstore
The Simple Solution to Rubik's Cube
The_Simple_Solution_to_Rubik's_Cube
World Championship for the Rubik's cube held in 1982
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
1982 Rubik's Cube World Championship
1982_Rubik's_Cube_World_Championship
Generalization of the Rubik's Cube in n-dimensions
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
N-dimensional sequential move puzzle
N-dimensional_sequential_move_puzzle
Handheld electronic gaming system
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Rubik's_WOWCube
American speedcuber (born 1993)
in March 2008, he has become known for developing advanced speedsolving methods as well as frequently promoting speedcubing in the media. While working
Anthony_Michael_Brooks
Rubik's cube variant
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Mirror_Blocks
Cubic combination puzzle
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Nine-Colour_Cube
Rubik's puzzle
12 o'clock (straight up) on both sides of the puzzle simultaneously. A method to do so is to start by constructing a cross on both sides (at 12 o’clock)
Rubik's_Clock
French speedcuber (born 1971)
speedcuber primarily known for inventing a 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube method, the Roux Method, and achieving fast times with it. Gilles Roux was a member of
Gilles_Roux
Cubic combination puzzle
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Helicopter_Cube
Mechanical puzzle
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Missing_Link_(puzzle)
Puzzle
enhancements, such as superscripts or subscripts, must be avoided in the method of presenting cube rotation sequences when users communicate with software
Rubik's family cubes of varying sizes
Rubik's_family_cubes_of_varying_sizes
Tetrahedral puzzle similar to the Rubik's Cube
are equivalent to the edge pieces of the Rubik's Cube. Thus, the same methods used to solve the Rubik's Cube may be used to solve the Master Pyramorphix
Pyramorphix
Puzzles solved by mechanical manipulation
US2007267813A1, Horowitz, Jay, "Three dimensional sudoku cube puzzle and method", published 2007-05-08, issued 2007-11-22 Tony Durham, New Scientist, page
Combination_puzzle
Dutch speedcuber (born 1996)
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Mats_Valk
Dodecahedral combination puzzle
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Pyraminx_Crystal
Rounded icosahedral puzzle
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Impossiball
Larger variant of the Rubik's cube
Ruwix". ruwix.com. "Reduction Method - Speedsolving.com Wiki". www.speedsolving.com. Retrieved 2020-05-21. "Cage Method - Speedsolving.com Wiki". www
V-Cube_7
Shape-shifting puzzle similar to Rubik's Cube
exist on the Internet. Some solutions employ the classical layer-by-layer method, while other approaches include putting the corner pieces in place first
Square-1_(puzzle)
American speedcuber (born 1983)
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Chris_Hardwick_(speedcuber)
Twelve-sided combination puzzle
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Skewb_Ultimate
Speedcuber and founder of WCA
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Ron_van_Bruchem
Combination puzzle
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Alexander's_Star
Mechanical puzzle
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Rubik's_Domino
Mechanical puzzle solving contest
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
2003 Rubik's Cube World Championship
2003_Rubik's_Cube_World_Championship
German puzzle designer and inventor (1939–2022)
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Uwe_Mèffert
Greek inventor
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Panagiotis_Verdes
Mechanical puzzle solving contest
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
2005 Rubik's Cube World Championship
2005_Rubik's_Cube_World_Championship
Japanese inventor
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Katsuhiko_Okamoto
3-D combination puzzle
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Rubik's_360
8×8×8 version of Rubik's Cube
manufacturers released their own versions of the puzzle much earlier. Methods for solving the 3×3×3 cube work for the edges and corners of the 8×8×8
V-Cube_8
American speedcuber
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Collin_Burns
Octahedron-shaped combination puzzle
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Skewb_Diamond
American speedcuber (born 1988)
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Toby_Mao
British mathematician (1938–2023)
into the working locations and realising that this completed the general method for restoring the cube to its original state. — David Singmaster, Moral
David_Singmaster
Japanese speedcuber (born 1991)
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Yu_Nakajima
Dutch mathematician
edge and corner piece which are each "inserted" into F2L slots in the CFOP method to finish the first two layers of a 3x3x3 Rubik's cube. This strategy
René_Schoof
Topics referred to by the same term
White Cross, a stone wayside cross in Ireland The first step of the CFOP method This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title White
White_Cross
American speedcuber (born 1991)
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Rowe_Hessler
Rubik's Cube speed solver
the World Cube Association (WCA) in December that year. He learnt the CFOP method of solving the Rubik's Cube and took part in his first WCA competition
PK_Arumugam
3D combination puzzle based on the Rubik's Cube
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Gear_Cube
Japanese speedcuber
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Macky_Makisumi
American speedcuber (born 1994)
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Kevin_Hays_(speedcuber)
1990 mechanical puzzle
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Rubik's_Triamid
Dutch puzzle maker (born 1965)
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Oskar_van_Deventer
American speedcuber (born 1985)
community by providing instructional content on his website. The site includes methods for solving the Rubik’s Cube for beginners, as well as techniques for speedcubing
Leyan_Lo
Twisty puzzle
own methods of solving the puzzle. For an extra challenge, it is also not uncommon for cubers to invent their own "optimal" methods - i.e. methods that
Pyraminx_Duo
American physicist and political advisor (born 1990)
Sheu has been an active speedcuber since 2006. He typically uses the CFOP method, a layer-by-layer system popularized by Jessica Fridrich in 1997. In
Vincent_Sheu
American puzzle designer (1939–2022)
encouraged and helped to patent the Nichols Cube. Pattern forming puzzle and method with pieces rotatable in groups US 3655201 A "Larry D Nichols Obituary July
Larry_D._Nichols
Handheld electronic game
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Rubik's_Revolution
American speedcuber
Square-1. He is also credited with creating a method for the Pyraminx, known as the “Bob Burton Method.” Burton also practiced the 3×3×3 one-handed event
Bob_Burton_Jr.
Combination puzzle
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Dino_Cube
American speedcuber (born 1981)
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Frank_Morris_(speedcuber)
Indian Rubik's Cube speedcuber and artist (born 1995)
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Prithveesh_K._Bhat
Swedish speedcuber
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Simon_Westlund
Athlete
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Krishnam_Raju_Gadiraju
French speedcuber (born 1986)
Speedsolving Speedcubing World Championship 1982 2003 2005 Methods Layer by Layer CFOP method Optimal Mathematics God's algorithm Superflip Thistlethwaite's
Édouard_Chambon
CFOP METHOD
CFOP METHOD
Boy/Male
Muslim
Green or green crop connoting freshness and innocence, Powerful
Boy/Male
Arabic, Indian, Muslim
Green Crop; Connoting Freshness and Innocence
Boy/Male
Tamil
Crop
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Christian, English, Gaelic, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Indian, Irish, Portuguese, Welsh
Craftsman; Warrior's Son; Spear; Archaic; Acquired; Lance; Beautiful; The Crop Grower; Oldest Child of Adam and Eve
Male
English
 Middle English name HAIG means "to cut, to chop." Compare with another form of Haig.
Boy/Male
Indian
Chop
Boy/Male
Indian
Green or green crop connoting freshness and innocence, Powerful
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Indian
A Flower; Lotus; Crop
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Lancashire)
English (mainly Lancashire) : variant spelling of Coop.
Boy/Male
Indian
Green or green crop connoting freshness and innocence, Powerful
Boy/Male
Muslim
Green or green crop connoting freshness and innocence, Powerful (1)
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a cooper, from Middle English coupe ‘tub’, ‘container’ (see Cooper). In some cases the surname may have been derived from a pub or house sign.Dutch : from koop ‘purchase’, ‘bargain’, hence a nickname for a haggler or a metonymic occupational name for a merchant.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Green; Green Crop; Freshness; Innocence
Male
Chamoru
, chop.
Girl/Female
Arabic, German, Indian, Kurdish, Muslim, Parsi
Cute Like a Flower; A Flower; Sun Plant; Stone-crop
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu
Water; Sea; Crop
Boy/Male
British, English
Barrel Maker
Boy/Male
Hindu
Crop
Girl/Female
Afghan, Arabic, Indian, Muslim, Parsi
Cute Like a Flower; A Flower; Sun Plant; Stone-crop
Boy/Male
Indian
Tauhin
CFOP METHOD
CFOP METHOD
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Secret
Girl/Female
Egyptian
Well born.
Boy/Male
Tamil
To conquer, Victory
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from a pet form of the personal name Rollo or Rolf.
Boy/Male
English
and Zachary.
Male
Egyptian
, Beloved by Pthah.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Fragrant, Beloved, Valuable
Female
German
Variant spelling of Old High German Adelinda, ADELINDE means "noble serpent."
Boy/Male
French, German, Italian
Little Eagle; Powerful Eagle
Boy/Male
Australian, French, Greek, Hebrew, Latin
Of Demeter; Demeter is the Mythological Greek Goddess of Corn and Harvest
CFOP METHOD
CFOP METHOD
CFOP METHOD
CFOP METHOD
CFOP METHOD
n.
A coop or cage for hens.
v. t.
To mew or coop up.
n.
A cop of thread.
v. t.
To cause to bear a crop; as, to crop a field.
n.
The crop, or craw, of birds.
n.
A fop.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Crop
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Chop
n.
A petty fop.
n.
The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbor, or channel; as, East Chop or West Chop. See Chops.
n.
The crop of a bird.
imp. & p. p.
of Coop
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Coop
n.
Hair cut close or short, or the act or style of so cutting; as, a convict's crop.
v. t.
To confine in a coop; hence, to shut up or confine in a narrow compass; to cramp; -- usually followed by up, sometimes by in.
n.
Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop.
imp. & p. p.
of Crop
v. t.
To chop off; to cut.
n.
A piece chopped off; a slice or small piece, especially of meat; as, a mutton chop.
imp. & p. p.
of Chop