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The Rubik's Cube was invented
The Rubik's Cube was invented by Erno Rubik in 1974. After this, it gained a worldwide following. -
Notes on Rubik's 'Magic Cube'
'Notes on Rubik's 'Magic Cube'' was a book written by David Singmaster. In it, he described the method to solve the Rubik's Cube he discovered. Today, this method, 'Layer by layer method' is used by beginners all over the world.
In this book, there was described a notation method too, this is, a way to say which face of the cube you must turn by reading letters. This is used by all the 'cubers' in the world. -
First Rubik's Cube world Championship
The first Rubik's Cube world Championship was celebrated in Budapest in 1982. The winner was Minh Thai, from the USA. He had a time of 22.95 seconds. He's method was more compact and less intuitive than the 'Layer by layer' one -
Fridrich Method
The 'Method CFOP', most know as 'Fridrich Method' is a method to solve the Rubik's Cube developoed by Jessica Fridrich. It was invented in 1997, But it isn't completed even today. This method is used in modern competitions, because it's the faster, but it isn't easy. -
20.00
Dan Knight won in Budapest, in 2003. He made the new record of 20 seconds. -
15.10
Jean Pons won the Rubik's Competition in 2005 with a time of 15.10 seconds. -
12.46
Yui Nakajima won the Championship of 2007 with a time of 12.46. It was celebrated in Budapest. -
10.74
Breandan Vallance won in Dusseldorf with 10.74 seconds. -
8.65
The 2011 Championshin was won by Michal Pleskowizc with a time of 8.65 seconds. -
8.18
5.55 Matt Valk.Felik Zemdegs won this championship with a time of 8.18, which is the lowest in official competitions. However, the fastest time in a competition is 5.55, and its holded by Mats Valks.
