A Speedcubing term and a 4-step method for solving the Rubik's Cube. It is an acronym for Cross, First 2 Layers, Orient Last Layer, and Permute Last Layer. It is by far the most common method used for Speedcubing, most likely because of its ability to let the cuber attain quick solve times (under 20 seconds) without having to memorise a brain-busting number of algorithms. Although the method has 119 algorithms in total, it is a small number compared to the expert methods, which may have up to 800 different algorithms.
Its inventor is Jessica Fridrich, and because of that, it is also popularly known as the Fridrich method.
Its inventor is Jessica Fridrich, and because of that, it is also popularly known as the Fridrich method.
I currently use the CFOP method to solve my cube, and now average about 25 seconds. Hopefully, with more practice and refinement, I will be able to average under 20 seconds.
by Penbiks September 21, 2006
by lohithsuks January 30, 2019
Pronounced: See-Fop
A method of solving the 3x3 Rubik’s Cube, widely known as one of the best and fastest methods, (CFOP stands for Cross, F2L, OLL, PLL.) Used by most speedcubers like Max Park, Tymon Kolasinski, and Feliks Zemdegs.
A method of solving the 3x3 Rubik’s Cube, widely known as one of the best and fastest methods, (CFOP stands for Cross, F2L, OLL, PLL.) Used by most speedcubers like Max Park, Tymon Kolasinski, and Feliks Zemdegs.
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