Speedcubing Club, IIT Kanpur

Algos For Pros- 2x2 Edition
Hello folks! We are back with another blog, this time covering the various methods used by 2x2 solvers. Leave a comment if you can identify speedcuber in the image!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lakTz1ZfDBGR0jmVeklyVxQChFbjCbYNi0NtC0XblhA/edit?usp=sharing

Hello everyone! On 15th February, we conducted Freshers' Speedcubing- an online cubing competition for UG Y21 students. There were 4 events- 3x3, 3x3 One- Handed, 2x2 and Rescramble. The competition went smoothly, with around 15 participants overall. The results can be found in the below poster. Thank you to everyone who attended, and we hope to see more of you in future events.

Happy cubing!

Hello folks!
The cubes ordered in the semi annual bulk order in March 2020 have arrived. The relevant people have been sent an email from [email protected]. In case you have placed an order but not received an email, please send an email to the above address.

Happy Cubing!

Hello Y21!
We hope you enjoyed the introductory session and recent blog posts. We are holding a competition “Freshers’ Speedcubing '' on 15th February at 7pm. The competition will be held on Zoom and is open to all UG Y21 students. The events will be 3x3, 3x3 One-Handed, Rescramble and 2x2. This is an excellent chance to interact with not only the cubing enthusiasts in your batch, but also with the secretaries and coordinators of the club . The 3 best participants in each event will be given a shoutout on our social media. If you are interested in participating, fill the below google form to register for the competition (you can participate in multiple events):
https://forms.gle/6w9SbVYWVaekHFaV7

Deadline for registration is 14th February, 11:59pm
The events have been briefly explained in the form, and will be explained in detail at the competition. We will largely be following standard WCA regulations for 3x3, OH and 2x2.

The zoom link for the competition has been sent on our discord server and will be sent via email.
Invite link to discord server: https://discord.gg/b7MUpbNg

Happy Cubing!

Algos For Pros- Blog 2
Hey everyone! Here is the second blog of the series. In this one, we are covering the Summer and Winter Variations, 2 algorithm sets that help to speed up the completion of the last layer. Do have a read and leave suggestions in the comments for other algorithm sets we can cover!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VOe6N4lIz1q_usrYQTgtFq7mTZy6J6RogFt_jG7451I/edit?usp=sharing

Hello Y21!
Many of you probably know about the puzzle called the Rubik’s cube. Some of you may know how to solve it, maybe even quite fast. At the speedcubing club, we do more than just solve the traditional 3x3 Rubik’s cube. We explore other puzzles, theory behind cubes and so on. To find out more, join our introductory session on 22nd December at 5pm. The session will be held on zoom (link sent via mail and on our discord server) Happy cubing!

Algos for Pros- Blog 1
Hey everyone! We are starting a new series of blogs showcasing some algorithm sets that are relatively unknown, but can be quite useful in a large portion of your solves. Do have a read and leave suggestions for other algorithm sets we can cover in the comments!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14OdNmMfJVCiTmM2LgQZ_10WQWTNa68dorvERCtCDZLY/edit?usp=sharing

AlgosForPros_Blog1 Algos For Pros Hello folks! We are back with a series of tutorials, where we are presenting some essential sets of algorithms that can help you reduce your solve times to sub 25, sub 20 and maybe even lower! But the problem is that there are tons of different algorithm sets in Speedcubing with c...

Hello everyone!
Many of you may be new to cubing. Maybe you just learnt the beginner method and are trying hard to get as low a solve time as possible using it. However, as you may already know, the beginner method is, as the name suggests, for beginners. To be more efficient and become a speedsolver, slightly more advanced methods are required. That is exactly what we will be trying to teach you in the workshop this weekend!
We plan to cover the essential parts of the CFOP/Fridrich method- advanced cross and intuitive F2L as well as slightly more advanced techniques like look ahead and keyhole. We will also be showcasing walkthrough solves by cubers in IITK who are of different levels of expertise.

The session will be very interactive and is open to all. However, knowledge of solving a 3x3 at the beginner level will be assumed.

Date: 7th November, 2021 (Sunday)
Time: 3pm

Zoom meeting link for the event will be sent via mail and will be available on our discord server.
Join our discord server: https://discord.gg/gvA4QwB3

Our first competition of the year "Speedy Sunday" was successfully conducted today. We thank everyone who attended the event. Special mention to the PG students who participated, as that is generally on the lower side.

Onto the results of the competition:
3x3 Speedsolving:
1st Place- Israr Rizvi , Average of 5: 13.62s
2nd Place - Maneesh Kumar M, Ao5: 24.81s
3rd Place - Saubhagya Bawari, Ao5: 27.49s
Honorable Mention : Harish Adsule for being the only Y19 at the event, and coming 4th with an average of 34.26s

3x3 One-Handed:
1st Place - Aditya Goyal Goyal Mean of 3: 38.44s (Ex-coordi showing who's boss)
2nd Place - Maneesh Kumar M, Mean of 3: 47.02s
3rd Place - Mohan J Mishra, Mean of 3: 1:53.75s

Mystery Event (FMC Lite):
1st Place- Alan Harshan
2nd Place - Aditya Goyal
3rd Place - Ayush Gupta

Best Y20 Participant: Maneesh Kumar M

Congrats to all the winners! We hope to see everyone who took part today in future events as well.

We are holding a cubing competition “Speedy Sunday” on 3rd October at 2pm. The competition will be held on Zoom and is open to all. The events will be 3x3, 3x3 One-Handed and a Mystery Event. This is an excellent chance to interact with some of the best cubers in IITK. The 3 best participants in each event will be given a shoutout on our social media. If you are interested in participating, fill the below google form to register for the event:
https://forms.gle/y2aBqeU7Ezfd4Fy77
Deadline for registration is 2nd October, 11:59 p.m.

Also, please join our discord server if you haven’t already, as the zoom link and other details will be shared there.
Invite link: https://discord.gg/RuZKtuGX

We will be streaming the documentary “The Speed Cubers” on Saturday, 22nd May from 2p.m. to 3p.m on our discord server. This documentary is about the WCA world championships, famous speedcubers and cubing in general. It’s extremely interesting and inspiring, so do tune in!
Invite link to discord server : https://discord.gg/BWmYcwwd

43 quintillion, remember this number?.....Well it would take about 1.37 trillion years for you to solve a cube in the worst case if you go by checking each possible combination. I am pretty sure you don’t wanna wait that longer so,

Speedcubing Club is here with some advanced methods to solve a 3X3X3 cube. With these in mind and good practice, you would be able to solve a cube within 60 secs, and if you practice harder you can easily get sub 30.

CFOP or the Cross-F2L-OLL-PLL method is an advanced method which many of the cubers use and is also easy to learn. You need to give plenty of time to this. Maybe at first you would think that you have to remember a lot of algos, but after some practice you would gain muscle memory which makes life much easier.

Here’s the method:

https://jperm.net/3x3/cfop

Just knowing the algorithms is not enough, you need to develop finger tricks:

https://youtu.be/wLuVF9Dk3AQ

Forty-three quintillion, or more precisely, 43,252,003,274,489,856,000, an impressively large number isn’t it? ….well that’s the number of combinations possible for a 3X3 Rubik’s Cube and only one of them represents the solved Cube, ever wondered how to achieve it?

Hello cube learners of Y20!!

Speedcubing Club is here with a Series of tutorials and cube challenges!

Hope after the Introductory Session many of you would be excited to learn how to solve a Rubik’s Cube. Well, becoming a good cuber takes time and our club is here to help you out.
Below are the very basics of cubing, go through all of them and practice as much as you can, no prerequisites are required for reading/watching them, they are meant for beginners.

Basic FAQs :
https://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php/Introduction_to_Speedcubing_for_Beginners

Ever tried to solve a Rubik’s Cube by breaking it apart and then joining it, get to know what’s inside a rubik's cube:
https://youtu.be/bgcScY7CiMs

Beginners method to solve a Rubik’s Cube:
https://youtu.be/KGvQRaK1mvs

There’s more coming in future, stay connected!

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Hello Y20!
Greetings from the Speedcubing Club ,IIT Kanpur!
We are excited to share that after receiving an overwhelming response from the 'freshers survey', we bring you the first 'Introductory Discussion Session' for all the cubing enthusiasts out there.
The sole purpose of the session is for you to know our cubing community better. You'll get to know various intresting things that our club has to offer.
Keeping it interactive and completely informal.
No pre-requisites needed . Anyone can attend.

Session details-
When : 10th April, 2021
Time : 6pm onwards
Venue : Zoom (Check your inboxes for the link)

Follow us on instagram to be updated on all upcoming events and activities!!
https://www.instagram.com/speedcubingiitk/

Hope to see you all in large numbers!

Hello guys!!! SpeedCubingClub is here ready to meet some new cubing lovers and enthusiasts. We'll be soon organizing exciting events for you guys. Kindly go through the trailing form. Do follow us on facebook Speedcubing Club, IIT Kanpur. And don't forget, Anybody Can Cube!!!!

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SpeedCubingClub IITK (freshers survey) Hello guys!!! SpeedCubingClub is here ready to meet some new cubing lovers and enthusiasts. We'll be soon organizing exciting events for you guys. Kindly go through the trailing form. Do follow us on facebook . And don't forget, Anybody Can Cube!!!!