Against all odds, a plastic cube with color stickers came to rival Pac-Man and Duran Duran as an ’80s icon. It soon had its ... outdid one another formulating speed- solving algorithms.

‘It’s like playing chess at the speed of ping pong’ Beginners solve the cube using some 100 moves, one cubie at a time. Elite cubers solve multiple cubies simultaneously, combining or ...

Speedcubing is the sport of solving a classic Rubik’s Cube — or a related combination puzzle — in the shortest amount of time possible. And, no, it is not for the faint of heart. The Speed ...