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      1 # Speedcubing
      2 
      3 ![Me solving a Rubik's cube during an official competition](cubing.jpg "Me solving a cube")
      4 
      5 I have been practicing
      6 [speedcubing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedcubing) since 2008,
      7 and since 2011 I have competed in more than 70 officially recognized
      8 [WCA](https://www.worldcubeassociation.org) competitions.
      9 I am currently delegate for the WCA.
     10 
     11 I use the Roux method to solve the Rubik's cube in about 8 seconds
     12 on average.  I currently hold the world record for the single best
     13 result in the *3x3x3 Fewest Moves* event (16 moves), and some national
     14 records in blindfolded events.  You can see all my official results
     15 [on my WCA profile](https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/persons/2011TRON02).
     16 
     17 If you are interested in Fewest Moves solving, check out my [FMC
     18 Tutorial](https://fmcsolves.cubing.net/). I also upload irregularly on
     19 [my YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/SebastianoTronto), but
     20 most videos consist just of me solving the cube without any comment
     21 or explanation.
     22 
     23 Below you can find some links
     24 
     25 ## Fundamentals
     26 
     27 * [Rubik's cube notation](notation), good to know before reading any
     28 text-based tutorial.
     29 * [Figure it out](figure-it-out): a "tutorial" on how to figure out
     30 the Rubik's cube by yourself, without spoilers. It will not teach you
     31 how to solve it step by step, but it will point you in the right direction.
     32 
     33 ## Software
     34 
     35 * [Computer Puzzling](https://www.jaapsch.net/puzzles/compcube.htm) by
     36 Jaap Scherphuis. If you are interested in implementing a puzzle solver,
     37 do check out this page.
     38 * [Nissy](https://nissy.tronto.net), a Rubik's cube solver and FMC assistant.
     39 * [Cube coordinates](coordinates), an explanation of how "coordinates" in
     40   the sense of [Kociemba](https://kociemba.org/cube.htm) can be implemented
     41   for efficient Rubik's cube computations and solving.
     42 
     43 ## Fewest moves
     44 
     45 * [My FMC Tutorial](https://fmcsolves.cubing.net) - "old style" techniques,
     46 no Domino Reduction.
     47 * [Slice theory](slice-theory): optimizing DR solutions by inserting multiple
     48 "slice" moves.
     49 * [DR triggers](triggers): with pictures (work in progress / forever draft).
     50 * [Reconstruction of my 22.00 former WR average](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0yjjwxonEE),
     51 including my 16 moves single (YouTube video).
     52 
     53 ## Blindfolded
     54 
     55 * [An old 3BLD tutorial](guidabld.pdf) for beginners, in Italian.
     56 * [My new alg sheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iIuCNs_GXQAQFEssZam5lQ4cm3R_MRw9uQkb0GIThvo/edit?usp=sharing).
     57 At the moment it has only corners (UFR), 4BLD wings (UFr), 4BLD x-centers
     58 (Ubl) and 5BLD t-centers. Also available in csv format (see links
     59 in the A1 cell in each sheet). Work in progress.
     60 
     61 ## Other links
     62 
     63 * [My WCA profile](https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/persons/2011TRON02)
     64 * [My YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/SebastianoTronto)
     65 * [Solving a cube... without a cube](no-cube)