Creators And Their Developments

Adam, Julien (Crafto22)

• ECE

• Final step variants of ECE used with SSC

Akimoto, Masayuki

• Akimoto method

• OLLCP (the first known proposal)

Akkersdijk, Erik

• EG method (Alongside Gunnar Krig)

(Arc)

• LEOR (Independent development from Noah Arthurs' previous proposal, developed independently in the same year as community member "Pyjam")

Arthurs, Noah

• Noah's CP Block

• Noah's CP Block 2.0 (later merged with other similar methods to become CEOR)

• LEOR

Aquino, Mariano

• Early CEOR-like method

Barlow, Thom (Kirjava)

• K4 method

• CMLLEO (The first to put major effort into the idea's development)

• Algorithm Combination (The Duplex LL method)

• FreeFOP

• CLL+1 (The idea)

• CPEOLL

Bennett, Mike

• L5EP (4 on one layer, 1 on opposite layer variant)

Benson, David

• F2L pairing technique (first known development)

• OLL (OLL preserving PLL)

• PLL (PLL disregarding OLL)

Beyer, Daniel

• BH (3-style)

Bremer, Hanke

• Corners First (first known published version, Rubik was the first to independently develop and use Corners First)

Briggs, Joseph (shadowslice)

• 42 method

• SSC method

• M-CELL method

• Briggs method (later combined with other previous and later similar methods to become CEOR)

• B2 (Briggs 2) method

• Transformation (independent from Straughan's prior development)

• Tripod for Megaminx

• Shadowslice-Meyer method

• Bars system for Roux LSE

• Top Down vs Bottom Up (method analysis strategy)

Brooks, Anthony

• BLE

Bruchem, Ron van

• ZBLS (along with Zbigniew Zborowski)

Conway, John

• F2L pairing technique (first known development)

• OLL (OLL preserving PLL)

• PLL (PLL disregarding OLL)

Corr-Robinett, Devin

• Magic Wondeful (along with David Gomes and Jeremy Fleischman)

Cubingcubecuber

• HK+

Dicks, Duncan

• L2L method

• L5EP (E layer edge + four LL edges variant)

DiPalma, Matt

• Portico method / ZZ-Portico

• ZZ-EF

• Speed-Heise

• Cardan Reduction

• CR†

• SIMPLE

• Tripod Method Supplement

Dockhorn, Hans

• OLL (independent in the same year as Jessica Fridrich and Mirek Goljan's development)

• PLL (independent in the same year as Jessica Fridrich and Mirek Goljan's development)

Fattah, Eric

• LMCF method

• WaterRoux method

• 3 edges on U, 2 on D L5E

Fleischman, Jeremy

• Magic Wondeful (along with David Gomes and Devin Corr-Robinett)

Fredlund, Kristen Per

• Cage method

• Insertions for FMC

Fridrich, Jessica

• OLL (independent in the same year as Hans Dockhorn and Anneke Treep's development)

• PLL (independent in the same year as Hans Dockhorn and Anneke Treep's development)

Garron, Lucas

• MGLS (along with Shotaro Makisumi)

• ZZ-TOP

Garza, Max (Neuro)

• WaterRoux method

• ZZ-Tripod variant (NLS)

• TCMLL algorithms

• NLL for the HD method

Goljan, Mirek

• OLL (independent in the same year as Hans Dockhorn and Anneke Treep's development)

• PLL (independent in the same year as Hans Dockhorn and Anneke Treep's development)

• Tripod LL algorithms

Gomes, David

• Magic Wondeful (along with Jeremy Fleischman and Devin Corr-Robinett)

Gottlieb, Michael

• OBLBL method

• Tripod method (independent from Heise's earlier proposal)

• Triangular Francisco method

Grangeiro, Iuri

• EOLR for the Roux method (independent from Straughan's prior development)

Gustavsson, Kenneth

• KCBM method

• OLLCP (The second known proposal and the first publication of algorithms using the name XCLL)

• Columns First (independent development named PCMS)

Hardwick, Chris

• XCross (proposal for CFOP, independent of Anthony Snyder's prior proposal as part of Snyder method 2)

• XXCross

• BH (3-Style)

Harris, Dan

• VHLS (along with Lars Vandenberg)

Hedrick, Kole

• CEOR like method that inspired the Briggs method (which later became part of CEOR)

Heise, Ryan

• Heise method

• Human Thistlethwaite method

• First known proposal of what is now called the ZZ method

• Non-matching blocks in speedsolving

• Tripod method

Helmstetter, Bernard

• ZBLL (Developed for the Petrus method. However, the community named the step after Zborowski and Bruchem.)

Hessler, Rowe

• HLS

Hudgens, Ryan (OreKehStrah)

• PCS+1 for Square-1

• Nautilus for Square-1

• Mehta APDR for Square-1

• NCP ZBLL recognition

• Free Slotting

• TLS

Jaehne, Konstantin (sqAree)

• EOEdge for the SSC method

Jansen, Peter

• x, y, and z letters for whole cube rotations in the standard notation

Johnson, Erik

• EJLS

Johnston, Jack

• JJLS

Korick, Stachu

• L2Lk

Krammer, Daan

• Waterman method (alongside Marc Waterman)

Krig, Gunnar

• EG method (Alongside Erik Akkersdijk)

Laire, Johannes

• Rubik's Snake notation (in collaboration with James Straughan)

Li, Doug

• Doug Li method

• Doug Li block

Li, John (teoidus)

• 2GR method

Lian, Chester

• Summer Variation

Makisumi, Shotaro

• MGLS (along with Lucas Garron)

McNeill, Jayden

• Twisted TTLL

Mehta, Yash

• Mehta method

• YruRU method (later combined with other similar methods to become the CEOR method)

• New CP recognition method (also called YruRU)

• Mehtad method

Meyer, Thomas

• Meyer method

Mosher, Tim

• CCMLL recognition (ATCRM)

Mossey, Brayden

• Hawaiian Kociemba

Olson, Christopher

• LEG-1 (independent from Straughan's prior development)

Orbit, Kim

• ZZ-Orbit

Orser, David

• Lowercase letters to represent wide turns (first known online publication)

Petrus, Lars

• Petrus method

• Blockbuilding

• 2x2x2 block

• 2x2x3 block

• Edge orientation for speedsolving

• COLL

• Algorithm Combination (Petrus 270)

• Early CP (idea, but no development)

Pochmann, Stefan

• Classic Pochmann 3x3x3 blindfold solving method

• M2/R2

• RoFL

(Pyjam)

• LEOR (Independent development from Noah Arthurs' previous proposal, developed independently in the same year as community member "Arc")

Nyein, Dylan

• Completion of ZZ CPLS (along with Joseph Tudor)

• Yellow Bird method

Roddewig, Ulrich

• Edges First (first known publication of the Edges First method)

Roux, Gilles

• Roux method

• Misoriented centers for the Roux method

• Non-matching corner recognition

• 1x2x3 block

• The first known proposal of the CEOR method

Rubik, Ernő

• Corners First method

Salvia, David

• Salvia method

Seal, David

• F2L pairing technique (first known development)

• OLL (OLL preserving PLL)

• PLL (PLL disregarding OLL)

Schiereck, Frans

• M, E, and S letters for slice turns in the standard notation

Schultz, Guus Razoux

• CFCE method

• ELL

Schoof, Rene

• F2L paring technique (independent 1981 development after the Conway, Benson, and Seal group's 1979 development)

(Silky)

• SSRC method

Singmaster, David

• The standard outer turn notation

• Popularization of cross and the LBL method (though not the actual development)

Snyder, Anthony

• Snyder Method 1

• Snyder Method 2

• Snyder LL / Fish n Chips / EP+1 last layer method

Sosič, Rok and Polona

• F2L paring technique (independent 1981 development after the Conway, Benson, and Seal group's 1979 development)

Straughan, James (Athefre)

• EOLR for the Roux method

• Union Principle

• Nautilus method

• APB method

• MI1 method

• MI2 method

• MI4 method

• Extended Slot (LXS)

• Block referencing for the standard notation

• Transformation

• LEG-1 and Non-Matching LEG-1

• Non-Matching CLL (2x2)

• Non-Matching EG

• Conjugated CLL (2x2)

• Non-matching corner recognition - NMCMLL / ATCRM

• Transformed corner recognition (CCMLL) - ATCRM

• L5C and SL5C for the 42 method

• CLL+1 and COLL+1 (development based on Thom Barlow's idea)

• DFDB recognition for the Roux method

• L7E iterative EO and method

• A2 method

• ACMLL for the Roux method

• AOLL and ACLL for the CFOP and CFCE methods

• NMLL

• Slice Derived EO (any axis edge orientation determination system for methods such as ZZ)

• Rubik's Snake notation (in collaboration with Johannes Laire)

Taylor, Donald

• Layer By Layer method (first known publication)

• Cross

Taylor, Justin

• Zipper Method

• Ribbon Method

Thistlethwaite, Morwen

• 2x2x3 block

• Mass edge orientation

• Thistlethwaite algorithm

Thompson, Blake

• ZZ-CT

Tran, Chris

• ZZ-CT

• ZZ-HW

• Tran-style ZBLL recognition

Trang, Vincent (trangium)

• Squall method

• Triforce method

• TruSRU method

• Square-101 method

• Void Swap BLD method

• EOFE variant for the Nautilus method

• Twisted CT

• TDR variant for the Mehta method

• CDRLL variant for the Mehta method

• Movecount Coefficient Calculator

Treep, Anneke

• • OLL (independent in the same year as Jessica Fridrich and Mirek Goljan's development)

  • PLL (independent in the same year as Jessica Fridrich and Mirek Goljan's development)

Tudor, Joseph

• Completion of ZZ CPLS (along with Dylan Nyein)

• WaterZZ

• Tudor method

• Early CP + left block isolation ZZ-D variant

• L2L5

Valk, Mats

• VLS

Vandenberg, Lars

• VHLS (along with Dan Harris)

Waterman, Marc

• Waterman method (Alongside Daan Krammer)

• CLL pattern recognition

Winter, Lucas

• Winter Variation

Wong, Jason

• CCMLL recognition

• L7E methods

Zborowski, Zbigniew

• ZZ method

• ZBLS (along with Ron van Bruchem)

• C2GR (Later merged with other similar methods to become the CEOR method)