# SpeedSolving.com

> SpeedSolving.com is the largest English-language community for speedcubing: solving the Rubik's Cube and related twisty puzzles as fast as possible. Running since 2006, it has more than 52,000 members, 69,000 discussion threads and 1.6 million posts, plus a community-maintained wiki of methods, algorithms and terminology, and a weekly online competition.

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## Main sections

- [Forums](https://www.speedsolving.com/forums/): all discussion boards. Key boards: General Speedcubing Discussion, Cubing Help & Questions (beginner help), Hardware Area (cube reviews and comparisons), Blindsolving Discussion, Puzzle Theory, Cubing Progression (members' practice logs), WR/CR/NR solves (world, continental and national records), Official WCA Competitions.
- [Wiki](https://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page): reference articles on solving methods (CFOP, Roux, ZZ, Petrus, and many more), algorithm sets (OLL, PLL, F2L, ZBLL, and others), notation, puzzle hardware and cubing history. Canonical article URLs are /wiki/index.php/Page_Name with no query string.
- [Weekly Competition](https://www.speedsolving.com/competition/): a free online competition held every week in every WCA event, with results and personal-record tracking.
- [Timer](https://www.speedsolving.com/pages/timer/): a free in-browser speedcubing timer with session statistics.
- [Sitemap](https://www.speedsolving.com/sitemap.php): XML sitemap index of forums and threads.

## Useful entry points

- [What's new](https://www.speedsolving.com/whats-new/): latest posts across the forums.
- [Cubing Help & Questions](https://www.speedsolving.com/forums/cubing-help-questions.8/): the best place for beginners' questions.
- [Member Introductions](https://www.speedsolving.com/forums/member-introductions.25/): how new members join the community.
- [Wiki: Speedcubing](https://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php/Speedcubing): overview of the hobby and its history.

## Terms

Forum posts are copyright their authors. Wiki content is licensed as stated on each wiki page. The site is not affiliated with the World Cube Association (WCA), although many members compete in WCA competitions.