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'''Fewest Moves''' is an event where competitors attempt to solve a puzzle (almost always the [[3x3x3]]) in as few moves as possible, starting from a given scramble. The usual turn metric is [[htm]].
  
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There is one [[WCA]]-official Fewest Moves event: writing down the shortest possible solution to a 3x3x3 scramble, with a time limit of one hour. Other types of fewest move solving have been tried in the [[Fewest Moves Challenge]], with the most popular other events being the Linear Fewest Moves event (solving the 3x3x3 with as few moves as possible, without being able to undo moves) and the event of writing down the shortest possible solution for the 3x3x3 with a time limit of one week.
  
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==History==
  
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Although it is very likely that fewest moves solving was first experimented with in the 1980s, the event was popularized by [http://www.cubestation.co.uk/ Dan's Cube Station] with its Fewest Moves Challenge (FMC), which began in April 2003 and was held nearly every week for many years. The event was also held at many competitions starting with the [[World Rubik's Games Championship 2003]], and recently it has become even more popular due to the weekly competitions at the [[Speedsolving.com]] forum.
  
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==Records==
  
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The first world record for the WCA event was set in 2003 and was 29 moves by [[Mirek Goljan]]. He improved this result to 28 moves in 2005, a record which stood for more than three years until it was broken by the current record, 27 moves by [[Guus Razoux Schultz]] in 2008.
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The best known unofficial result (using a properly scrambled cube) is 19 moves, although this was not done with a time limit of one hour.
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==See also:==
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* [[Commutators]]
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* [[Fewest Moves Techniques]]
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* [http://www.ryanheise.com/cube/fundamental_techniques.html Ryan Heise's page on intuitive solving techniques]

Revision as of 09:41, 20 November 2008

Fewest Moves is an event where competitors attempt to solve a puzzle (almost always the 3x3x3) in as few moves as possible, starting from a given scramble. The usual turn metric is htm.

There is one WCA-official Fewest Moves event: writing down the shortest possible solution to a 3x3x3 scramble, with a time limit of one hour. Other types of fewest move solving have been tried in the Fewest Moves Challenge, with the most popular other events being the Linear Fewest Moves event (solving the 3x3x3 with as few moves as possible, without being able to undo moves) and the event of writing down the shortest possible solution for the 3x3x3 with a time limit of one week.

History

Although it is very likely that fewest moves solving was first experimented with in the 1980s, the event was popularized by Dan's Cube Station with its Fewest Moves Challenge (FMC), which began in April 2003 and was held nearly every week for many years. The event was also held at many competitions starting with the World Rubik's Games Championship 2003, and recently it has become even more popular due to the weekly competitions at the Speedsolving.com forum.

Records

The first world record for the WCA event was set in 2003 and was 29 moves by Mirek Goljan. He improved this result to 28 moves in 2005, a record which stood for more than three years until it was broken by the current record, 27 moves by Guus Razoux Schultz in 2008.

The best known unofficial result (using a properly scrambled cube) is 19 moves, although this was not done with a time limit of one hour.

See also: