Rubik's Cube: techniques of the 1980s

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First two layer techniques

The "cross" David Singmaster
The "2x2x2 block" Lars Petrus Mirek Goljan Anthony Snyder
2x2x2 + cross Anthony Snyder
Block extension Lars Petrus
4x corner/edge pairs Ren� Schoof (October 1981) Others?
U/F edge orientation Lars Petrus

Last layer techniques

OLL/PLL Hans Dockhorn and Anneke Treep (November 1981) Jessica Fridrich
LL with edges pre-oriented Lars Petrus
CLL/ELL Guus Razoux Schultz
Edges + 1 corner of LL Anthony Snyder

Corners-first techniques

3 + 5 corners orientation Gaetan Guimond (1982)
4 + 4 corners orientation Jeff Varasano (1981)
8 corners permutation Jeff Varasano (1981) Gaetan Guimond (1982)

Edges-last techniques

Edges-first techniques

Edges first ?

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