Fridrich Method

The CFOP Method (Cross – F2L – OLL – PLL), sometimes known as the Fridrich method, is one of the most commonly used methods in speedsolving a 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube. This method was first developed in the early 1980s combining innovations by a number of speedcubers. Czech speedcuber Jessica Fridrich is generally given credit for popularizing it by publishing it online in 1997. The method works on a layer-by-layer system, first solving a cross on the bottom, continuing to solve the first two layers (F2L), orienting the last layer (OLL), and finally permuting the last layer (PLL).