Fewest Moves

Fewest Moves (or Fewest Moves Challenge, FMC) 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.
--SpeedSolving.com Wiki

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FMC League S9

The competition is played in the form of a league, where each competitor plays every other competitor in the form of head-to-head matches (one per week).

Weekly 2026-12

Started at March 16, 2026 12:00 AM and will end at March 23, 2026 12:00 AM.

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No.1 R' U' F U2 F' D B U2 F' L' D R B2 R' F2 U2 B2 L U2 L2 F2 U2 L D2 R' U' F

No.2 R' U' F U2 B2 L2 F2 L2 F L2 B L2 F' R' F' D' L' D' B' U R2 D' R' F' R' U' F

No.3 R' U' F D U B2 D2 L2 U B2 R2 B2 L2 U B F' U' L F' D' B2 L U R' U' F

FMC Chain

Daily 2026-03-17

Started at March 17, 2026 12:00 AM and will end at March 18, 2026 12:00 AM.

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No.1 R' U' F B2 U2 R' D2 F2 D2 R2 D2 F2 U2 L D' L' B' U' F' R' F U2 L' U' R' U' F

Endless Challenge

Endless Challenge is a new event that you can challenge yourself to pass through levels as many as possible. It's a pre-alpha version. The rules may change in the future.

The JZP practice has JZP done in every scramble.

JZP Practice S1

In the hidden scramble challenge, the scramble is hidden and only the scrambled state is given. It means you need to clone a scrambled cube by yourself.

Hidden Scramble Challenge

The DR practice has DR done in every scramble.

DR Practice S1

The EO practice has EO done in every scramble.

EO Practice S1

The following challenges have ended. No new level will be added. You can submit solutions to the existing levels.

The HTR practice has HTR done in every scramble.

HTR Practice S1

Every 10th level is a boss level with difficulty increased. And difficulty increases a little every 10 levels.

Boss Challenge S1

Regular endless challenge with same requirements for every level.

Pre-alpha

Latest Findings

Insertion Finder

Scramble

D2 B2 U' R2 D R2 L2 D' R2 U2 D' L U R2 U' D B' U2 F2 B'

Skeleton

B F2 U2 B U' D L2 U D2 L' D' L2 B2 U' B2 U2 B2

Insertion Finder

R' U' F U2 F' D B U2 F' L' D R B2 R' F2 U2 B2 L U2 L2 F2 U2 L D2 R' U' F

Skeleton

B2 L' R' U' R            // 5/5 EO
U2 B'                    // 2/7 RZP
R2 L2 U2 F2 U' F R2 D2 F // 9/16 rl-fb-DR 2c4
(R2 B2 D') U' B2 D       // 6/22 4a1 4e
B2 U                     // 2/24 HTR

L2 D2 F2 // 3e

Insertion Finder

R' U' F U2 F' D B U2 F' L' D R B2 R' F2 U2 B2 L U2 L2 F2 U2 L D2 R' U' F

Skeleton

B2 L' R' U' R            // 5/5 EO
U2 B'                    // 2/7 RZP
R2 L2 U2 F2 U' F R2 D2 F // 9/16 rl-fb-DR 2c4
(R2 B2 D') U' B2 D       // 6/22 4a1 4e
B2 U                     // 2/24 HTR

L2 D2 F2 // 3e

Slicey Finder

B2 R' L' U' R U2 B' R2 L2 U2 F2 U' F R2 D2 F U' B2 D B2 U F B' U2 L2 F B D B2 R2

Insertion Finder

R' U' F U2 F' D B U2 F' L' D R B2 R' F2 U2 B2 L U2 L2 F2 U2 L D2 R' U' F

Skeleton

B2 L' R' U' R            // 5/5 EO
U2 B'                    // 2/7 RZP
R2 L2 U2 F2 U' F R2 D2 F // 9/16 rl-fb-DR 2c4
(R2 B2 D') U' B2 D       // 6/22 4a1 4e
B2 U                     // 2/24 HTR

L2 D2 F2 // 3e

Slicey Finder

F' D2 R2 L2 U L F L' B' L F L' B L' F D F' D2 B D' F2 B'

Insertion Finder

R' U' F R' B2 D2 R B2 R' F2 L B' U' R2 U2 B U2 R2 D' F2 L' D2 R' U' F

Skeleton

F' D2 R2 L2 U L F2 L2 F D F' D2 B D' B' F2

Insertion Finder

R' U' F R' B2 D2 R B2 R' F2 L B' U' R2 U2 B U2 R2 D' F2 L' D2 R' U' F

Skeleton

F' U2 R2 L2 U' D2 L F2 L2 F D F' D2 B D' B' F2

Slicey Finder

D L U' D' F2 R2 L' U' L2 U L2 D2 L2 D' R2 D L2 D' L2 F' R B L'

Insertion Finder

R' U' F D2 R2 F2 U' R2 D F2 U' D2 F2 R' D B2 L' F U' R2 F' L D F2 U B' R' U' F

Skeleton

B2 R' U2 B// EO (F/B)
(D2)//
(R2)// aligns to trigger shape 
(F2 R F2 U')// DR (10) 2c3 2e 
(F2 R)// 4b2 2e 
(D2)// aligns to trigger shape 
(F2 R D2 R')// HTR (17)
(D2 B2 U2 D2 B2 U2 L2)//2E2E (24)

Fewest Moves

Created At

2026-03-17 00:39:52