GEMMA ROTGER MOLLDirector

Subdirector MARIA OEYArt Director DAVID MURRAY

AT THIS MAGAZINEOn the cover ÁGOSTON TÖRÖK

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Interview TOMOAKI OKAYAMA

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THE SPANISH HEAVYBANDValgame Open 2012, Murcia

Ágoston Török fromHungary

Thank you for believing in us!Cubing Dare loves you!

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algame Open 2012 could be consideredanother championship more betweenmultiple that have been held in Murcia but itsorganizers, Alexandre Toledo and CarlosAngosto, wanted to go beyond giving aHeavy Metal touch to the event.And maybe you're asking yourself "How youcan give a Heavy Metal touch to a rubiksevent?" They say "you can celebrate it in aheavy bar"Well this is what these two men did as youcan see at the following pictures.Jorge Castillo Matas one of the bestspeedcubers on the Spanish scene, was thewinner in almost all events. He won at 2x2,3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 3x3 bindfolded, 3x3 one­handed, 3x3 multi blind and Pyraminx eventsand he broke the avg NR at 4x4, 5x5 andpyraminx with times of 45.76 , 1:31.11 and5.67 he also broke the spanish best mark of5x5 individual time with 1:16.83.

THESPANISHHEAVYBANDVALGAME 2012

Jorge Castillo Matas,one of the bestspeedcubers the

Spanish scene, was thewinner in almost allevents "Valgame Open

2012"

Text: Alexandre Toledo, Gemma RotgerPhotos: Miriam España López

Competition details VDate

Aug 18, 2012City

Lo Pagan, Murcia, SpainVenue

El VálgameAddress

Avenida del generalisimo nº 73Websitehttp://www.rubikaz.com/valgameopen/index.phpOrganisers

Alexandre Toledo, Carlos AngostoWCA Delegate

Ting Sheng Bao Yang

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ther winners were Javier CabezueloSánchez at 3x3 fewest moves event, he brokethe spanish record with 28 moves. The polishcompetitor Marcin Jakubowski at Rubik'sMagic, Daniel Borrajo Gutiérrez at MasterMagic and Diego Millán Otón at 4.38 4x4blindfolded.

O3x3x3 Top 3 from left to right: MarcinJakubowski (2), Jorge Castillo Matas (1) andAlexandre Toledo Guillén (3)

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SOLVE THEM3x3x3 4x4x4

5x5x52x2x2

1. F2 U' F R' F2 U R F'2. U' R U F2 R' F3. U2 R' U' F R' F U R2 U4. U2 R' F' U' F U F' U25. F' R F2 U R' U F' R2 U2

1. Fw F2 U2 B2 Uw2 U' Fw2 D' R2 B2F2 R2 D Fw' L Uw U L' Fw' U'2. F2 Uw2 L2 Rw2 R' F' U' R U R U2L2 D' U' F' L R U' F2 R'3. F' Rw R2 B' Fw' D' U2 L2 R Uw F2Rw2 U2 Fw' L' D2 F Uw Fw2 R'4. B' L Fw' R2 F2 D2 Uw2 U' L' Rw2Uw U R U' R2 U2 Rw Uw' U' Rw5. Fw' U' B Rw' Fw' L U L' Uw2 U FwF' R2 Fw2 Uw B' Rw' U B' D

1. B2 L B U' F D U' B2 F R22. R F' L2 R' B2 U' B' F R B3. L' R' B2 U2 L' R D2 U F' L4. L' B F' L F2 R2 B' L D U5. R' U L' R' U' L2 U2 R D U2

1. L' Uw L2 B2 Uw2 Bw F2 D2 B' R B'Bw2 Fw' F2 Dw2 Rw2 Dw U' Bw' Uw22. L' D2 F R Dw U Bw2 Lw Bw Dw Fw'F' R Dw' U B2 Lw Rw2 Bw F3. Rw2 U L' R Dw2 L2 Uw' B2 Bw' Fw2F2 Dw B2 Fw' F2 Dw' B' Fw2 F Rw4. D Fw2 R' Uw' Rw Bw F2 Lw' Uw2 L2D' U Bw Lw D2 U2 L' B2 Lw' Rw5. B2 D U2 B' D Bw' R2 Fw' D Lw2 Fw2U2 B Bw' Dw2 Fw Rw Uw B U2

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CThe day that FM was held in Japan for the firsttime ever was the very my first competition (JRCAKanto Summer 2009, on June 2009). In thatcompetition, I finished in last place excludingDNFers. I was disappointed in my results.I heard the next competition (Japan Open 2009, onAugust 2009) will hold FM again, so I practicedseveral times. My speedsolving method is thePetrus method, which is said to be good for FM,and in fact I got several Sub 40­move solutions bythe method in the practices. In Japan Open 2009 Igot 41­move and won 2nd place. I firstly made it tothe podium.That was the initial trigger, but the day I "really"got into FM came after the competitions. I searchedfor fewest moves on the internet, and found theFMC site: http://fmc.mustcube.net/, which providesweekly online competition. I looked at the pastresults, and many crazy solutions were postedthere. "Crazy" has two meanings: "What? Sub­30move many times?" and "What? Why suddenly

UBING DARE : How do you gotinto FM?TOMOAKI OKAYAMA: I think theinitial trigger was the first and secondcompetitions I participated in.

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Tomoaki Okayama3x3 Fewest MovesWorld Recordman

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Tomoaki at his seminar oncommutators in the University of

Tokyo.

Name: Tomoaki OkayamaNickname: Nothing special. Mostcubers in Japan call me just "Okayamasan" or "Okayama sensei". "san" is akind of "Mr., Ms." and "sensei" meansa teacher, professor, or like that. I'm alecturer in university.Born: Feb. 23, 1982.Place of birth: Fukuroi city, Shizuokaprefecture, Japan.

Status: SingleFavorite color(s) : Cold color like darkblue, and black.Favorite food (s) : Mainly Japanesefoods, such as Sushi, niku­jaga (beefand potato stew), grilled fish, Tempura,Soba, and so on. My favorite fruit isJapanese pear. And I love cream­basedsweets.Favorite cuber(s) : Guus RazouxSchultz and Mirek Goljan, whoachieved Sub 20­move for 1­hour FMC(unofficially). I learned many FMCtechniques from their solves.Pet's : (I don't have any pet)

solved? Beyond my comprehension!" Thosesolutions are completely different fromspeedsolving methods, and I was quite impressed. Istrongly wanted to be able to achieve such solutions.So I decided to study those crazy solves and also toparticipate in the competition every week. The firstround I participated in was No. 255, and after thatuntil now I still continue to post my solution everyweek (current round is No. 409).CD : When did you start with cubing?TO: I started cubing in September 2008. Before thattime I never thought I could solve Rubik's cube.CD: Why and who has inspired you to get intoCubing?TO : I remember the day quite well.When I was a Ph.D. student (in September 2008),after dinner, I saw a master's degree student,Masaaki Tanio, solving Rubik's cube in thelaboratory. He said he started cubing a few daysago, to enjoy his free time in a driving school.I was surprised that a usual person in the samelaboratory could master Rubik's cube in only a fewdays, because I had thought a special ability/talentwas required to solve Rubik's cube.But he said anyone can solve Rubik's cube, andtaught me how to solve the first layer. I found ithighly amusing.He went home at 2 o'clock or so, but I was stilleager to learn how to solve the rest. So I searchedthe way on the internet, and at 3 o'clock or so, Iunderstood how to solve it. After that I stillcontinued to practice, half for memorizingalgorithms, and half for just enjoying it. It made meforget the time.

CD : How do you practice FM @ home?TO : I regularly practice FM two times a week.Firstly on Sunday or Monday I do Weeklycompetition at http://www.speedsolving.com/. Secondly on Friday or Saturday I do FMC athttp://fmc.mustcube.net/ (described above). ThisFMC site includes:

10at GVB­ticket center with

Guus Razoux Schultz.

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(1) 10 min. linear solve (different scramble isgiven from the three below)(2) 1­hour official solve(3) no time limit classic solve(4) computer generated solveI usually do (1), not so seriously, but just for fun.I of course do (2), and I believe trying (3) is quiteimportant to refine your FM skill. It provides agood opportunity to reconsider your 1­hoursolution, like "how can I improve the 1­hoursolution?" and "why the start I got was bad?" andall that. I usually spend 1­hour or 2­hour for (3).I didn't usually try (4). However, after I got AsR,my mind was changed. The next goal is of courseWR (22­move), and I wanted to take a hint forthat from computer's solve. So I decided toinvestigate computer's solve until I would getWR. Fortunately I can stop now.

CD : What is your unofficial moves @ homebefore Czech Open 2012?TO : My best unofficial result for 1­hour solvewas 20­move, exactly the same as the currentWR. But I'd like to emphasize that I got 20­moveseveral times, like weekly competition 2010­21,FMC round 376, and additional personalattempts.

CD : How was your reaction when the firsttime you have met your favorite cuber GuusRazoux Schultz? Do you remember what hadhe said to you at that time?TO : I remember the day quite well and I'm surehe too.The first time I met him was quite by accident.On that day, I had an appointment via Facebookto meet him at a hotel I booked in Amsterdam.On the way to the hotel, I went to the GVB­ticketcenter in front of Amsterdam CS to get a one­dayticket. When I bought the ticket, I heard a voicefrom the side: "Are you Tomoaki?" I looked atthe side, and I noticed he was Guus RazouxSchultz. I said "Wow, Guus!" and he said "Whata coincidence!" That was the first meeting withhim. It was a nice surprise.CD : Your wishes to all Fewest Moves solvers?TO : I don't have no particular wish to FMsolvers. I respect all the people who try andenjoy FM. Let us keep developing throughfriendly competition, both in official and online!

Interview: Maria Oey

at GVB­ticket center withGuus Razoux Schultz.

PastimesFind the names of the first 8 classified speedcubers in Rubik's3x3x3 event of Valgame Open 2012 (Murcia). Send us the 8 fullnames and the coordinates od the first character to the followingaddress and win 2 CD points

cubingdare@gmail.com

Easy

Regular

Hard

Sudoku

Solutions of both pastimes will be publicated in next issue.

by: David S. Murray