Solving Rubik’s Cubes is a learnable skill. However, to compete at the top level, you’ll have to train hard. Speed cubers can solve a 3×3 cube in under ten seconds these days, after all.

It coincides with the 50th anniversary of Ernő Rubik inventing the original 3x3 cube, with some categories involving competitors being blindfolded or using only one hand. The field includes ...