Lars Petrus

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lars Petrus
Occupation	Speedcuber
Date Of Birth	Nov 4, 1960(1960-11-04)
Age	64
Country	Sweden
Horoscope	Scorpio

Lars Petrus Biography

Lars Petrus is one of the most popular and richest Speedcuber who was born on November 4, 1960 in Sweden.

The Petrus System was designed as an alternative to the popular layer-based solutions of the early 1980s. Petrus reasoned that as a solver constructs layers, further organization of the cube’s remaining pieces is restricted by what one has already done. In order for a layer-based solution to continue after the first layer had been constructed, the solved portion of the cube would have to be temporarily disassembled while the desired moves were made, then reassembled afterward. Petrus sought to get around this quagmire by solving the cube outwards from one corner, leaving him with unrestricted movement on several sides of the cube as he progressed. This method is often used to solve the cube in a fewest-moves solution.

In 1982, he became the national champion of Sweden, and went on to finish fourth overall at the first official Rubik’s Cube World Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. He later published his method, known as the Petrus system, on the Internet. It became a fairly popular method among intermediate and upper-level speedcubers, although its more recent use has diminished considerably due to the increased predominance of methods such as ZZ, Roux, and CFOP. Petrus won the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves category at the 2005 World Championships held in November 2005 at Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA claiming the US$500 prize. He currently (since 1995) resides in SF Bay Area, California, USA.

Lars Petrus Net Worth

Lars Petrus is one of the richest Speedcuber from Sweden. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lars Petrus 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Lars Erik Petrus (born 4 November 1960 in Luleå in Sweden) is an accomplished speedcuber.

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Facts & Trivia

Ranked on the list of most popular Speedcuber. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sweden. Lars Petrus celebrates birthday on November 4 of every year.

Top Facts about Lars Petrus

1. Lars Erik Petrus was born 4 November 1960 in Luleå in Sweden.
2. He grew up in Gammelstaden just outside of Luleå.
3. He became the national champion of Sweden in 1982 and finished 4th overall at the first Rubik’s Cube World Championships.
4. He published his method, known as the Petrus system, on the Internet.
5. Petrus won the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves category at the 2005 World Championships held in USA.
6. He currently resides in SF Bay Area, California, USA and works as a software developer.
7. His method was designed as an alternative to layer-based solutions, with the idea to solve the cube outwards from one corner.
8. The system uses seven basic steps to solve a Rubik’s Cube.
9. Petrus invented three algorithms to complete the last three steps, which he named Niklas, Sune, and Allan.
10. Modifications have been made over the years to the system to stay on the cutting edge of competitive speedcubing.
11. Petrus has also catalogued and published an explanation of Ikea product names.
12. He took up speedcubing in the early 1980s, when he was unemployed.
13. The Petrus System became popular among intermediate and upper-level speedcubers.
14. Many more algorithms have been added to shave seconds off the solution time.
15. Steps 5+6 or 6+7 are often combined depending on the problems each case presents.