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By pskobx, 33 hours ago, translation, In English

Hello! Codeforces Round 991 (Div. 3) will start at Dec/05/2024 17:35 (Moscow time). You will be offered 6-8 problems with expected difficulties to compose an interesting competition for participants with ratings up to 1600. However, all of you who wish to take part and have a rating of 1600 or higher, can register for the round unofficially.

The round will be hosted by rules of educational rounds (extended ICPC). Thus, solutions will be judged on preliminary tests during the round, and after the round, it will be a 12-hour phase of open hacks. After open hacks all accepted solutions will be rejudged on successful hacks.

You will be given 6-8 problems and 2 hours and 15 minutes to solve them.

Note that the penalty for the wrong submission in this round is 10 minutes.

Remember that only the trusted participants of the third division will be included in the official standings table. As it is written by link, this is a compulsory measure for combating unsporting behavior. To qualify as a trusted participant of the third division, you must:

  • take part in at least five rated rounds (and solve at least one problem in each of them)
  • do not have a point of 1900 or higher in the rating.

Regardless of whether you are a trusted participant of the third division or not, if your rating is less than 1600, then the round will be rated for you.

Problems have been created and written by our team: AVdovin, DanGolov, kbats183, Vladosiya and pskobx.

We would like to thank:

  1. MikeMirzayanov for Polygon and Codeforces platforms.

  2. Vladosiya for coordination.

  3. EgorUlin, qsmcgogo, molney, misorin, vladmart, Blinov_Artemii for yellow testing.

  4. snasibov05, FBI for purple testing.

  5. artcosec, Pslnd, _icy_, Gabbasov, UniversalAdmin for blue testing.

  6. dmit_brit, WahidmShafin, Osama.Rafat100 for cyan testing.

  7. Kaushal_26 for green testing.

Good luck!

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yay! Vladosiya round

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first comment :D

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As an author, I want to admit, that I am an e-girl...

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Tread on me plz!!!(♡▽♡)

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Good luck

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Capture

non-Notorious Coincidence

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Sad Bad Terrible Day

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If I don't become specialist after this round, I'll quit CP.

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pskobx is this a pose in your pic?

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As a user, I wish everybody good luck!

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Respect to everyone competing—turning simple fishing into a true test of skill!

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Why I'm not given an invite to my email yet?

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I would like to thank all of the problems writers and testers for their efforts in order for this round to be conducted.
I am excited to compete and do some brain storming.
I hope y'all enjoy this round and reach the rate you want.

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Hoping for the best Div 3 round!

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Hoping that there are no interactives in this one

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Why are there so many yellows testing the round lmao

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As a green tester, problems are exciting. I recommend participating, and wish you good luck and have fun.

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xD

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who knows how to build my Chaska?

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is it possible to get high rating without an anime PFP?

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    look like someone is going to be expert soon good luck buddy

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      Thanks Mate!!! Best of luck for your conquest towards higher ratings!.....

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    no

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      How do you practice codeforces?? I am grinding towards becoming Expert but stil struggle. Please help. Thanks!

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        i read a problem, and if i dont have an idea within 5 minutes i read the editorial and then try to understand where my thinking went wrong. this way of practicing is how i reached expert so quickly. hope this helps

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          So you dont give too much time to ponder about the approach. Interesting. Thanks !..

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            i believe that if i am truly able to solve the problem i will probably get the solution in about 10 minutes. and i dont think its worth it to struggle for hours just to be able to say that you solved without editorial. also often it happens that you just dont know a technique that is key to solving the problem, and i dont understand why i would bother if that is the case

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              great mine approach is also similar to you

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I think that I can also participate officially :) I am an Expert with a 1600 rating now.

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in div3 the number of problems u solve and how quickly u solve them matters? not which problem A or G u solved ? right ?