With the high traffic that we have been getting recently, we have been facing issues with our infrastructure, and the participants have not had a seamless contest experience. Keeping this in mind, we are postponing all rated short contests, till a time when we are sure that the contests can be held smoothly, and we've had a smooth testing round. In particular, the Starters contest scheduled for 31st January is being postponed till further announcements. Apologies for the inconvenience.↵
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**Note:** The January Lunchtime remains rated. And the February Long Challenge will take place as usual.↵
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We invite you to participate in CodeChef’s [January Starters](http://bit.ly/START1-Codeforces), this Sunday, 31st January, from [4 PM — 7 PM IST](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=January+Starters&iso=20210131T16&p1=44&ah=3)↵
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The contest will be for **3 hours** and have **6 problems** to solve. It is rated only for the participants of division **3** with their present rating less than **1600**. Others can participate unofficially.↵
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Joining me on the problem setting panel are:↵
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- Admins & Setters: Daanish Mahajan, Smit [user:l_returns,2021-01-30] Mandavia, Akash [user:Whiplash99,2021-01-30] Bhalotia↵
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- Tester & Editorialist: Taranpreet [user:Discombobulated,2021-01-30] Singh↵
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- Statement Verifier: Jakub [user:xellos,2021-01-30] Safin↵
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- Video Editorialists: Chirayu [user:chirayu,2021-01-30] Jain, Prachi [user:agarwal19,2021-01-30] Agarwal, Darshan [user:darshancool25,2021-01-30] Lokhande, Yashodhan [user:holocaust,2021-01-30] Agnihotri, Bharat Singla, Shivam Bohra, Radoslav [user:Radoslav11,2021-01-30] Dimitrov, Aryan Agarwala, Meet [user:mithh_gemphir,2021-01-30] Singh Gambhir↵
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- Mandarin Translator: Qingchuan [user:UoA_ZQC,2021-01-30] Zhang↵
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- Russian Translator: Fedor [user:Fedosik,2021-01-30] Korobeinikov↵
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- Hindi Translator: Akash [user:devils_code,2021-01-30] Srivastava↵
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- Bengali Translator: Mohammad [user:solaimanope,2021-01-30] Solaiman↵
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- Vietnamese Translator: Team VNOI↵
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**Problem Submission:** ↵
Also, if you have some original and engaging problem ideas, and you’re interested in them being used in CodeChef's contests, you can share them [here](www.codechef.com/problemsetting/new-ideas).↵
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**Prizes:** ↵
Top 10 Indian and top 10 Global school students from ranklist will receive certificates and CodeChef laddus, with which they can claim cool CodeChef goodies. Know more [here](https://discuss.codechef.com/t/how-do-i-win-a-codechef-goodie/7344). ↵
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**Video Editorials:**↵
The video editorials of the problems will be available on our [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh-5M0r0SBgb5xNCFXG7aXQ) as soon as the contest ends. Subscribe to get notifications about our new editorials.↵
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Good luck and have fun!↵
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**Note:** The January Lunchtime remains rated. And the February Long Challenge will take place as usual.↵
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Joining me on the problem setting panel are:↵
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- Admins & Setters: Daanish Mahajan, Smit [user:l_returns,2021-01-30] Mandavia, Akash [user:Whiplash99,2021-01-30] Bhalotia↵
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- Tester & Editorialist: Taranpreet [user:Discombobulated,2021-01-30] Singh↵
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- Statement Verifier: Jakub [user:xellos,2021-01-30] Safin↵
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- Video Editorialists: Chirayu [user:chirayu,2021-01-30] Jain, Prachi [user:agarwal19,2021-01-30] Agarwal, Darshan [user:darshancool25,2021-01-30] Lokhande, Yashodhan [user:holocaust,2021-01-30] Agnihotri, Bharat Singla, Shivam Bohra, Radoslav [user:Radoslav11,2021-01-30] Dimitrov, Aryan Agarwala, Meet [user:mithh_gemphir,2021-01-30] Singh Gambhir↵
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- Mandarin Translator: Qingchuan [user:UoA_ZQC,2021-01-30] Zhang↵
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- Russian Translator: Fedor [user:Fedosik,2021-01-30] Korobeinikov↵
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- Hindi Translator: Akash [user:devils_code,2021-01-30] Srivastava↵
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- Bengali Translator: Mohammad [user:solaimanope,2021-01-30] Solaiman↵
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- Vietnamese Translator: Team VNOI↵
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**Problem Submission:** ↵
Also, if you have some original and engaging problem ideas, and you’re interested in them being used in CodeChef's contests, you can share them [here](www.codechef.com/problemsetting/new-ideas).↵
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**Prizes:** ↵
Top 10 Indian and top 10 Global school students from ranklist will receive certificates and CodeChef laddus, with which they can claim cool CodeChef goodies. Know more [here](https://discuss.codechef.com/t/how-do-i-win-a-codechef-goodie/7344). ↵
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**Video Editorials:**↵
The video editorials of the problems will be available on our [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh-5M0r0SBgb5xNCFXG7aXQ) as soon as the contest ends. Subscribe to get notifications about our new editorials.↵
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Good luck and have fun!↵
