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By K1o0n, 2 weeks ago, translation, In English

Thank you all for participating!

2275A - In Search of Convenience

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2275B - Did Not Go to Print

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2275C - Unrequited Love

Solution
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2275D - Precision Alignment

Solution
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2275E - Repentance Is Already on the Way

Solution
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2275F - Tea Blend

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2275G - Copper Squander

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2275H - A Problem to Warm Up the Eyebrows

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By K1o0n, 3 weeks ago, translation, In English

Hello! We invite you to participate in Codeforces Round 1125 (Div. 3), which will take place on Oct/07/2026 17:45 (Moscow time).

This will be a Division 3 round. You will be given 8 problems, authored by me and polished to perfection with the help of Noobish_Monk and Gornak40, as well as 2 hours and 30 minutes to solve them.

The round will be hosted by rules of educational rounds (extended ICPC). Thus, all solutions will be judged on preliminary tests during the round, and after the round, there will be a 12-hour phase of open hacks. After the open hack phase, all accepted solutions will be rejudged on successful hacks. Also, note that there is no score distribution but the usual penalty of 10 minutes for each wrong submission, following the rules of educational rounds.

We remind you that only trusted participants of the third division will be included in the official standings. This is a necessary measure to combat unsporting behavior. To qualify as a trusted participant of the third division, you must:

  • have participated in at least five rated rounds (and solved at least one problem in each of them)

  • have never had a rating of 1900 or higher.

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 (unless you register unrated).

Note the rule restricting the use of AI. Previous announcements have already tried to scare you, so we will carry on the tradition: if you are caught breaking these rules, you will be sent straight into Gornak40's enclosure with the enraged gorillas.

I would like to thank the following people:

Good luck!

The round team
Once upon a time, photos of the authors were a beloved tradition in Codeforces announcements — so we decided to take a little trip down memory lane.

upd: Congratulations to the winners!

Trusted participants:

  1. phibrain
  2. iaica1488
  3. lixintianshen
  4. JustPinkiePie
  5. t3jtex

All participants:

  1. abc864197532
  2. paracompact
  3. peti1234
  4. leg
  5. StarSilk

We have also published the editorial.

upd2: First solves by problems:

Problem A B C D E F G H
First to solve ErrBrush paracompact MuoohlAG dinhphong0703 anuintech Adhoom Horka RunTimeError2011
Time 00:01 00:03 00:05 00:06 00:09 00:12 00:14 00:17

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By K1o0n, 18 months ago, translation, In English

While testing one contest I encountered an issue. There are a lot of submissions, as well as submissions that it would be convenient to add to the problem. Supposedly, there is a button “To problem”, when you click on it, the submission should be added to the problem. But here's the problem, I don't have the rights (picture). The task on the polygon is mine (Access Type: OWNER).

If anyone knows how to solve this, please help. (I didn't find the answer to the title of the post, I searched)

=== Solved, sorry for the trouble.

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By K1o0n, 2 years ago, translation, In English

Hello, Codeforces! We are pleased to invite you to Codeforces Round 957 (Div. 3), which will be held on Jul/11/2024 17:35 (Moscow time).

The round will be hosted by rules of educational rounds (extended ICPC). You will be offered 7 problems, which I with Noobish_Monk, ErnKor, Kmes and ArSarapkin have prepared for you.

The rules of the third division are:

  • The penalty for a wrong submission is 10 minutes.

  • 12-hour phase of open hacks after the end of the round (hacks do not give additional points)

  • after the end of the open hacking phase, all solutions will be tested on the updated set of tests, and the ratings recalculated.

Reminding you, that only trusted participants of the third division will be included in the official standings table. This is a forced 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 (or you are a newcomer/unrated), then the round will be rated for you.

We would like to thank everybody, who helped in preparing this round:

Good luck!

UPD1 After the end of the round, Shayan will broadcast the solutions, a recording will also be available, but we will also prepare a textual editorial.

UPD2 Video Discussion by Shayan

UPD3 Video of solving the round + Editorial by the "winner" of this round, neal

UPD4 Editorial.

UPD5 Congratulations for the winners:

Official:

  1. thegoat

  2. shil_pelmen

  3. xiojoy

  4. _duskTempest

  5. LargeRice

Official + Unofficial:

  1. tourist

  2. neal

  3. Dominater069

  4. abc864197532

  5. hitonanode

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