Hi Codeforces,↵
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This Saturday the 9th of may, starting at [13.00 CEST](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Benelux+Freshmen+Programming+Contests+2026+Online+Mirror&iso=20260509T13&p1=16&ah=4) we will hold a mirror of the Benelux Freshmen Programming Contests. It is an ICPC-style contest lasting $4$ hours. ↵
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The problemset was made in collaboration with alumni and students from Dutch universities, and was used as a Freshmen Programming Contest at some Dutch and Belgian universities. The problems are designed to be a gentle introduction to competitive programming while on the harder end still being a challenge for experienced participants. In terms of codeforces ratings it should be similar to division $3$, but with a slightly wider difficulty range (easier and harder problems). ↵
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You are free to make an account and compete on this website: [https://fpcs2026.bapc.eu/public](https://fpcs2026.bapc.eu/public) (the website will be up sometime later this week). The contest was designed for teams of at most $3$ people without internet access. Feel free to use the internet in the mirror, but please refrain from using AI.↵
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Hope to see you on the scoreboard!↵
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**Update:** Solution slides, onsite scoreboard and jury reference solutions can be found at: [FPC Archive](https://chipcie.wisv.ch/archive/fpc/)
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This Saturday the 9th of may, starting at [13.00 CEST](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Benelux+Freshmen+Programming+Contests+2026+Online+Mirror&iso=20260509T13&p1=16&ah=4) we will hold a mirror of the Benelux Freshmen Programming Contests. It is an ICPC-style contest lasting $4$ hours. ↵
↵
The problemset was made in collaboration with alumni and students from Dutch universities, and was used as a Freshmen Programming Contest at some Dutch and Belgian universities. The problems are designed to be a gentle introduction to competitive programming while on the harder end still being a challenge for experienced participants. In terms of codeforces ratings it should be similar to division $3$, but with a slightly wider difficulty range (easier and harder problems). ↵
↵
You are free to make an account and compete on this website: [https://fpcs2026.bapc.eu/public](https://fpcs2026.bapc.eu/public) (the website will be up sometime later this week). The contest was designed for teams of at most $3$ people without internet access. Feel free to use the internet in the mirror, but please refrain from using AI.↵
↵
Hope to see you on the scoreboard!↵
↵
**Update:** Solution slides, onsite scoreboard and jury reference solutions can be found at: [FPC Archive](https://chipcie.wisv.ch/archive/fpc/)
