Hello Codeforces,↵
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I like to code. Entered CP in late 2026; I almost quit cuz it was too hard, but the stuff that's hard is always good.↵
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Looking forward to participating in the Zonal Computing Olympiad (ZCO), the first stage for the **Indian Computing Olympiad (ICO)**.↵
Missing out on ZCO-2026 was a big shame for me, so I want to qualify in the upcoming year.↵
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### The Strat↵
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The exam is held on CodeChef, so I'll start practising more there (forgive me, Mike) and, at the same time, write these blog posts to keep going!↵
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- using the CSES problem set↵
- solving 1100- to 1300-rated CF problems (cuz for some reason these are just better structured)↵
- solving 1400- to 1500-rated CFC problems↵
- fixing my contribution on CF (it's $ -25 $ )↵
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Simple as that.↵
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_ZCO Blog 1 done!_
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I like to code. Entered CP in late 2026; I almost quit cuz it was too hard, but the stuff that's hard is always good.↵
↵
Looking forward to participating in the Zonal Computing Olympiad (ZCO), the first stage for the **Indian Computing Olympiad (ICO)**.↵
Missing out on ZCO-2026 was a big shame for me, so I want to qualify in the upcoming year.↵
↵
### The Strat↵
↵
The exam is held on CodeChef, so I'll start practising more there (forgive me, Mike) and, at the same time, write these blog posts to keep going!↵
↵
- using the CSES problem set↵
- solving 1100- to 1300-rated CF problems (cuz for some reason these are just better structured)↵
- solving 1400- to 1500-rated C
- fixing my contribution on CF (it's $ -25 $ )↵
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Simple as that.↵
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_ZCO Blog 1 done!_



