Автор Arpa, история, 3 месяца назад, По-английски

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Автор Arpa, история, 4 месяца назад, По-английски

Invitation to the Go for Gold December Long Challenge!

Competitive programmers, get ready! The Go for Gold Long Challenge is back, bringing another thrilling opportunity to test your problem-solving skills and climb the leaderboard on Codeforces!

We are excited to present yet another round of engaging and challenging problems for the community. Whether you're a seasoned competitor or just starting out, this contest is designed to offer a balanced mix of difficulty levels to help everyone push their limits.

The format of the Long Challenge is IOI-style, which includes subtasks in problems, so that everyone can try all of them.

Contest Details

Please join the codeforces group and register for the contest.

Why Should You Join?

  • Enhance Your Competitive Programming Skills
  • Gain Exposure to Unique Problems
  • Engage with an Active Community of Programmers

Contributors

All problems are prepared and tested by DeadlyCritic, ili, amiraskarieh2003, Hooded_Hood, MTSS.

You can join our Discord server for any questions.

We invite you to propose problem ideas for the next rounds. Give back to the community.

The countdown has begun! Mark your calendars and prepare to GoForGold once again. We can’t wait to see your amazing submissions.

Stay tuned for more updates and happy coding!

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Автор Arpa, история, 5 месяцев назад, По-английски

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Автор Arpa, история, 5 месяцев назад, По-английски

Invitation to the Go for Gold November Long Challenge!

Competitive programmers, get ready! The Go for Gold Long Challenge is back, bringing another thrilling opportunity to test your problem-solving skills and climb the leaderboard on Codeforces!

We are excited to present yet another round of engaging and challenging problems for the community. Whether you're a seasoned competitor or just starting out, this contest is designed to offer a balanced mix of difficulty levels to help everyone push their limits.

The format of the Long Challenge is IOI-style, which includes subtasks in problems, so that everyone can try all of them.

Contest Details

Please join the codeforces group and register for the contest.

Why Should You Join?

  • Enhance Your Competitive Programming Skills
  • Gain Exposure to Unique Problems
  • Engage with an Active Community of Programmers

Contributors

All problems are prepared and tested by DeadlyCritic, ili, amiraskarieh2003, Hooded_Hood, MTSS.

You can join our Discord server for any questions.

We invite you to propose problem ideas for the next rounds. Give back to the community.

The countdown has begun! Mark your calendars and prepare to GoForGold once again. We can’t wait to see your amazing submissions.

Stay tuned for more updates and happy coding!

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Автор Arpa, история, 6 месяцев назад, По-английски

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Автор Arpa, история, 6 месяцев назад, По-английски

Invitation to the Go for Gold October Long Challenge!

Competitive programmers, get ready! The Go for Gold Long Challenge is back, bringing another thrilling opportunity to test your problem-solving skills and climb the leaderboard on Codeforces!

We are excited to present yet another round of engaging and challenging problems for the community. Whether you're a seasoned competitor or just starting out, this contest is designed to offer a balanced mix of difficulty levels to help everyone push their limits.

The format of the Long Challenge is IOI-style, which includes subtasks in problems, so that everyone can try all of them.

Contest Details

Please join the codeforces group and register for the contest.

Why Should You Join?

  • Enhance Your Competitive Programming Skills
  • Gain Exposure to Unique Problems
  • Engage with an Active Community of Programmers

Contributors

All problems are prepared and tested by DeadlyCritic, ili, amiraskarieh2003, Hooded_Hood, MTSS.

You can join our Discord server for any questions.

We invite you to propose problem ideas for the next rounds. Give back to the community.

The countdown has begun! Mark your calendars and prepare to GoForGold once again. We can’t wait to see your amazing submissions.

Stay tuned for more updates and happy coding!

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Автор Arpa, история, 7 месяцев назад, По-английски

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Автор Arpa, история, 7 месяцев назад, По-английски

Invitation to the Go for Gold September Long Challenge!

Competitive programmers, get ready! The Go for Gold Long Challenge is back, bringing another thrilling opportunity to test your problem-solving skills and climb the leaderboard on Codeforces!

We are excited to present yet another round of engaging and challenging problems for the community. Whether you're a seasoned competitor or just starting out, this contest is designed to offer a balanced mix of difficulty levels to help everyone push their limits.

The format of the Long Challenge is IOI-style, which includes subtasks in problems, so that everyone can try all of them.

Contest Details

Please join the codeforces group and register for the contest.

Why Should You Join?

  • Enhance Your Competitive Programming Skills
  • Gain Exposure to Unique Problems
  • Engage with an Active Community of Programmers

Contributors

All problems are prepared and tested by DeadlyCritic, ili, amiraskarieh2003, Hooded_Hood.

You can join our Discord server for any questions.

We invite you to propose problem ideas for the next rounds. Give back to the community.

The countdown has begun! Mark your calendars and prepare to GoForGold once again. We can’t wait to see your amazing submissions.

Stay tuned for more updates and happy coding!

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Автор Arpa, история, 8 месяцев назад, По-английски

Invitation to the Go for Gold August Long Challenge!

Competitive programmers, get ready! The Go for Gold Long Challenge is back, bringing another thrilling opportunity to test your problem-solving skills and climb the leaderboard on Codeforces!

We are excited to present yet another round of engaging and challenging problems for the community. Whether you're a seasoned competitor or just starting out, this contest is designed to offer a balanced mix of difficulty levels to help everyone push their limits.

The format of the Long Challenge is IOI-style, which includes subtasks in problems, so that everyone can try all of them.

Contest Details

Please join the codeforces group and register for the contest.

Why Should You Join?

  • Enhance Your Competitive Programming Skills
  • Gain Exposure to Unique Problems
  • Engage with an Active Community of Programmers

Contributors

All problems are prepared and tested by DeadlyCritic, ili, amiraskarieh2003.

You can join our Discord server for any questions.

We invite you to propose problem ideas for the next rounds. We increased our payment rates recently. Give back to the community.

The countdown has begun! Mark your calendars and prepare to GoForGold once again. We can’t wait to see your amazing submissions.

Stay tuned for more updates and happy coding!

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Автор Arpa, история, 9 месяцев назад, По-английски

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Автор Arpa, история, 9 месяцев назад, По-английски

Invitation to the Go for Gold July Long Challenge!

Competitive programmers, get ready! The Go for Gold Long Challenge is back, bringing another thrilling opportunity to test your problem-solving skills and climb the leaderboard on Codeforces!

We are excited to present yet another round of engaging and challenging problems for the community. Whether you're a seasoned competitor or just starting out, this contest is designed to offer a balanced mix of difficulty levels to help everyone push their limits.

Note: We have shifted the format of the Long Challenge from ICPC-style to IOI-style, which includes subtasks in problems, so that everyone can try all of them.

Contest Details

Please join the codeforces group and register for the contest.

Why Should You Join?

  • Enhance Your Competitive Programming Skills
  • Gain Exposure to Unique Problems
  • Engage with an Active Community of Programmers

Contributors

All problems are prepared and tested by DeadlyCritic, ili, Hooded_Hood, amiraskarieh2003.

You can join our Discord server for any questions.

We invite you to propose problem ideas for the next rounds. We increased our payment rates recently. Give back to the community.

The countdown has begun! Mark your calendars and prepare to GoForGold once again. We can’t wait to see your amazing submissions.

Stay tuned for more updates and happy coding!

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Автор Arpa, история, 10 месяцев назад, По-английски

Invitation to the Go for Gold June Long Challenge!

Competitive programmers, get ready! The Go for Gold Long Challenge is back with its fifth iteration, bringing another thrilling opportunity to test your problem-solving skills and climb the leaderboard on Codeforces!

We are excited to present yet another round of engaging and challenging problems for the community. Whether you're a seasoned competitor or just starting out, this contest is designed to offer a balanced mix of difficulty levels to help everyone push their limits.

Note: We have shifted the format of the Long Challenge from ICPC-style to IOI-style, which includes subtasks in problems, so that everyone can try all of them.

Contest Details

Please join the codeforces group and register for the contest.

Why Should You Join?

  • Enhance Your Competitive Programming Skills
  • Gain Exposure to Unique Problems
  • Engage with an Active Community of Programmers

Contributors

All problems are prepared and tested by DeadlyCritic, ili, and me.

You can join our Discord server for any questions.

We invite you to propose problem ideas for the next rounds. We increased our payment rates recently. Give back to the community.

The countdown has begun! Mark your calendars and prepare to GoForGold once again. We can’t wait to see your amazing submissions.

Stay tuned for more updates and happy coding!

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Автор ash1794, история, 10 месяцев назад, По-английски

Hi everyone!

We're excited to share some great news for the international competitive programming community. For the first time, India will be hosting an official OCPC mirror camp this summer, and it's open to teams from around the world!

OCPC x ICPC India Elite Camp 2025 will be held from July 21st-29th 2025 at NST ADYPU Campus in Pune, organized by GoForGold in collaboration with ICPC India. This is part of the international OCPC training circuit, which means we'll be using the same contest sets as the main OCPC camp in Bucharest.

Who can participate?

ICPC World Finalists - Registration fee will be completely waived for Indian ICPC World Finalist teams. International World Finalist teams are also welcome.

Teams Aspiring for ICPC World Finals - Teams from any country that have future attempts left and have exceptional competitive programming profiles will be eligible.

Registration fee: 30,000 INR per team*
*The participation fee for the camp is free. Registration cost includes costs for accommodation and meals.

What to expect

The camp will follow the OCPC format with 7 ICPC-style contests and some rest days. You'll get rigorous training focused on advanced problem-solving techniques, team dynamics, and preparation for high-pressure contest environments. The camp includes all sessions, meals, accommodation, and training materials.

Mirror sites this year

This is part of a broader OCPC ecosystem:

  • Romania: Main OCPC camp in Bucharest (June 21-29)
  • India: Our mirror camp in Pune (July 21-29)
  • Indonesia: BINUS University mirror in Jakarta (late August)

The timing works well for teams worldwide since it's scheduled before the ICPC World Finals, giving teams a chance to get intensive training right when they need it most.

If you're interested in participating, you can apply here:

https://goforgold.in/icpc-elite

For any questions, feel free to reach out:

Looking forward to seeing the world's best competitive programmers come together in India for some intense training!

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Автор Arpa, история, 11 месяцев назад, По-английски

Invitation to the Go for Gold May Long Challenge!

Competitive programmers, get ready! The Go for Gold Long Challenge is back with its fourth iteration, bringing another thrilling opportunity to test your problem-solving skills and climb the leaderboard on Codeforces!

We are excited to present yet another round of engaging and challenging problems for the community. Whether you're a seasoned competitor or just starting out, this contest is designed to offer a balanced mix of difficulty levels to help everyone push their limits.

Note: We have shifted the format of the Long Challenge from ICPC-style to IOI-style, which includes subtasks in problems, so that everyone can try all of them.

Contest Details

Please join the codeforces group and register for the contest.

Why Should You Join?

  • Enhance Your Competitive Programming Skills
  • Gain Exposure to Unique Problems
  • Engage with an Active Community of Programmers

Contributors

All problems are prepared and tested by DeadlyCritic, ili, and me.

You can join our Discord server for any questions.

We invite you to propose problem ideas for the next rounds. We increased our payment rates recently. Give back to the community.

The countdown has begun! Mark your calendars and prepare to GoForGold once again. We can’t wait to see your amazing submissions.

Stay tuned for more updates and happy coding!

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Автор ash1794, 12 месяцев назад, По-английски

Hi everyone!

We're thrilled to share the outcomes of our GoForGold Winter Camp 2024, which marked a significant milestone in strengthening India's competitive programming ecosystem. This December event brought together talented programmers from across the country as part of our ongoing mission to elevate Indian CP to world-class levels.

Participation Statistics This edition had an impressive turnout with: 9 teams qualifying for Asia West Continent Finals (out of 33 total qualifiers) 70 participants in our college-focused GoForGold Camp

Top Performers

We would like to congratulate the top teams and participants across both our divisions. ICPC Camp Division 1

  1. 404_solution_not_found: P.V.Sekhar, sai-17, nishkarsh

  2. poocha kya: _helloLad, Atekichan, sv1shan

  3. SoloTree: Dragokj03, Divine_Spark, evenvalue

ICPC Camp Division 2

  1. Wowwies: jenil0108, UzuHa_NaruSuke rnishu12

  2. Haigure Haigure: wiseeldrich2004, 73501, sojabhai

  3. Last moment: CatFirstSearch, Jrke, Prady

Camp Activities The camp featured a strategically designed curriculum including:

  • ICPC-style daily contests simulating competitive environments
  • In-depth post-contest analysis sessions
  • Specialized classes on advanced topics critical for regional competitions
  • Personalized mentoring to address team-specific challenges

Team Building Activities

During leisure days, participants engaged in various activities including:

  • Outdoor games and sports
  • City excursions
  • Evening discussions and networking events

Closing Ceremony

The camp concluded with an award ceremony recognizing outstanding performers: Medals for top-ranked teams and individuals Certificates of participation for all attendees

Looking Ahead

As we build on the success of this camp, we're excited to announce our upcoming initiatives:

IOI Bootcamp (May-June 2025)

Building on the success of our first camp, we'll want to extend the same in preparing talented school students for the International Olympiad in Informatics. If you'd like to participate come compete at Codechef Start183

Long Challenges

Our monthly contests will continue, providing regular opportunities for participants to hone their skills throughout the year. Come participate in the ongoing edition: GoForGold April ( Blog Post )

Get Involved!

If you're interested in volunteering or participating in upcoming GoForGold events, please contact us at goforgold@newtonschool.co , or reach out to us.

We extend our sincere gratitude to all participants, mentors, and partners who contributed to making the GoForGold Winter Camp 2024 a transformative experience. Together, we're building a stronger, more collaborative competitive programming ecosystem in India!

The GoForGold Team

Enigma27 ash1794

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Автор Arpa, история, 12 месяцев назад, По-английски

Invitation to the Go for Gold April Long Challenge!

Competitive programmers, get ready! The Go for Gold Long Challenge is back with its fourth iteration, bringing another thrilling opportunity to test your problem-solving skills and climb the leaderboard on Codeforces!

We are excited to present yet another round of engaging and challenging problems for the community. Whether you're a seasoned competitor or just starting out, this contest is designed to offer a balanced mix of difficulty levels to help everyone push their limits.

Note: We have shifted the format of the Long Challenge from ICPC-style to IOI-style, which includes subtasks in problems, so that everyone can try all of them.

Contest Details

Please join the codeforces group and register for the contest.

Why Should You Join?

  • Enhance Your Competitive Programming Skills
  • Gain Exposure to Unique Problems
  • Engage with an Active Community of Programmers

Contributors

All problems are prepared and tested by DeadlyCritic, ili, Enigma27, ludo., OIaspirant2307 and me.

You can join our Discord server for any questions.

We invite you to propose problem ideas for the next rounds. We increased our payment rates recently. Give back to the community. Thanks to ProofByContradiction_, AksLolCoding, GM_Dan4Life, lovewingbell, Muhammad-Ahmad for suggesting ideas for this contest!

The countdown has begun! Mark your calendars and prepare to GoForGold once again. We can’t wait to see your amazing submissions.

Stay tuned for more updates and happy coding!

UPD: Editorial is published.

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Автор sv1shan, история, 13 месяцев назад, По-английски

Introducing the Go for Gold March Long Challenge!

Competitive programmers, get ready! The Go for Gold Long Challenge is back with its third iteration, bringing another thrilling opportunity to test your problem-solving skills and climb the leaderboard on Codeforces!

After the success of the first iteration, we are excited to present yet another round of engaging and challenging problems for the community. Whether you're a seasoned competitor or just starting out, this contest is designed to offer a balanced mix of difficulty levels to help everyone push their limits.

What’s Special About This Challenge?

  • Handcrafted Problems: The contest is a mix of some classical educational problems picked from CF and some fresh algorithmic challenges carefully curated to test your logical thinking, algorithmic optimisation skills, and competitive programming prowess.
  • Diverse Difficulty Levels: Problems ranging from beginner-friendly to advanced, ensuring that everyone has something to tackle.
  • Community-Driven Contest: Hosted in the Go for Gold group on Codeforces, this contest is built by the community, for the community!
  • Learning and Improvement: Get exposed to new problem-solving techniques and discuss solutions with fellow competitors after the contest.

Contest Detail :

Please join the codeforces group : https://mirror.codeforces.com/group/OseQ3LxgeG and register for the contest.

  • Start time : 21th March 2025, 03:00 PM (IST)
  • End time : 30th March 2025, 12:00 AM (IST)

Why Should You Join?

  • Enhance Your Competitive Programming Skills
  • Gain Exposure to Unique Problems
  • Engage with an Active Community of Programmers

Contributors

All problems are prepared and tested by kalpitdon7 ,Enigma27,sidlad,ludo., BiggestOtaku, heyyyankit, OIaspirant2307 and me (sv1shan)

You can join our discord server for any questions or volunteering for future contests: Discord Invite

From the next iteration as we will get more volunteers and sponsors, we will try to have all new problems. If you want to contribute : Please fill this form.

The countdown has begun! Mark your calendars and prepare to Go for Gold once again. We can’t wait to see your amazing submissions.

Stay tuned for more updates and happy coding!

Update : Two new problems have been released.

Note: We are going to be adding more problems as the contest goes on.

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Автор aucoder123, история, 14 месяцев назад, По-английски

Introducing the Go for Gold February Long Challenge!

Competitive programmers, get ready! The Go for Gold Long Challenge is back with its second iteration, bringing another thrilling opportunity to test your problem-solving skills and climb the leaderboard on Codeforces!

After the success of the first iteration, we are excited to present yet another round of engaging and challenging problems for the community. Whether you're a seasoned competitor or just starting out, this contest is designed to offer a balanced mix of difficulty levels to help everyone push their limits.

What’s Special About This Challenge?

  • Handcrafted Problems: The contest is a mix of some classical educational problems picked from CF and some fresh algorithmic challenges carefully curated to test your logical thinking, algorithmic optimisation skills, and competitive programming prowess.
  • Diverse Difficulty Levels: Problems ranging from beginner-friendly to advanced, ensuring that everyone has something to tackle.
  • Community-Driven Contest: Hosted in the Go for Gold group on Codeforces, this contest is built by the community, for the community!
  • Learning and Improvement: Get exposed to new problem-solving techniques and discuss solutions with fellow competitors after the contest.

Contest Detail :

Please join the codeforces group : https://mirror.codeforces.com/group/OseQ3LxgeG and register for the contest.

  • Start time : 21th Feb 2025, 03:00 PM (IST)
  • End time : 2nd March 2025, 12:00 AM (IST)

Why Should You Join?

  • Enhance Your Competitive Programming Skills
  • Gain Exposure to Unique Problems
  • Engage with an Active Community of Programmers

Contributors

All problems are prepared by Dragonado ,Enigma27,evenvalue,ash1794 and me (aucoder123)

UPDATE

The contest has started

You can join our discord server for any questions or volunteering for future contests: Discord Invite

From the next iteration as we will get more volunteers and sponsors, we will try to have all new problems. If you want to contribute : Please fill this form.

The countdown has begun! Mark your calendars and prepare to Go for Gold once again. We can’t wait to see your amazing submissions.

Stay tuned for more updates and happy coding!

UPDATE 2 : Hints/topics are published

Colorful cycles
Jenil's Door Dillema
Goku play with numbers
Weird Panda
Ultimate Divisor
Saiyans in Wetlands
Number Game
Collatz 2
Vertex Permutation
Matrix Trouble
Palindrome Master
Good Rectangles
The Final Obstacle
Difficulty Order as per Setters

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Автор evenvalue, 15 месяцев назад, По-английски

Hello, Codeforces Community!

We are excited to introduce the GoForGold Long Challenges.

The long challenge format is where contestants are given a long period of time, usually a week or several days, to work on a set of problems. Some notable examples include CodeChef Long Challenges (discontinued) and HackerEarth Circuits (discontinued).

We will host GoForGold Long Challenges every month .

The duration will be ~10 days (from Friday afternoon to next Sunday midnight).

Why Long Challenges?

Short contests are fun, and almost all the recognized competitions are in this format only. The adrenaline rush they provide is what makes CP a sport, but there are some really good benefits of Long challenges :

  • Longer duration allows us to give contests in a much more relaxed environment.
  • We can attempt much harder problems as compared as we have more time to crack it.
  • There is a bigger room for learning a new algorithm, data structure, or some non-trivial trick or technique in a long contest.
  • As many participants are trying the same problems for 7-10 days, thus you have a larger community to discuss the problem.
  • The community is much more active because of the longer duration of the contest.
  • Many people miss the contests because of odd timing, clashes with their exams, etc in short contests but here everyone can participate as per their own convenience.
  • In a typical short contest, participants solve the problems which are easy for them in the first half and then solve the problems which really matter to them in the second half. In a long challenge you solve those easier problems on the first day and then spend the rest of the days on the problems which will challenge you.

This is a community driven initiative and all the problems are prepared/picked by the community. This is the first iteration and the problems will be a mix of old and new problems of varying difficulty level (800-2700). The nature of the problem will be educational and not ad-hoc.

We will also release topics and hints on day-7 so that participants will have 3 more days in which they can learn the concept and try the problem again. We will host the post contest discussion of the contest along with some learning sessions on the topics involved.

Update

Problems discussion with jenil0108 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygil6-ttQ_4

  • You can join our discord server for any questions or volunteering for future contests: Discord Invite

  • From the next iteration as we will get more volunteers and sponsors, we will try to have all new problems. If you want to contribute : Please fill this form.

Contest Detail :

Please join the codeforces group : https://mirror.codeforces.com/group/OseQ3LxgeG and register for the contest.

  • Start time : 17th Jan 2025, 03:00 PM (IST)
  • End time : 27th Jan 2025, 12:00 AM (IST)

Contributors

UPDATE : The contest has started

UPDATE 2 : Hints/topics/resources are published

King's Pass
Forgotten Crossroads
Greenpath
Fog Canyon
Fungal Wastes
City of Tears
Crystal Peak (Hard Version)
Resting Grounds
Royal Waterways
Kingdom's Edge
Deepnest
Difficulty Order as per setters

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