Hello Codeforces!

I just wanted to write this short post to thank sammyuri for preparing and authoring Codeforces Round 1044 (Div. 2).

The round was absolutely amazing — six problems with a really nice difficulty curve (500–1000–1750–2250–2750–3250), clear statements, and even one possibly interactive problem to spice things up. What impressed me the most was that he was the only author of the contest, yet the round felt so complete and balanced.

Also, the system testing finished really fast, which shows how well-prepared the problems and test cases were.

As a participant, I truly enjoyed solving the problems and it motivated me to keep learning and improving. It’s not easy to manage all aspects of a contest — from problemsetting, testing, coordination, and polishing everything — but sammyuri managed it in the best possible way.

So from the bottom of my heart: Thank you, sammyuri, for your hard work and for giving us such a great round!

Good luck to everyone in future contests!

— Abu_Safat_Siam