I'm Algerian, and a few weeks ago I was genuinely excited when I discovered that Algeria has a single Grandmaster on Codeforces. That motivated me deeply. I wanted to grind hard and become the second one. A real goal, a real inspiration. But then I started looking closer. And that excitement slowly turned into disappointment.

What made me suspicious

This user Tipa , not long ago, was visibly struggling with Div. 3 and Div. 4 A and B problems. Their submissions showed it — wrong answers, slow thinking, basic mistakes. That's completely normal for a developing competitive programmer. Then, in a surprisingly short period of time — they hit Grandmaster. No gradual climb. No visible improvement trajectory. Just a sudden jump to one of the highest ranks on this platform.

I'm not making accusations — I'm asking you to look

I'm not here to cancel anyone. I could be wrong. But I invite you to check their submission history yourself:

• Look at the difficulty of problems they solved over time.
• Look at the timing and patterns of their submissions.
• Compare their early performance with their rated contest results.

The data is public. Judge for yourself.

Why this matters to me :

Algeria has one Grandmaster. One. When I saw that, I felt pride and hunger — I wanted to earn that rank and make it two. Legitimately, through real grinding and real improvement. If that rank was earned through dishonest means, it doesn't just affect a leaderboard. It affects people like me who look at it for inspiration.

I hope I'm wrong. But I can't stay silent about something that's been bothering me.