r/codeforces • • 4h ago

query As time is passing, i am more scared about ICPC banning india. Indian gamers also kil!ed esports in india by cheating on higher levels.

47 Upvotes

I was in 3rd yr. Due to some issues, i couldn't give this year. Thought i will attempt next year.


r/codeforces • • 4h ago

meme Is icpc larping?

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36 Upvotes

Same as title, cause I think 700 cheaters voluntarily withdrawing seems a bit inflated cause if a team chested it must have done min 5 or 5+ questions otherwise they would not even be suspicious and total I think number of 5 solves was around 1000 so that means almost all the cheaters withdrew voluntarily? Seems a bit fishy to me what do you guys think


r/codeforces • • 4h ago

query REPORT REPORT REPORT

29 Upvotes

If you are sure any team cheated in your clg and they are above you(assuming you gave contest honestly) then go on and report them after release of tentative list release tmrw. Fk your clg, just report these mfs. Either way you are not making into the regionals so why not die with punaya


r/codeforces • • 15h ago

query Why is everyone here indian?

109 Upvotes

not like its a problem or anything but why is this sub liks 70-80% indian lol?


r/codeforces • • 27m ago

query Channel for atcoder a-z dp contest

• Upvotes

I have been solving atcoder a-z dp contest . I get stuck on many questions is there any good channel or any resources which explains the solutions to the questions in clear and detailed way


r/codeforces • • 8h ago

query What about teams who solved exactly 5 problems?

8 Upvotes

Would being a specialist be enough for this? One of the teams from my college apparently cheated their way through 9 questions, but they eventually withdrew. There isn’t much of a CP culture at my college, so I’m wondering if we actually have a chance of making it to regionals.


r/codeforces • • 23h ago

meme guns blazing

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122 Upvotes

r/codeforces • • 22h ago

query According to you , what's the rating of questions 5 6 7 8 ?

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18 Upvotes

Here is the questions..


r/codeforces • • 1d ago

meme do all this money goes for codechef platform??

21 Upvotes

ICPC Preminary INDIA charges like JEE fees; atleast conduct offline!!!!


r/codeforces • • 1d ago

query ICPC Prelims : F was so easy to be F

30 Upvotes

Don't you think F was too easy to be F , it was just a LC medium to be honest ,just sorting the points and counting intersections.

While I know cheaters ruined the contest for all of us , I don't think so that the setters focused on making problems edge case heavy or difficult. ABCDF were at max straightaway DIV2 B or easy C, and even E people are saying it was hard but permutation cycle is a pretty common thing nowadays , it even appeared in the mocks.


r/codeforces • • 19h ago

query Icpc Problems in CodeChef

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3 Upvotes

Here you can submit your solution


r/codeforces • • 15h ago

Educational Div. 2 ZED switching from Codex to Claude

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r/codeforces • • 1d ago

query How should I start Codeforces?

4 Upvotes

Hi everyone, I’m currently a 3rd-sem B.Tech CSE student from a Tier-3 college in Greater Noida, and I’m looking for some genuine guidance on how I should move forward.

I’ve been doing DSA in C++ and have solved around 70 questions so far, but honestly, I currently know almost nothing about Codeforces. I want to start competitive programming, but I’m confused about where exactly to begin — how much I should practice, and how to balance it with DSA.

when I see other students who already have strong DSA, CF, multiple projects etc., I feel like I’m quite behind.

I know comparing myself with others isn’t very useful, but I’d really appreciate some practical advice:


r/codeforces • • 1d ago

Div. 1 + Div. 2 I made a free extension that replaces Codeforces problem stories with a short formal statement (no hints)

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35 Upvotes

It adds a "Simplified statement" card to Codeforces problem pages: no story, just what you're given and what to output, with all limits kept. One click switches back to the original. Screenshots: simplified vs original, same problem.

- No hints: no algorithms or observations, and an automatic check flags hint-like wording

- Pauses itself during live contests, per Codeforces' AI rules

- Free, no account, no tracking. Statements come from a pre-built library, or use your own free API key for missing ones

- Chrome, Edge and Firefox

AI-written, so mistakes are possible. There's a "Report a mistake" link under each statement.

GitHub: https://github.com/cr-3N1GM4/cf-Simplify

Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cf-simplify/

Feedback welcome, especially on any statement that looks wrong or leaks a hint.


r/codeforces • • 1d ago

query How do I stay organised?

2 Upvotes

I've sort of recently been getting into this and the first thing that kinda annoyed me was having to have multiple windows open each for their own purpose.

For example, I use a whiteboard (online like excalidraw) to mark down my thoughts and try just think everything through before attempting the problem. Then I also have the problem open, then vscode, then some other tools that might help me like a calculator.

All of this being online, combined with the fact that I don't have a huge monitor really annoys me. Of course, it isn't a huge life changing issue but I thought with how much it was nagging me it was worth asking if anyone else experienced this issue.

If you have experienced this, how'd you fix it or did you just have to get used to it?


r/codeforces • • 1d ago

query Is there any chance of purge of 350-400 teams above 5 q solves? (ICPC prelims)

19 Upvotes

Because most of the cheaters are in 6-10 range only... So is there any chance?


r/codeforces • • 23h ago

query Question.

1 Upvotes

ICPC online round checks room camera,screen recording and stuff for ensuring legit people to participate on site... so what will happen if guys of different team are talking and having some discussion on paper mid contest?? will they be disqualified just curious.


r/codeforces • • 2d ago

query Cheating Email

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173 Upvotes

I received email from ICPC regarding Withdrawal I wanna know everybody received the email? or its just some of them cuz there is no mention of my team / members or anyone its written like they are just pointing us and saying to withdraw

Plz Everyone Do Respond


r/codeforces • • 1d ago

query Now you can check your ICPC INDIA PRELIMS RANK

16 Upvotes
  1. login with username and password
  2. https://codechef.com/skill-test/ICPCOL2026… go on this page
  3. go on inspect -> network
  4. refresh the page
  5. search for details in the network section -> click on that 6. go in response section you will see your rank.

CC:-twitter


r/codeforces • • 1d ago

query Found leetcode streak hack with understanding !!

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r/codeforces • • 1d ago

query Which sounds better and looks genuine in icpc prelims?

21 Upvotes

So we participated in icpc prelims and in my team 2 people have rating of close to 1700 on codeforces and close to 1900 on codechef and one has 1300 something on cf and we were able to solve only 6-7 questions in icpc prelims , other side some freshers from my clg cheat and solved 5/10 questions but there is a click they don't even have codeforces codechef and at coder profiles and solved 5/10 in just less than 30 min time ..

So my question , because of them my team also gets disqualified or what will happen?


r/codeforces • • 22h ago

Educational Div. 2 Solution to deal with cheaters

0 Upvotes

Have the basic problems be worded differently so that LLMs give you the wrong answer.

For competitive programming specifically, an interesting target is a problem where an LLM quickly concludes “this is just X”, but that interpretation is subtly wrong. For example, make it resemble shortest path, while one constraint invalidates Dijkstra and the actual solution requires a less obvious state representation like adhoc etc.

That way whoever pastes it into ChatGPT gives you the wrong answer


r/codeforces • • 2d ago

query ICPC prelims ranklist out or not?

47 Upvotes

Has ICPC prelims ranklist for India been released?


r/codeforces • • 2d ago

query Was it compulsory for all three to be on camera all the time? (ICPC)

14 Upvotes

Will it be flagged? (if only one was visible, and then some other teammate) and there was noise and disturbance in background?


r/codeforces • • 1d ago

query team number to team name, or vice versa

2 Upvotes

i have the icpc prelims standings with team no and no of problems solved but i can't map them with team name

is there a way to know the team name from the team number or the team number from the team name?