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My 2025 Competitive Programming Roadmap

January 10, 2025
5 min read

The Goal

By the end of 2025, I want to reach Candidate Master on Codeforces (rating 1900+). Currently I'm working toward Specialist, so this requires significant improvement.

Monthly Breakdown

January–March: Solidify fundamentals

Complete all CSES problem set sections
Focus: DP, graphs, trees, math

April–June: Contest consistency

Participate in every Codeforces Div. 2 round
Target: Solve 3 problems per contest consistently

July–September: Push difficulty

Awardt solving Div. 1 D problems
Practice virtual contests from past rounds

October–December: Peak performance

Full contest mode, analyze all mistakes
Target: 10+ contest improvement

Resources

cp-algorithms.com for theory
Codeforces editorial for every failed attempt
Track progress on Codeforces stats page

Let's see how this goes.