Thread - Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest

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This is a restricted thread corresponding to an ongoing contest at LMI. This mainly means :

Comments posted in the thread after the contest started can only be viewed by players who have finished the contest. If you are not logged in to forum or if you have not finished the contest, you will see first few characters of the post.

The purpose is to encourage players to freely post comments while the contest is running.

Admins can make the post public before the contest is over, if it does not reveal anything about the puzzles. All the posts will be made public after the contest is over.

Some notes about April Contest 2026

Please note this contest will have a slightly different format than regular LMI tests.
Key differences from regular LMI tests:
1. There is no IB (i.e. no Instructions Booklet). If you have any questions about any puzzle, please ask here in the forum.
2. The PB (Puzzle Booklet) does not have any password.
3. You can download the pdf when the contest starts and start solving. Login at the contest page and click on "Start test" to start submitting.
4. There is no time limit other than the 10 day duration. You can submit until the contest ends.
5. There will be some optimizer puzzles. Other puzzles will be very hard (compared to regular LMI tests)
6. Same scores will have same rank (i.e. early submissions do not count towards rank)

Other important points:
7. There shall be no online solving interface (like penpa) provided for this test.
8. The score page shall be made available later.
9. There shall be 10 pages in the Puzzle Booklet.
10. Participants can submit answers any number of times. The last submission shall be considered for scoring.
11. There shall be no separate notification on submitting answers.


Restricted Thread This is a restricted thread corresponding to an ongoing contest at LMI. This mainly means : Comments posted in the thread after the contest started can only be viewed by players who have finished the contest. If you are not logged in to forum or if you have not finished the contest, you will see first few characters of the post. The purpose is to encourage players to freely post comments while the contest is running. Admins can make the post public before the contest is over, if it does not reveal anything about the puzzles. All the posts will be made public after the contest is over.
	@ 2026-04-15 4:34 AM (#39344) (#39344) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1980 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2026-04-15 4:34 AM This annual contest shall take place from 19-28 April 2026. More details shall be shared in subsequent posts soon.
	@ 2026-04-15 4:36 AM (#39345 - in reply to #39344) (#39345) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1980 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2026-04-15 4:36 AM Some notes about April Contest 2026 Please note this contest will have a slightly different format than regular LMI tests. Key differences from regular LMI tests: 1. There is no IB (i.e. no Instructions Booklet). If you have any questions about any puzzle, please ask here in the forum. 2. The PB (Puzzle Booklet) does not have any password. 3. You can download the pdf when the contest starts and start solving. Login at the contest page and click on "Start test" to start submitting. 4. There is no time limit other than the 10 day duration. You can submit until the contest ends. 5. There will be some optimizer puzzles. Other puzzles will be very hard (compared to regular LMI tests) 6. Same scores will have same rank (i.e. early submissions do not count towards rank) Other important points: 7. There shall be no online solving interface (like penpa) provided for this test. 8. The score page shall be made available later. 9. There shall be 10 pages in the Puzzle Booklet. 10. Participants can submit answers any number of times. The last submission shall be considered for scoring. 11. There shall be no separate notification on submitting answers.
	@ 2026-04-19 7:58 AM (#39433 - in reply to #39344) (#39433) Top
professorX Posts: 44 Country : India	professorX posted @ 2026-04-19 7:58 AM At what time will the contest start?
	@ 2026-04-19 9:29 AM (#39434 - in reply to #39433) (#39434) Top
Administrator Posts: 3598 Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2026-04-19 9:29 AM professorX - 2026-04-19 7:58 AM At what time will the contest start? Oh my bad, thought the header was up. It starts at noon India time.
	@ 2026-04-19 11:59 AM (#39435 - in reply to #39344) (#39435) Top
Administrator Posts: 3598 Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2026-04-19 11:59 AM The Puzzle Booklet is now available. Good luck to all participants!
	@ 2026-04-19 12:55 PM (#39436 - in reply to #39344) (#39436) Top
Administrator Posts: 3598 Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2026-04-19 12:55 PM The marked This post is restricted and you are seeing only the first few characters. You can view complete post after finishing the test and logging in to the forum. You can also view the complete post after the test is over.