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2021-02-16 18:54:49 Intramural Round problems

We have prepared new tournament problems for you. They will be played during the Intramural Round 19-22 March, online.

Good luck and have fun solving them!

During next week we will post one more problem from our sponsors.

Special thanks to Aleksandr Zubankov and Daryna Zavadska for help in problems preparation. Відкрити / Коментувати

2021-02-09 11:30:23 ​​ Extramural Round results

Our team has reviewed solutions and is ready to release the results!
You can see the detailed scores in the image below.

This year we decided to qualify all the teams for the Intramural Round.

Dates of the Intramural Round: 19-22 March, online

Soon we will publish new problems and rules of the Tournament.

Congratulations to all the teams and see you in March! Відкрити / Коментувати

2021-01-25 20:43:59 IST pinned «​​Deadline is extended untill 31 January! Due to the technical reasons, the organization team decided to extend the Extramural round. Reminder: you don’t need to have a full team at the moment of registration. You can register only a captain and form the…» Відкрити / Коментувати

2021-01-25 20:43:36 ​​Deadline is extended untill 31 January!

Due to the technical reasons, the organization team decided to extend the Extramural round.

Reminder: you don’t need to have a full team at the moment of registration. You can register only a captain and form the rest of the team until the Intramural round in March.

Will be happy to see your team in IST!

Register for the tournament
Solve 2/3 problems for the Extramural round

Send solutions to: ist.ukr.organizers@gmail.com Відкрити / Коментувати

2021-01-15 18:55:13 Today meet the co-founder of our tornament – Andrii Poturai!

Specialization: Organic Synthesis, Chemoinformatics
Scientific activities: Computer-aided drug design, synthesis and study of the stability of organic compounds

3 words about IST: Tenacity. Passion. Enthusiasm

Key to victory: give your best and enjoy the polemic

Game advise: “Every smart player can set the tone in a good discussion, but never forget your role in a scientific fight!” Відкрити / Коментувати

2021-01-08 14:46:53 Why we love online-tournaments

Last year brought us a new format of online-tournaments. There are a few reasons why they are a good alternative to live competitions and how you could enjoy them.

Discord voice chats - less stress, play and enjoy the same atmosphere from home
Team discussions - keep in touch with your team through messengers during fights, and discuss all the details in discord voice chats after
Prizes - will ship them to you quite soon to remind about tournament, teammates and scientific discussions

Want to try and show yourself this spring?
You still have time to solve the problems and register your team!

Register for the tournament

Solve 2/3 problems for the Extramural round

Send solutions to: ist.ukr.organizers@gmail.com Відкрити / Коментувати

2021-01-01 01:10:57 Dear participants!

We want to thank everyone for being here with us! 2020 hasn't been an easy year for all of us, but we've tried our best to keep you interested!

Very soon we will discuss with you the plans for the next year .

Our team wishes you happy holidays and a lot of success in the upcoming year! Happy New Year Відкрити / Коментувати

2020-12-30 22:30:02 Tournament advices from our organization team

While you find a team and prepare for the Extramural round, we’ve asked our experienced in tournaments organizers for some useful advices.

Roman Zinchuk for captains
How better to start a tournament preparation?
First, find a team and choose a captain. Next, assess the problems and select the most interesting - they will be your main accent. Do a detailed literature review and have a whole-team brainstorm to find potential ideas for solutions.
How should the captain organize a team?
No need to strictly control the team. Better to supervise and let every member do their part. The captain is a mentor, not someone with an iron fist.

Andrii Poturai for game tactics
Top-3 opponent mistakes:
1 - Estimate the reporter’s problem relying on your solution
2 - Accent on report's mistakes only
3 - To be the reporter’s interviewer instead of the opponent
What must a good reviewer know?
The reviewer is a moderator of the discussion. His task is to estimate the reporter’s Відкрити / Коментувати

2020-12-14 12:54:36 ​​ Time to meet our team

Hi ! Let's get to know each other. We’re glad to introduce our organization team to you.
This rubric will be opened by the most experienced member of ours. One of the founders of the tournament - Roman Zinchuk!

Specialization: biophotonics
Scientific activities: PhD in intracellular dynamics studies using quantitative phase imaging

3 words about IST: Science. Networking. Discussion

Key to victory: strategic planning of game
Game advice: «Teams, do not forget about the main priority of the competition, try to predict questions of the opponents and develop the plan to win a discussion.»
And now we would like to know field of studies, in which you’re specialized ? Відкрити / Коментувати