The Library of Competitions
Tian2 Editions
Volume I · MMXXVI
Issue No. 1 — Spring
The Library of Competitions
Tian2 Editions
Tian2 reads the rules so you don't have to. Each competition in this library is researched from official sources only, structured into student and advisor editions, and set with the care of a beloved magazine — so that what you find here is true, complete, and a pleasure to use.
A two-thousand-word essay — and the chance to be read by a panel from Oxford. What the prize actually asks for, and what the best entries have in common.
Twenty open exams, parsed and indexed. What the test actually asks — and what to study for.
The 22 categories, the 12 compliance forms, the AI-use matrix — set in plain English.
From the British Physics Olympiad to Berkeley's brand-new tournament. Six papers, all in the same room.
USA, UK, and Australia's biology olympiads, the Brain Bee, and HOSA's 105 health events.
The USNCO three-part exam, and the Royal Society's UK Chemistry Olympiad.
From the UKMT Junior Challenge to the Harvard-MIT Math Tournament.
The International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition — three rounds, three age groups.
USACO's four divisions, the Congressional App Challenge, and the Australian CAT.
The IOL and NACLO — puzzles in undiscovered languages, no prior knowledge required.
ISEF, JSHS, and the National Science Bowl — full-year research projects and team buzzers.
The American Rocketry Challenge and the Technology Student Association's 42 events.
DECA, FBLA, NEC, the Wharton Global Investment Challenge, and Diamond Challenge.
John Locke, Marshall Society, Concord Review, Cambridge Re:think, NYT, NHD, HIR.
Every competition in the library, with one-line summaries, on a single readable page.
Every claim in this library cites the rule book, the syllabus, or the past paper. Where the official source is silent, we say so — instead of guessing.
A student needs to know what to do this week. An advisor needs a calendar and a sign-off sheet. We publish both, separately, so neither has to wade through the other.
Each playbook ships as a typeset PDF, an HTML article, and an EPUB. Not as a Google Doc. Not as a sales page. As a thing you would want to keep.
The page is opaque paper. If you need to layer, use a flat color stamp.— Tian2 House Style, §3
Every status above is updated when a slice closes — not when we are hoping to finish. A competition is “published” only after both a Student Edition and an Advisor Edition have shipped with a quality report, a build manifest, and a source-confidence note.
Browse by discipline, by season, or by what you'd most like to be doing on a Saturday afternoon.
Our four-layer workflow — source, normalize, analyse, publish — and the standards each edition must clear.
Every competition entry is researched from official sources, written for students and advisors, and published here as a free editorial showcase.