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In a Women's Chess Championship having 300 entrants, a player is eliminated whenever she loses a match. It is given that no match results in a draw. The number of matches that are played in the entire Championship is:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

In this elimination tournament:

  • Each match eliminates one player
  • To go from 300 players to 1 winner
  • Need to eliminate 299 players
  • Each match eliminates exactly one player
  • No draws possible

Therefore, need exactly 299 matches to eliminate 299 players.

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