The question is how many matches do you need to hold in a grand slam, to declare the winner, when the number of starting players is 8192? To answer this question you don't need to use any advanced math and not even a calculator. The less math you use and the more logic you apply - the easier and faster the answer gets...
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Did you mean 13 rounds? Well I meant to ask how many matches (one on one matches) will there be in the whole tournament...
I think I know the answer...
If you have 8 players, each one of them must lose at least once before they are kicked out of the tournament.
So we will have 7 games: (4, then 2, and then 1 (the finals) = 7 = 8-1)
So the answer is X minus 1.
Gil - you are correct.
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