
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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Given that there are 128 players in a chess tournament, with the strongest 32 players receiving a bye in the first round and the remaining players competing in the initial round, determine the total number of matches played until only one champion is crowned.

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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