
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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25 chess players are participating in a tournament. Each of them has different levels of strength, and in each match, the stronger player always wins.

What is the minimum number of matches required to determine the two strongest players?

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