
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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In a single elimination chess tournament with 120 participants, the top 40 players receive a bye in the first round, and the remaining 80 players are paired off to play. Calculate the total number of matches played until only one player remains undefeated.

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