
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 an eight-participant chess tournament, there were no ties, and the second-place finisher scored as many points as the last four combined. What was the result of the match between the 3rd and the 7th place finishers?

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