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players in a In a chess tournament

Source: Polish MO Recond Round 1990 p3

September 9, 2024
combinatorics

Problem Statement

In a chess tournament, each player played at most one game against each other, and the number of games played by each player is not less than the set natural number n n . Prove that it is possible to divide players into two groups A A and B B in such a way that the number of games played by each player of group A A with players of group B B is not less than n/2 n/2 and at the same time the number of games played by each player of the B B group with players of the A A group was not less than n/2 n/2 .