Chess Tournament

A chess tournament is taking place on knock-out terms (the one who loses the match is out of the game).
(a) If 10 matches are played in total, how many players participated?
(b) If 20 players took part in the tournament, how many matches were played?




Similar Riddles

I never was there, I am always to be.
You have never ever seen me, not ever you will.
Yet I am the confidence of everyone.

Who Am I?

Asked by Neha on 01 Feb 2024


We can be boring,Or interesting.
We can be long,Or short.
We can have pictures,Or just words.
Many love us,But many also hate us.
What are we?

Asked by Neha on 04 Mar 2023

Who is that with a neck and no head, two arms and no hands? What is it?

Asked by Neha on 27 Mar 2022


A man is lying dead in a field where no one is around. His head is split open and his legs are disfigured. Near to him, there is an unopened package. No living organism can be found anywhere at the crime scene.

How did he die?

Asked by Neha on 04 Apr 2023

In a basket of apples,
when counted in twos, there was one extra
when counted in threes, there were two extra when counted in fours, there were three extra
when counted in fives, there were four extra
when counted in sixes, there was five extra.

However, if the apples were counted in sevens, no extra apple was left. Can you calculate the minimum number of apples that were present in the basket?

Asked by Neha on 12 Sep 2023

Can you arrange four 9's and use at most 2 math symbols, to make the total 100?

Asked by Neha on 21 Nov 2023


What is at the end of a rainbow?

Asked by Neha on 17 May 2021

No matter how little or how much you use me, you change me every month. What am I?

Asked by Neha on 27 Jul 2025

Can you count the number of matches in the picture below ?


Count the Matches

Asked by Neha on 14 May 2021


What does does this rebus picture means ?

Rebus Picture Riddle

Asked by Neha on 03 May 2023

Hot Articles

Amazing Facts

Crossword puzzles

In the 1920s, people feared that crossword puzzles would contribute to illiteracy.