The results for a recent Chess tournament between five close rivals is described below:
Dale finished before Alex.
Emery finished after Blake.
Alex finished before Chris.
Emery finished after Dale.
Blake finished before Alex.
Dale finished after Blake.
Chris finished before Emery.
Hint: Try writing each statement as 'finished before'.
Answer: Blake won...
...then Dale, Alex, Chris and Emery.
By placing the person who finished higher to the left we have:
1. Dale finished before Alex (Dale > Alex
2. Emery finished after Blake (Blake > Emery
3. Alex finished before Chris (Alex > Chris
4. Emery finished after Dale (Dale > Emery
5. Blake finished before Alex (Blake > Alex
6. Dale finished after Blake (Blake > Dale
7. Chris finished before Emery (Chris > Emery
From 1 and 3:
Dale > Alex > Chris
Adding 7:
Dale > Alex > Chris > Emery
Adding 6:
Blake > Dale > Alex > Chris > Emery
Which is the final placing for all of the players, and can be double checked with the remaining clues.
