Chess Tournament – Logic Puzzles
The results of a recent Chess tournament between five close rivals is described below:
Dale finished before Alex.
Emery finished after Bailey.
Alex finished before Chris.
Emery finished after Dale.
Bailey finished before Alex.
Dale finished after Bailey.
Chris finished before Emery.
Who finished where?
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Answer
Bailey won …
… then Dale, Alex, Chris, and Emery.
Reasoning
By placing the person who finished higher to the left, we have:
Dale finished before Alex (Dale > Alex)
Emery finished after Bailey (Bailey > Emery)
Alex finished before Chris (Alex > Chris)
Emery finished after Dale (Dale > Emery)
Bailey finished before Alex (Bailey > Alex)
Dale finished after Bailey (Bailey > Dale)
Chris finished before Emery (Chris > Emery)
From (1) and (3):
Dale > Alex > Chris
Adding (7):
Dale > Alex > Chris > Emery
Adding (6):
Bailey > Dale > Alex > Chris > Emery
Which is the final placing for all the players, and can be double-checked with the remaining clues.