a chess tournament will be held and 32 students will participate. if a player loses on match, he or she will be eliminated. How many total games will be played in the tournament?

31

Step-by-step explanation:

We start with 16 matches between 32 people, then 8 matches between 16 people, then 4 matches between 8 people and 2 matches between 4 people and finally 1 match for the finals. The total is 31 matches