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CGMO 2009 Problem 4

    Let nn be an integer greater than 3.3. Points V1,V2,...,Vn,V_{1},V_{2},...,V_{n}, with no three collinear, lie on a plane. Some of the segments ViVj,V_{i}V_{j}, with 1≤i<j≤n,1 \le i < j \le n, are constructed. Points ViV_{i} and VjV_{j} are neighbors if ViVjV_{i}V_{j} is constructed. Initially, chess pieces C1,C2,...,CnC_{1},C_{2},...,C_{n} are placed at points V1,V2,...,VnV_{1},V_{2},...,V_{n} (not necessarily in that order) with exactly one piece at each point. In a move, one can choose some of the nn chess pieces, and simultaneously relocate each of the chosen piece from its current position to one of its neighboring positions such that after the move, exactly one chess piece is at each point and no two chess pieces have exchanged their positions. A set of constructed segments is called harmonic if for any initial positions of the chess pieces, each chess piece Ci(1≤i≤n)C_{i}(1 \le i \le n) is at the point ViV_{i} after a finite number of moves. Determine the minimum number of segments in a harmonic set.

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