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A beautiful problem from a Hungarian Olympiad

Source: 2018 Kürshák Mathematical Competition 3rd problem

October 7, 2018
combinatoricsgraph theory

Problem Statement

In a village (where only dwarfs live) there are kk streets, and there are k(n1)+1k(n-1)+1 clubs each containing nn dwarfs. A dwarf can be in more than one clubs, and two dwarfs know each other if they live in the same street or they are in the same club (there is a club they are both in).
Prove that is it possible to choose nn different dwarfs from nn different clubs (one dwarf from each club), such that the nn dwarfs know each other!