
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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On the first rank of a chessboard, there are 8 black queens, and on the last rank, there are 8 white queens. What is the minimum number of moves required for the white queens to switch places with the black queens? The white and black queens move alternately, with one queen moving per turn.

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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