
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 board, there are chips placed. In one move, any chip can be shifted to an adjacent free cell either vertically, horizontally, or diagonally (adjacent cells share a side or a corner).

What is the minimum number of moves needed to ensure that there are exactly 2 chips in every row and column, if the rules allow moving only one chip at a time (i.e., you cannot move one chip on the first move and another chip on the second move)?

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