
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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Borya and Vova play the following game on an initially white $8 \times 8$ board. Borya goes first and, on each of his turns, colors any four white cells black. After each of his turns, Vova colors an entire row or column white. Borya aims to color as many cells black as possible, while Vova tries to hinder him. What is the maximum number of black cells that can be on the board after Borya's move, regardless of how Vova plays?

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