
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 a board are placed chips. In one move, it is possible to shift any chip 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 required so that there are exactly 2 chips in each row and column, given that only one chip can be moved per turn (i.e., it is not allowed to move one chip with the first move and another chip with the second move)?

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