
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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In a tennis tournament, 512 schoolchildren participate. For a win, 1 point is awarded, for a loss, 0 points. Before each round, pairs are drawn from participants with an equal number of points (those who do not have a pair are awarded a point without playing). The tournament ends as soon as a sole leader is determined. How many schoolchildren will finish the tournament with 6 points?

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