
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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A piece is placed in the lower left-corner cell of the  $15 \times 15$  board. It can move to the cells that are adjacent to the sides or the corners of its current cell. It must also alternate between horizontal and diagonal moves  $($ the first move must be diagonal $).$  What is the maximum number of moves it can make without stepping on the same cell twice $?$ 

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