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BALTIC-WAY 1995 Problem 13

    Consider the following two person game. A number of pebbles are situated on the table. Two players make their moves alternately. A move consists of taking off the table xx pebbles where xx is the square of any positive integer. The player who is unable to make a move loses. Prove that there are infinitely many initial situations in which the second player can win no matter how his opponent plays.

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