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CH-SMO 2021 Problem 1

    Let (m,n)(m,n) be pair of positive integers. Julia has carefully planted mm rows of nn dandelions in an m×nm \times n array in her back garden. Now, Jana un Viviane decides to play a game with a lawnmower they just found. Taking alternating turns and starting with Jana, they can now mow down all the dandelions in a straight horizontal or vertical line (and they must mow down at least one dandelion ). The winner is the player who mows down the final dandelion. Determine all pairs of (m,n)(m,n) for which Jana has a winning strategy.

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