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JBMO-SL 2017 C3

We have two piles with 2000 and 2017 coins respectively. Ann and Bob take alternate turns making the following moves: The player whose turn is to move picks a pile with at least two coins, removes from that pile tt coins for some 2⩽t⩽42 \leqslant t \leqslant 4, and adds to the other pile 1 coin. The players can choose a different tt at each turn, and the player who cannot make a move loses. If Ann plays first determine which player has a winning strategy.

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