Y by
Given two natural numbers
, Xavier and Ze play the following game. First, Xavier writes
consecutive numbers of his choice; then, repeat some of them, also of his choice, until he has
numbers, with the condition that the sum of the
numbers written is an even number. Ze wins the game if he manages to separate the numbers into two groups with the same amount. Otherwise, Xavier wins. For example, for
and
, if Xavier wrote the numbers
, Ze could win, separating these numbers into groups
and
. For what values of
and
can Xavier guarantee victory?










