Peter and Andrey play the game on the board, making moves alternate. Peter starts, and on his turn he places «+» to any empty cell. Andrey on his turn places «-» to any empty cell. The game is finished when all cells are filled. Peter's prize equals to the greatest number such that for each from 1 to there are successive cells, the amount of pluses on which is greater than the amount of minuses.
Find the maximal prize which Peter can guarantee for himself.
Solution
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