It was a long time. I was constantly playing chess with Alexander Vladimirovich, my teacher in the theory of metal processing. with variable success. Before the exam he said to me:
"Well, let's do so, at the exam we play a game, you win, I bet 5, no one - 4, and you lose - 3.
I have to say that I was a round excellence with an increased scholarship, and a possible trio did not smile to me. And the prophet is a man of words, as he said, so he will do. I am not a coward either. I agree. Exam, the first 5 students are preparing, and we have a party going. Eyes are tense. But I think I already have more chances. Here comes another undergraduate - in electrical engineering. He says nothing, only looks, studies the position. Here Alexander Vladimirovich bends over the board, and says in a whisper: so, the rules change: you lose - five...