import sys
input = sys.stdin.readline
N = int(input())
triangle = [list(map(int, input().split())) for _ in range(N)]
dp = [[0 for _ in range(N)] for _ in range(N)]
dp[0][0] = triangle[0][0]
for i in range(N - 1):
for j in range(i + 1):
dn = dp[i][j]
if dp[i + 1][j] < triangle[i + 1][j] + dn:
dp[i + 1][j] = triangle[i + 1][j] + dn
if dp[i + 1][j + 1] < triangle[i + 1][j + 1] + dn:
dp[i + 1][j + 1] = triangle[i + 1][j + 1] + dn
print(max(dp[N - 1]))