Трюк дня. Поменять местами соседние записи. Решение

SELECT 
CASE 
WHEN ((SELECT MAX(id) FROM seat)%2 = 1) AND id = (SELECT MAX(id) FROM seat) THEN id
WHEN id%2 = 1 THEN id + 1
ELSE id - 1
END AS id, student
FROM seat
ORDER BY id;

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