### BUGGY CODE ###

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import sys, re
from collections import deque, defaultdict, Counter
from math import sqrt, hypot, factorial, pi, sin, cos, radians
if sys.version_info.minor >= 5: from math import gcd
else: from fractions import gcd 
from heapq import heappop, heappush, heapify, heappushpop
from bisect import bisect_left, bisect_right
from itertools import permutations, combinations, product
from operator import itemgetter, mul
from copy import deepcopy
from functools import reduce, partial
from fractions import Fraction
from string import ascii_lowercase, ascii_uppercase, digits

def input(): return sys.stdin.readline().strip()
def ceil(a, b=1): return int(-(-a // b))
def round(x): return int((x*2+1) // 2)
def fermat(x, y, MOD): return x * pow(y, MOD-2, MOD) % MOD
def lcm(x, y): return (x * y) // gcd(x, y)
def lcm_list(nums): return reduce(lcm, nums, 1)
def gcd_list(nums): return reduce(gcd, nums, nums[0])
def INT(): return int(input())
def MAP(): return map(int, input().split())
def LIST(): return list(map(int, input().split()))
sys.setrecursionlimit(10 ** 9)
INF = float('inf')
MOD = 10 ** 9 + 7

N = INT()
aN = LIST()

# メモ[左端位置][右端位置][現在のスコア] = この局面からの結果
memo = [[defaultdict(lambda: None) for j in range(N+1)] for i in range(N+1)]

def dfs(turn, l, r, x, y):
    # 既に見た局面ならメモの内容を返す
    if memo[l][r][x-y] != None:
        return memo[l][r][x-y]
    # 全部取り切ったので終了
    if l > r:
        return x - y
    # 先手番
    if turn == 0:
        mx = -INF
        mx = max(mx, dfs(turn+1, l+1, r, x+aN[l], y))
        mx = max(mx, dfs(turn+1, l, r-1, x+aN[r], y))
        # ここより深い所を探し終わったので結果をメモする
        memo[l][r][x-y] = mx
        return mx
    # 後手番
    else:
        mn = INF
        mn = min(mn, dfs(turn-1, l+1, r, x, y+aN[l]))
        mn = min(mn, dfs(turn-1, l, r-1, x, y+aN[r]))
        memo[l][r][x-y] = mn
        return mn

print(dfs(0, 0, N-1, 0, 0))


### FIXED CODE ###

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import sys

def input(): return sys.stdin.readline().strip()
def list2d(a, b, c): return [[c] * b for i in range(a)]
def list3d(a, b, c, d): return [[[d] * c for j in range(b)] for i in range(a)]
def list4d(a, b, c, d, e): return [[[[e] * d for j in range(c)] for j in range(b)] for i in range(a)]
def ceil(x, y=1): return int(-(-x // y))
def INT(): return int(input())
def MAP(): return map(int, input().split())
def LIST(N=None): return list(MAP()) if N is None else [INT() for i in range(N)]
def Yes(): print('Yes')
def No(): print('No')
def YES(): print('YES')
def NO(): print('NO')
sys.setrecursionlimit(10 ** 9)
INF = 10 ** 18
MOD = 10 ** 9 + 7

N = INT()
A = LIST()

# dp[i][j] := 左からi個、右からj個取った状態での最大(最小)得点
dp = list2d(N+1, N+1, 0)
# 初期化：どちらの手番で使う場所かに合わせて-INFかINFにする
for i in range(N):
    turn = i & 1
    for j in range(i+1):
        k = i - j
        if turn == 0:
            dp[j][k] = -INF
        else:
            dp[j][k] = INF
# 最初の遷移の開始地点(ゲーム終了の状態)は0に
for i in range(N+1):
    dp[i][N-i] = 0
# 終了から順番に戻って見ていく
for i in range(N-1, -1, -1):
    turn = i & 1
    for j in range(i+1):
        k = i - j
        l = j
        r = N - 1 - k
        if turn == 0:
            # 先手番の遷移
            dp[j][k] = max(dp[j][k], dp[j+1][k] + A[l])
            dp[j][k] = max(dp[j][k], dp[j][k+1] + A[r])
        else:
            # 後手番の遷移
            dp[j][k] = min(dp[j][k], dp[j+1][k] - A[l])
            dp[j][k] = min(dp[j][k], dp[j][k+1] - A[r])
ans = dp[0][0]
print(ans)