Problem:
Score : 300 points

Problem Statement

2N players are running a competitive table tennis training on N tables numbered from 1 to N.

The training consists of rounds.
In each round, the players form N pairs, one pair per table.
In each pair, competitors play a match against each other.
As a result, one of them wins and the other one loses.

The winner of the match on table X plays on table X-1 in the next round,
except for the winner of the match on table 1 who stays at table 1.

Similarly, the loser of the match on table X plays on table X+1 in the next round,
except for the loser of the match on table N who stays at table N.

Two friends are playing their first round matches on distinct tables A and B.
Let's assume that the friends are strong enough to win or lose any match at will.
What is the smallest number of rounds after which the friends can get to play a match against each other?

Constraints

2 \leq N \leq 10^{18}

1 \leq A < B \leq N

All input values are integers.

Input

Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:

N A B

Output

Print the smallest number of rounds after which the friends can get to play a match against each other.

Sample Input 1

5 2 4

Sample Output 1

1

If the first friend loses their match and the second friend wins their match, they will both move to table 3 and play each other in the next round.

Sample Input 2

5 2 3

Sample Output 2

2

If both friends win two matches in a row, they will both move to table 1.

Solution in C# (.NET Core 3.1.201) (judge verdict: Accepted)

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Numerics;

namespace FertiLib.Contest.A
{
	static class Program
	{
		public static void Solve(Scanner cin)
		{
			var (n, a, b) = cin.ReadValue<long, long, long>();
			if ((b - a) % 2 == 0) Console.WriteLine((b - a) / 2);
			else
			{
				Console.WriteLine(Math.Min(a - 1, n - b) + (b - a + 1) / 2);
			}
		}

		public static void Main(string[] args)
		{
			var sw = new StreamWriter(Console.OpenStandardOutput()) { AutoFlush = false };
			Console.SetOut(sw);
			var cin = new Scanner();
			Solve(cin);
			Console.Out.Flush();
		}

		public static void YESNO(bool condition) => Console.WriteLine(condition ? "YES" : "NO");
		public static void YesNo(bool condition) => Console.WriteLine(condition ? "Yes" : "No");
		public static void yesno(bool condition) => Console.WriteLine(condition ? "yes" : "no");

		public static bool Chmax<T>(ref T a, T b) where T : IComparable<T>
		{
			if (a.CompareTo(b) >= 0) return false;
			a = b;
			return true;
		}
		public static bool Chmin<T>(ref T a, T b) where T : IComparable<T>
		{
			if (a.CompareTo(b) <= 0) return false;
			a = b;
			return true;
		}
	}

	static class Util
	{
		public static string Join<T>(this IEnumerable<T> x, string separator = "") => string.Join(separator, x);
	}

	class Scanner
	{
		string[] s;
		int i;

		char[] separator = new char[] { ' ' };

		public Scanner()
		{
			s = new string[0];
			i = 0;
		}

		public string Read() => ReadString();

		public string ReadString()
		{
			if (i < s.Length) return s[i++];
			string st = Console.ReadLine();
			while (st == "") st = Console.ReadLine();
			s = st.Split(separator, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
			if (s.Length == 0) return ReadString();
			i = 0;
			return s[i++];
		}

		public string[] ReadStringArray(int N)
		{
			string[] Array = new string[N];
			for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
			{
				Array[i] = ReadString();
			}
			return Array;
		}

		public int ReadInt()
		{
			return int.Parse(ReadString());
		}

		public int[] ReadIntArray(int N, int add = 0)
		{
			int[] Array = new int[N];
			for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
			{
				Array[i] = ReadInt() + add;
			}
			return Array;
		}

		public long ReadLong()
		{
			return long.Parse(ReadString());
		}

		public long[] ReadLongArray(int N, long add = 0)
		{
			long[] Array = new long[N];
			for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
			{
				Array[i] = ReadLong() + add;
			}
			return Array;
		}

		public double ReadDouble()
		{
			return double.Parse(ReadString());
		}

		public double[] ReadDoubleArray(int N, double add = 0)
		{
			double[] Array = new double[N];
			for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
			{
				Array[i] = ReadDouble() + add;
			}
			return Array;
		}

		public T1 ReadValue<T1>() => (T1)Convert.ChangeType(ReadString(), typeof(T1));

		public (T1, T2) ReadValue<T1, T2>()
		{
			var inputs = ReadStringArray(2);
			var v1 = (T1)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[0], typeof(T1));
			var v2 = (T2)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[1], typeof(T2));
			return (v1, v2);
		}

		public (T1, T2, T3) ReadValue<T1, T2, T3>()
		{
			var inputs = ReadStringArray(3);
			var v1 = (T1)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[0], typeof(T1));
			var v2 = (T2)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[1], typeof(T2));
			var v3 = (T3)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[2], typeof(T3));
			return (v1, v2, v3);
		}

		public (T1, T2, T3, T4) ReadValue<T1, T2, T3, T4>()
		{
			var inputs = ReadStringArray(4);
			var v1 = (T1)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[0], typeof(T1));
			var v2 = (T2)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[1], typeof(T2));
			var v3 = (T3)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[2], typeof(T3));
			var v4 = (T4)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[3], typeof(T4));
			return (v1, v2, v3, v4);
		}

		public (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5) ReadValue<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5>()
		{
			var inputs = ReadStringArray(5);
			var v1 = (T1)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[0], typeof(T1));
			var v2 = (T2)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[1], typeof(T2));
			var v3 = (T3)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[2], typeof(T3));
			var v4 = (T4)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[3], typeof(T4));
			var v5 = (T5)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[4], typeof(T5));
			return (v1, v2, v3, v4, v5);
		}

		public (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6) ReadValue<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6>()
		{
			var inputs = ReadStringArray(6);
			var v1 = (T1)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[0], typeof(T1));
			var v2 = (T2)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[1], typeof(T2));
			var v3 = (T3)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[2], typeof(T3));
			var v4 = (T4)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[3], typeof(T4));
			var v5 = (T5)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[4], typeof(T5));
			var v6 = (T6)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[5], typeof(T6));
			return (v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6);
		}

		public (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7) ReadValue<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7>()
		{
			var inputs = ReadStringArray(7);
			var v1 = (T1)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[0], typeof(T1));
			var v2 = (T2)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[1], typeof(T2));
			var v3 = (T3)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[2], typeof(T3));
			var v4 = (T4)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[3], typeof(T4));
			var v5 = (T5)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[4], typeof(T5));
			var v6 = (T6)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[5], typeof(T6));
			var v7 = (T7)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[6], typeof(T7));
			return (v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7);
		}

		public T1[] ReadValueArray<T1>(int N)
		{
			var v1 = new T1[N];
			for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
			{
				v1[i] = ReadValue<T1>();
			}
			return v1;
		}

		public (T1[], T2[]) ReadValueArray<T1, T2>(int N)
		{
			var (v1, v2) = (new T1[N], new T2[N]);
			for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
			{
				var (t1, t2) = ReadValue<T1, T2>();
				v1[i] = t1;
				v2[i] = t2;
			}
			return (v1, v2);
		}

		public (T1[], T2[], T3[]) ReadValueArray<T1, T2, T3>(int N)
		{
			var (v1, v2, v3) = (new T1[N], new T2[N], new T3[N]);
			for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
			{
				var (t1, t2, t3) = ReadValue<T1, T2, T3>();
				v1[i] = t1;
				v2[i] = t2;
				v3[i] = t3;
			}
			return (v1, v2, v3);
		}

		public (T1[], T2[], T3[], T4[]) ReadValueArray<T1, T2, T3, T4>(int N)
		{
			var (v1, v2, v3, v4) = (new T1[N], new T2[N], new T3[N], new T4[N]);
			for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
			{
				var (t1, t2, t3, t4) = ReadValue<T1, T2, T3, T4>();
				v1[i] = t1;
				v2[i] = t2;
				v3[i] = t3;
				v4[i] = t4;
			}
			return (v1, v2, v3, v4);
		}

		public (T1[], T2[], T3[], T4[], T5[]) ReadValueArray<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5>(int N)
		{
			var (v1, v2, v3, v4, v5) = (new T1[N], new T2[N], new T3[N], new T4[N], new T5[N]);
			for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
			{
				var (t1, t2, t3, t4, t5) = ReadValue<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5>();
				v1[i] = t1;
				v2[i] = t2;
				v3[i] = t3;
				v4[i] = t4;
				v5[i] = t5;
			}
			return (v1, v2, v3, v4, v5);
		}

		public (T1[], T2[], T3[], T4[], T5[], T6[]) ReadValueArray<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6>(int N)
		{
			var (v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6) = (new T1[N], new T2[N], new T3[N], new T4[N], new T5[N], new T6[N]);
			for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
			{
				var (t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, t6) = ReadValue<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6>();
				v1[i] = t1;
				v2[i] = t2;
				v3[i] = t3;
				v4[i] = t4;
				v5[i] = t5;
				v6[i] = t6;
			}
			return (v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6);
		}

		public (T1[], T2[], T3[], T4[], T5[], T6[], T7[]) ReadValueArray<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7>(int N)
		{
			var (v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7) = (new T1[N], new T2[N], new T3[N], new T4[N], new T5[N], new T6[N], new T7[N]);
			for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
			{
				var (t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, t6, t7) = ReadValue<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7>();
				v1[i] = t1;
				v2[i] = t2;
				v3[i] = t3;
				v4[i] = t4;
				v5[i] = t5;
				v6[i] = t6;
				v7[i] = t7;
			}
			return (v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7);
		}
	}
}