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 Kotlin (1.0.0) (judge verdict: Accepted)

import java.io.*
import java.lang.*
import java.math.BigDecimal
import java.math.MathContext
import java.util.*

// Constant
val sc = FastScanner()
val pw = PrintWriter(System.out)
const val MOD = 1000000007L
const val INF = 9223372036854775807L

// Main
fun main(args: Array<String>) {
    solve()
    pw.flush()
}

fun solve() {
    val n = nextLong()
    val a = nextLong()
    val b = nextLong()

    when (abs(a - b) % 2) {
        0L -> println(abs(a - b) / 2)
        else -> {
            val tmp1 = max(a - 1, b - 1)
            val tmp2 = max(n - a, n - b)
            val x = min(a, b)
            val y = max(a, b)
            val tmp3 = x + ((y - x) - 1) / 2
            val tmp4 = (n - x + (n - y + 1)) / 2
            println(min(tmp1, tmp2, tmp3, tmp4))
        }
    }



}



// Rule
operator fun String.get(index: Long): Char {
    if (index !in 0L..Int.MAX_VALUE) throw IllegalArgumentException()
    return this[index.toInt()]
}
operator fun CharArray.get(index: Long): Char {
    if (index !in 0L..Int.MAX_VALUE) throw IllegalArgumentException()
    return this[index.toInt()]
}
operator fun CharArray.set(index: Long, value: Char) {
    if (index !in 0L..Int.MAX_VALUE) throw IllegalArgumentException()
    this[index.toInt()] = value
}
operator fun LongArray.get(index: Long): Long {
    if (index !in 0L..Int.MAX_VALUE) throw IllegalArgumentException()
    return this[index.toInt()]
}
operator fun LongArray.set(index: Long, value: Long) {
    if (index !in 0L..Int.MAX_VALUE) throw IllegalArgumentException()
    this[index.toInt()] = value
}
operator fun DoubleArray.get(index: Long): Double {
    if (index !in 0L..Int.MAX_VALUE) throw IllegalArgumentException()
    return this[index.toInt()]
}
operator fun DoubleArray.set(index: Long, value: Double) {
    if (index !in 0L..Int.MAX_VALUE) throw IllegalArgumentException()
    this[index.toInt()] = value
}
operator fun <T> Array<T>.get(index: Long): T {
    if (index !in 0L..Int.MAX_VALUE) throw IllegalArgumentException()
    return this[index.toInt()]
}
operator fun <T> Array<T>.set(index: Long, value: T) {
    if (index !in 0L..Int.MAX_VALUE) throw IllegalArgumentException()
    this[index.toInt()] = value
}
operator fun <T> MutableList<T>.get(index: Long): T {
    if (index !in 0L..Int.MAX_VALUE) throw IllegalArgumentException()
    return this[index.toInt()]
}
operator fun <T> MutableList<T>.set(index: Long, value: T) {
    if (index !in 0L..Int.MAX_VALUE) throw IllegalArgumentException()
    this[index.toInt()] = value
}

val LongArray.siz: Long
    get() = size.toLong()
val <T> Array<T>.siz: Long
    get() = size.toLong()
val <T> MutableList<T>.siz: Long
    get() = size.toLong()
val <T> MutableSet<T>.siz: Long
    get() = size.toLong()
val String.len: Long
    get() = length.toLong()

// Output
fun println(v: String) {
    pw.println(v)
}
fun print(v: String) {
    pw.print(v)
}

// Input
fun next() = sc.next()
fun nextLong() = sc.nextLong()
fun nextDouble() = next().toDouble()
fun nextAry(n: Long): Array<String> {
    val ary = ary(n)
    for (i in 0 until n) ary[i] = next()
    return ary
}
fun nextLongAry(n: Long): LongArray {
    val ary = longAry(n)
    for (i in 0 until n) ary[i] = nextLong()
    return ary
}
fun nextDoubleAry(n: Long): DoubleArray {
    val ary = doubleAry(n)
    for (i in 0 until n) ary[i] = nextDouble()
    return ary
}

// Statement
fun ary(n: Long, init: String = "") = Array(n.toInt()) { init }
fun longAry(n: Long, init: Long = 0L) = LongArray(n.toInt()) { init }
fun doubleAry(n: Long, init: Double = 0.0) = DoubleArray(n.toInt()) { init }
fun boolAry(n: Long, init: Boolean = false) = Array(n.toInt()) { init }
fun ary2(n: Long, m: Long, init: String = "") = Array(n.toInt()) { ary(m, init) }
fun longAry2(n: Long, m: Long, init: Long = 0) = Array(n.toInt()) { longAry(m, init) }
fun doubleAry2(n: Long, m: Long, init: Double = 0.0) = Array(n.toInt()) { doubleAry(m, init) }
fun boolAry2(n: Long, m: Long, init: Boolean = false) = Array(n.toInt()) { boolAry(m, init) }
fun ary3(n: Long, m: Long, k: Long, init: String = "") = Array(n.toInt()) { ary2(m, k, init) }
fun longAry3(n: Long, m: Long, k: Long, init: Long = 0L) = Array(n.toInt()) { longAry2(m, k, init) }
fun doubleAry3(n: Long, m: Long, k: Long, init: Double = 0.0) = Array(n.toInt()) { doubleAry2(m, k, init) }
fun boolAry3(n: Long, m: Long, k: Long, init: Boolean = false) = Array(n.toInt()) { boolAry2(m, k, init) }
fun list() = mutableListOf<String>()
fun longList() = mutableListOf<Long>()
fun doubleList() = mutableListOf<Double>()
fun strSet() = mutableSetOf<String>()
fun longSet() = mutableSetOf<Long>()
fun doubleSet() = mutableSetOf<Double>()
fun <E, V> map() = mutableMapOf<E, V>()

// Monoid
val addFunc = {a: Long, b: Long -> a + b}
val mulFunc = {a: Long, b: Long -> a * b}
val maxFunc = {a: Long, b: Long -> max(a, b)}
val minFunc = {a: Long, b: Long -> min(a, b)}
val gcdFunc = {a: Long, b: Long -> gcd(a, b)}
val lcmFunc = {a: Long, b: Long -> lcm(a, b)}
val xorFunc = {a: Long, b: Long -> a xor b}
fun calc(a: Long, b: Long, op: (Long, Long) -> Long) = op(a, b)

// Extension
fun LongArray.lowerBound(n: Long): Long {
    var ok = this.size.toLong()
    var ng = -1L
    while (abs(ok - ng) > 1) {
        val mid = (ok + ng) / 2
        if (this[mid] >= n) ok = mid
        else ng = mid
    }
    return ok
}
fun DoubleArray.lowerBound(n: Double): Long {
    var ok = this.size.toLong()
    var ng = -1L
    while (abs(ok - ng) > 1) {
        val mid = (ok + ng) / 2
        if (this[mid] >= n) ok = mid
        else ng = mid
    }
    return ok
}
fun MutableList<Long>.longLowerBound(n: Long): Long {
    var ok = this.size.toLong()
    var ng = -1L
    while (abs(ok - ng) > 1) {
        val mid = (ok + ng) / 2
        if (this[mid] >= n) ok = mid
        else ng = mid
    }
    return ok
}
fun MutableList<Double>.doubleLowerBound(n: Double): Long {
    var ok = this.size.toLong()
    var ng = -1L
    while (abs(ok - ng) > 1) {
        val mid = (ok + ng) / 2
        if (this[mid] >= n) ok = mid
        else ng = mid
    }
    return ok
}
fun LongArray.cumsum(op: (Long, Long) -> Long): LongArray {
    val s = longAry(this.size + 1L)
    s[1] = this[0]
    for (i in 1 until this.size) s[i + 1] = calc(s[i], this[i], op)
    return s
}
fun MutableMap<String, Int>.counting(n: Long) {
    repeat(n.toInt()) {
        val a = next()
        if (this.containsKey(a)) this[a] = this[a]!! + 1
        else this[a] = 1
    }
}
fun MutableMap<Long, Int>.longCounting(n: Long) {
    repeat(n.toInt()) {
        val a = nextLong()
        if (this.containsKey(a)) this[a] = this[a]!! + 1
        else this[a] = 1
    }
}

// Mathematics
fun abs(n: Long): Long = Math.abs(n)
fun abs(n: Double): Double = Math.abs(n)
fun max(vararg values: Long) = if (values.isEmpty()) -INF else values.max()!!
fun min(vararg values: Long) = if (values.isEmpty()) INF else values.min()!!
tailrec fun gcd(a: Long, b: Long): Long = if (b == 0L) a else if (a % b == 0L) b else gcd(b, (a % b))
fun lcm(a: Long, b: Long): Long = a / gcd(a, b) * b
fun modpow(a: Long, n: Long, p: Long = MOD): Long {
    var res = 1L
    var ar = a
    var nr = n
    while (nr > 0) {
        if ((nr and 1) == 1L) res = res * ar % p
        ar = ar * ar % p
        nr = nr shr 1
    }
    return res
}
fun modinv(a: Long, p: Long = MOD): Long = modpow(a, p - 2, p)
fun ncr(n: Long, r: Long): Long {
    var a = 1L
    var b = 1L
    for (i in 1..r) {
        a = a * (n + 1 - i) % MOD
        b = b * i % MOD
    }
    return modinv(b, MOD) * a % MOD
}

class Combination(private val max: Long) {
    private val fac = longAry(max)
    private val finv = longAry(max)
    private val inv = longAry(max)
    private val p = MOD
    fun init() {
        fac[0] = 1
        fac[1] = 1
        finv[0] = 1
        finv[1] = 1
        inv[1] = 1
        for (i in 2 until max) {
            fac[i] = fac[i - 1] * i % p
            inv[i] = p - inv[p % i] * (p / i) % p;
            finv[i] = finv[i - 1] * inv[i] % p
        }
    }

    fun com(n: Long, r: Long): Long = if (n < r || (n < 0 || r < 0)) 0L else fac[n] * (finv[r] * finv[n - r] % p) % p
}

class Permutation(private val n: Long, private var searched: Long = 0L, private var nextIndex: Long = 0L) {
    private val size = fact(n)
    private val permList = longAry2(size, n)

    private tailrec fun fact(n: Long, ans: Long = 1L): Long {
        return if (n == 0L) ans
        else fact(n - 1, ans * n)
    }

    fun init() {
        create(0, longAry(n), boolAry(n))
    }

    private fun create(num: Long, list: LongArray, flag: Array<Boolean>) {
        if (num == n) {
            permList[searched] = list.copyOf()
            searched++
        }
        for (i in 0 until n) {
            if (flag[i]) continue
            list[num] = i
            flag[i] = true
            create(num + 1, list, flag)
            flag[i] = false
        }
    }

    fun hasNext(): Boolean {
        return if (nextIndex < size) {
            true
        } else {
            nextIndex = 0
            false
        }
    }

    fun nextPerm(): LongArray = permList[nextIndex++]
}

// Graph
data class Node(val id: Long, var past: Long = -1, val edges: MutableList<Edge> = mutableListOf())
data class Edge(val from: Long, val to: Long, val cost: Long = 1L)

fun dfs(nodes: Array<Node>, now: Long, seen: Array<Boolean>) {
    seen[now] = true
    for (edge in nodes[now].edges) {
        if (seen[edge.to]) continue
        dfs(nodes, edge.to, seen)
    }
}

fun bfs(nodes: Array<Node>, start: Long): LongArray {
    val queue = ArrayDeque<Long>()
    queue.add(start)
    val dist = longAry(nodes.size.toLong(), -1L)
    dist[start] = 0L
    while (queue.isNotEmpty()) {
        val now = queue.poll()
        for (edge in nodes[now].edges) {
            if (dist[edge.to] != -1L) continue
            dist[edge.to] = dist[now] + 1
            queue.add(edge.to)
        }
    }
    return dist
}

fun dijkstra(nodes: Array<Node>, start: Long): LongArray {
    val queue = PriorityQueue(16) { e1: Edge, e2: Edge ->
        return@PriorityQueue when {
            e1.cost < e2.cost -> -1
            e2.cost > e1.cost -> 1
            else -> 0
        }
    }
    queue.add(Edge(start, start, 0L))
    val dist = longAry(nodes.size.toLong(), INF / 2)
    dist[start] = 0
    while (queue.isNotEmpty()) {
        val now = queue.poll()
        if (dist[now.to] < now.cost) continue;
        for (edge in nodes[now.to].edges) {
            if (dist[edge.to] <= dist[edge.from] + edge.cost) continue
            dist[edge.to] = dist[edge.from] + edge.cost
            queue.add(Edge(edge.from, edge.to, dist[edge.to]))
            nodes[edge.to].past = edge.from
        }
    }
    return dist
}

// Data Structure
class UnionFind(size: Long) {
    private val par = LongArray(size.toInt()) { it.toLong() }
    private val size = longAry(size, 1L)
    fun root(x: Long): Long {
        return if (par[x] == x) {
            x
        } else {
            par[x] = root(par[x])
            par[x]
        }
    }

    fun same(x: Long, y: Long): Boolean = root(x) == root(y)
    fun unite(x: Long, y: Long) {
        var a = root(x)
        var b = root(y)
        if (a == b) return
        if (size[a] < size[b]) {
            var tmp = a
            a = b
            b = tmp
        }
        size[a] += size[b]
        par[b] = a
    }

    fun size(x: Long): Long = size[root(x)]
}

class SegmentTree(
    private val a: LongArray,
    private val op: (Long, Long) -> Long,
    private val def: Long = 0,
    private val size: Int = a.size,
    private val n: Int = Integer.highestOneBit(size) shl 1
) {
    private val nodes = longAry(2L * n - 1, def)

    fun init() {
        for (i in 0 until size) nodes[i + n - 1] = a[i]
        for (i in n - 2 downTo 0) nodes[i] = calc(nodes[2 * i + 1], nodes[2 * i + 2], op)
    }

    fun update(x: Long, value: Long) {
        var index = x + n - 1
        nodes[index] = value
        while (index > 0) {
            index = (index - 1) / 2
            nodes[index] = calc(nodes[2 * index + 1], nodes[2 * index + 2], op)
        }
    }

    fun get(a: Long, b: Long) = getSub(a, b, 0L, 0L, n.toLong())
    private fun getSub(a: Long, b: Long, k: Long, l: Long, r: Long): Long {
        return when {
            r <= a || b <= l -> def
            a <= l && r <= b -> nodes[k]
            else -> {
                val vl = getSub(a, b, k * 2 + 1, l, (l + r) / 2)
                val vr = getSub(a, b, k * 2 + 2, (l + r) / 2, r)
                calc(vl, vr, op)
            }
        }
    }

    fun joinToString(separator: String) = nodes.drop(n - 1).take(size).joinToString(separator)
}

// Scanner
class FastScanner {
    private val sin: InputStream = System.`in`
    private val buffer: ByteArray = ByteArray(1024) { 0 }
    private var ptr = 0
    private var buflen = 0

    private fun hasNextByte(): Boolean {
        return when {
            ptr < buflen -> true
            else -> {
                ptr = 0
                buflen = sin.read(buffer)
                buflen > 0
            }
        }
    }

    private fun readByte(): Int {
        return when {
            hasNextByte() -> buffer[ptr++].toInt()
            else -> -1
        }
    }

    private fun isPrintableChar(c: Int) = c in 33..126

    fun hasNext(): Boolean {
        while (hasNextByte() && !isPrintableChar(buffer[ptr].toInt())) ptr++
        return hasNextByte()
    }

    fun next(): String {
        if (!hasNext()) throw NoSuchElementException()
        val sb = StringBuilder()
        var b = readByte()
        while (isPrintableChar(b)) {
            sb.appendCodePoint(b)
            b = readByte()
        }
        return sb.toString()
    }

    fun nextLong(): Long {
        if (!hasNext()) throw NoSuchElementException()
        var n = 0L
        var minus = false
        var b = readByte()
        if (b.toChar() == '-') {
            minus = true
            b = readByte()
        }
        if (b.toChar() !in '0'..'9') throw NumberFormatException()
        while (true) {
            when {
                b.toChar() in '0'..'9' -> {
                    n *= 10
                    n += b.toChar() - '0'
                }
                b == -1 || !isPrintableChar(b) -> return if (minus) -n else n
                else -> throw NumberFormatException()
            }
            b = readByte()
        }
    }

//    "The world doesn't need you."
//
//    fun nextInt(): Int {
//        val nl = nextLong()
//        if (nl !in Int.MIN_VALUE..Int.MAX_VALUE) throw NumberFormatException()
//        return nl.toInt()
//    }
}