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 Rust (1.15.1) (judge verdict: Accepted)

// SNIPPET read
pub trait Readable {
    type Output;
    fn words_count() -> usize;
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<Self::Output, String>;
}
#[macro_export]
macro_rules! readable {
    ( $t:ty, $words_count:expr, |$words:ident| $read_words:expr ) => {
        impl Readable for $t {
            type Output = $t;
            fn words_count() -> usize { $words_count }
            fn read_words($words: &[&str]) -> Result<$t, String> {
                Ok($read_words)
            }
        }
    };
}
readable!((), 1, |_ss| ());
readable!(String, 1, |ss| ss[0].to_string());
impl Readable for char {
    type Output = char;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<char, String> {
        let chars: Vec<char> = words[0].chars().collect();
        if chars.len() == 1 {
            Ok(chars[0])
        } else {
            Err(format!("cannot parse `{}` as a char", words[0]))
        }
    }
}
pub struct Chars();
impl Readable for Chars {
    type Output = Vec<char>;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<Vec<char>, String> {
        Ok(words[0].chars().collect())
    }
}
impl Readable for i8 {
    type Output = Self;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<i8, String> {
        use std::str::FromStr;
        <i8>::from_str(words[0]).map_err(|_| {
            format!("cannot parse `{}` as {}", words[0], stringify!(i8))
        })
    }
}
impl Readable for u8 {
    type Output = Self;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<u8, String> {
        use std::str::FromStr;
        <u8>::from_str(words[0]).map_err(|_| {
            format!("cannot parse `{}` as {}", words[0], stringify!(u8))
        })
    }
}
impl Readable for i16 {
    type Output = Self;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<i16, String> {
        use std::str::FromStr;
        <i16>::from_str(words[0]).map_err(|_| {
            format!("cannot parse `{}` as {}", words[0], stringify!(i16))
        })
    }
}
impl Readable for u16 {
    type Output = Self;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<u16, String> {
        use std::str::FromStr;
        <u16>::from_str(words[0]).map_err(|_| {
            format!("cannot parse `{}` as {}", words[0], stringify!(u16))
        })
    }
}
impl Readable for i32 {
    type Output = Self;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<i32, String> {
        use std::str::FromStr;
        <i32>::from_str(words[0]).map_err(|_| {
            format!("cannot parse `{}` as {}", words[0], stringify!(i32))
        })
    }
}
impl Readable for u32 {
    type Output = Self;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<u32, String> {
        use std::str::FromStr;
        <u32>::from_str(words[0]).map_err(|_| {
            format!("cannot parse `{}` as {}", words[0], stringify!(u32))
        })
    }
}
impl Readable for i64 {
    type Output = Self;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<i64, String> {
        use std::str::FromStr;
        <i64>::from_str(words[0]).map_err(|_| {
            format!("cannot parse `{}` as {}", words[0], stringify!(i64))
        })
    }
}
impl Readable for u64 {
    type Output = Self;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<u64, String> {
        use std::str::FromStr;
        <u64>::from_str(words[0]).map_err(|_| {
            format!("cannot parse `{}` as {}", words[0], stringify!(u64))
        })
    }
}
impl Readable for isize {
    type Output = Self;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<isize, String> {
        use std::str::FromStr;
        <isize>::from_str(words[0]).map_err(|_| {
            format!("cannot parse `{}` as {}", words[0], stringify!(isize))
        })
    }
}
impl Readable for usize {
    type Output = Self;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<usize, String> {
        use std::str::FromStr;
        <usize>::from_str(words[0]).map_err(|_| {
            format!("cannot parse `{}` as {}", words[0], stringify!(usize))
        })
    }
}
#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
pub struct u8_;
impl Readable for u8_ {
    type Output = u8;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
        <u8>::read_words(words).map(|n| n-1)
    }
}
#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
pub struct u16_;
impl Readable for u16_ {
    type Output = u16;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
        <u16>::read_words(words).map(|n| n-1)
    }
}
#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
pub struct u32_;
impl Readable for u32_ {
    type Output = u32;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
        <u32>::read_words(words).map(|n| n-1)
    }
}
#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
pub struct u64_;
impl Readable for u64_ {
    type Output = u64;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
        <u64>::read_words(words).map(|n| n-1)
    }
}
#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
pub struct usize_;
impl Readable for usize_ {
    type Output = usize;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
        <usize>::read_words(words).map(|n| n-1)
    }
}
impl<T1: Readable, T2: Readable> Readable for (T1, T2) {
    type Output = (T1::Output, T2::Output);
    fn words_count() -> usize {
        T1::words_count() + T2::words_count()
    }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
        assert_eq!(words.len(), Self::words_count());
        let mut start = 0;
        let count1 = T1::words_count();
        let val1 = T1::read_words(&words[start .. start+count1])?;
        start += count1;
        let val2 = T2::read_words(&words[start..])?;
        Ok((val1, val2))
    }
}
impl<T1: Readable, T2: Readable, T3: Readable> Readable for (T1, T2, T3) {
    type Output = (T1::Output, T2::Output, T3::Output);
    fn words_count() -> usize {
        T1::words_count() + T2::words_count() + T3::words_count()
    }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
        assert_eq!(words.len(), Self::words_count());
        let mut start = 0;
        let count1 = T1::words_count();
        let val1 = T1::read_words(&words[start .. start+count1])?;
        start += count1;
        let count2 = T2::words_count();
        let val2 = T2::read_words(&words[start .. start+count2])?;
        start += count2;
        let val3 = T3::read_words(&words[start..])?;
        Ok((val1, val2, val3))
    }
}
impl<T1: Readable, T2: Readable, T3: Readable, T4: Readable> Readable for (T1, T2, T3, T4) {
    type Output = (T1::Output, T2::Output, T3::Output, T4::Output);
    fn words_count() -> usize {
        T1::words_count() + T2::words_count() + T3::words_count() + T4::words_count()
    }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
        assert_eq!(words.len(), Self::words_count());
        let mut start = 0;
        let count1 = T1::words_count();
        let val1 = T1::read_words(&words[start .. start+count1])?;
        start += count1;
        let count2 = T2::words_count();
        let val2 = T2::read_words(&words[start .. start+count2])?;
        start += count2;
        let count3 = T3::words_count();
        let val3 = T3::read_words(&words[start .. start+count3])?;
        start += count3;
        let val4 = T4::read_words(&words[start..])?;
        Ok((val1, val2, val3, val4))
    }
}
impl<T1: Readable, T2: Readable, T3: Readable, T4: Readable, T5: Readable> Readable for (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5) {
    type Output = (T1::Output, T2::Output, T3::Output, T4::Output, T5::Output);
    fn words_count() -> usize {
        T1::words_count() + T2::words_count() + T3::words_count() + T4::words_count() + T5::words_count()
    }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
        assert_eq!(words.len(), Self::words_count());
        let mut start = 0;
        let count1 = T1::words_count();
        let val1 = T1::read_words(&words[start .. start+count1])?;
        start += count1;
        let count2 = T2::words_count();
        let val2 = T2::read_words(&words[start .. start+count2])?;
        start += count2;
        let count3 = T3::words_count();
        let val3 = T3::read_words(&words[start .. start+count3])?;
        start += count3;
        let count4 = T4::words_count();
        let val4 = T4::read_words(&words[start .. start+count4])?;
        start += count4;
        let val5 = T5::read_words(&words[start..])?;
        Ok((val1, val2, val3, val4, val5))
    }
}
impl<T1: Readable, T2: Readable, T3: Readable, T4: Readable, T5: Readable, T6: Readable> Readable for (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6) {
    type Output = (T1::Output, T2::Output, T3::Output, T4::Output, T5::Output, T6::Output);
    fn words_count() -> usize {
        T1::words_count() + T2::words_count() + T3::words_count() + T4::words_count() + T5::words_count() + T6::words_count()
    }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
        assert_eq!(words.len(), Self::words_count());
        let mut start = 0;
        let count1 = T1::words_count();
        let val1 = T1::read_words(&words[start .. start+count1])?;
        start += count1;
        let count2 = T2::words_count();
        let val2 = T2::read_words(&words[start .. start+count2])?;
        start += count2;
        let count3 = T3::words_count();
        let val3 = T3::read_words(&words[start .. start+count3])?;
        start += count3;
        let count4 = T4::words_count();
        let val4 = T4::read_words(&words[start .. start+count4])?;
        start += count4;
        let count5 = T5::words_count();
        let val5 = T5::read_words(&words[start .. start+count5])?;
        start += count5;
        let val6 = T6::read_words(&words[start..])?;
        Ok((val1, val2, val3, val4, val5, val6))
    }
}
pub trait ReadableFromLine {
    type Output;
    fn read_line(line: &str) -> Result<Self::Output, String>;
}
fn split_into_words(line: &str) -> Vec<&str> {
    #[allow(deprecated)]
    line.trim_right_matches('\n').split_whitespace().collect()
}
impl<T: Readable> ReadableFromLine for T {
    type Output = T::Output;
    fn read_line(line: &str) -> Result<T::Output, String> {
        let words = split_into_words(line);
        if words.len() != T::words_count() {
            return Err(format!("line `{}` has {} words, expected {}",
                               line, words.len(), T::words_count()));
        }
        T::read_words(&words)
    }
}
fn read_words_into_vec<T: Readable>(words: &[&str], line: &str) -> Result<Vec<T::Output>, String> {
    let n = T::words_count();
    assert_eq!(words.len() % n, 0);
    let mut result = Vec::new();
    for chunk in words.chunks(n) {
        match T::read_words(chunk) {
            Ok(v) => result.push(v),
            Err(msg) => {
                let fragment_msg = if n == 1 {
                    format!("word {}", result.len())
                } else {
                    let l = result.len();
                    format!("words {}-{}", n*l + 1, (n+1) * l)
                };
                return Err(format!(
                    "{} of line `{}`: {}", fragment_msg, line, msg
                ));
            }
        }
    }
    Ok(result)
}
fn split_into_words_for_collection<T: Readable>(
    line: &str, prefix_words_count: usize
) -> Result<Vec<&str>, String> {
    let n = T::words_count();
    let words = split_into_words(line);
    if words.len() < prefix_words_count {
        return Err(
            format!("line `{}` has {} words, expected at least {}",
                    line, words.len(), prefix_words_count)
        );
    }
    if (words.len() - prefix_words_count) % T::words_count() != 0 {
        return Err(
            format!("line `{}` has {} words, expected {} + {}n",
                    line, words.len(), prefix_words_count, n)
        );
    }
    Ok(words)
}
#[macro_export]
macro_rules! readable_collection {
    ($u:ident => $collection_in:ty, $collection_out:ty) => {
        readable_collection!($u: [] => $collection_in, $collection_out);
    };
    ($u:ident : [ $( $bound:path ),* ] => $collection_in:ty, $collection_out:ty) => {
        impl<$u: Readable> ReadableFromLine for $collection_in
        where
            <$u as Readable>::Output: Sized $(+ $bound)*
        {
            type Output = $collection_out;
            fn read_line(line: &str) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
                let words = split_into_words_for_collection::<$u>(line, 0)?;
                Ok(read_words_into_vec::<$u>(&words, line)?.into_iter().collect())
            }
        }
        impl<T1: Readable, $u: Readable> ReadableFromLine for (T1, $collection_in)
        where
            <$u as Readable>::Output: Sized $(+ $bound)*
        {
            type Output = (T1::Output, $collection_out);
            fn read_line(line: &str) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
                let prefix_len = T1::words_count();
                let words = split_into_words_for_collection::<$u>(line, prefix_len)?;
                let val1 = T1::read_words(&words[..prefix_len])?;
                let rest = read_words_into_vec::<$u>(&words[prefix_len..], line)?;
                Ok((val1, rest.into_iter().collect()))
            }
        }
        impl<T1: Readable, T2: Readable, $u: Readable> ReadableFromLine for (T1, T2, $collection_in)
        where
            <$u as Readable>::Output: Sized $(+ $bound)*
        {
            type Output = (T1::Output, T2::Output, $collection_out);
            fn read_line(line: &str) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
                let prefix_len = <(T1, T2)>::words_count();
                let words = split_into_words_for_collection::<$u>(line, prefix_len)?;
                let mut start = 0;
                let count1 = T1::words_count();
                let val1 = T1::read_words(&words[start .. start+count1])?;
                start += count1;
                let count2 = T2::words_count();
                let val2 = T2::read_words(&words[start .. start+count2])?;
                let rest = read_words_into_vec::<$u>(&words[prefix_len..], line)?;
                Ok((val1, val2, rest.into_iter().collect()))
            }
        }
        impl<T1: Readable, T2: Readable, T3: Readable, $u: Readable> ReadableFromLine for (T1, T2, T3, $collection_in)
        where
            <$u as Readable>::Output: Sized $(+ $bound)*
        {
            type Output = (T1::Output, T2::Output, T3::Output, $collection_out);
            fn read_line(line: &str) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
                let prefix_len = <(T1, T2, T3)>::words_count();
                let words = split_into_words_for_collection::<$u>(line, prefix_len)?;
                let mut start = 0;
                let count1 = T1::words_count();
                let val1 = T1::read_words(&words[start .. start+count1])?;
                start += count1;
                let count2 = T2::words_count();
                let val2 = T2::read_words(&words[start .. start+count2])?;
                start += count2;
                let count3 = T3::words_count();
                let val3 = T3::read_words(&words[start .. start+count3])?;
                let rest = read_words_into_vec::<$u>(&words[prefix_len..], line)?;
                Ok((val1, val2, val3, rest.into_iter().collect()))
            }
        }
        impl<T1: Readable, T2: Readable, T3: Readable, T4: Readable, $u: Readable> ReadableFromLine for (T1, T2, T3, T4, $collection_in)
        where
            <$u as Readable>::Output: Sized $(+ $bound)*
        {
            type Output = (T1::Output, T2::Output, T3::Output, T4::Output, $collection_out);
            fn read_line(line: &str) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
                let prefix_len = <(T1, T2, T3, T4)>::words_count();
                let words = split_into_words_for_collection::<$u>(line, prefix_len)?;
                let mut start = 0;
                let count1 = T1::words_count();
                let val1 = T1::read_words(&words[start .. start+count1])?;
                start += count1;
                let count2 = T2::words_count();
                let val2 = T2::read_words(&words[start .. start+count2])?;
                start += count2;
                let count3 = T3::words_count();
                let val3 = T3::read_words(&words[start .. start+count3])?;
                start += count3;
                let count4 = T4::words_count();
                let val4 = T4::read_words(&words[start .. start+count4])?;
                let rest = read_words_into_vec::<$u>(&words[prefix_len..], line)?;
                Ok((val1, val2, val3, val4, rest.into_iter().collect()))
            }
        }
    };
}
readable_collection!(U => Vec<U>, Vec<U::Output>);
pub fn read<T: ReadableFromLine>() -> T::Output {
    let mut line = String::new();
    std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut line).unwrap();
    T::read_line(&line).unwrap()
}
#[macro_export]
macro_rules! read {
    () => {
        let mut line = String::new();
        std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut line).unwrap();
    };
    ( $pat:pat = $t:ty ) => {
        let $pat = read::<$t>();
    };
    ( $( $pat:pat = $t:ty ),+ ) => {
        read!(($($pat),*) = ($($t),*));
    };
}
#[macro_export]
macro_rules! readls {
    ( $( $pat:pat = $t:ty ),+ ) => {
        $(
            read!($pat = $t);
        )*
    };
}
pub fn readx<T: ReadableFromLine>() -> Vec<T::Output> {
    use std::io::{self, BufRead};
    let stdin = io::stdin();
    let result = stdin.lock().lines().map(|line_result| {
        let line = line_result.expect("read from stdin failed");
        T::read_line(&line).unwrap()
    }).collect();
    result
}
#[macro_export]
macro_rules! readx_loop {
    ( |$pat:pat = $t:ty| $body:expr ) => {
        {
            use std::io::BufRead;
            let stdin = std::io::stdin();
            for line in stdin.lock().lines() {
                let line = line.expect("read from stdin failed");
                let $pat = <$t>::read_line(&line).unwrap();
                $body
            }
        }
    };
    ( |$($pat:pat = $t:ty),*| $body:expr ) => {
        readx_loop!(|($($pat),*) = ($($t),*)| $body);
    };
}
pub fn readn<T: ReadableFromLine>(n: usize) -> Vec<T::Output> {
    use std::io::{self, BufRead};
    let stdin = io::stdin();
    let result: Vec<T::Output> = stdin.lock().lines().take(n).map(|line_result| {
        let line = line_result.expect("read from stdin failed");
        T::read_line(&line).unwrap()
    }).collect();
    if result.len() < n {
        panic!("expected reading {} lines, but only {} lines are read",
               n, result.len());
    }
    result
}
#[macro_export]
macro_rules! readn_loop {
    ( $n:expr, |$pat:pat = $t:ty| $body:expr ) => {
        {
            use std::io::BufRead;
            let stdin = std::io::stdin();
            let mut lock = stdin.lock();
            for _ in 0..$n {
                let mut line = String::new();
                lock.read_line(&mut line).expect("read from stdin failed");
                let $pat = <$t>::read_line(&line).unwrap();
                $body
            }
        }
    };
    ( $n:expr, |$($pat:pat = $t:ty),*| $body:expr ) => {
        readn_loop!($n, |($($pat),*) = ($($t),*)| $body);
    };
}
pub trait Words {
    fn read<T: Readable>(&self) -> T::Output;
}
impl<'a> Words for [&'a str] {
    fn read<T: Readable>(&self) -> T::Output {
        T::read_words(self).unwrap()
    }
}
impl<'a> Words for &'a str {
    fn read<T: Readable>(&self) -> T::Output {
        T::read_words(&[self]).unwrap()
    }
}

// SNIPPET dbg
#[macro_export]
#[cfg(local)]
macro_rules! dbg {
    () => {
        {
            use std::io::{self, Write};
            writeln!(io::stderr(), "{}: dbg", line!()).unwrap();
        }
    };
    ($e: expr) => {
        {
            use std::io::{self, Write};
            let result = $e;
            writeln!(io::stderr(), "{}: {} = {:?}",
                     line!(), stringify!($e), result)
                .unwrap();
            result
        }
    }
}
#[macro_export]
#[cfg(not(local))]
macro_rules! dbg {
    () => {};
    ($e: expr) => {
        { $e }
    }
}

// END SNIPPETS

use std::cmp;

fn main() {
    read!(n = u64, a = u64_, b = u64_);
    let d = b - a;
    let ans = if d % 2 == 0 { d/2 } else {
        let m1 = a+1 + (b-a-1) / 2;
        let m2 = (n-1)-b+1 + (b-a-1) / 2;
        cmp::min(m1, m2)
    };
    println!("{}", ans);
}