//定义状态dp[i][j]为从i到j上先取数者的得分,那么后取数者的得分就是sum(i,j)-dp[i][j]
//状态转移方程:
//t1 = a[i]+(sum[j]-sum[i]-d[i+1][j]);取a[i],在剩余的i+1--j中,b先取,b取得的为d[i+1][j],
//t2 = a[j]+(sum[j-1]-sum[i-1]-d[i][j-1]);sum[j]-sum[i]是i+1--j的和
//d[i][j] = max(t1, t2);
#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>
using namespace std;
int dp();
int n;
int a[1010];
int d[1010][1010];
int sum[1010];
int main()
{
while(cin >> n)
{
sum[0] = 0;
for(int i = 1; i <= n; i++)
{
cin >> a[i];
sum[i] = sum[i-1] + a[i];
}
cout << dp() << '\n';
}
}
int dp()
{
memset(d, 0, sizeof(d));
for(int l = 1; l <= n; l++)
for(int i = 1, j = l; j <= n; j++, i++)
{
int t1, t2;
t1 = a[i] + (sum[j] - sum[i] - d[i+1][j]);
t2 = a[j] + (sum[j-1] - sum[i-1] - d[i][j-1]);
d[i][j] = max(t1, t2);
}
return d[1][n] - (sum[n]-d[1][n]);
}