import java.util.* fun main(args: Array) { val n = readLine()!!.toInt() val a = readLine()!!.split(' ').map { it.toInt() } var hom = 0L var tem = 0L for (i in 0 until n) { hom += a[2 * i + 1] tem += a[2 * i] } var max = hom - tem for (i in 0 until n) { hom += a[2 * i] - a[2 * i + 1] tem += a[2 * i + 1] - a[2 * i] max = Math.max(max, hom - tem) } println(max) }