#include <bits/stdc++.h>
//#include <iostream>
#include <atcoder/all>
#include <math.h>
#define rep(i, n) for(int i = 0; i < (n); i++)
#define rrep(i, n) for(int i = (n-1); i >= 0; i--)
using namespace std;
using namespace atcoder;
typedef long long ll;
const int MOD = 1000000007;
//const int MOD =  998244353;
 
const ll INF = 1LL<<61;
const int IINF = 1000000000;
template<class T> inline bool chmax(T& a, T b) { if (a < b) { a = b; return 1; } return 0; }
template<class T> inline bool chmin(T& a, T b) { if (a > b) { a = b; return 1; } return 0; }

typedef pair<int, int> PI;
typedef pair<ll, ll> P;
typedef pair<string, ll> PS;

using mint = modint1000000007;

int main(){

    ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
    cin.tie(nullptr);

    vector<int> AB(2);
    rep(i,2) cin >> AB[i];
    sort(AB.rbegin(), AB.rend());

    int index = 0;
    int count = -1;
    while(true){
        if(AB[index] > 0){
            count++;
            AB[index]--;
        }
        else{
            break;
        }
        index = 1 - index;
    }
    cout << count << endl;
}