import sys
input = sys.stdin.readline
sys.setrecursionlimit(10 ** 6)
if "pypyjit" in sys.builtin_module_names:
    import pypyjit
    pypyjit.set_param("max_unroll_recursion=-1")

N=int(input())
edge = [[] for _ in range(N)]
XY=[list(map(int,input().split())) for _ in range(N-1)]
for x,y in XY:
    x,y=x-1,y-1
    edge[x].append(y)
    edge[y].append(x)
visit = [0]*N

dnode = []
from heapq import *

def dfs(v=0):
    visit[v]=1
    n_tree = []
    del_lst = []
    for to in edge[v]:
        if visit[to]:continue
        n,lst = dfs(to)
        n_tree.append(n)
        del_lst.extend(lst)
    if len(n_tree)==0:
        return 1,[]
    if len(n_tree)==1:
        if del_lst:
            heapify(del_lst)
            n = -heappop(del_lst)
        else: n=0
        return n+n_tree[0]+1,del_lst
    if len(n_tree)<=2:

        return sum(n_tree)+1,del_lst
    n_tree.sort(reverse=True)
    for i in n_tree[2:]:
        del_lst.append(-i)
    return sum(n_tree[:2])+1,del_lst

ans,dl = dfs()
print(ans)