diff --git a/task1/main.cpp b/task1/main.cpp
index fbe52bc..6297ca5 100644
--- a/task1/main.cpp
+++ b/task1/main.cpp
@@ -44,23 +44,54 @@ auto main(int argc, char *argv[]) -> int {
             return -1;
         }
 
-        fmt::print("Opened file {} sucessfully!\n", "dummy");
+        fmt::print("Opened file {} sucessfully\n", "dummy");
         std::vector<int32_t> dataset;
 
         parse_file(file, dataset);
         fmt::print("Read {} values from {}\n", dataset.size(), "dummy");
 
-        auto t1 = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+        auto dataset_par = dataset;
+        auto dataset_seq = dataset;
 
-        algo::MergeSort_v1::sort(dataset.begin(), dataset.end(), [](int32_t a, int32_t b) {
+        auto t1 = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+        algo::MergeSort_v1::sort(dataset_seq.begin(), dataset_seq.end(), [](int32_t a, int32_t b) {
             return (a > b);
         });
-
         auto t2 = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
 
-
         auto delay_ms = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(t2 - t1);
-        fmt::print("Sorted {} entries within {} ms.", dataset.size(), delay_ms.count());
+        fmt::print("Sorted {} entries within {} ms in sequential\n", dataset_seq.size(), delay_ms.count());
+
+        t1 = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+        algo::MergeSort_v2::sort(dataset_par.begin(), dataset_par.end(), [](int32_t a, int32_t b) {
+            return (a > b);
+        }, 16);
+        t2 = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+
+        delay_ms = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(t2 - t1);
+        fmt::print("Sorted {} entries within {} ms in parallel using {} threads\n", dataset_seq.size(), delay_ms.count(), 16);
+
+        auto eq = (dataset_seq == dataset_par);
+        fmt::print("Equality: {}\n", eq);
+        fmt::print("Parallel dataset: {}; Sequential dataset: {}\n", dataset_par.size(), dataset_seq.size());
+
+        //fmt::print("Created {} recurstions", algo::MergeSort_v1::get_recursions());
+
+        std::ofstream ofile("dataset.out.dat", std::ios_base::out);
+        if(!ofile.is_open()) {
+            fmt::print("Error writing to file");
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        for(auto &element : dataset_seq) {
+            ofile << std::to_string(element) << '\n';
+        }
+
+        file.close();
+        ofile.flush();
+        ofile.close();
+
+        fmt::print("Written to output file\n");
 
         return 0;
 
diff --git a/task1/mergesort.h b/task1/mergesort.h
index ae90a43..18d4ef7 100644
--- a/task1/mergesort.h
+++ b/task1/mergesort.h
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@
 
 #include <vector>
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <thread>
+#include <mutex>
 
 namespace algo {
 
     class MergeSort_v1 {
     private:
         template<typename Iterator, typename Comparator>
-        static auto merge(Iterator start, Iterator middle, Iterator end, Comparator cmp, Iterator output_start) -> void {
+        static auto
+        merge(Iterator start, Iterator middle, Iterator end, Comparator cmp, Iterator output_start) -> void {
             Iterator start_m = start;
             Iterator begin = output_start;
             Iterator start2 = middle + 1;
@@ -46,7 +49,8 @@ namespace algo {
         }
 
         template<typename Container, typename Iterator, typename Comparator>
-        static auto ms_split(Container &output_vec, Iterator start, Iterator end, Comparator cmp, Iterator output_start) -> void {
+        static auto
+        ms_split(Container &output_vec, Iterator start, Iterator end, Comparator cmp, Iterator output_start) -> void {
             Iterator mid = start;
             Iterator begin = output_start;
 
@@ -77,4 +81,106 @@ namespace algo {
         }
     };
 
+    class MergeSort_v2 {
+    private:
+        //Caution: non thread-safe, must be executed with additional protection (e.g. lock_guard)
+        template<typename Iterator, typename Comparator>
+        static auto
+        merge(Iterator start, Iterator middle, Iterator end, Comparator cmp, Iterator output_start) -> void {
+            Iterator start_m = start;
+            Iterator begin = output_start;
+            Iterator start2 = middle + 1;
+
+            //merge from input until one half completes
+            while (start <= middle && start2 <= end) {
+                if (cmp(*start, *start2)) {
+                    *output_start = *start;
+                    start++;
+                } else {
+                    *output_start = *start2;
+                    start2++;
+                }
+                output_start++;
+            }
+
+            //try to finish first half
+            while (start <= middle) {
+                *output_start = *start;
+                start++;
+                output_start++;
+            }
+
+            while (start2 <= end) {
+                *output_start = *start2;
+                start2++;
+                output_start++;
+            }
+
+            const auto size = std::distance(start_m, end);
+            for (auto i = 0; i <= size; i++, start_m++, begin++) {
+                *start_m = *begin;
+            }
+
+        }
+
+        template<typename Container, typename Iterator, typename Comparator>
+        static auto ms_split(Container &output_vec, Iterator start, Iterator end, Comparator cmp, Iterator output_start,
+                             int &nthreads, std::mutex &dataset_guard, std::mutex &depth_guard) -> void {
+            Iterator mid = start;
+            Iterator begin = output_start;
+
+            if (std::distance(start, end) < 1) {
+                return;
+            } else {
+                if (nthreads > 1) {
+                    depth_guard.lock();
+                    nthreads -= 2;
+                    depth_guard.unlock();
+                    //move mid iterator litterally to the mid
+                    std::advance(mid, std::distance(start, end) / 2);
+                    //sort the first half within an recursion
+
+                    std::thread t1([&]() { ms_split(output_vec, start, mid, cmp, output_start, nthreads, dataset_guard, depth_guard); });
+
+                    //move output iteratoroutput_vec, start, mid, cmp, output_start
+                    std::advance(output_start, std::distance(start, mid + 1));
+                    //sort the second half within a recursion
+                    std::thread t2([&]() { ms_split(output_vec, mid + 1, end, cmp, output_start, nthreads, dataset_guard, depth_guard); });
+
+
+                    //merge everything together starting from the complete beginning
+                    t1.join();
+                    t2.join();
+                    const std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(dataset_guard);
+                    merge(start, mid, end, cmp, begin);
+                } else {
+                    //move mid iterator litterally to the mid
+                    std::advance(mid, std::distance(start, end) / 2);
+                    //sort the first half within an recursion
+                    ms_split(output_vec, start, mid, cmp, output_start, nthreads, dataset_guard, depth_guard);
+
+                    //move output iterator
+                    std::advance(output_start, std::distance(start, mid + 1));
+                    //sort the second half within a recursion
+                    ms_split(output_vec, mid + 1, end, cmp, output_start, nthreads, dataset_guard, depth_guard);
+
+                    //merge everything together starting from the complete beginning
+                    const std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(dataset_guard);
+                    merge(start, mid, end, cmp, begin);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+    public:
+        template<typename Iterator, typename Comparator>
+        static auto sort(Iterator start, Iterator end, Comparator cmp, int nthreads) -> void {
+            using valtype = typename std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::value_type;
+            std::vector<valtype> temporary_dataset(std::distance(start, end));
+            std::mutex dataset_guard;
+            std::mutex depth_guard;
+
+            ms_split(temporary_dataset, start, end - 1, cmp, temporary_dataset.begin(), nthreads, dataset_guard, depth_guard);
+        }
+    };
+
 }
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