[Event "com. F.Bondarenko-80 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "1985"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "K7/p2p4/kp6/r1P2R2/P7/1P6/1P6/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "1985"]

1. b4 $1 Rxa4 2. c6 $1 dxc6 3. b5+ $1 cxb5 4. b4 $1 Rxb4 5. Rf7 Ka5 6. Rxa7#
1-0

[Event "1st Prize October-70 JT (c)"]
[Site ""]
[Date "1988"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "R5R1/P2r4/3k4/8/8/Kp6/8/2r5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1988"]

1. Kb2 $1 (1. Rg7 $2 Rxg7 2. Rd8+ Kc7 3. a8=Q Ra1+ $11) 1... Rc2+ $1 2. Kxb3
Rcc7 3. Rg7 $1 Rb7+ $1 (3... Rxg7 4. Rd8+ Ke7 5. a8=Q $18) 4. Kc4 $1 ({Try} 4.
Kc3 $2 Rdc7+ $1 5. Kd4 Rb4+ $1 (5... Kc6 $2 6. Rg6+ Kb5 7. Rb8 $18) 6. Kd3 Rb3+
7. Kd2 Rb2+ 8. Kd3 Rb3+ $11) 4... Rbc7+ (4... Rdc7+ 5. Rxc7 Rxc7+ 6. Kb5 $18)
5. Kb5 Rb7+ 6. Ka6 Rxg7 7. Rd8+ Kc7 $1 8. Rc8+ $3 {- the point.} ({Try} 8. a8=Q
$2 Rg6+ 9. Ka5 Rg5+ 10. Ka4 Rg4+ 11. Ka3 Rg3+ 12. Ka2 Rg2+ 13. Ka1 Rg1+ $11)
8... Kxc8 9. a8=Q+ Rb8 10. Qc6+ Rc7 11. Qe8# 1-0

[Event "spec. hm. 64 Shakhmatnoye obozrenye"]
[Site ""]
[Date "1990"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/P7/3k4/K7/1r6/4p3/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "1990"]

1. a7 Rb4+ $1 2. Ka3 $1 (2. Ka5 $2 e1=Q 3. a8=Q+ Kc4 $19) (2. Kxb4 $2 e1=Q+ $19
) 2... e1=Q 3. a8=Q+ Kd4 4. Qh8+ $1 (4. Qa7+ $2 Kd3 5. Qh7+ Re4 $1 $19) 4...
Kd3 5. Qh3+ Kc2 6. Qg2+ Kb1 7. Qf3 $3 (7. Qa2+ $2 Kc1 8. Qa1+ Rb1 $1 $19) 7...
Kc2 8. Qg2+ Kb1 9. Qf3 {positional draw} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2 Place Championship of Ukraine"]
[Site ""]
[Date "1990"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2B5/B7/8/1K6/p7/Pp3k2/3b4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1990"]

1. Bd3 Ke3 2. Kc3 Bf3 $1 3. Bb6+ $1 Kf4 4. Kd4 Bg4 $1 5. Bc7+ $1 Kg5 6. Ke5 Bh5
7. Bd8+ Kh6 8. Kf6 b1=Q $1 9. Bxb1 Bg6 10. Bf5 $1 (10. Bxg6 $2 {- stalemate})
10... Bxf5 11. Kxf5 {win} 1-0

[Event "1st Prize Odessa ty (tt)"]
[Site ""]
[Date "1990"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk S.N.Tkachenko, N.Ryabinin"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/p7/4R1K1/3N4/b6k/1p6/1p2Bn2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1990"]

1. Nc3 b1=Q+ $1 2. Nxb1 b2 3. Bd3 $1 Bb3 $1 (3... Nxd3 4. Re4+ Kg3 5. Rxa4 $18)
4. Rd6 $1 (4. Re3 $2 Nxd3 5. Rxd3 Bc2 $11) 4... Nxd3 5. Rd4+ $1 Nf4+ $1 6.
Rxf4+ Kg3 7. Rb4 $1 (7. Rf1 $2 Bc2+ 8. Kg5 Kg2 9. Re1 Kf2 10. Rh1 Kg2 {
positional draw}) (7. Kg5 $2 a5 $1 8. Rf8 a4 9. Na3 Ba2 10. Rb8 Bb3 11. Rd8 Bc2
12. Rb8 Bb3 {positional draw}) 7... Bc2+ 8. Kg5 Bxb1 9. Rb3+ $1 Kf2 10. Rxb2+
Ke3 11. Rxb1 {win} 1-0

[Event "1st Prize 4 MK V.Bron (c)"]
[Site ""]
[Date "1991"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1K6/R7/3k4/8/7r/b7/8/1N2N3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1991"]

1. Ra6+ $1 (1. Nxa3 Rh8+ 2. Kb7 Rh7+ 3. Kb6 Rxa7 $11) 1... Kd7 $1 2. Nxa3 Rb4+
3. Ka8 $1 (3. Ka7 $2 Kc7 $1 4. Ra5 Rb7+ 5. Ka6 Rb6+ $11) 3... Kc7 $1 4. Ra7+
Kc8 5. Ra5 $1 Kc7 6. Rc5+ (6. Nb5+ $2 Kb6 $11) 6... Kb6 7. Rc3 (7. Nd3 $2 Ra4+
8. Kb8 Rxa3 $11) 7... Re4 $1 8. Nc4+ (8. Rb3+ $2 Ka6 9. Nd3 Re8+ 10. Rb8 Rxb8+
$11) 8... Ka6 9. Ra3+ $1 Kb5 10. Nd6+ Kc5 11. Nxe4+ {win} 1-0

[Event "2nd Prize Peremozi-45 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "1991"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1n1N3p/2B1k1b1/8/8/6N1/8/3K4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "1991"]

1. Nf8+ Kf7 2. Nxg6 Nd8 $1 3. Nh8+ $1 Kg7 4. Nh5+ $3 ({Try:} 4. Bd5 $2 h5 $1 5.
Nxh5+ Kxh8 6. Ke2 Kh7 7. Kf3 Kg6 8. Kg4 Nf7 9. Be4+ Kh6 $11) 4... Kxh8 5. Bd5
h6 6. Ke2 Kh7 7. Kf3 Kg6 8. Kg4 Nf7 9. Be4# 1-0

[Event "2nd Prize 5 MK V.Bron"]
[Site ""]
[Date "1992"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/8/6q1/8/8/8/2r5/2QR3K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1992"]

1. Qa1+ (1. Rd8+ $2 Kh7 $1 (1... Kg7 $2 2. Qa1+ Qf6 3. Rg8+ $18) 2. Rd7+ Kg8 $1
$11) 1... Qg7 (1... Kh7 2. Rd7+ $1 Kh6 3. Qh8+ Kg5 4. Rg7 $18) 2. Qa8+ Qg8 $1 (
2... Kh7 3. Qe4+ Qg6 4. Rd7+ $18) 3. Rd8 Rc1+ 4. Kh2 Rc2+ 5. Kh3 Rc3+ 6. Kh4
Rc4+ 7. Kh5 Rc5+ 8. Kh6 Rc6+ $1 9. Qxc6 Qxd8 10. Qc3+ $1 Kg8 11. Qg7# 1-0

[Event "1st Prize Shakhmaty Vestnik"]
[Site ""]
[Date "1992"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3b4/3k2KN/8/5N2/5B2/q2n4/B1P5/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1992"]

1. Nf8+ Kc6 (1... Kc8 2. Nd6+ Kb8 3. Nb5+ $18) 2. Nd4+ Kb6 (2... Kc5 3. Bd6+ $1
Kxd6 4. Nb5+ $18) 3. Nd7+ Kb7 4. Bd5+ Kc8 $1 5. Nb6+ $1 Bxb6 6. Be6+ Kb7 (6...
Kd8 7. Bg5+ Ke8 8. Bf7+ Kd7 9. Be6+ $11) 7. Bd5+ Ka6 8. Bc4+ Ka5 9. Bd2+ Nb4 (
9... Ka4 $2 10. Bb5#) 10. Nb3+ Ka4 11. Bc1 Bd4+ $1 (11... Qa2 12. Nc5+ $18) 12.
Kf7 $3 {- the point.} ({Try} 12. Kg8 $2 Bb2 13. Bh6 Nc6 {(d5)} 14. Bf8 Ne7+ $1
15. Kf7 Qd6 $19) 12... Bb2 13. Bh6 $1 (13. Bg5 $2 Nc6 {(d5) -+}) 13... Nxc2 14.
Bf8 Nb4 15. Bh6 Be5 16. Bc1 Bb2 17. Bh6 {positional draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd Prize N.Rezvov-70 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "1992"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5R2/3P4/8/1r6/3P3n/2k5/1r6/K4N1B w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1992"]

1. Rc8+ Kd3 2. Be4+ $1 ({Try:} 2. Nd2 $2 R2b4 $1 3. Be4+ Ke2 4. Nb3 Ra4+ $1 5.
Kb2 Rxd4 $11) 2... Kxe4 3. Nd2+ $1 Rxd2 (3... Kd3 4. d8=Q Kxd2 5. Qg8 $1 Rb1+
6. Ka2 R5b2+ 7. Ka3 Nf5 8. Qg2+ Kd3 9. Qf3+ Ne3 10. Re8 Rb3+ 11. Ka4 Rb4+ 12.
Ka5 Rb5+ 13. Ka6 Rb6+ 14. Ka7 Rb7+ 15. Ka8 $18) 4. d8=Q Rd1+ 5. Ka2 Rd2+ 6. Ka3
Rd3+ 7. Ka4 Rxd4+ 8. Rc4 $3 Rbd5 $3 9. Qxh4+ (9. Rxd4+ $2 Rxd4+ $11) 9... Kd3
$1 10. Qh7+ $1 (10. Rxd4+ $2 Rxd4+ $11) 10... Kxc4 11. Qc2# $1 1-0

[Event "spec. Prize Shakhmatnaya Kompozitsia"]
[Site ""]
[Date "1997"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk & S.N.Tkachenko"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2rN4/8/P4pbN/6k1/8/8/7K/7B w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1997"]

1. Ndf7+ $1 (1. Nhf7+ $2 Kf4 $1 2. a7 (2. Ne6+ Kg4 3. Nd6 Rc2+ 4. Bg2 Ra2 5.
Nc5 Bd3) 2... Rc2+ $1 3. Kg1 Rc1+ 4. Kf2 Rc2+ $1 5. Ke1 $2 (5. Kg1 Rc1+ 6. Kh2
Rc2+) 5... Ke3 6. Kf1 (6. Kd1 Rb2) 6... Rc1+ 7. Kg2 Be4+ $11) 1... Kf4 $1 (1...
Bxf7 2. Nxf7+ Kg6 3. Nd6 Rh8+ 4. Kg1 $1 $18 (4. Kg2 $2 Ra8 $11)) 2. a7 Rc2+ $1
(2... Be4 3. Bxe4 Kxe4 4. Nd6+ $18) 3. Kg1 $1 (3. Kh3 $2 Rc3+ 4. Kh4 Rc2 5. Ng4
Ra2 6. a8=Q Rxa8 7. Bxa8 Bxf7 $11) 3... Rc1+ $1 4. Kf2 Ra1 5. a8=Q Rxa8 6. Bxa8
Be4 $1 7. Bxe4 f5 $1 (7... Kxe4 8. Nd6+ $18) 8. Ng5 $1 (8. Ng4 $2 fxe4 $1 (8...
Kxe4 $2 9. Nh2 f4 10. Nf3 {- stalemate}) 9. Ne3 {- stalemate}) 8... fxe4 9.
Nh3+ Ke5 10. Ng4+ Kd4 11. Ne3 {win} 1-0

[Event "3rd Prize N.Rezvov-75 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "1997"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk & S.N.Tkachenko"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4Nk1N/1n6/5p1p/8/6Pn/7B/5K2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "1997"]

1. Kg3 $1 (1. Nxf6 $2 Kg7 2. Nh5+ Kxh8 3. Kg3 Ng6) 1... f5 $1 (1... Kxe8 2.
Kxh4 Kf8 3. Ng6+) 2. Kxh4 (2. gxf5 $2 Nxf5+ 3. Bxf5 Kxe8) 2... fxg4 3. Bg2 $1
Nd8 $1 4. Nf6 $1 (4. Nd6 $2 Kg7 5. Bd5 Kxh8 6. Kxg4 Kg7 7. Kf5 h5 8. Kg5 h4 9.
Kf5 h3) 4... Kg7 5. Nh5+ $1 Kxh8 6. Bd5 $1 Kh7 7. Kg3 $1 (7. Kxg4 $2 Kg6 8. Kh4
Kf5 (8... Nf7 $2 9. Be4#)) 7... Kg6 8. Kxg4 $1 Nf7 (8... Kh7 9. Kf5 Kh8 10. Kf6
(10. Kg6 $2 Ne6 11. Bxe6)) 9. Be4# $1 1-0

[Event "2 hm. Ural Problemist-5 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "1998"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/b2k3n/1R2p1N1/2Pb4/8/7K/8/3N4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "1998"]

1. c6+ $1 (1. Rd6+ $2 Kc7 2. Ne5 Nf6 $1 3. Nd3 Bxc5 $11) (1. Ne5+ $2 Kc7 2. Rb5
Ng5+ 3. Kh4 Ne4 4. Nd3 Kc6 5. Ra5 Bxc5 $11) 1... Bxc6 (1... Kc8 2. Rb7 $18) 2.
Ne5+ Kd6 3. Rxc6+ Kxe5 4. Rc7 Ng5+ 5. Kg4 Bb6 $1 6. Rb7 $1 Bd8 7. Rd7 Bf6 8.
Nf2 $1 {zz} Ne4 9. Nd3# 1-0

[Event "2 Place Slovensko - Ukraine"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2001"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk & S.N.Tkachenko"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2rk4/K1pp4/PQ6/5B2/7b/B7/8/5q2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2001"]

1. Qb4 $1 (1. Qg6 $2 Bf2+ 2. Kb7 Qb5+ $19) 1... Ra8+ $1 (1... Bf2+ 2. Kb7 Qg2+
3. Be4 Qg7 4. Qe7+ Qxe7 5. Bxe7+ Kxe7 6. Kxc8 $11) (1... Qxf5 2. Qxh4+ $11) 2.
Kxa8 Qxa6+ 3. Kb8 Qc8+ 4. Ka7 Bf2+ 5. Qc5 Bxc5+ 6. Bxc5 Ke8 7. Bg6+ $1 Kd8 8.
Bf5 $1 c6 9. Bd6 $1 c5 10. Be4 $1 Ke8 11. Bg6+ Kd8 12. Be4 $1 c4 13. Bb7 {draw}
1/2-1/2

[Event "2 hm. N.Rezvov-80 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2001"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk & S.N.Tkachenko"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/3N4/5Kb1/2p5/8/4b1r1/1B1N4/4R3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2002"]

1. Nf1 Bf2 2. Re7 $1 (2. Nxg3 $2 Bxe1 3. Kxg6 Bxg3 4. Bg7 Bh4 5. Nxc5 Bg5 6.
Ne4 Be7 $1 7. Ng3 Bf8 $1 $11) 2... Rg1 3. Rg7+ Kh8 4. Rxg6 Bd4+ $1 5. Bxd4
Rxg6+ 6. Kf7+ $3 (6. Kxg6+ $2 cxd4 7. Nd2 d3 $1 8. Ne4 d2 $11) (6. Kf5+ $2 Kh7
$1 7. Nf8+ Kg8 $1 8. Kxg6 cxd4 9. Nd7 d3 10. Nd2 Kh8 $11) 6... cxd4 (6... Kh7
7. Nf8+ Kh6 8. Be3+ $18) 7. Kxg6 d3 8. Nd2 $1 Kg8 9. Ne4 $1 d2 10. Nef6+ Kh8
11. Ne5 d1=Q 12. Nf7# 1-0

[Event "2nd Prize   Schach"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2003"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r1n2/4p3/p7/k4K2/p7/2N5/1N6/6B1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2003"]

1. Bc5 Rd5+ $1 (1... e6+ 2. Ke4 {(g4) +-} (2. Kf4 $2 e5+ $1 3. Ke3 Rd4 $11)) 2.
Nxd5 e6+ 3. Ke5 Nd7+ 4. Kd6 (4. Kxe6 $2 Nxc5+ $11) 4... Nxc5 5. Nc4+ $1 Kb5 6.
Na3+ Ka5 7. Kc6 $3 (7. Kxc5 $2 exd5 {zz, draw.}) 7... exd5 8. Kxc5 {zz} d4 9.
Nc4# 1-0

[Event "Shakhova kompozitsia Ukraine"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2005"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2N4K/2pk4/4p3/6P1/3p4/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2005"]

1. Na7 c6 2. Nc8 $3 Kc7 $1 3. Nd6 $1 ({Try:} 3. g6 $2 d3 4. g7 d2 5. g8=Q d1=Q
$11) 3... Kxd6 4. g6 d3 5. g7 d2 6. g8=Q d1=Q 7. Qd8+ {win} 1-0

[Event "3-4 hm. N.Mansarliisky-50 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2005"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk & A.Visokosov"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/7P/4k2P/6pP/1p2K3/8/nb4R1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2004"]

1... Bc2 (1... Be4 {<main>} 2. Rxg4 Bf5 3. Rg5 b2 4. Rxf5+ Kxf5 5. h7 b1=Q 6.
h8=Q $11) (1... Bh7 {<main>} 2. Rxa1 b2 3. Ra5+ Kf6 4. Ra6+ Kf7 5. Ra7+ Kg8 6.
Ra8+ $11) 2. Rxa1 b2 3. Ra5+ Kf6 4. Ra6+ Kf7 5. Ra7+ Kg8 6. Rb7 (6. Ra8+ $2 Kh7
7. Rb8 b1=Q 8. Rxb1 Bxb1 9. Kf4 Bf5 10. Kxf5 g3 11. Kg4 g2 12. Kh3 g1=R $1 $19
(12... g1=Q $2 {- stalemate})) 6... b1=Q 7. Rxb1 Bxb1 8. Kf4 Bf5 9. Kxf5 g3 10.
Kg6 g2 11. h7+ Kh8 12. Kh6 g1=Q {- stalemate} 1/2-1/2

[Event "1-5 hm. Z.Birnov MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2005"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk "]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1b6/8/8/4R2p/4KB1k/7r/3N4/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2005"]

1. Ra5 $3 ({Try:} 1. Rb5 $2 Bxf4 2. Kxf4 Ra3 3. Nf3+ Kh3 4. Rxh5+ Kg2 5. Rh2+
Kf1 6. Kg3 Ra2 $1 7. Rxa2 {- stalemate}) 1... Bxf4 2. Kxf4 Rc3 (2... Ra3 3.
Nf3+ $18) 3. Nf3+ Kh3 4. Rxh5+ Kg2 5. Rh2+ Kf1 6. Kg3 Rc2 $1 7. Rh1+ $1 (7.
Rxc2 $2 {- stalemate}) 7... Ke2 8. Nd4+ Kd3 9. Nxc2 {win} 1-0

[Event "com. Probleemblad"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2006"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk "]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6K1/Q1B4R/5q2/8/1bp5/2k2r2/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2005"]

1. Be5+ $1 Qxe5 2. Qa1+ Kc2 $1 (2... Kb3 3. Qxe5 Rf8+ 4. Kg7 Bc3 5. Rh3 $18) (
2... Kd2 3. Qxe5 Rf8+ 4. Kg7 Bc3 5. Rh2+ Kd1 6. Qxc3 $18) 3. Qxe5 Rf8+ 4. Kg7
Bc3 5. Rh2+ Rf2 $1 (5... Kb1 6. Qxc3 Rg8+ 7. Kh7 $18) 6. Rxf2+ Kb1 $1 7. Rf1+
$1 (7. Qxc3 $2 {- stalemate}) (7. Kf6 $2 Bxe5+ 8. Kxe5 c3 $1 $11) 7... Ka2 $1 (
7... Kb2 8. Rb1+ $1 Kc2 9. Rc1+ $1 $18) 8. Kf6 $1 (8. Qxc3 $2 {- stalemate})
8... Bxe5+ {<eg>} 9. Kxe5 c3 10. Kd4 Kb2 11. Kd3 {win} 1-0

[Event "1-2 hm. Problemist of Ukraine"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2010"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk "]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/5pp1/8/8/4b2K/5p2/B3N3/6N1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2005"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Ng3 f2 2. Nh3 g5+ $1 3. Kg4 $1 ({Try:} 3. Kxg5 $2 f1=Q $1 4. Nxf1 Bg2 $11)
3... f5+ 4. Kxg5 f1=Q $1 5. Nxf1 Bg2 6. Nf4 $1 Bxf1 7. Kh6 Bc4 $1 8. Ng6+ $1 (
8. Bxc4 $2 {- stalemate}) 8... Kg8 9. Bxc4# 1-0

[Event "4-5 Place Championship of Ukraine"]
[Site "City"]
[Date "2011"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk "]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/4N3/Pp6/Nr6/8/7k/1pK5/3B4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2011"]

1. Nb3 $1 (1. Kb1 $2 Rxa5 2. Be2 b5 $11) 1... Rxb3 2. Kb1 Ra3 3. Be2 Ra1+ 4.
Kxb2 Re1 5. Bg4+ $3 {- the point.} ({Logical try:} 5. a7 $2 Rxe2+ 6. Kb3 Re3+
7. Kb4 Re4+ 8. Kb5 Re5+ 9. Kxb6 Re6+ 10. Nc6 Re8 11. Nb8 Re6+ 12. Kc7 Re7+ 13.
Nd7 Re8 $11) 5... Kxg4 6. a7 Re2+ 7. Kb3 $1 (7. Ka3 $2 Re5 $1 8. Nc6 Re8 9. Nb8
Re5 10. Nc6 Re8 {positional draw}) 7... Re3+ 8. Kb4 Re4+ 9. Kb5 Re5+ 10. Kxb6
Re6+ 11. Nc6 Re8 12. Nb8 Re6+ 13. Kc7 Re7+ 14. Nd7 Re8 15. Nf6+ {win.} 1-0

[Event "3rd Prize Olimpiya Dunyasi"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2012"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk "]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "k4r2/8/1P2n3/KPN5/1Q3N2/4r3/1pn5/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2012"]

1. b7+ Ka7 $1 (1... Kb8 2. Na6+ Kxb7 3. Qe7+ $18) 2. b8=Q+ $1 Kxb8 3. Na6+ Ka8
4. Qd6 $1 ({Try} 4. Qc4 $2 Ra3+ 5. Kb6 Rxa6+ $1 6. Kxa6 Nc7+ $1 7. Kb6 Rb8+ 8.
Kxc7 Rb7+ 9. Kc8 Rb8+ $11) 4... Ra3+ 5. Kb6 Rxa6+ $1 6. Kxa6 Nc5+ $1 (6... Nc7+
7. Kb6 Rb8+ 8. Kxc7 Rb7+ 9. Kc8 b1=Q 10. Qa6+ $18) 7. Qxc5 Rf6+ 8. Ne6 $3 {-
the point.} ({Logical try:} 8. b6 $2 Rxb6+ $1 9. Qxb6 Nb4+ $1 10. Qxb4 b1=Q 11.
Qf8+ Qb8 $11) 8... Rxe6+ 9. b6 Rxb6+ $1 10. Qxb6 Nb4+ $1 11. Qxb4 b1=Q 12. Qf8+
$1 (12. Qxb1 $2 {- stalemate.}) 12... Qb8 13. Qf3+ Qb7+ 14. Qxb7# 1-0

[Event "1st Prize Ural Problemist"]
[Site "City"]
[Date "2012"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk "]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "k4K1B/p6P/p1P5/2P5/8/bn6/B5pQ/2q5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2012"]

1. Qb8+ $1 Kxb8 2. Be5+ Ka8 $1 (2... Kc8 3. h8=Q Qxc5+ 4. Kf7+ Qf8+ 5. Qxf8+
Bxf8 6. Bxb3 g1=Q 7. Be6+ Kd8 8. c7#) 3. h8=Q Qh1 4. Bh2 Qxh2 $1 (4... Bb2 5.
c7 $18) 5. Qxh2 g1=Q $1 6. Qxg1 Bxc5+ 7. Ke8 $3 {- the point.} (7. Qxc5 $2 Nxc5
8. Bd5 Kb8 $11) 7... Bxg1 8. c7 Kb7 9. Kd7 $1 (9. Kd8 $2 Bb6 $11) 9... Nc5+ 10.
Kd8 Ne6+ $1 11. Bxe6 Bb6 12. Bd5# $1 1-0

[Event "3 hm.  A.Zinchuk - 75 MT (c)"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2012"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk & V.Samilo"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "K7/8/1P2p1N1/8/p7/8/3P4/6bk w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2012"]

1. d4 $1 ({Try} 1. b7 $2 Bh2 2. d4 Bd6 $1 (2... Bc7 $2 3. Nf8 a3 4. Nxe6 a2 5.
Nxc7 a1=Q+ 6. Kb8 $11) 3. Ne5 a3 4. Nc4 a2 5. Nxd6 a1=Q+ 6. Kb8 Qxd4 $19) (1.
Ne5 $2 Bxb6 $19) 1... Bh2 $1 (1... Bxd4 2. b7 a3 3. b8=Q $11) 2. Ne5 $1 (2. b7
$2 Bd6 $1 $19) 2... a3 3. b7 a2 4. b8=Q a1=Q+ 5. Kb7 $1 (5. Qa7 $2 Qxa7+ 6.
Kxa7 Bxe5 7. dxe5 Kg2 8. Kb6 Kf3 9. Kc5 Ke4 $19) 5... Qxd4 6. Kc8 $3 {- the
point. With two thematic lines: A)} ({Thematic try} 6. Qf8 $2 Qd5+ $1 $19 (6...
Qxe5 $2 7. Qf1+ Bg1 8. Qh3+ Qh2 9. Qxe6 $11)) 6... Qxe5 ({B)} 6... Bxe5 7. Qb1+
Kh2 8. Qa2+ Kg3 9. Qxe6 {draw.}) 7. Qxe5 Bxe5 8. Kd7 Bh2 9. Kxe6 {draw. After
the promotion to Queens there is a critical position with a pin of wNe5 which
must inevitably perish. And here suddenly is a quiet King move 6.Kc8 ! (pointå)
, retaining ligament and approach the king to pawn e6. (not more than obvious
6.Qf8? unleashing a Queen).} 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th Prize Shakhmatnaya Kompozitsia"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2012"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk "]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/6k1/P4pp1/6pP/2BK4/8/1n2P2P/4b3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2012"]

1. h6+ $1 ({Try:} 1. a7 $2 Bf2+ 2. e3 Bxe3+ 3. Kxe3 Nxc4+ 4. Kd4 Nb6 5. Kc5 Na8
6. Kc6 f5 7. h6+ $1 Kh7 $1 8. Kb7 f4 9. Kxa8 f3 10. Kb7 f2 11. a8=Q f1=Q $11)
1... Kh7 $1 (1... Kxh6 2. a7 Bf2+ 3. e3 Bxe3+ 4. Kxe3 Nxc4+ 5. Kd4 Nb6 6. Kc5
Na8 7. Kc6 f5 8. Kb7 f4 9. Kxa8 f3 10. Kb7 f2 11. a8=Q f1=Q 12. Qh8#) 2. Bg8+
$1 ({Try:} 2. a7 $2 Bf2+ 3. e3 Bxe3+ 4. Kxe3 Nxc4+ 5. Kd4 Nb6 6. Kc5 Na8 7. Kc6
f5 8. Kb7 f4 9. Kxa8 f3 10. Kb7 f2 11. a8=Q f1=Q $11) 2... Kxg8 3. a7 Bf2+ 4.
e3 Bxe3+ 5. Kxe3 Nc4+ 6. Kd4 Nb6 7. Kc5 Na8 8. Kc6 f5 9. Kb7 f4 10. Kxa8 f3 11.
Kb7 f2 12. a8=Q+ {win} 1-0

[Event "3rd Prize  The Problemist"]
[Site "City"]
[Date "2013"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk "]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/6R1/8/p4N2/1k3p2/p7/p4p2/K7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "10"]
[EventDate "2013"]

1. Rb7+ Ka4 2. Ng3 $1 ({Try} 2. Ne3 $2 fxe3 3. Kxa2 e2 4. Rb8 e1=Q $19) 2...
fxg3 3. Kxa2 g2 $1 (3... f1=Q 4. Rb4+ $1 Kxb4 {stalemate.}) 4. Rb6 $3 {- the
point.} ({Thematic try} 4. Rb8 $2 f1=B $1 5. Rg8 Bc4+ $19) ({Thematic try} 4.
Rb3 $2 f1=N $1 $19) (4. Rb1 $2 f1=B {(N)} 5. Rxf1 gxf1=N $1 $19) 4... f1=Q 5.
Rb4+ $1 Kxb4 {stalemate. Jugde Gady Costeff: <<A wonderful discovery where two
tries are answered by bishop and knight promotions respectively. A logical
setting including a thematic try and colour reversal so the underpromotion
appears in the main line would be very attractive>>.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "1-2 Prize  M.Dore-80 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2013"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk & O.Pervakov"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "k7/1p6/1Pp1P2P/3p4/5K1P/8/1PR1p2p/r3n3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2013"]

1. h7 (1. e7 $2 Nd3+ 2. Kf5 e1=Q $19) 1... Ra4+ 2. b4 $3 {- the point.} ({
Logical try} 2. Rc4 $2 Rxc4+ 3. Kf5 Rxh4 4. e7 Rh5+ 5. Kg4 Rh4+ 6. Kg3 Rh3+ 7.
Kf2 Nd3+ 8. Kxe2 Nc1+ 9. Kd2 Nb3+ 10. Kc2 Na1+ {(d4)+ draw.}) 2... Rxb4+ 3. Kf5
$1 (3. Rc4 $2 Nd3+ $1 (3... Rxc4+ $2 4. Kf5 $18 {see solution}) 4. Kf5 Rxb6 5.
h8=Q+ Ka7 6. Ra4+ (6. Rc1 Nxc1 7. Qa1+ Kb8 8. Qxc1 Rb4 $11) 6... Ra6 7. Qd4+ c5
$11) 3... Rxh4 4. Ra2+ $1 ({Logical try} 4. e7 $2 Rh5+ 5. Kg4 (5. Ke6 Rh6+ 6.
Kd7 Rxh7 7. Kc8 Nxc2 $19) 5... Rh4+ 6. Kg3 Rh3+ 7. Kf2 Nd3+ 8. Kxe2 Nf4+ 9. Kf2
(9. Kd2 Rd3+ $19) 9... Nd3+ $11) 4... Kb8 5. Ra8+ $3 {- the point.} ({Logical
try} 5. e7 $2 Rh5+ 6. Kg4 Rh4+ 7. Kg3 Rh3+ 8. Kf2 Nd3+ 9. Kxe2 Nc1+ 10. Kd2
Nb3+ 11. Kc2 Nd4+ 12. Kd2 (12. Kb2 Rb3+ $19) 12... Nb3+ $11) 5... Kxa8 6. e7
Rh5+ 7. Kg4 Rh4+ $1 8. Kg3 Rh3+ (8... h1=N+ 9. Kxh4 $18) 9. Kf2 Nd3+ 10. Kxe2
Nc1+ 11. Kd2 Nb3+ 12. Kc2 Na1+ {(d4)+} 13. Kb2 Rb3+ 14. Ka2 {win. Jugde Marcel
Dore: <<An imaginative study, a large scale work, in which, three times, White
must vacate a (different) square in order to avoid strong counter play, that
would allow Black to escape by perpetual check>>. Logical study.} 1-0

[Event "3 Place   16 Championship of Ukraine"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2013"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3q4/ppk5/8/PKBB1N2/P3pp2/8/Q1Nb2pp/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2013"]

1. Bd6+ Qxd6 $1 (1... Kd7 2. Be6+ Ke8 3. Ng7#) 2. Qc4+ $1 (2. Nxd6 $2 a6+ $1 (
2... h1=Q $2 3. Qc4+ Kxd6 4. Qc5+ Kd7 5. Nd4 Qb1+ 6. Bb3 Qd3+ 7. Bc4 Qb1+ 8.
Bb3 {positional draw}) 3. Kc4 h1=Q 4. Qb3 Qf1+ 5. Kc5 g1=Q+ $19) 2... Kb8 3.
Nxd6 a6+ $1 (3... h1=Q $2 4. Qc8#) 4. Kb6 $1 g1=Q+ 5. Nd4 Qxd4+ 6. Qxd4 Be3 (
6... h1=Q 7. Nf5 $1 $11) 7. Nxe4 h1=Q 8. Nc5 $1 Qb1+ (8... Qh6+ 9. Be6 Bxd4 {
- stalemate}) 9. Bb3 Qg6+ (9... Bxd4 {- stalemate}) 10. Be6 Bxd4 {- stalemate.
Three stalemates with a bunch of two figures.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "5 Place   16 Championship of Ukraine"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2013"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1R5K/k4B1P/1r6/5n2/5p2/p5P1/5pR1/1n6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "16"]
[EventDate "2013"]

{Logical study.} 1. Ra8+ $3 {- the point.} ({Thematic try:} 1. Rxf2 $2 Rxb8+ 2.
Bg8 fxg3 3. Rxf5 g2 4. Ra5+ (4. Rg5 a2 5. Rxg2 a1=Q+ 6. Rg7+ Rb7 $1 (6... Kb6
$2 {- stalemate.})) 4... Kb6 5. Rg5 a2 6. Rxg2 a1=Q+ $19) 1... Kxa8 2. Rxf2
Rb8+ $1 3. Bg8 fxg3 $1 (3... Nc3 4. gxf4 $11) 4. Rxf5 g2 5. Ra5+ $1 ({Try:} 5.
Rg5 $2 a2 6. Rxg2 a1=Q+ $19) 5... Kb7 6. Rg5 a2 7. Rxg2 a1=Q+ 8. Rg7+ Kc6 {-
stalemate with a bunch of two figures.} (8... Kc8 9. Be6+ Kd8 10. Kg8 $11)
1/2-1/2

[Event "1-5 hm. Ural Problemist-20 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2013"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "R7/P4q2/pp6/4k3/pK6/4p1R1/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2013"]

1. Re8+ Kd6 $1 (1... Kf4 2. Rgxe3 a5+ 3. Ka3 Qxa7 4. R3e7 Qa6 5. Rf8+ Kg5 6.
Rg7+ Kh6 7. Rg3 $18) 2. Rgxe3 a5+ $1 (2... Qxa7 3. Rd8+ Kc6 4. Re6+ Kc7 5. Re7+
Kxd8 6. Rxa7 $18) 3. Ka3 $1 (3. Kb5 $2 Qd5+ $11) 3... Qxa7 4. R3e6+ Kc5 5. Re5+
$1 Kc4 $1 (5... Kd4 6. R5e7 Qa6 7. Rd8+ Kc5 8. Rc7+ Kb5 9. Rd5#) 6. R5e7 Qa6 7.
Rd8 $1 Kb5 8. Rc7 Qa8 $1 9. Rc5+ $1 (9. Rxa8 $2 {- stalemate.}) 9... bxc5 10.
Rxa8 {win.} 1-0

[Event "2nd Prize  Moscow Ty"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2014"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3K4/p7/7p/6R1/7P/3k4/2p1p1PR/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2014"]

1. Rg3+ (1. Rh3+ $2 Ke4 $1 2. Rg4+ Kf5 3. Rg7 c1=Q 4. Rf3+ Ke4 $11) (1. Rh1 $2
hxg5 $11) 1... Kd2 2. Rh1 {with two thematic lines: A)} e1=Q ({B)} 2... c1=Q 3.
Rxc1 $1 (3. Rd3+ $2 Kxd3 4. Rxc1 Kd2 5. Ra1 h5 $1 $11) 3... Kxc1 4. Ra3 $1 (4.
Re3 $2 Kd2 $1 $11) 4... e1=Q 5. Ra1+ Kd2 6. Rxe1 Kxe1 7. g4 a5 8. g5 hxg5 9.
hxg5 $1 (9. h5 $2 g4 $1 $11) 9... a4 10. g6 a3 11. g7 a2 12. g8=Q a1=Q 13. Qg1+
{win}) 3. Rd3+ $1 (3. Rxe1 $2 Kxe1 4. Rc3 Kd2 $11) 3... Ke2 $1 4. Re3+ $1 Kxe3
5. Rxe1+ Kd2 6. Ra1 {(g1)!} (6. Rh1 $2 h5 $1 $11) 6... c1=Q 7. Rxc1 Kxc1 8. g4
a5 9. g5 hxg5 10. h5 $1 (10. hxg5 $2 a4 $11) 10... g4 11. h6 g3 12. h7 g2 13.
h8=Q g1=Q 14. Qa1+ {echo win gueen. Jugde Pavel Arestov: <<Beautiful study!
Bright unexpected moves of the parties in each of the two options. Brilliant
development study J.Louma>>. J. Louma, Slovensky Narod, 1927, Êb7, pg2, ph4; -
Êñ1, pà7, ph6, +-. The solution: 1.g4 à5 2.g5 hg 3.h5! g4 4.h6 g3 5.h7 g2 6.
h8Q g1Q 7.Qà1+, win.} 1-0

[Event "4th Prize  A.Sochnev–50 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2014"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk & S.N.Tkachenko"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5B2/8/1P6/p6b/kp2p1p1/1p1P4/pK2RPp1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2014"]

1. Re1 g3 $1 2. fxg3 (2. Bc5 $2 exd3 3. b7 d2 $11) 2... exd3 3. g4 $3 {- the
point.} ({Logical try} 3. b7 $2 d2 4. Rg1 d1=Q 5. Rxd1 Bxd1 6. Bc5 a1=Q+ $1 7.
Kxa1 Ka3 8. b8=Q g1=Q 9. Bxg1 b2+ 10. Kb1 Bb3 $11 {(no move 11.Qg3).}) 3... d2
$1 4. Rg1 $1 (4. Ra1 $2 Bg6 $1 5. Rg1 Be4 6. Bh6 Bd5 7. Bxd2 Kb5 8. b7 Bxb7 9.
Kxb3 Bd5+ 10. Kb2 a4 11. g5 a3+ 12. Ka1 $11) 4... Bxg4 5. b7 (5. Bc5 $2 Bf3 $1
$11) 5... d1=Q 6. Rxd1 Bxd1 7. Bc5 a1=Q+ $1 8. Kxa1 Ka3 9. b8=Q b2+ 10. Kb1
g1=Q $1 11. Bxg1 Bb3 12. Qg3 $1 (12. Qe5 $2 Ba2+ $19) 12... a4 13. Qc3 $1 (13.
Bc5 $2 {stalemate.}) 13... bxc3 14. Bc5# {Jugde Aleksej Sochnev: <<By mat
leads logical combination on the second turn. Perfect foresight finals.
Thematic try and mat harmoniously joined together>>.} 1-0

[Event "2nd Prize  Olimpiya Dunyasi"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2014"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk & S.Diduch"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "B7/7k/2p5/N7/6pK/4p1P1/P7/5n1N w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2014"]

1. Nf2 $1 exf2 (1... e2 2. Nd3 $18) 2. Bb7 $3 {- the point.} ({Logical try} 2.
Bxc6 $2 Nxg3 3. Bb5 f1=Q 4. Bxf1 Nxf1 5. Nc4 Nh2 6. Nd2 Nf3+ 7. Nxf3 gxf3 8.
Kg3 Kg6 $1 9. a4 Kf5 10. a5 Ke4 11. Kf2 Kd5 12. a6 Kc6 $11) (2. Nc4 $2 Nxg3 3.
Nd2 f1=Q 4. Nxf1 Nxf1 $11) 2... Nxg3 3. Ba6 f1=Q 4. Bxf1 Nxf1 5. Nc4 Nh2 $1 6.
Nd2 $1 (6. a4 $2 Nf3+ 7. Kxg4 Nd4 $11) 6... Nf3+ 7. Nxf3 gxf3 8. Kg3 Kg6 9. a4
Kf5 10. a5 Ke4 11. Kf2 $1 Kd5 12. a6 {win. Can not move 12.Êñ6. Logical study.}
1-0

[Event "3 hm.  Ceskoslovensky sach"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2014"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1p1p3p/8/B1P2p1P/7k/1p3K2/1r2N2P/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2014"]

1. c6 (1. Nf4 $2 Rf2+ $1 (1... Kg5 $2 2. h4+ Kh6 3. c6 bxc6 4. Bb4) 2. Kxf2 b2
3. Kf3 Kg5 4. Bd8+ Kh6 5. Be7 Kg7 6. Bf6+ Kxf6 7. Nd5+ Ke5 8. Nc3 Kd4 9. Nb1
Kxc5 $19) 1... bxc6 (1... Rxe2 2. cxd7 b2 3. d8=Q+) 2. Nf4 Rf2+ (2... Kg5 3.
h4+ Kh6 4. Bb4 Kg7 5. Bc3+) 3. Kxf2 b2 4. Kf3 Kg5 5. h4+ Kh6 6. Bb4 c5 7. Bxc5
d6 8. Bxd6 Kg7 9. Be5+ Kh6 10. Ne6 (10. Bxb2 $2 {stalemate}) 10... b1=Q 11.
Bg7+ Kxh5 12. Nf4+ Kxh4 13. Bf6# 1-0

[Event "3rd Prize  Zadachy i Etyudi"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2014"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2N5/5p2/8/2p5/K3kp2/1p5B/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2014"]

1. Bg1+ (1. Kxb2 $2 f2 $19) 1... Kd2 $1 2. Kxb2 c3+ 3. Kb3 $1 ({Thematic try:} 
3. Ka2 $2 c2 4. Nd5 c1=Q 5. Be3+ Ke1 6. Bxc1 f2 7. Ne3 f5 {zz} 8. Kb3 f4 9.
Ng2+ Ke2 10. Nxf4+ Kf3 $1 11. Ne6 f1=Q 12. Nd4+ Ke4 13. Bb2 Qb1 $19) 3... c2 4.
Nd5 c1=Q 5. Be3+ Ke1 $1 6. Bxc1 f2 7. Ne3 f5 8. Ka2 $3 {zz} (8. Kc2 $2 f4 9.
Ng2+ Ke2 10. Nxf4+ Kf3 $1 $19) 8... f4 9. Ng2+ Ke2 10. Nxf4+ Kf3 11. Ne6 $1
f1=Q 12. Nd4+ Ke4 13. Bb2 $1 Qa6+ 14. Kb1 Qf1+ 15. Ka2 {positional draw.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "4 Place   16 Championship of Ukraine"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2014"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1q6/b5P1/1B2N2r/1p2p3/5R2/r1pk3B/pn6/1b2K2R w K - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2014"]

1. g8=Q $1 ({Try:} 1. Bf5+ $2 e4 2. Bxe4+ Kc4 3. g8=Q Kb4 $19 (3... Qxg8 $2 4.
Bg2+ {see solution})) 1... Qxg8 2. Bf5+ e4 3. Bxe4+ Kc4 4. Bg2+ $3 {Pointe in
anticipation of casting and stalemate.} (4. Bxb1+ $2 Kd5 $1 $19 (4... Kb3 $2 5.
Nc5#)) 4... Kb3 (4... Be4 5. Rxe4+ Kd5 6. Nc7+ Kc6 7. Rxh6+ Kb7 8. Rg4+ $1 Kc8
9. Rxg8+ $18) 5. Nc5+ $1 (5. Nd4+ $2 Ka4 $1 $19 (5... Kb4 $2 6. Nc2+ Kb3 7.
Na1#)) 5... Kc2 6. Rf2+ Kc1 7. O-O+ $1 Nd1 8. Nd3+ $1 Bxd3 9. Be3+ $1 Bxe3 10.
Rxd1+ $1 Kxd1 {- stalemate with a bunch of two figures. Logical study.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "7-13 hm. Hlinka - 60 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2014"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2knn3/8/P1NP4/PK2B3/8/3p1p2/3r4/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2014"]

1. a7 (1. Nxd8 $2 Rb2+ 2. Bxb2 Nxd6+ 3. Kc6 Kb8 4. Be5 d2 $19) 1... Kb7 $1 (
1... Nxd6+ 2. Kb6 Nc4+ 3. Ka6 $18) 2. Nxd8+ Ka8 $1 (2... Kxa7 3. Nc6+ Kb7 4. d7
Nc7+ 5. Bxc7 Rb2+ 6. Kc4 Rc2+ 7. Kb3 $18) 3. d7 Nc7+ $1 4. Bxc7 Rb2+ 5. Ka6 d2
6. Ne6 $1 d1=Q 7. d8=Q+ Qxd8 8. Bxd8 Rc2 $1 9. Bb6 Rc6 10. Nd4 f2 $1 11. Nb5 $1
f1=Q {- stalemate with a bunch of two figures.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "spec. Prize   Problemist of Ukraine"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2014"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1N1Pb2p/p3p3/1ppP2P1/6p1/P1k5/6PK/2n5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2014"]

1. g6 $3 {- the point.} ({Lodical try} 1. d6 $2 g3+ 2. Kh1 Bxg5 3. d8=Q Bxd8 4.
Nxd8 b4 5. axb4 cxb4 6. Nxe6 b3 7. Nc5 b2 8. Na4+ Kc2 9. Nxb2 Kxb2 10. d7 Ne2
11. d8=Q Kc2 12. Qd5 h6 $3 13. Qd8 a5 14. Qxa5 Kd3 15. Qb4 {(no move 15.Qg5)}
Ke3 $11 {Black's fortress. (W.Leick, Neueste Nachrichten, 1927, Kc4, Nd5, pg5
- Kh7, pg7, ph3. =. The solution: 1.g6+ Kh8 2.Ne7! h2 3.Kd5 h1Q+ 4.Ke6!,
fortress and draw).}) (1. d8=Q $2 Bxd8 2. Nxd8 exd5 $19) 1... hxg6 2. d6 Bg5 3.
d8=Q Bxd8 4. Nxd8 g3+ 5. Kh1 $1 (5. Kxg3 $2 Ne2+ $11) 5... b4 6. axb4 cxb4 7.
Nxe6 b3 8. Nc5 b2 9. Na4+ Kc2 10. Nxb2 Kxb2 11. d7 (11. Kg1 $2 Ne2+ $19) 11...
Ne2 $1 12. d8=Q Kc2 13. Qd5 $1 (13. Qd6 $2 a5 $1 $11) 13... g5 14. Qd8 g4 15.
Qd5 a5 16. Qxa5 Kd3 17. Qg5 $1 {win, The destruction of the white fortress. e.
g.} Kc2 18. Qd5 {(d8)} Kc1 19. Qd3 $18 1-0

[Event "3rd Prize R.Ibran - 80 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2015"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk & V.Samilo"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1b6/k7/7p/K2P4/7B/1p1p4/8/2N5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2015"]

1. Bf2+ $1 (1. Nxd3 $2 Be5 $1 2. Kb4 b2 3. Nxb2 Bxb2) ({Try:} 1. Nxb3 $2 Bf4 $1
2. Bf2+ (2. Be1 h5 3. Kb5 h4 4. Bxh4 d2 5. Nxd2 Bxd2 6. d6 Bf4 7. d7 Bc7) 2...
Kb8 $1 (2... Kb7 $2 3. Nc5+ Kc7 4. Nxd3) (2... Ka8 $2 3. Be1 h5 4. Kb5 h4 5.
Bxh4 d2 6. Nxd2 Bxd2 7. d6 Bf4 8. d7 Bc7 9. Kc6 Ba5 10. Bf2)) 1... Ka8 $1 (1...
Kb7 2. Nxb3 Bf4 3. Nc5+ Kc7 4. Nxd3) 2. Nxb3 Bf4 $1 3. Be1 h5 4. Kb5 $3 {pointe
} ({Thematic try:} 4. Kb6 $2 h4 $1 5. Bxh4 d2 6. Nxd2 Bxd2 7. d6 Be3+ $1 8. Kc6
Ka7 9. d7 Bb6 10. Bf2 Ka6 11. Bxb6 {stalemate}) ({Thematic try:} 4. Ka6 $2 h4
$1 5. Bxh4 d2 6. Nxd2 Bxd2 7. d6 Bf4 8. d7 Bc7 9. Bg5 Kb8 10. Bf4 Ka8 $1 11.
Bxc7 {stalemate}) 4... h4 $1 5. Bxh4 d2 6. Nxd2 Bxd2 7. d6 Bf4 8. d7 Bc7 9. Kc6
Ba5 10. Bf2 $1 (10. Bg3 $2 Bd8 $1 11. Bc7 Bh4 12. Ba5 Ka7 13. Kc7 Ka6) 10...
Bd8 11. Bb6 Bh4 12. Kc7 {win. Jugde Javier Ibran: <<Very good, with two key
moves, 1.Bf2+! and 4.Kb5!! refuted by interesting variations including two
stalemates>>.} 1-0

[Event "1 hm.  Zadachy i Etyudi"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2015"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/7p/K5k1/8/8/5Pp1/8/6B1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2015"]

1. Bc5 $1 (1. Be3 $2 Kf5 $1 (1... h5 $2 2. Bf4 g2 3. Bh2 $11) 2. Kb5 h5 3. Kc4
h4 $19) 1... Kg5 $1 (1... g2 2. Bg1 $1 Kg5 3. Bh2 Kh4 4. f4 $1 Kh3 5. Bg1 Kg4
6. Bh2 Kh3 7. Bg1 {positional draw}) 2. Bd6 (2. Be3+ $2 Kf5 $1 (2... Kh4 $2 3.
Kb5 $1 h5 4. Kc4 $11) 3. Kb5 h5 $19) 2... Kh4 3. Be7+ $1 (3. Bc5 $2 g2 (3... h5
$19)) 3... Kh3 4. Bc5 $1 (4. Kb7 $2 g2 $1 (4... h5 $1 5. Bc5 $1 $11 {see
solution}) 5. Bc5 Kg3 (5... Kh4 $19)) 4... h5 $1 (4... g2 5. Bf2 $1 Kh2 6. f4
$11) 5. Kb7 $3 {- the point.} ({Thematic try} 5. Kb5 $2 h4 $1 6. Kc4 Kg2 7. f4
h3 8. f5 h2 9. f6 h1=Q 10. f7 Qc1+ (10... Qf1+ $19)) 5... h4 6. Kc8 $1 ({
Thematic try} 6. Kc7 $2 Kg2 7. f4 h3 8. f5 h2 9. f6 h1=Q 10. f7 Qh7 $1 $19)
6... Kg2 7. f4 h3 8. f5 h2 9. f6 h1=Q 10. f7 Qh3+ 11. Kb8 $1 (11. Kd8 $2 Qh4+
12. Kc8 Qg4+ $1 13. Kb8 Qf4+ $19) 11... Qh8+ 12. f8=Q {draw} 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th Prizå  4th Cup FIDE"]
[Site "City"]
[Date "2015"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3b2R1/8/K3n3/3p4/8/2P5/1P6/7k w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2015"]

1. Kb7 $1 (1. Kb5 $2 d4 2. cxd4 Nxd4+ $11) (1. b4 $2 Bf6 2. Rc8 Be5 3. b5 d4 4.
cxd4 Bxd4 $11) 1... Bf6 $1 (1... Bg5 2. Rxg5 Nxg5 3. Kc6 $18) (1... d4 2. cxd4
(2. Rh8+ $2 Kg2 3. cxd4 Bf6 4. Rg8+ Kf3 5. d5 Nf4 6. d6 Bxb2 $11) 2... Bf6 3.
d5 $18) 2. Rg6 (2. Kc6 $2 d4 $1 $11 (2... Nf4 $2 3. Rf8 $18)) 2... Nc5+ 3. Kc6
(3. Kb6 $2 Bxc3 $11) (3. Kc7 $2 Be5+ 4. Kc6 d4 5. cxd4 Bxd4 $11) 3... Ne4 4.
Rh6+ $3 {- the point.} ({Logical try} 4. Rxf6 $2 Nxf6 5. b4 Ne4 6. b5 Nxc3 7.
b6 d4 8. b7 d3 9. b8=Q d2 10. Qh8+ Kg2 $1 $11) 4... Kg2 (4... Kg1 5. Rxf6 $1
Nxf6 6. b4 Ne4 7. b5 Nxc3 8. b6 d4 9. b7 d3 10. b8=Q d2 11. Qg3+ $1 $18) 5.
Rxf6 $1 Nxf6 6. b4 Ne4 7. b5 Nxc3 8. b6 d4 9. b7 d3 10. b8=Q d2 11. Qb2 {win.
Jugde Yochanan Afek: <<A tiny intermediate check to the black king prior to
the thematic exchange sacrifice makes a huge difference. A lovely logical
study with a lively introduction!>>} 1-0

[Event "5th Prize  2nd UAPA"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2015"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/4p2K/1bb5/1R6/5k2/1p6/1p5P/6N1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2015"]

1. Ne2+ Kg4 2. h3+ $1 (2. Rb4+ $2 Be4+ $1 3. Rxe4+ Kf3 4. Nc3 b1=Q 5. Nxb1 Kxe4
6. Nd2+ Kd3 $1 7. Nxb3 e5 8. Kg6 e4 9. Kf5 e3 10. Nc1+ Kd2 $11) 2... Kh4 3.
Rb4+ Kg5 $1 (3... Kh5 4. Ng3+ Kg5 5. Kg7 $18) (3... Kxh3 4. Rxb3+ $11) (3...
Be4+ $6 4. Rxe4+ Kxh3 5. Nc3 $18) 4. h4+ (4. Rxb3 $2 Be4+ 5. Kg7 b1=Q 6. Rxb1
Bxb1 $19) 4... Kf6 5. Rxb3 Be4+ 6. Kh8 $1 (6. Kg8 $2 Bd5+ $19) 6... b1=Q 7.
Rxb1 Bxb1 8. Nc3 $1 Ba5 (8... Bc5) 9. Nxb1 Bb4 $1 10. Kh7 {with two thematic
lines: A)} e5 ({B)} 10... e6 11. Kh6 $1 e5 12. Kh5 Kf5 $1 (12... e4 13. Kg4 Ke5
14. h5 $11) 13. Nd2 $1 Bxd2 {stalemate - A}) 11. h5 $1 e4 12. h6 Kf7 $1 (12...
e3 13. Kg8 e2 14. h7 $11) 13. Nc3 $1 Bxc3 {stalemate - B. Jugde Mario Garcia:
<<With economy of material, you see two pleasant figures of stalemate>>.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "spec. Prize Shakhmatnaya Kompozitsiya"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2015"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "KR6/8/6k1/5pp1/5p2/8/4P3/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2015"]

1. Rb6+ (1. Kb7 $2 g4 2. Kc6 Kg5 $1 (2... f3 $2 3. exf3 gxf3 4. Rb3 $1 f2 5.
Rf3 $16) 3. Kd5 f3 4. exf3 gxf3 5. Kd4 f2 $1 (5... Kf4 $2 6. Kd3 $1 f2 7. Ke2
$16) 6. Rb1 Kf4 7. Rf1 Kf3 8. Kd3 f4 $1 $11) 1... Kh5 2. Rf6 $1 (2. Rb5 $2 Kg4
3. Kb7 f3 4. exf3+ Kf4 $1 5. Kc6 g4 6. fxg4 fxg4 $11) 2... Kg4 (2... f3 3. exf3
f4 4. Kb7 (4. Kb8) 4... Kh4 5. Kc6 (5. Kc7) 5... Kg3 6. Kd5 (6. Kd6) 6... Kxf3
7. Ke5 Ke3 8. Kf5 $1 (8. Ra6 $2 f3 9. Ra3+ Ke2 10. Ke4 f2 11. Ra2+ Ke1 12. Ke3
f1=N+ $1 $11) 8... f3 9. Kg4 $16) 3. Kb7 Kg3 $3 (3... f3 4. exf3+ Kxf3 5. Rxf5+
Kg4 6. Rf8 Kh3 7. Kc6 g4 8. Kd5 g3 9. Ke4 g2 10. Kf3 g1=N+ $1 11. Kf2 Kh2 12.
Rh8+ $1 Nh3+ 13. Kf3 $16) 4. Rxf5 (4. Kc6 $2 Kf2 $1 5. Rxf5 Kxe2 $11) 4... g4 (
4... Kf2 5. e4 $1 Ke3 6. e5 $16) 5. Ka8 $3 {- the point.} (5. Kb6 $2 f3 6. e4
Kf2 7. e5 g3 8. e6 g2 9. e7 g1=Q 10. e8=Q Kg2+ $1 $11) (5. Kc8 $2 f3 6. e4 Kf2
7. e5 g3 8. e6 g2 9. e7 g1=Q 10. e8=Q Qg4 $1 $11) (5. Kb8 $2 f3 6. e4 Kf2 7. e5
g3 8. e6 g2 9. e7 g1=Q 10. e8=Q Qg3+ 11. Kb7 Qg7+ 12. Rf7 Qb2+ $11) (5. Rf7 $2
f3 6. e4 Kf2 7. e5 g3 8. e6 g2 9. e7 g1=Q 10. e8=Q Qb1+ $11) 5... f3 6. e4 Kf2
(6... f2 7. e5 $18) 7. e5 g3 8. e6 g2 9. e7 g1=Q 10. e8=Q Qa1+ 11. Kb8 $1 (11.
Kb7 $2 Qg7+ 12. Kb8 (12. Rf7 Qb2+ $11) 12... Kg2 $1 $11) 11... Qb1+ 12. Rb5 {
win} 1-0

[Event "2nd Prize  Y.Fokin-90 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2015"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6B1/p7/8/pP2pp1p/3P1k1K/1P2n2P/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2015"]

1. d5 (1. b6 $2 axb6 2. d5 Nxd5 3. Bxd5 b5 $1 $11) 1... Ng4 $1 (1... Nxd5 2.
Bxd5 e4 3. Bf7 e3 4. Bxh5 $18) 2. b6 $3 {- the point.} ({Logical try} 2. hxg4
$2 hxg4 3. d6 g3 4. Bd5 (4. d7 g2 5. d8=Q g1=Q 6. Kh5 Qh2+ $11) 4... e4 5. Bxe4
$5 fxe4 6. d7 g2 7. d8=Q g1=Q $11) 2... axb6 3. hxg4 hxg4 $1 4. d6 g3 5. Bd5 (
5. d7 $2 g2 6. d8=Q g1=Q $11) 5... e4 6. Bxe4 $1 (6. d7 $2 g2 7. d8=Q g1=Q $11)
6... fxe4 7. d7 g2 8. d8=Q g1=Q 9. Qf6+ $1 Ke3 10. Qxb6+ Kf3 11. Qxg1 {win.
Jugde Vladimir Êatsnelson: <<Far in the background accurate prediction of
mutual victims lungs figures. Surprisingly, the pawn sacrifice 2.b6!! it can
be carried out only on the second course, neither earlier nor later>>.} 1-0

[Event "1 hm.  D.Êåith-62 JT"]
[Site "City"]
[Date "2015"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/5k2/8/b7/KR1Nn1Pp/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2015"]

1. Rb1 (1. Rb5+ $2 Kg6 $1 2. Rb6+ Kg7 3. Rb7+ Kg8 4. Rb8+ Bf8 $19) 1... Nc3+ (
1... Bc1 2. Rb5+ Kg6 3. Rb6+ Kg7 4. Rb7+ Kg8 5. Rb8+ $11) 2. Ka1 $1 Nxb1 3. Nf1
h1=Q 4. Ng3+ Kf4 5. Nxh1 Nc3 6. Ng3 $1 (6. Nf2 $2 Ke3 $1 $19) 6... Ke3 $1 (6...
Kxg3 {- stalemate.}) 7. Nf5+ Kd3 8. g3 $3 {- the point.} ({Try} 8. g4 $2 Bc1 $1
9. g5 Nb5 10. g6 (10. Kb1 Bxg5 11. Kb2 Ke4 12. Ng3+ Kf3 13. Nf5 Kf4 (13... Kg4
$19)) 10... Kc2 11. g7 Bb2+ 12. Ka2 Nc3#) 8... Bc1 9. g4 Kc4 10. g5 Kb4 11. Nd4
$1 (11. g6 $2 Ka3 $1 12. Nd4 Bb2#) 11... Ka3 12. Nc2+ Kb3 13. Nd4+ Ka3 14. Nc2+
$11 {eternal check Knight.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "1 hm.  2nd UAPA"]
[Site "City"]
[Date "2015"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/8/2P3K1/4P2N/8/8/7b/2B1r3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2014"]

1. Nf6+ (1. Bd2 $2 Rxe5 2. Nf6+ Kh8 3. Bh6 Re7 4. Bf8 Rc7 $1 $11) 1... Kh8 2.
Bh6 (2. Bd2 $2 Rxe5 3. Kf7 (3. Bh6 Re7 4. Bf8 Rc7 $1 $11) 3... Re2 4. Bh6 Rg2
$11) 2... Rg1+ (2... Bxe5 $2 3. Bg7#) 3. Kf5 $1 (3. Kf7 $2 Bxe5 $11) 3... Rf1+
4. Ke6 Bxe5 $1 5. Kxe5 Rf5+ $1 6. Ke6 $1 (6. Kxf5 $2 {stalemate}) 6... Re5+ $1
7. Kf7 $1 (7. Kxe5 $2 {stalemate}) (7. Kd7 $2 Re7+ 8. Kd8 Rc7 $1 9. Kxc7 $2 {
stalemate}) (7. Kd6 $2 Re6+ 8. Kc5 Rxc6+ $1 (8... Rxf6 $2 9. c7 $16) 9. Kxc6 {
stalemate}) 7... Re7+ $1 8. Kg6 $1 (8. Kxe7 $2 {stalemate}) 8... Rc7 9. Bf8 $1
Re7 $1 (9... Rf7 10. Nd7 (10. Kxf7 $2 {stalemate}) 10... Rf6+ 11. Kxf6 (11.
Nxf6 $2 {stalemate})) (9... Rxc6 10. Bg7#) 10. Nd7 $1 (10. Bxe7 $2 {stalemate})
10... Re6+ 11. Kf7 Rxc6 12. Bg7+ Kh7 13. Nf8# 1-0

[Event "4th Prize  Sinfonie Scacchistiche-50 AT"]
[Site "City"]
[Date "2015"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6R1/8/8/p7/5k2/1p4pK/4pp2/6BN w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2015"]

1. Rg4+ (1. Nxf2 $2 gxf2 2. Bxf2 a4 3. Rg1 Ke4 $1 (3... a3 $2 4. Bc5 a2 5. Bd4
Ke4 6. Ba1 $1 Kd3 7. Kg3 (7. Kg2) 7... Kc2 8. Re1 b2 9. Rxe2+ Kb1 10. Bxb2 $18)
4. Bc5 Kd3 $11) 1... Ke3 $1 (1... Ke5 2. Nxf2 $1 b2 3. Nd3+ Kd5 (3... Kf5 4.
Rf4+ Kg5 5. Be3 $1 Kg6 $1 6. Rf6+ $1 Kxf6 7. Bd4+ Kf5 8. Bxb2 Ke4 9. Ne1 $18)
4. Rg5+ $1 Ke4 5. Nxb2 e1=Q 6. Re5+ $1 Kxe5 7. Nd3+ Ke4 8. Nxe1 $18) 2. Rxg3+
Kd2 3. Bxf2 a4 $1 (3... b2 4. Rb3 (4. Rg1 $18)) 4. Bc5 $1 (4. Rg1 $2 a3 5. Be1+
(5. Ng3 b2 $1 $11) 5... Kc2 6. Bb4 a2 $1 $11) (4. Bb6 $2 b2 $1 (4... e1=Q $2 5.
Ba5+ Kc1 6. Bxe1 $18) 5. Ba5+ Kc1 (5... Kc2) 6. Rc3+ Kd2 $1 $11) 4... e1=Q (
4... b2 5. Rg1 e1=Q 6. Bb4+ $18) 5. Bb4+ Kd1 6. Bxe1 Kxe1 7. Kh2 $3 {- the
point.} (7. Rg2 $2 a3 8. Nf2 Kd2 $1 9. Ne4+ Kc1 10. Nc3 b2 $11) 7... b2 8. Nf2
$1 a3 $1 (8... Kxf2 9. Rg2+ $18) (8... Kd2 9. Ne4+ Kc2 10. Rc3+ Kd1 11. Ra3 $1
Kc2 12. Nc3 $18) 9. Ne4 a2 10. Rg1+ Ke2 11. Nc3+ Kd2 12. Nxa2 Kc2 13. Nb4+ $1 {
win} (13. Rg2+ $2 Kb3 $1 $11) 1-0

[Event "com.  N.Grigoriev-120 MT"]
[Site "City"]
[Date "2015"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/3p4/3pk3/8/3P4/8/K6P/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2015"]

1. Kb3 $1 (1. Kb2 $2 Kf5 $1 2. Kc3 d5 3. Kb4 Ke4 4. Kc5 d6+ $1 5. Kxd6 Kxd4 $11
) 1... Kd5 2. Kc3 Ke4 3. h3 $3 {- the point.} ({Logical try} 3. h4 $2 d5 {zz}
4. h5 Kf5 5. Kb4 Kg5 6. Kc5 Kxh5 7. Kd6 Kg6 $1 8. Kxd7 Kf7 9. Kd6 Ke8 10. Kxd5
Kd7 $11) 3... d5 $1 4. h4 {zz} Kf4 5. Kb4 Kg4 6. Kc5 Kxh4 7. Kd6 $3 {- the
point.} ({Try} 7. Kxd5 $2 Kg5 8. Kd6 Kf5 9. Kxd7 Ke4 $11) 7... Kg5 8. Kxd7 Kf6
(8... Kf5 9. Kd6 $1 (9. Kc6 $2 Ke6 10. Kc5 Ke7 11. Kxd5 Kd7 $11) 9... Ke4 10.
Kc5 $18) 9. Kd6 Kf7 10. Kxd5 Ke7 11. Kc6 $1 {win. Logical study.} 1-0

[Event "spec. Prize  Gorbusha-125 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2015"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1p6/5K2/1p6/1p6/8/1P6/5k1N w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2015"]

1. Ke5 b3 $1 (1... Kg2 2. b3 $1 Kxh1 3. Kd6 $1 Kg2 4. Kc7 Kf3 5. Kxb7 Ke4 6.
Kb6 Kd5 7. Kxb5 Kd6 8. Kxb4 Kc6 9. Ka5 $18) 2. Kf4 $1 (2. Kd4 $2 Kg2 $1 3. Kc3
Kxh1 4. Kxb3 Kg2 $11) 2... Kg2 3. Ng3 Kf2 4. Nh5 $3 {- the point.} ({Try} 4.
Ne4+ $2 Ke2 5. Nc5 b6 $3 6. Nxb3 Kd3 7. Ke5 Kc2 $11) 4... Ke2 5. Ke4 Kd2 6. Nf4
Kc2 7. Nd3 Kd2 8. Kd4 (8. Nb4 $6 Kc1 9. Nd3+ Kd2 $132) 8... Kc2 $1 9. Ke3 Kd1
10. Kf3 $3 {- the point.} (10. Kf4 $6 Kc2 11. Ke3 Kd1 $132) 10... Kd2 11. Ke4
Kc2 12. Kd4 b6 (12... Kd2 13. Nb4 Kc1 14. Kc3 $18) 13. Ke3 Kd1 14. Kf3 $1 Kd2
15. Ke4 Kc2 16. Kd4 Kd2 17. Nb4 Kc1 18. Kc3 {win} 1-0

[Event "1 hm.  Moscow Ty"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2015"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/4p3/3R4/8/8/3Ppk2/3P4/5K2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2014"]

1. Rb6 $3 {- the point.} ({Logical try} 1. Ra6 $2 exd2 2. Ra1 e5 $1 {zz} 3. Rb1
Ke3 4. d4 exd4 5. Rb3+ (5. Ra1 Kd3 $3 6. Kf2 Kc2 7. Ke2 d3+ $1 $11) 5... d3 6.
Rb1 Kd4 $1 7. Kf2 Kc3 8. Ke3 Kc2 $11) (1. Rh6 $2 exd2 2. Rh3+ Kg4 $1 $11) 1...
exd2 2. Rb1 e5 $1 (2... Ke3 3. d4 Kxd4 4. Ke2 $18) 3. Ra1 $1 {zz} (3. Rd1 $2
Ke3 $11) 3... Ke3 4. d4 $1 (4. Rd1 $2 Kxd3 5. Ra1 e4 6. Ra3+ Kc2 7. Ra2+ Kd3 $1
8. Ra3+ Kc2 {positional draw.}) 4... exd4 5. Ra3+ $1 (5. Rb1 $2 Kd3 $1 $11)
5... d3 6. Ra1 Kd4 7. Kf2 Kc3 8. Ke3 Kc2 9. Ra2+ Kc1 10. Rxd2 {win. Logical
study.} 1-0

[Event "1st Prize  å4-å5"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2015"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2p5/P1K3P1/8/7B/n3p3/5p1k/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2014"]

1. Bg3+ $3 ({Logical try} 1. Bxf2 $2 exf2 2. g7 f1=Q 3. g8=Q Qxa6+ 4. Kxc7 Nb5+
5. Kd7 Qd6+ 6. Ke8 Qb8+ 7. Kf7 Nd6+ 8. Kg7 Nf5+ 9. Kh8 Qe5+ $1 10. Kh7 Qc7+ 11.
Kh8 Qc3+ 12. Kh7 Qh3+ 13. Kg6 Ne7+ $19) (1. g7 $2 f1=Q 2. Bg3+ (2. g8=Q Qxa6+
3. Kxc7 Nb5+ $19) 2... Kh3 3. g8=Q Qxa6+ 4. Kd7 Qd3+ 5. Kxc7 Nb5+ 6. Kb7 Nc3
$19) 1... Kh3 (1... Kh1 2. g7 f1=Q 3. g8=Q Qxa6+ 4. Kd7 c5 (4... Qd3+ 5. Kxc7
Nb5+ 6. Kb6 $11) 5. Qd5+ Kg1 6. Qd1+ Kg2 7. Qg4 $11) (1... Kxg3 2. g7 f1=Q 3.
g8=Q+ $11) 2. Bxf2 $1 (2. g7 $2 f1=Q 3. g8=Q Qxa6+ $19) 2... exf2 3. g7 f1=Q 4.
g8=Q Qxa6+ 5. Kxc7 Nb5+ 6. Kd7 Qd6+ 7. Ke8 (7. Kc8 $4 Qc7#) 7... Qb8+ $1 8. Kf7
Nd6+ 9. Kg7 Nf5+ 10. Kh8 $1 (10. Kh7 $2 Qa7+ $1 11. Kh8 Qd4+ 12. Kh7 Qh4+ $19)
10... Qe5+ 11. Kh7 Qc7+ 12. Kh8 Qc3+ 13. Kh7 {Can not move 13...Qh3+.} Qc7+ 14.
Kh8 $11 {positional draw. Logical study.} 1-0

[Event "spec. hm.  Ð.Valois ÌÒ"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2015"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/rP6/k2P4/P1P5/P7/P7/K7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2015"]

1. c5 Rxb6 $1 (1... Ra8 2. b7 Rb8 3. c6 $18) 2. cxb6 Kxb6 3. a5+ $1 ({Try} 3.
Kb2 $2 Kc5 4. Kb3 Kxd5 $11) 3... Kxa5 4. a4 $3 {- the point.} ({Try} 4. Kb2 $2
Kb6 $1 5. Kb3 Kb5 6. a4+ Kc5 $11) 4... Kb6 5. a5+ $3 {- the point.} ({Try} 5.
Kb2 $2 Kc5 6. Kb3 Kxd5 $11) 5... Kxa5 6. Kb2 Kb6 7. Ka3 {(b3)} (7. Kc3 $2 Kc5
$11) 7... Kc5 8. Ka4 Kxd5 9. Kb5 Kd6 10. Kb6 $1 (10. a4 $2 Kc7 {(d7) =}) 10...
Kd7 11. Kb7 Kd6 12. a4 Kc5 13. a5 Kb5 14. a6 {win. Jugde Harold van der
Heijden: <<This is an unnatural position. After move 3, with 4 pawns against
no pawns, the white win is non-trivial with three surprise moves 3.a5+, 4.a4,
5.a5+ which are original>>.} 1-0

[Event "5th Prize  Sinfonie Scacchistiche-50 AT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2015"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/B7/1N2p3/1B6/8/K1k1p3/6p1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2015"]

1. Nd5+ $1 (1. Na4+ $2 Kd2 $19) 1... exd5 2. Bxe3 d4 3. Bf2 $3 {- the point.} (
{Thematic try} 3. Bg1 $2 d3 {zz} 4. Bf2 Kc2 $1 5. Kb4 d2 6. Ba4+ Kc1 7. Kc3
d1=N+ $1 (7... d1=Q $2 8. Be3+ Kb1 9. Bxd1 $18) 8. Kd3 Nxf2+ $11) 3... d3 4.
Bg1 $1 {zz} Kc2 $1 5. Kb4 $1 (5. Ba4+ $2 Kd2 $1 6. Kb2 Ke1 (6... Ke2 $11)) 5...
d2 6. Ba4+ Kc1 7. Kc3 d1=N+ $1 (7... d1=Q 8. Be3+ Kb1 9. Bxd1 $18) 8. Kd4 $1 (
8. Kd3 $2 Nb2+ 9. Ke2 Nxa4 $11) 8... Kd2 9. Bc6 Nc3 10. Be3+ $1 (10. Bxg2 $2
Ne2+ 11. Ke4 Nxg1 $11) 10... Ke2 11. Bxg2 Nb5+ 12. Ke4 Nd6+ 13. Kf4 $1 {win.
White wins overcoming four forks black horses.} (13. Kd4 $2 Nf5+ 14. Ke4 Nxe3
$11) 1-0

[Event "2 hm.  Zadachy i Etyudi"]
[Site "City"]
[Date "2015"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1K6/1p6/7N/1pP5/4k3/8/5P2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2014"]

1. Nf5 $1 (1. Nf7 $2 Kd4 (1... Kd5) 2. Kxb7 Kxc5 $11) 1... b4 $1 (1... Kxf5 2.
Kxb7 b4 3. c6 b3 4. c7 b2 5. c8=Q+ $18) 2. Nd6+ Kd4 $1 (2... Kd5 3. Nxb7 b3 4.
c6 Kxc6 5. Na5+ $18) 3. Nxb7 Kd5 4. f3 $3 ({Try:} 4. f4 $2 b3 5. c6 Kxc6 6.
Na5+ Kd5 7. Nxb3 Ke4 $11) 4... Kc6 5. f4 (5. Kc8 Kd5 6. Kb8 Kc6) 5... Kd5 6. f5
b3 7. c6 $1 Kxc6 8. Na5+ Kd5 9. Nxb3 Ke5 10. Nd4 $18 1-0

[Event "3 hm.  M.Muradov-60 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2015"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/3K2k1/3p1N2/2p5/1p6/8/B3p1b1/2N5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2015"]

1. Ne8+ (1. Nh5+ Kh6 $11) 1... Kf8 2. Nxe2 Bf1 $1 3. Nf4 $1 (3. Bc4 $2 d5 $1
$11) 3... Bb5+ 4. Kd8 Bxe8 (4... c4 5. Nc7 b3 6. Bb1 c3 7. Nxb5 c2 8. Bxc2 bxc2
9. Nd3 (9. Ne2 $18)) 5. Ne6+ Kf7 6. Nc7+ b3 $1 (6... Kf8 7. Nxe8 $18) 7. Bxb3+
c4 $1 8. Bxc4+ d5 $1 9. Bxd5+ Kf8 10. Ne6+ $1 (10. Nxe8 $2 {- stalemate}) 10...
Kf7 11. Ba2 $1 (11. Bb3 $2 Ba4 $1 $11) (11. Bc4 $2 Bb5 $1 $11) 11... Ba4 12.
Nc5+ $18 1-0

[Event "2 spec. hm.  2nd UAPA"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2015"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/1N5R/k7/1q6/3B2K1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "2015"]

1. Nc3+ Ka3 (1... Kb4 2. Rb5+ Kc4 3. Rxb3 $18) 2. Ra5+ $1 (2. Bc1+ $2 Kb4 3.
Rb5+ Kxc3 $11) 2... Kb2 3. Rb5 Ka1 $1 4. Kh1 $3 {- the point} (4. Rxb3 $2 {
stalemate}) (4. Kh2 $2 Qb4 $1 5. Rxb4 {stalemate}) 4... Qb4 $1 (4... Qc2 5.
Ra5+ Kb2 6. Ra2+ Kb3 7. Rxc2 $18) 5. Bf4 $1 (5. Rxb4 $2 {stalemate}) 5... Qb3 (
5... Qxf4 6. Rb1#) 6. Be5 {win.} 1-0

[Event "4 hm.  A.Belyavsky-80 JT "]
[Site ""]
[Date "2015"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "(version)"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k6/6K1/8/8/1pp5/8/R2P4/3n4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2015"]

1. Ra4 b3 2. Rb4+ $1 (2. Rxc4 $2 b2 3. Rb4+ Kc7 $1 $11) 2... Ka7 $1 (2... Kc7
3. Rxc4+ Kd6 4. Rc1 $1 Nf2 5. Rb1 $18) 3. Rxc4 b2 4. Rb4 Ka6 5. Kh8 $3 {- the
point} ({Try:} 5. Kf7 $2 Ka5 6. Rb8 Ka4 7. d4 Ka3 8. d5 Ne3 9. d6 Nc4 10. d7
Ne5+ $11) 5... Ka5 6. Rb7 $1 ({Try:} 6. Rb8 $2 Ka4 $1 7. d4 Ka3 8. d5 Ne3 9. d6
Nc4 10. d7 Ne5 11. d8=Q Nf7+ $11) 6... Ka4 7. d4 Ka5 8. d5 Ka6 9. Rb3 {(b4)}
Ne3 10. d6 Nc4 11. d7 Ne5 $1 12. d8=N $1 {win.} (12. d8=Q $2 Nf7+ $11) 1-0

[Event "spec. Prize Chess Informant-50"]
[Site "City"]
[Date "2016"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk & P.Arestov"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6K1/1pp2P2/2kp4/8/8/1b6/4B3/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2016"]

1. Bf3+ $1 (1. Kg7 $2 Bxf7 2. Kxf7 Kc5 $19) (1. Bd1 $2 Bxf7+ 2. Kxf7 Kd5 $1 3.
Bf3+ Ke5 4. Bxb7 c5 5. Ba6 d5 $19) 1... Kb6 $1 2. Bd1 $3 ({Thematic try} 2. Kg7
$2 Bxf7 3. Kxf7 c6 $1 4. Ke6 Kc5 5. Kd7 d5 $1 6. Kc7 b5 $1 {zz} 7. Kb7 b4 $19)
2... Be6 (2... Bxf7+ 3. Kxf7 {- main line.}) 3. Kg7 $1 (3. Bg4 $2 Bxf7+ 4. Kxf7
d5 $19 {e.g.} 5. Ke6 Kc5 6. Ke5 b5 7. Bh5 c6 8. Be2 b4 9. Bf1 b3 10. Bd3 b2 11.
Bb1 Kb4 {(c4) -+.}) 3... Bxf7 4. Kxf7 d5 $1 5. Ke6 Kc5 6. Kd7 $1 (6. Bf3 $2 c6
$1 7. Ke5 b5 $19) 6... c6 7. Kc8 $3 ({Thematic try} 7. Kc7 $2 b6 $1 {zz} 8. Kc8
(8. Kb7 b5 9. Be2 b4 $19) 8... d4 9. Be2 Kb4 $1 10. Kc7 c5 11. Kxb6 c4 12. Kc6
d3 $19) 7... b6 $1 8. Kc7 $1 {zz} b5 9. Kb7 $1 {A)} ({Thematic try} 9. Kd7 $2
d4 $1 10. Be2 b4 11. Ke6 d3 $1 12. Bxd3 Kd4 13. Bc2 c5 14. Kd6 c4 $19) 9... b4
({B)} 9... d4 10. Be2 $1 b4 11. Ka6 $1 (11. Bd3 $2 b3 $1 12. Ka6 Kb4 $19) 11...
b3 12. Ka5 b2 13. Bd3 $11) 10. Bb3 $1 Kb5 11. Kc7 c5 $1 12. Bxd5 (12. Kd6 $2 c4
13. Bd1 d4 14. Kd5 b3 15. Kxd4 Kb4 $19) 12... c4 13. Kd6 b3 14. Ke5 $1 b2 15.
Be4 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "The Problemist"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2017"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4R3/3r4/b1p5/1p6/5B1R/ppk5/4p3/2K5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2016"]

1. Re3+ Kb4 (1... Kc4 2. Bd6+ Kd5 3. Bxa3 b4 4. Bxb4 c5 5. Rh5+ Kc4 6. Bc3 $18)
(1... Rd3 2. Be5#) 2. Bd6+ $1 (2. Bc7+ $2 Kc5 3. Rc3+ Kd5 4. Rd3+ Kc5 $1 5.
Rc3+ Kd5 {positional draw}) 2... Ka5 3. Bxa3 Rd1+ (3... b4 4. Bxb4+ Kb6 5. Kb2
$18) 4. Kb2 Rd2+ 5. Kxb3 (5. Kc3 $2 b2 $1 6. Bxb2 Rd1 7. Kb3 b4 $1 8. Rh5+ Kb6
$11) 5... Rd3+ $1 6. Rxd3 e1=Q 7. Bb4+ Qxb4+ 8. Rxb4 c5 $1 9. Rd8 $3 (9. Rh4 $2
c4+ $1 $11) 9... cxb4 10. Rb8 $1 Bb7 11. Rxb7 {win} 1-0

[Event "4 hm. A.Selivanov-50 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2017"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1K6/8/3P4/1pkB4/8/2p5/8/6b1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2017"]

1. d7 Bh2+ 2. Kb7 $1 ({Try:} 2. Kc8 $2 c2 3. d8=Q c1=Q $11 {(no moves 3.Qc8+)})
2... Bc7 $1 (2... c2 3. d8=Q c1=Q 4. Qc8+ $18) 3. Kxc7 c2 4. d8=Q c1=Q 5. Qd6+
Kd4+ 6. Bc4+ Ke4 $1 7. Qc6+ $1 ({Try:} 7. Qg6+ $2 Kf3 $1 8. Qc6+ Kf2 {(g3)=}) (
7. Qd5+ $2 Kf4 $1 $11) 7... Ke5 8. Qe6+ Kd4 9. Qd5+ Kc3 10. Qd3+ Kb4 (10... Kb2
11. Qb3+ Ka1 12. Qa2#) 11. Qb3+ Kc5 {(position X)} (11... Ka5 12. Qxb5#) 12.
Qxb5+ Kd4 13. Qd5+ Kc3 14. Qd3+ Kb4 15. Qb3+ Kc5 {(position X without a black
pawn b5)} 16. Qb6+ $1 Kxc4 17. Qc6+ {win} 1-0

[Event "1 hm. B.Oleynik-82 MK"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2017"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "R7/8/p1P1r3/8/8/5P2/8/k3n2K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2017"]

{Thematic try:} 1. c7 $1 (1. Rxa6+ $2 Kb2 2. Rb6+ Ka2 $1 3. c7 Rxb6 4. c8=Q
Rh6+ $1 5. Kg1 Nxf3+ 6. Kg2 $1 Nd4 $1 7. Qc4+ Nb3 $11) 1... Rh6+ $1 (1... Rc6
2. Rxa6+ $1 Rxa6 3. c8=Q $18) 2. Kg1 Rc6 3. Rxa6+ $1 Rxa6 4. c8=Q Nxf3+ 5. Kg2
$1 ({Try:} 5. Kf2 $2 Ra3 6. Qc1+ Ka2 7. Qc2+ Ka1 8. Kf1 Rb3 $1 {sacrifice Rook}
9. Qxb3 Nd2+ $11) ({Try:} 5. Kh1 $2 Rh6+ $1 6. Kg2 Ne1+ 7. Kf1 Nc2 $1 {
sacrifice Knight} 8. Qxc2 Rh1+ 9. Kg2 Rh2+ $1 10. Kxh2 {- stalemate}) 5... Ra3
(5... Ne1+ 6. Kf1 $1 $18 (6. Kf2 $2 Nd3+ 7. Ke2 Ra3 $11)) 6. Qc1+ Ka2 7. Qc2+
Ka1 8. Kh1 $3 {Back to the corner} (8. Kf1 $2 Rb3 $1 $11) 8... Ne1 9. Qc1+ $1 {
win} (9. Qd1+ $2 Kb2 $1 10. Qxe1 Ra1 $11) 1-0

[Event "3rd Prize I.Akobia-80 MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2017"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5B2/8/1n6/2K2p1P/7P/4N1n1/5k1b w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "14"]
[EventDate "2015"]

1. Bh5 $1 (1. Nxf4 $2 Nd6+ 2. Kd5 Nxf7 $19) (1. Kxb5 $2 Kxe2 2. h5 Nh4 3. h6
Be4 $19) 1... Nd6+ $1 (1... Nc7 2. Kd4 Kf2 3. Ke4 Ne6 4. Nc3 $11) 2. Kd5 $1 (2.
Kd4 $2 Kf2 $1 3. Ke5 Nc4+ 4. Kd4 Nd2 $19) 2... Nf5 3. Ke4 Ng3+ 4. Nxg3+ fxg3 5.
Kf3 $1 (5. Bf3 $2 Kg1 $1 6. h5 Kh2 $19) 5... Nf4+ $1 6. Kxg3 $1 (6. Kxf4 $2 g2
$19) 6... Nxh5+ 7. Kh2 $1 Ba8 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st Prize  Jirtdan"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2018"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk & P.Arestov"]
[Black "(by N.Grigoriev)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "K7/1p6/k6p/8/8/8/8/4N3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2016"]

1. Kb8 $1 (1. Nd3 $2 b5 $1 $19 (1... h5 $2 2. Nc5+ Kb6 3. Nxb7 h4 4. Nd6 $11))
1... Kb6 (1... b5 2. Kc7 $1 $11) 2. Kc8 Kc6 3. Kd8 Kd6 $1 (3... h5 4. Ke7 Kd5
5. Kf6 Ke4 6. Kg5 $11) 4. Ke8 $1 {Â)} (4. Kc8 $2 b5 $1 5. Kb7 Kc5 6. Nc2 h5 $19
) 4... Ke6 ({A)} 4... Ke5 5. Kf7 $1 (5. Kd7 $2 h5 $1 $19) 5... Kf5 $1 6. Ke7 h5
7. Kd6 Ke4 8. Ng2 Kd4 $1 9. Nh4 $1 (9. Ke6 $2 b5 10. Kf5 b4 11. Kf4 h4 $1 12.
Ne3 h3 13. Nc2+ Kc3 14. Nxb4 h2 $1 $19) 9... b5 10. Nf5+ Ke4 11. Ng3+ Kd4 12.
Nf5+ $1 {positional draw} (12. Nxh5 $2 b4 13. Nf4 b3 14. Ne2+ Kc4 $1 $19)) 5.
Kd8 b5 (5... Kd6 6. Ke8 Ke6 7. Kd8 {positional draw}) 6. Kc7 Kd5 7. Kb6 b4 (
7... Kc4 8. Nc2 $1 h5 9. Na3+ Kd3 $1 10. Kxb5 $1 h4 11. Nc4 h3 12. Ne5+ $11) 8.
Kb5 $1 b3 9. Nd3 Kd4 10. Nb2 Kc3 11. Na4+ Kd3 $1 (11... Kd2 12. Kc4 $1 h5 13.
Kd4 Ke2 14. Ke4 Kf2 15. Kf4 $1 Kg2 16. Kg5 $11) 12. Nc5+ Ke3 $1 13. Nxb3 h5 14.
Na5 $1 (14. Nc5 $2 h4 15. Ne6 h3 $19) 14... h4 15. Nc4+ Kf2 $1 16. Ne5 $1 Kg3
17. Nc4 $1 Kf2 18. Ne5 {positional draw. "The authors succeeded in adding a
new main line to a famous study by Grigoriev (HHdbV#69746). The fact that in
both lines a surprising knight move to the edge of the board (9.Sh4!/14.Sa5!)
is necessary to secure the draw is very entertaining" - judge Harold van der
Heijden.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st-2nd Prize  J.Stigter-64 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2018"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6N1/2p1K1p1/8/5k2/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2017"]

1. Kf7 $3 ({Thematic try:} 1. Kd7 $2 c5 2. Ne7+ Ke4 3. Kd6 c4 4. Nd5 Kd4 $1 5.
Nb4 g5 6. Nc2+ Kd3 7. Nb4+ Ke3 $1 8. Ke5 g4 9. Nd5+ Kf3 10. Kd4 g3 11. Ne3 Kf2
$1 12. Ng4+ Ke2 $1 $19 {Position X - (black wins)}) 1... g5 2. Ne7+ $1 ({Try:} 
2. Nh6+ $2 Ke4 $1 3. Kf6 c5 4. Kxg5 c4 5. Ng4 (5. Nf5 c3 6. Nd6+ Kd3 $1 $19)
5... c3 6. Nf2+ Kd4 $1 $19) 2... Ke4 3. Kf6 $1 g4 4. Nf5 Kf4 $1 (4... c5 5. Kg5
c4 6. Nd6+ Kd3 7. Nxc4 $1 $11) 5. Nh4 c5 (5... g3 6. Ng2+ Kf3 7. Nh4+ Ke4 8.
Kg5 c5 9. Kg4 c4 10. Kxg3 c3 11. Nf3 c2 12. Nd2+ Kd3 13. Nb3 $11) 6. Ng2+ Kf3
7. Nh4+ $1 (7. Kf5 $2 c4 $1 8. Nh4+ Ke3 9. Kxg4 c3 10. Ng2+ Kd2 $1 $19) 7...
Ke3 8. Ke5 c4 9. Nf5+ Kd3 10. Kf4 c3 11. Ne3 Kd2 $1 12. Nc4+ $1 Ke2 {
Echo-symmetry of Position X} 13. Na3 {(a5) draw. "This stunning logical
malyutka (a 5 men baby study) is based on the asymmetry of the chessboard. The
solution, just like the logical try, is surprisingly accurate despite the
length of the main line. A most remarkable discovery!" - judge Yochanan Afek.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "4th Prize  Y.Afek-60 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2016"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r2/8/3Pk3/4b3/8/8/8/3K3Q w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2015"]

1. Qh3+ (1. Qh6+ $2 Rf6 $11) 1... Kd5 2. Qb3+ (2. d7 $2 Rd8 3. Qf5 Kd6 $11)
2... Kc5 3. Qa3+ Kb5 $1 4. Ke2 $1 ({Try:} 4. d7 $2 Rd8 5. Qe7 Bc7 6. Qe6 Kc5 7.
Ke2 Bd6 8. Ke3 Kc6 $11) 4... Rh8 $1 (4... Rd8 5. Qe3 $1 Bxd6 6. Qg5+ Kc6 7.
Qxd8 $18) 5. d7 Rd8 6. Qe3 {(e7)} Bc7 7. Qe6 Kc5 8. Kd3 $1 ({Try:} 8. Ke3 $2
Bd6 9. Qe8 Bc7 10. Qe6 Bd6 $11) 8... Bd6 9. Qc4+ Kb6 10. Qc8 Bc7 11. Ke4 $1 (
11. Kd4 $2 Kc6 $11) 11... Kc6 12. Kf5 Kd6 $1 (12... Rxd7 13. Qe8 Kd6 14. Qe6+
Kc5 15. Qxd7 $18) 13. Qa6+ $1 Kxd7 14. Qe6# {"I should admit that Q vs. 2
pieces endings usually don't turn on my imagination, however this one seems
like a true artistic miracle with a lengthy and highly precise play all the
way to an ideal mate following a pair of active selfblocks" - judge Yochanan
Afek} 1-0

[Event "1 com.  J.Marwitz-100 MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2016"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk (v)"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/6BK/3p1p2/6k1/8/n7/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2016"]

1. Bf8 Nb5 $1 2. Be7 Kf5 3. Kg7 Nc7 4. Kf7 $1 (4. Bxf6 Ne8+ $19) 4... Ne8 $3 5.
Kxe8 Ke6 $1 6. Kd8 $1 ({Try:} 6. Kf8 $2 f5 $1 7. Bh4 f4 8. Kg7 d5 9. Bf2 Ke5
10. Kg6 d4 11. Kg5 d3 $19) 6... d5 7. Ba3 $3 ({Try:} 7. Bb4 $2 d4 $1 8. Kc7 f5
9. Bd2 Ke5 10. Kc6 f4 11. Kc5 f3 $19) ({or} 7. Bc5 $2 Ke5 8. Ke7 f5 9. Bd6+ Ke4
10. Kf6 f4 11. Kg5 f3 12. Bc5 d4 $19) 7... f5 8. Kc7 $1 (8. Bc1 $2 Ke5 $1 9.
Kd7 f4 10. Kc6 f3 $19) 8... d4 9. Bc1 Kd5 (9... Ke5 10. Kb6 {(c6)} f4 11. Kc5
f3 12. Bb2 $1 f2 13. Bxd4+ $11) 10. Kb6 Ke4 11. Kc5 d3 12. Kc4 f4 13. Bxf4 $1 {
draw. The white bishop succeeds in chasing two black pawns: sacrificing the
black knight 4...Ne8!! white responds with an accurate 6.Kd8! and 7.Ba3!! -
author.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3 hm.  B.Oleynik-82 ÌÒ"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2017"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r3R2/2k5/K7/8/8/3pp3/4R3/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2017"]

1. Rf7+ (1. Rxb8 $2 dxe2 2. Rb1 Kc6 3. Re1 Kc5 4. Rxe2 Kd4 5. Kb5 Kd3 $11) 1...
Kc6 2. Rxe3 Rd8 $1 (2... Ra8+ 3. Ra7 Rd8 4. Rh3 $1 {see main line}) 3. Rg3 $3 (
{Thematic try:} 3. Rh3 $2 Ra8+ $1 4. Ra7 Rd8 $1 {zz} 5. Rg3 Rd6 6. Rb7 Kc5+ 7.
Ka5 d2 8. Rb5+ Kd4 9. Rb4+ Ke5 10. Rg5+ Kf6 $11 {Position X with wRg5}) 3...
Ra8+ 4. Ra7 Rd8 $1 5. Rh3 $1 {zz} (5. Rg6+ $2 Kd5 $1 6. Rg2 Kc4 $1 7. Rc7+ Kb3
$11) 5... Rd6 $1 (5... d2 6. Rc3+ Kd5 7. Rd3+ $18) 6. Rb7 $1 (6. Ka5 $2 Rd5+ 7.
Kb4 Rd4+ $1 8. Kc3 d2 9. Rh6+ Kb5 $1 $11 (9... Kc5 $2 10. Ra5#)) 6... Kc5+ 7.
Ka5 d2 (7... Kc4 8. Rh4+ $1 Kc3 9. Rc7+ Kb3 10. Rb4+ $18) 8. Rb5+ Kd4 $1 9.
Rb4+ $1 Ke5 10. Rh5+ Kf6 {Position X with wRh5} 11. Rh6+ Kg5 12. Rxd6 {win.
The profound 6-piece zugzwang (the difference only takes effect 8 moves later)
has been processed with due elegance - author.} 1-0

[Event "2nd Prize  A.Troichkiy-150 MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2017"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/p7/8/k3p3/8/PpPP4/8/K7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2017"]

1. Kb2 $1 ({Try:} 1. c4 $2 Kb6 $1 (1... a6 $2 2. Kb1 $1 $18 {see main line}) 2.
Kb2 Kc5 3. Kxb3 Kd4 4. Kc2 e4 $1 5. dxe4 Kxc4 6. Kd2 Kd4 $11) 1... Ka4 2. c4 a6
$1 {Position X with bKa4} (2... a5 3. Kb1 Kxa3 4. c5 $18) 3. Ka1 $3 ({Try:} 3.
Kb1 $2 a5 $1 4. Kb2 e4 $1 5. dxe4 {- stalemate}) 3... Ka5 (3... a5 4. Kb1 $1
$18) 4. Kb1 $1 Kb6 $1 (4... Ka4 5. Kb2 Ka5 (5... a5 6. Kb1 $1 $18) 6. Kxb3 $18)
5. Kb2 Kc5 {Position X with bKc5} 6. Kc3 $3 (6. Kxb3 $2 Kd4 7. Kc2 e4 $1 $11)
6... b2 $1 (6... e4 7. d4+ $1 $18) 7. Kxb2 Kd4 8. Kb3 $1 (8. Kc2 $2 e4 $1 $11)
8... Kxd3 (8... a5 9. a4 e4 10. dxe4 Kxe4 11. Kc3 Ke5 12. Kd3 $18) 9. c5 e4 10.
c6 e3 11. c7 e2 12. c8=Q e1=Q 13. Qxa6+ Kd4 14. Qd6+ $1 {win. "One of the best
studies in recent years" - judge Yuri Bazlov} 1-0

[Event "sp. Prize  3rd Tournament UAPA"]
[Site "City"]
[Date "2016"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1K6/5r1N/6R1/8/1Np5/6p1/8/4k3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2015"]

1. Nf6 (1. Ng5 $2 Rf8+ 2. Kc7 g2 3. Nc2+ Kd2 $11) 1... Rf8+ $1 (1... Rxf6 2.
Rxf6 g2 3. Nc2+ Ke2 4. Nd4+ Ke3 5. Nf5+ Ke4 6. Nd6+ $1 Ke3 7. Rg6 $1 Kf2 8.
Ne4+ Kf1 9. Rf6+ Ke2 10. Ng3+ Ke3 11. Re6+ Kf2 12. Ne2 Kf1 $1 13. Re7 $1 c3 14.
Ng3+ Kf2 15. Ne4+ Kf1 16. Rf7+ $1 Ke1 17. Ra7 $1 c2 18. Ra1+ $18) 2. Kb7 $3 ({
Logical try-1:} 2. Kc7 $2 Rxf6 3. Rxf6 g2 4. Nc2+ Ke2 5. Nd4+ Ke3 6. Nf5+ Ke4
7. Nd6+ Ke3 8. Rg6 Kf2 9. Ne4+ Kf1 $1 10. Rf6+ Ke2 11. Ng3+ Ke3 12. Re6+ Kf2
13. Ne2 Kf1 $1 14. Re8 c3 15. Ng3+ Kf2 16. Ne4+ Kf3 $1 17. Ng5+ Kg4 18. Ne6 c2
{Position X with wKc7} 19. Rg8+ {(illegal move 19.Rc8)} Kh4 $11) 2... Rxf6 $1
3. Rxf6 g2 4. Nc2+ Ke2 $1 5. Nd4+ Ke3 6. Nf5+ Ke4 7. Nd6+ $1 Ke3 8. Rg6 $1 (8.
Re6+ $2 Kf3 $1 9. Rg6 c3 10. Nb5 Kf2 $1 $11) 8... Kf2 9. Ne4+ Kf1 10. Rf6+ $1 (
10. Nd2+ $2 Kf2 11. Rf6+ Ke3 $1 12. Nf3 c3 13. Ng1 c2 14. Re6+ Kf2 15. Nh3+ Kg3
$11) 10... Ke2 11. Ng3+ Ke3 12. Re6+ Kf2 13. Ne2 Kf1 $1 14. Re8 $3 ({Logical
try-2:} 14. Re7 $2 c3 15. Ng3+ Kf2 16. Ne4+ Kf1 $1 (16... Kf3 $2 17. Ng5+ Kg4
18. Ne6 $1 c2 19. Rc7 Kf3 20. Nd4+ Ke4 21. Ne2 Kd3 22. Nf4+ Kd2 23. Rd7+ Kc1
24. Ne2+ Kb2 25. Rg7 $18) 17. Rf7+ Ke1 18. Rg7 {(illegal move 18. Ra7)} Kf1 $11
) ({Logical try-3:} 14. Re5 $2 c3 15. Ng3+ Kf2 16. Ne4+ Kf3 $1 (16... Kf1 $2
17. Rf5+ $1 Ke1 18. Ra5 c2 19. Ra1+ $18) 17. Ng5+ Kg4 18. Ne6 Kf3 $1 19. Nd4+
Kf2 20. Rf5+ Ke3 21. Nc2+ Ke2 22. Rg5 Kf2 $11) 14... c3 15. Ng3+ Kf2 16. Ne4+
Kf3 (16... Kf1 17. Rf8+ $1 Ke1 18. Ra8 $1 c2 19. Ra1+ $18) 17. Ng5+ Kg4 $1 18.
Ne6 $1 c2 {Position X with wKb7} 19. Rc8 $1 Kf3 20. Nd4+ Ke4 21. Ne2 Kd3 22.
Nf4+ $1 (22. Ng1 $2 Kd2 $11) 22... Kd2 23. Rd8+ Kc1 24. Ne2+ Kb2 25. Rg8 {win.
"Excellent processing of mutual zugzwang,It was presented for the first time
in study of V.Vlasenko, Dobrescu- 80 JT, 2014" - judge Pavel Arestov.} 1-0

[Event "7th-8th Place  10th WCCT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2017"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk & S.N.Tkachenko"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4K3/8/3B4/7k/p5n1/N3p3/8/7N b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2016"]

1... Nf6+ 2. Kf7 $3 ({Thematic try-1:} 2. Ke7 $2 Ne4 3. Ng3+ Nxg3 4. Bxg3 Kg4
5. Be1 Kf3 6. Nc2 Ke2 7. Ba5 Kd3 8. Na3 Ke2 9. Bb6 Kf3 10. Nc2 e2 11. Ne1+ Ke4
12. Bc5 Kd5 {Position A with wKe7} 13. Bd6 {(13.Be7??)} Ke4 14. Ke6 Ke3 15. Kd5
Kf2 16. Nd3+ Kf1 17. Bb4 a3 $11) 2... Ne4 3. Ng3+ $1 (3. Be5 $2 Kg4 4. Nc2 Kf3
5. Kg6 Nf2 6. Ng3 Nd3 7. Bc7 a3 8. Nxa3 e2 $11) 3... Nxg3 4. Bxg3 Kg4 5. Be1
Kf3 $1 6. Nc2 Ke2 7. Ba5 $1 ({Thematic try-2:} 7. Bb4 $2 Kd3 8. Na3 Ke2 $1 9.
Bc5 Kd2 10. Nc4+ Kd3 $1 11. Nb2+ Kc2 $1 12. Nxa4 e2 13. Bb4 Kb3 $11 {Position
B with wBb4}) 7... Kd3 8. Na3 Ke2 $1 9. Bb6 $1 (9. Ke6 $2 Kf1 $1 10. Nc2 e2 11.
Kd5 a3 $11) 9... Kf3 (9... Kd2 10. Nc4+ Kd3 11. Nb2+ Kc2 12. Nxa4 e2 13. Ba5
Kb3 {Position B with wBa5} 14. Nc5+ $18) 10. Nc2 e2 11. Ne1+ (11. Bc5 $2 Kg2 $1
12. Ke6 Kf1 $1 $11) 11... Ke4 12. Bc5 Kd5 {Position A with wKf7} 13. Be7 $1 Ke4
14. Ke6 Ke3 15. Kd5 Kf2 16. Bh4+ {(wBh4 - 16...Kxg3??)} Ke3 17. Kc4 {win} 1-0

[Event "2nd-4th Prize  M.Garcia-70 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2018"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3K3R/8/B1P5/3k4/4n2B/8/8/2q5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2018"]

1. c7 Nd6 2. Rh5+ Ke6 $1 (2... Kc6 3. Bf2 $1 Nf7+ 4. Ke7 Kxc7 5. Rc5+ Qxc5+ 6.
Bxc5 $18) (2... Ke4 3. Bd3+ $1 Kf3 4. Kd7 Qf4 5. Be7 $18) 3. Bg3 Qd2 $1 4. Bd3
$1 Nb7+ (4... Nc8 5. Re5+ Kf6 6. Rd5 $1 Qg2 7. Rf5+ Ke6 8. Re5+ Kf6 9. Kxc8 $18
) 5. Ke8 Nd6+ 6. Bxd6 Kxd6 7. Kd8 $3 ({Try:} 7. c8=Q $2 Qe2+ $1 (7... Qe3+ $2
8. Kf7 Qe7+ 9. Kg6 $1 Qf7+ 10. Kh6 $1 Qf6+ 11. Bg6 $18) 8. Bxe2 {- stalemate})
7... Qc1 $1 8. Bc2 $1 ({Try:} 8. c8=Q $2 Qg5+ $1 9. Rxg5 {- stalemate}) (8.
c8=N+ $2 Ke6 $1 $11 (8... Kc6 $2 9. Be4#)) 8... Qf4 $1 (8... Qxc2 9. c8=Q $18)
9. Bf5 $1 Qe3 $1 (9... Qg3 10. Rh6+ Ke5 11. Re6+ $1 Kxf5 12. c8=Q $18) 10. Be4
$1 (10. c8=Q $2 Qe7#) 10... Qf4 (10... Qxe4 11. Rh6+ $1 Kd5 12. c8=Q) 11. Rd5+
$1 Ke6 12. c8=Q+ {win. "With surprising movements of bishop and king,and the
elimination of the stalemate/^s threat in Black/^s counterplay, in a
configuration with economy of material, a study of excellent artistic value is
completed" - judge Mario Garcia.} 1-0

[Event "sp. Prize  Chess Informant-50"]
[Site "City"]
[Date "2016"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk & P.Arestov"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6K1/1pp2P2/2kp4/8/8/1b6/4B3/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2016"]

1. Bf3+ $1 (1. Kg7 $2 Bxf7 2. Kxf7 Kc5 $19) (1. Bd1 $2 Bxf7+ 2. Kxf7 Kd5 $1 3.
Bf3+ Ke5 4. Bxb7 c5 5. Ba6 d5 $19) 1... Kb6 $1 2. Bd1 $3 ({Thematic try-1:} 2.
Kg7 $2 Bxf7 3. Kxf7 c6 $1 4. Ke6 Kc5 5. Kd7 d5 $1 6. Kc7 b5 $1 {zz} 7. Kb7 b4
$19) 2... Be6 (2... Bxf7+ 3. Kxf7 {- main line.}) 3. Kg7 $1 (3. Bg4 $2 Bxf7+ 4.
Kxf7 d5 $19 {e.g.} 5. Ke6 Kc5 6. Ke5 b5 7. Bh5 c6 8. Be2 b4 9. Bf1 b3 10. Bd3
b2 11. Bb1 Kb4 {(c4) -+.}) 3... Bxf7 4. Kxf7 d5 $1 5. Ke6 Kc5 6. Kd7 $1 (6. Bf3
$2 c6 $1 7. Ke5 b5 $19) 6... c6 7. Kc8 $3 ({Thematic try-2:} 7. Kc7 $2 b6 $1 {
zz} 8. Kc8 (8. Kb7 b5 9. Be2 b4 $19) 8... d4 9. Be2 Kb4 $1 10. Kc7 c5 11. Kxb6
c4 12. Kc6 d3 $19) 7... b6 $1 8. Kc7 $1 {zz} b5 9. Kb7 $1 {A)} ({Try:} 9. Kd7
$2 d4 $1 10. Be2 b4 11. Ke6 d3 $1 12. Bxd3 Kd4 13. Bc2 c5 14. Kd6 c4 $19) 9...
b4 ({B)} 9... d4 10. Be2 $1 b4 11. Ka6 $1 (11. Bd3 $2 b3 $1 12. Ka6 Kb4 $19)
11... b3 12. Ka5 b2 13. Bd3 $11) 10. Bb3 $1 Kb5 11. Kc7 c5 $1 12. Bxd5 (12. Kd6
$2 c4 13. Bd1 d4 14. Kd5 b3 15. Kxd4 Kb4 $19) 12... c4 13. Kd6 b3 14. Ke5 $1 b2
15. Be4 $11 {"A surprising discovery is behind this logical study based on a
crystal clear reciprocal zugzwang. The special prize is also for the best
theoretical contribution" - judge Yochanan Afek.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "1 hm.  Shakhmatnaya Kompozitsiya"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2017"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/4p3/7B/8/6k1/np5p/8/4KB2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2016"]

1. Kf2 $1 (1. Be2+ $2 Kg3 $1 (1... Kh4 $2 2. Kf2 $11 {see solution}) 2. Bg7
Nc2+ $1 (2... h2 $2 3. Be5+ $11) 3. Kd2 Kf4 4. Bf1 (4. Bh6+ Ke4 5. Bd3+ Kf3 $1
6. Be2+ Kf2 $19) 4... h2 5. Bg2 Ne3 $1 6. Bh1 Nc4+ 7. Kc3 b2 8. Kc2 e5 $1 $19)
1... b2 2. Be2+ $3 ({Thematic try-1:} 2. Bd3 $2 b1=Q 3. Bxb1 Nxb1 4. Bf8 Nc3 {
(d2)!} 5. Bxe7 Ne4+ 6. Kg1 Kg3 7. Bd8 h2+ 8. Kh1 Nf2#) 2... Kh4 3. Bd3 b1=Q 4.
Bxb1 Nxb1 5. Bf8 e6 $1 (5... e5 6. Bd6 e4 7. Ke3 Nc3 8. Be5 $11) (5... Nc3 {
(d2)} 6. Bxe7+ $11) 6. Be7+ $3 ({Thematic try-2:} 6. Bb4 $2 Kg4 $1 {zz} 7. Kg1
e5 (7... Kg3 $19)) 6... Kg4 7. Bb4 $1 {zz} e5 (7... Kf4 8. Bd6+ Kg4 9. Bb4 {
positional draw}) 8. Bd6 e4 9. Ke3 Nc3 10. Bb8 $1 ({Try:} 10. Bh2 $2 Kf5 $1 11.
Kf2 Nd5 12. Kg3 Nf4 $1 13. Bg1 Ne2+ $19) 10... Kf5 $1 (10... Kh4 11. Be5 {(h2)}
Kg4 12. Bb8 $1 {positional draw}) (10... Kg5 11. Kd4 $1 Kf5 12. Kxc3 Kg4 13.
Kd2 $1 Kf3 14. Ke1 $1 $11) 11. Kf2 $1 Nd5 12. Kg3 Nf4 $1 13. Ba7 $1 {draw} (13.
Bxf4 $2 h2 $1 14. Kxh2 Kxf4 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st Prize  Odessa chess Festival ERA-10"]
[Site "City"]
[Date "2016"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1p6/7K/3p4/2p5/8/1PBPPk2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2016"]

1. e4 $1 (1. d4 $2 Kxe2 2. Kg5 Ke3 $11) 1... dxe4 2. Bxe4 Ke2 $1 3. d4 $1 (3.
d3 $2 Ke3 $1 $11) (3. Bd5 $2 b5 $11) 3... cxd3 4. Bxb7 d2 5. Bc8 Kd1 $3 {- 
(Sarychev brothers move)} (5... Kf3 6. Kg5 d1=Q 7. Bg4+ $18) 6. Bg4+ $3 {- 
(Sarychev brothers anti-move)} ({Try:} 6. b4 $2 Ke2 $1 7. b5 Ke3 8. Bg4 Kf4 9.
Bd1 Ke5 $11) 6... Kc2 7. b4 Kd3 8. b5 Ke4 9. b6 {win. "The author succeeded,
by switching the sides, in finding an original "recipe" for overcoming the
well-known idea from the legendary endgame study by the Sarychev brothers 
(1928)!" - judge Sergey N.Tkachenko} 1-0

[Event "com.  M.Dvoretsky-70 MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2017"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1b6/8/7p/3K4/2p4B/8/4B2q/R1N3k1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2016"]

1. Nd3+ $1 (1. Nb3+ $2 Kg2 2. Bf1+ Kf3 3. Nd4+ Kf4 {(g4) =}) 1... Kg2 2. Ne1+
Kh3 3. Ra3+ c3 $1 (3... Bg3 4. Bf1+ $1 (4. Rxg3+ $2 Kxh4 5. Rg8 Qf2 6. Nf3+ Kh3
$11) 4... Kg4 5. Bxg3 Qb2 (5... Qh5+) 6. Rf3 $1 c3 7. Bd3 Qb3+ 8. Ke4 $18) 4.
Rxc3+ Bg3 $1 (4... Kxh4 5. Nf3+ $18) 5. Rxg3+ (5. Bf1+ $2 Kg4 6. Bxg3 Qa2+ $1
7. Kc5 Qa5+ $11) 5... Kxh4 6. Rg7 $3 ({Logical try:} 6. Rg8 $2 Qf2 $1 7. Nf3+
Kh3 8. Kc6 h5 9. Kb7 h4 10. Ka8 Qa7+ $1 11. Kxa7 {- stalemate}) 6... Qf2 $1 (
6... Qxe2 7. Ng2+ Kh3 8. Nf4+ $18) 7. Nf3+ Kh3 8. Kc6 $3 (8. Rg6 $2 h5 9. Kc6
h4 10. Rg5 Qb6+ $1 11. Kxb6 {- stalemate}) 8... h5 9. Kb7 $1 (9. Kd5 $2 h4 10.
Rg8 Qc5+ $1 11. Kxc5 {- stalemate}) 9... h4 10. Ka8 $1 Qg3 (10... Qa7+ 11. Rxa7
$1 $18 (11. Kxa7 $2 {- stalemate})) (10... Qg1 11. Nxg1+ $1 $18 (11. Rxg1 $2 {
- stalemate})) 11. Bf1+ Qg2 12. Bxg2# (12. Rxg2 $2 {- stalemate}) 1-0

[Event "4th Prize  J.Arriaga-85 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2017"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk (v)"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/8/p6N/2p5/pP6/RN2K1kr w Q - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2017"]

1. Nd2 $1 (1. Nxc3 $2 Kh2+ 2. Kd2 Rxa1 $11) 1... Kh2+ (1... cxd2+ 2. Kxd2+ $18)
2. Nf1+ Rxf1+ $1 (2... Kh3 3. bxc3 Kxh4 4. Rxa2 $18) 3. Kxf1 cxb2 4. Rxa2 a3 5.
Nf5 $3 ({Try:} 5. Nf3+ $2 Kh1 6. Nd2 b1=Q+ 7. Nxb1 {- stalemate}) 5... Kh1 $1
6. Ng3+ Kh2 7. Ne4 $1 Kh1 8. Nf2+ Kh2 9. Nd1 $1 Kh1 10. Rxa3 b1=Q 11. Rh3# {
"In a game-like position and after a nice introductory play follows a precise
manoeuvre of wN in order to cover wK of the unavoidable black promotion and to
mate with the remained Rook" - judge Luis Miguel Gonzalez.} 1-0

[Event "2 hm.  Baky Olympic tourney"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2016"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5K1b/1Np2P2/8/4P3/4p3/4knB1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2015"]

1. Kg7 Bg8 $1 (1... Nxe4 2. Bxe4 Bxe4 3. f7 Kd1 4. Na4 $1 (4. f8=Q $2 e2 5.
Qd6+ Bd5 6. Nxd5 e1=Q $11) 4... e2 5. Nc3+ $18) 2. Kxg8 Ng4 3. f7 $3 ({Logical
try:} 3. Kg7 $2 Nxf6 $1 4. Kxf6 Kf2 5. Bf1 Kxf1 6. Nc4 Kf2 $1 7. Nxe3 Kxe3 8.
e5 c5 9. e6 c4 10. e7 c3 11. e8=Q+ Kd2 $1 12. Qd8+ Kc1 $11 {Position X with
wKf6}) 3... Nh6+ 4. Kg7 Nxf7 5. Kxf7 Kf2 6. Bf1 $1 (6. Nc4 $2 e2 $19) 6... Kxf1
7. Nc4 Kf2 $1 (7... e2 8. Ne3+ Kf2 9. Nc2 e1=Q 10. Nxe1 Kxe1 11. Ke6 $18) 8.
Nxe3 $1 Kxe3 9. e5 c5 10. e6 c4 11. e7 c3 12. e8=Q+ Kd2 $1 13. Qd8+ $1 (13.
Qd7+ $2 Kc1 $1 14. Qd3 c2 $11) 13... Kc1 {Position X with wKf7} 14. Qg5+ $1 {
win. "Good logical study with foresight effect and analogous play of Bishops
and Knights. The final position is anticipated by Moravec (HHdbV#59734) and
Pospisil (HHdbV#11104), but here there is a thematic try" - judge Martin
Minski.} 1-0

[Event "1st-2nd Prize  J.Stigter-64 JT"]
[Site "City"]
[Date "2018"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6K1/5B2/N7/8/kp3n2/4B3/PpP5/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2017"]

1. Nc5+ Ka3 2. Nb3 b1=Q 3. Bc1+ Kxa2 (3... Ka4 4. Be8#) 4. Nd2+ $1 (4. Nd4+ $2
b3 $1 5. Nxb3 Qxc2 6. Nd4+ Kb1 7. Nxc2 Kxc1 $1 $11) 4... b3 $1 (4... Ka1 5.
Nxb1 $18) 5. Bxb3+ $1 (5. Nxb1 $2 Kxb1 6. cxb3 Kxc1 $11) 5... Qxb3+ $1 6. Nxb3
(6. cxb3 $2 Nd3 $1 $11) 6... Ne2 7. Kh7 $3 ({Thematic try:} 7. Kh8 $2 Kb1 8. c4
Kc2 9. c5 Nc3 $1 10. Nd4+ $1 Kxc1 11. Ne2+ $1 Nxe2 12. c6 Nf4 $1 13. c7 {
Position X with wKh8} Ng6+ 14. Kg7 Ne7 $11) 7... Kb1 8. c4 Kc2 9. c5 Nc3 $1 10.
Nd4+ $1 Kxc1 11. Ne2+ $1 (11. c6 $2 Nd5 $11) 11... Nxe2 12. c6 Nf4 13. c7 {
Position X with wKh7 - win. "Here is another splendid logical study
highlighted by the king/^s choice on move 7 to avoid a knight future
Zwischenschach. The mutual struggle before and following the thematic junction
is lively and eventful" - judge Yochanan Afek.} 1-0

[Event "2nd Place  19th Championship of Ukraine"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2018"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "N6R/8/3n4/p7/k3p3/3P1b2/K5p1/1B6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "16"]
[EventDate "2018"]

1. Rb8 $1 (1. Rg8 $2 e3 $1 2. Bc2+ Kb4 $19) 1... exd3 (1... g1=Q 2. Bc2#) 2.
Bxd3 Bd5+ $1 (2... Bb7 3. Nb6+ $1 Kb4 4. Rg8 $11) 3. Kb2 Nc4+ $1 (3... g1=Q 4.
Bc2+ $18) 4. Bxc4 g1=Q 5. Bb3+ $1 (5. Bxd5 $2 Qh2+ $19) (5. Nb6+ $2 Kb4 6.
Nxd5+ Kxc4 $19) 5... Bxb3 {Position X with wNa8} 6. Nb6+ Kb5 7. Na4+ $1 (7.
Kxb3 $2 Qg3+ $19) 7... Kxa4 {Position X without wNa8} (7... Ka6 8. Rxb3 $11) 8.
Rb4+ $1 (8. Rxb3 $2 Qf2+ $19) 8... axb4 {- stalemate} 1/2-1/2

[Event "4 hm.   å4-å5 – 10 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2017"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5pKb/4k3/8/1q6/b7/2PRPp1R/2Q5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "18"]
[EventDate "2017"]

1. Rd6+ $1 (1. Qh1 $2 Qg4+ 2. Kxh7 Qf5+ {(g6)+, -+.}) 1... Kxd6 (1... Qxd6 2.
Qe3+ Kd7 3. Qa7+ Kc8 4. Qa8+ $11) 2. Qh6+ Bg6 3. Rxf2 Qd4+ 4. Rf6+ (4. Kg8 $2
Qxf2 $19) 4... Qxf6+ $1 (4... Ke7 5. Qf4 $1 $11) 5. Kxf6 Bb2+ 6. c3 $1 ({Try:} 
6. Kg5 $2 Bc1+ 7. Kf6 Bxh6 $19 {no stalemate}) 6... Bxc3+ 7. Kg5 Bd2+ 8. e3 $1
({Try:} 8. Kf6 $2 Bxh6 $19 {no stalemate}) 8... Bxe3+ 9. Kf6 $1 Bxh6 {-
stalemate} (9... Bd4+ 10. Kg5 Be3+ 11. Kf6 Bd4+ 12. Kg5 {positional draw})
1/2-1/2

[Event "1st-2nd Prize  A.Zinchuk-80 MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2018"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk & A.Bezgodkov"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6NB/7p/6p1/2p2q2/8/6k1/2bQ4/2n3K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2017"]

1. Nh6 $1 ({Try:} 1. Nf6 $2 Ne2+ $1 2. Qxe2 Qg5 $1 3. Qxc2 Qe3+ 4. Kf1 Qf3+ 5.
Ke1 Qe3+ $1 6. Kd1 Qg1+ 7. Kd2 Qf2+ 8. Kc3 (8. Kc1 Qe1+ 9. Kb2 Qb4+ 10. Qb3+
Qxb3+ 11. Kxb3 h5 $11) 8... Qd4+ 9. Kb3 Qb4+ 10. Ka2 Qa5+ 11. Kb2 Qb4+ 12. Kc1
Qe1+ 13. Qd1 Qc3+ 14. Kb1 Qb4+ $11) 1... Ne2+ $1 (1... Qf3 2. Qh2#) 2. Qxe2 Qg5
$1 3. Be5+ $1 (3. Qxc2 $2 Qe3+ $1 (3... Qxh6 $2 4. Qg2+ Kf4 5. Qd2+ $18) 4. Kf1
Qf3+ 5. Kg1 Qe3+ {positional draw}) 3... Kh4+ $1 (3... Kh3+ 4. Kf1 $1 Qc1+ 5.
Kf2 Qxh6 6. Qf3+ $18) 4. Kh2 Qxh6 5. Bf6+ $1 ({Try:} 5. Qf3 $2 Qd2+ $1 $19)
5... g5 6. Qf3 (6. Be5 $2 g4 $11) 6... Bf5 $1 {(no moves 6...Qd2+)} 7. Qxf5 Kh5
$1 (7... Qg6 8. Qh3#) 8. Kg2 $3 {zz} ({Thematic try:} 8. Kg3 $2 c4 {zz} 9. Be7
Qg7 10. Bf8 Qc3+ $1 $11 (10... Qg8 $2 11. Qf6 {see main line})) (8. Kh3 $2 Qg6
$1 9. Qg4+ {(no 9.Qh3#)} Kh6 $11) 8... c4 9. Kg3 $1 {zz} c3 (9... Qf8 10. Qxg5#
) 10. Be7 $1 Qg7 11. Bf8 Qg8 {(no moves 11...Qc3+)} (11... Qc7+ 12. Kh3 h6 13.
Qe6 $1 $18) 12. Qf6 Qg6 (12... Qd5 13. Qh6#) 13. Qf3+ g4 14. Qh1+ $1 (14. Qd5+
$2 Qg5 15. Qe4 Qh4+ $1 (15... h6 $2 16. Be7 $1 $18) 16. Kg2 Qh3+ $11) 14... Kg5
15. Be7+ Kf5 16. Qd5# {"A domination study with robust play by both sides and
concerted interaction between White/^s queen and bishop. In the solution, a
special role is played by the innocuous-looking c-pawn, which is used by White
to avoid a position of reciprocal zugzwang (the point 8.Kg2!!). Nonobvious
choice by the knight when making the first move. The final mating pattern is
organically linked to the other (five!) queen mates in the solution" - judge
Vladimir Samilo.} 1-0

[Event "1st Prize  6th Fide World Cup"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2018"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/q5p1/1b2n1pk/8/7K/2R5/2pR4/1Q6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2018"]

1. Qh1 $1 (1. Rh2 $2 Qb8 2. Qc1+ Kh7 3. Rcxc2 Qe5 4. Kg4+ Kg8 5. Rc8+ Kf7 6.
Qf1+ Ke7 $11) 1... Nf4 2. Rc8 Kh7 $1 (2... Qe7+ 3. Kg4+ Nh5 4. Rh8#) 3. Kg5+
Nh5 4. Rh8+ $1 Kxh8 5. Kxg6 Qa5 6. Rh2 $1 ({Try:} 6. Qe4 $2 Qg5+ $1 7. Kxg5
c1=Q 8. Qe8+ Kh7 9. Qxh5+ Kg8 10. Qe8+ Kh7 11. Qe4+ g6 $1 12. Qxg6+ Kh8 $11) (
6. Rxc2 $2 Bd8 $1 7. Qxh5+ Qxh5+ 8. Kxh5 Kh7 $1 $11) 6... c1=Q $1 7. Qxc1 (7.
Rxh5+ $2 Qxh5+ 8. Qxh5+ Qh6+ $1 $11) 7... Qa6 $1 8. Rxh5+ Kg8 9. Rh8+ $1 (9.
Qc6 $2 Qd3+ 10. Rf5 Qg3+ 11. Rg5 Qd3+ {positional draw}) 9... Kxh8 10. Qh1+ Kg8
11. Qd5+ Kh8 (11... Kf8 12. Qf7#) 12. Qd6 $1 (12. Qe6 $2 Qd3+ $19) 12... Qc8 (
12... Qa2 13. Qb8+ $1 Qg8 14. Qh2+ Qh7+ 15. Qxh7#) 13. Qh2+ Kg8 14. Qh7+ Kf8
15. Qh8+ $1 {win. "This is a very entertaining study. White must sacrifice
both his rooks at h8. After one has recovered from the surprise, White
finishes off by the excellent quiet move 12.Qd6! The inactive black Bb6 is a
blemish, and also the initial position of the white Queen being attacked by
the black pawn c2 is a pity" - judge Harold van der Heijden.} 1-0

[Event "2nd Prize V.Sosiura-120 ÌT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2018"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6KR/rpN5/1p6/4P3/P7/6p1/3B1p2/1k6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2017"]

1. Rh1+ Ka2 $1 (1... Kc2 2. Be3 g2 3. Rc1+ Kb2 4. Bxf2 $11) 2. Be3 g2 3. Ra1+
$1 Kxa1 4. Bd4+ $3 ({Logical try - 1:} 4. Bxf2 $2 Rxa4 5. e6 Rg4+ 6. Kh8 g1=Q
7. Bxg1 Rxg1 8. e7 Re1 9. e8=Q Rxe8+ 10. Nxe8 b5 11. Nd6 b4 12. Nxb7 b3 13. Nc5
b2 14. Na4 (14. Nb3+ Kb1 $1 15. Nd2+ Kc1 $19) 14... b1=Q $19 {Position X with
bKa1}) 4... Ka2 $1 (4... Kb1 5. Bxf2 Rxa4 6. e6 Rg4+ 7. Kh7 {(h8) =}) 5. Bxf2
Rxa4 6. e6 Rg4+ 7. Kh8 $3 ({Logical try - 2:} 7. Kh7 $2 g1=Q 8. Bxg1 Rxg1 9. e7
Re1 10. e8=Q Rxe8 11. Nxe8 b5 12. Nd6 b4 13. Nxb7 b3 14. Nc5 b2 15. Na4 b1=Q+
$19 {Position X with WKh7}) 7... g1=Q 8. Bxg1 Rxg1 9. e7 Re1 10. e8=Q Rxe8+ 11.
Nxe8 b5 12. Nd6 b4 13. Nxb7 b3 14. Nc5 $1 ({Try:} 14. Nd6 $2 b2 15. Ne4 (15.
Nb5 Kb3 $1 $19) 15... Kb1 $1 16. Nd2+ Kc1 $1 $19) 14... b2 15. Na4 b1=Q {
Position X. The pawn promotes without giving check, owing to the far-sighted
retreat of the king to the corner eight moves before that!} 16. Nc3+ {with the
final fork blow. This is why on the fourth move the black king was decoyed
into occupying a2: to enable a fork involving the king and the newly emerged
queen. "When Tarasiuk picks up the pieces, the kings already know that they
should dash into a corner to avoid being punished. I am aware of one more
strong point of Vladislav's endgame studies: dynamics. The Europeans have
invented a more precise term: flow, referring to good movement of pieces
across the board with minimum captures and hard-to-find moves. In my opinion
they often overestimate that flow dynamics, but in this study it is highly
appropriate, since the fluttering of pieces for about 15 moves makes it easy
to grasp the idea of long-term foresight which is expressed here" - judge
Sergiy Didukh.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th-6th Prize  A.Koranyi MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2018"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3b4/1N6/1P5B/7B/8/8/pPP3p1/k1K2n2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2018"]

1. Na5 $1 ({Try:} 1. Nc5 $2 Nd2 $1 2. Bxd2 g1=Q+ 3. Bd1 Qxc5 $19) 1... Nd2 $1 (
1... g1=Q 2. Nb3#) 2. Bxd2 g1=Q+ 3. Bd1 Qxb6 4. b4 $1 Qxb4 $1 (4... Qxa5 5.
Bc3#) 5. Bxb4 (5. Nb3+ $2 Qxb3 6. cxb3 Bg5 $1 7. Bxg5 {- stalemate}) 5... Bxa5
(5... Bg5+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Kxd2 Kb2 8. Nb3 $18) 6. Bf8 $3 ({Thematic try:} 6.
Ba3 $2 Bc3 $1 {zz} 7. Be2 Bd2+ $1 8. Kxd2 Kb1 9. c3 a1=Q 10. Bd3+ Ka2 11. Bc1 {
Position X with wBd3} Kb3 $11) (6. Bxa5 $2 {- stalemate}) (6. Bc5 $2 Bb6 $1 7.
Bxb6 {- stalemate} (7. Bf8 $6 Be3#)) (6. Bd6 $2 Bc7 $1 7. Bxc7 {- stalemate}) (
6. Be7 $2 Bd8 $1 7. Bxd8 {- stalemate}) 6... Bc3 7. Ba3 $1 {zz} Bd2+ $1 (7...
Be5 8. c4 $18) 8. Kxd2 Kb1 9. c3 $3 ({Try:} 9. c4 $2 a1=Q 10. Bc2+ Ka2 11. Bc1
Qd4+ $19) 9... a1=Q 10. Bc2+ Ka2 11. Bc1 $1 {Position X with wBc2} Qb1 12.
Bxb1+ {win. "The introductory play is nice and fits in to the theme-like part.
The white figures fight succesfully against the black queens that are born.
The material will be simplify, and white has a figure advantage. Black has two
chances: the stalemate and the zugzwnang position. The zugzwang is the more
hidden, we see this in the thematic try. In the main line, black is in zugwang,
but after this, promotes the pawn into queen. However, the white forces the
zugzwang position again with fine play. This zugwang lead to capture of black
queen" - judge Peter Gyarmati.} 1-0

[Event "1st Place  19th Championship of Ukraine"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2018"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk (v)"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/7n/2P5/8/1b3P2/3P1pKp/2P3n1/B6k w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2018"]

1. c7 Ng5 $1 2. fxg5 $1 (2. c8=Q $2 Be1+ 3. Kg4 f2 $19) (2. Bd4 $2 Ne6 $1 3.
c8=Q Nxd4 4. Qxh3+ Kg1 5. Qh2+ Kf1 6. Qh1+ Ke2 $19) 2... Bd6+ 3. Kf2 Bxc7 4. g6
Bb6+ 5. d4 Ne3 $1 6. Kxe3 (6. g7 $2 Ng4+ 7. Kxf3 Nf6 {(h6) =}) 6... h2 (6...
Bxd4+ 7. Bxd4 h2 8. Kf4 $1 $18) 7. Kf2 $1 ({Try:} 7. g7 $2 Bxd4+ $1 8. Bxd4 (8.
Kxd4 f2 $1 9. g8=Q f1=Q $11) 8... f2 9. Ke2 f1=Q+ $1 10. Kxf1 {- stalemate})
7... Bxd4+ $1 8. Kf1 $1 (8. Bxd4 $2 {- stalemate}) 8... Bc3 $1 9. Bb2 $3 (9.
Bxc3 $2 f2 10. Kxf2 {- stalemate}) 9... Bxb2 10. c4 Bd4 11. c5 $1 Bg1 $1 (11...
Bxc5 12. g7 $18) 12. g7 f2 13. Ke2 $1 {win.} (13. g8=Q $2 {- stalemate. An
encounter of the two sides in which the queening of white pawns is associated
with Black's stalemate idea. To that end, Black sacrifices all of his officers,
but White twice avoids capturing the last piece, bishop. Then Black attempts
to self-stalemate that piece. However, his hopes are doomed to failure: the
white king is precise both in the middle of the play - 7.Kf2! 8. Kf1! - and on
the final move 13. Ke2! - author.}) 1-0

[Event "1 hm.  J.Arriaga-85 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2017"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1b5k/1Prp4/4PP2/8/B4n1K/5b2/7B/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2017"]

1. e7 Ng6+ (1... Ng2+ 2. Kh3 $1 Bh5 3. Bxc7 Bxc7 4. Kxg2 $18) 2. Kg5 (2. Kh3 $2
Nxe7 3. fxe7 Bh5 4. Bxc7 Bxc7 $11) 2... Rc5+ $1 3. Kh6 $3 (3. Kxg6 $2 Bh5+ 4.
Kh6 Bxh2 $19) 3... Nxe7 $1 4. fxe7 Bh5 5. Bxb8 Be8 $1 (5... Bf7 6. Be5+ Kg8 7.
b8=Q+ $18) 6. Bd1 $1 (6. Bxd7 $2 Rh5#) 6... Rc6+ $1 (6... Rb5 7. Be5+ Kg8 8.
b8=Q Rxb8 9. Bxb8 Kf7 10. Bd6 Ke6 11. Kg7 $1 Kxd6 12. Kf8 $18) 7. Kg5 Rc5+ $1 (
7... Rb6 8. Be5+ Kg8 9. b8=Q Rxb8 10. Bxb8 Kf7 11. Bd6 Ke6 12. Bc2 {(b3+)!}
Kxd6 13. Kf6 $18) 8. Kf4 $1 ({Try:} 8. Kf6 $2 Rb5 9. Bf3 d5 $1 10. Bxd5 Rxd5
11. Be5 Rb5 $11) 8... Rb5 9. Be5+ Kg8 10. b8=Q Rxb8 11. Bxb8 Kf7 12. Ke5 $3 ({
Try:} 12. Bd6 $2 Ke6 13. Kg5 (13. Ba3 d6 $1 $11) 13... Kxd6 14. Kf6 Kc5 $1 15.
Kg7 d5 $1 $11) 12... Kxe7 13. Bd6+ Kd8 14. Kf6 Kc8 15. Bf3 $1 (15. Ke7 $2 Bg6
$11) 15... Kd8 16. Be2 $1 Kc8 17. Ke7 Bg6 18. Ba6# {"Black succeeds in
capturing all wPs but at the expense of the king is trapped in an original
mating net by wBs. The avoidance capture 3.Kh6!! is worthy of mentioning" -
judge Luis Miguel Gonzalez.} 1-0

[Event "1st Prize  A.Malushko-105 MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2017"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7N/3K4/8/pp4p1/k4Ppp/8/1PP3nP/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2017"]

1. f5 g3 $1 (1... Ne3 2. f6 Nd5 {no moves 2...Ng4} 3. f7 Nf6+ 4. Ke7 Nh7 5. Ng6
$11) 2. hxg3 Ne3 (2... h3 3. f6 h2 4. f7 h1=Q 5. f8=Q Qd1+ 6. Qd6 Qxd6+ 7. Kxd6
Ne3 8. Nf7 g4 9. Ne5 b4 10. Kc5 Nxc2 11. Nxg4 Kb3 12. Ne5 $11) 3. gxh4 $3 ({
Thematic try:} 3. f6 $2 Ng4 $1 4. f7 Ne5+ 5. Kd6 Nxf7+ 6. Nxf7 h3 $1 7. Nxg5 h2
8. Ne4 h1=Q 9. Nc3+ Kb4 10. Nd5+ Kc4 11. Ne3+ Kd4 12. Nf5+ Ke4 $19 {Position X
with pg3 - (no moves 13. Ng3+)}) 3... gxh4 4. f6 Ng4 $1 5. f7 Ne5+ (5... Nf6+
6. Kd6 Nh7 7. Ng6 $11) 6. Kd6 $1 (6. Ke6 $2 Nxf7 7. Nxf7 h3 8. Ng5 h2 $19) 6...
Nxf7+ 7. Nxf7 h3 8. Ng5 h2 9. Ne4 h1=Q 10. Nc3+ $1 ({Try:} 10. Nc5+ $2 Kb4 11.
Nd3+ Kc4 12. Ne5+ Kd4 $19) 10... Kb4 11. Nd5+ Kc4 12. Ne3+ Kd4 13. Nf5+ Ke4 {
Position X without pg3} (13... Kc4 14. Ne3+ Kb4 15. Nd5+ {positional draw}) 14.
Ng3+ {draw. "A look ten moves ahead. Black providently gets rid of his pawn,
so that his knight has the time to eliminate the white passer. And then, from
the faraway corner, HE enters the play - a Cossack knight with speedy hooves!
He runs at full speed towards the black king on the other edge of the board
and ensnares him into the center, so as to catch the crowned runaway in the
bottom corner. His own pawn doesn't prevent him from forking - White made it
disappear by waving a magic wand on the third move. On the whole, nothing but
magic!" - judge Sergiy Didukh.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd Prize 4th Composing tourney of FRMÅ"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2018"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk (v)"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5B2/r7/8/b1p5/p7/p3N3/pPB3N1/k1K5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2017"]

1. b4 $1 (1. bxa3 $2 Rb7 $1 2. Be4 Rb1+ 3. Kc2 Rb2+ 4. Kc1 Rb1+ {positional
draw}) 1... cxb4 2. Bxa4 b3 $1 (2... Rc7+ 3. Nc2+ $1 $18 ({But not} 3. Bc2 $2
b3 $1 $11)) 3. Nc2+ $1 bxc2 4. Ne3 Bd2+ $1 5. Kxd2 Rf7 $1 (5... c1=Q+ 6. Kxc1
Rc7+ 7. Bc2 $1 $18 ({But not} 7. Nc2+ $2 Rxc2+ 8. Bxc2 {- stalemate})) 6. Bd6
$1 (6. Kc1 $2 Rf1+ $1 7. Kxc2 Rxf8 $11) 6... Rf2+ 7. Kc1 Rf1+ $1 8. Kxc2 $1 (8.
Nxf1 $2 {- stalemate}) 8... Rf2+ (8... Rc1+ 9. Kd2 $1 Kb1 10. Be5 $1 Rc5 11.
Bc2+ Rxc2+ 12. Nxc2 $18) 9. Kc1 Rf1+ 10. Nd1 $1 ({But not} 10. Bd1 $2 Rxd1+ 11.
Nxd1 {- stalemate}) 10... Rxd1+ 11. Kxd1 $1 {A)} (11. Bxd1 $2 {- stalemate})
11... Kb1 ({B)} 11... Kb2 12. Be5+ Kb1 13. Bc2#) 12. Bc2+ Kb2 13. Be5# 1-0

[Event "4st Prize  5th Fide World Cup"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2017"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk (v)"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2K5/p7/kPp5/7p/1PP4p/B1r5/p4P2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2017"]

1. b7 Rg3 $3 (1... Rf3 2. b5+ $1 Ka5 3. b8=Q a1=Q 4. Qxa7#) (1... a1=Q 2. b8=Q
Rxa3 3. Qb7#) 2. fxg3 a1=Q 3. Bb2 $3 ({Try:} 3. b8=N+ $2 Kb6 4. Nd7+ Ka6 5.
Nc5+ Kb6 6. Na4+ Ka6 $11) 3... Qxb2 (3... Qe1 4. b8=N+ $1 Kb6 5. Bd4+ c5 6.
Bxc5#) (3... Qd1 4. Kc7 $18) 4. b8=N+ $1 (4. b8=Q $2 Qh8+ $19) 4... Kb6 5. Nd7+
Ka6 6. Nc5+ Kb6 7. Na4+ Ka6 8. Nxb2 hxg3 9. Na4 $1 (9. Nd3 $2 Kb6 $1 $11) 9...
g2 10. Nc5+ Kb6 11. Nd7+ Ka6 12. Kc7 g1=Q 13. Nb8# {The b7-passer lives up to
White's hopes for success, promoting, quite unexpectedly, to knight! And the
logical bishop sacrifice 5.Bb2!! (decoying the queen) are followed by the
newly emerged rider's final 8-move-long journey ending with mate from the
promotion square! - author.} 1-0

[Event "sp. hm.  L.Lepky-130 MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2018"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black "(by O.Gallischek)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "k1q5/2P2r2/2P5/1P6/8/K2B2PR/1P1PPP2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2018"]

1. b6 Qa6+ $1 2. Bxa6 Rf3+ 3. e3 $1 ({Try:} 3. Bd3 $2 Rxd3+ 4. Ka2 Ra3+ 5. Kb1
Ra1+ 6. Kc2 Rc1+ 7. Kd3 Rc3+ {(no moves 8.Êe2)} 8. Kxc3 {- stalemate.}) (3.
exf3 $2 {- stalemate.}) 3... Rxe3+ 4. Bd3 $3 ({Thematic try:} 4. Ka2 $2 Ra3+ 5.
Kb1 Ra1+ 6. Kc2 Rc1+ 7. Kd3 Rc3+ 8. Ke2 Re3+ 9. Kf1 Re1+ 10. Kg2 Rg1+ 11. Kf3
Rxg3+ 12. Ke2 Re3+ 13. Kd1 Re1+ 14. Kc2 Rc1+ 15. Kb3 Rc3+ 16. Ka2 Ra3+ 17. Rxa3
{- stalemate. Position X with wBa6 - no 18.Ra3#}) 4... Rxd3+ 5. Ka2 $1 Ra3+ 6.
Kb1 Ra1+ 7. Kc2 Rc1+ 8. Kd3 Rc3+ 9. Ke2 Re3+ 10. Kf1 Re1+ 11. Kg2 Rg1+ 12. Kf3
Rxg3+ 13. Ke2 Re3+ 14. Kd1 Re1+ 15. Kc2 Rc1+ 16. Kb3 Rc3+ 17. Ka2 $1 Ra3+ 18.
Rxa3# {Position X without wBa6. "From now on, anyone quoting the endgame study
by O. Gallischek (Weser Kurier 1960) with mad rook zigzags can be called an
ignoramus - because since his scheme has been improved by Tarasyuk the
original version should be erased from the memory. Vladislav managed to start
the study with White's move, add, with apparent ease, a queen sacrifice, and
proactively get rid of the bishop to link the logical idea to the final move.
Bravo! It's a workshop for composers in processing endgame study legacy" -
judge Sergiy Didukh.} 1-0

[Event "1st Place  18th Championship of Ukraine"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2016"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/P4PPP/K1P1k3/P7/8/1nPr3n/1q2bPBB/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2016"]

1. Kb7 $3 (1. f8=N+ $2 Kf6 2. g8=N+ Kf7 3. Nh6+ Ke8 4. a8=Q+ Rd8+ 5. Ka7 Rxa8+
6. Kxa8 Qxc3 7. c7 Nxa5 8. Bb7 Bf3 9. Kb8 Bxb7 10. Ng6 Ba6 11. h8=Q+ Qxh8 12.
Nxh8 Nc6+ $11) 1... Nxa5+ 2. Ka8 $1 (2. Kc7 $2 Rd7+ 3. cxd7 Qxc3+ 4. Kd8 Qf6+
5. Kc7 Qc3+ $11) 2... Rd8+ 3. Bb8 Qb7+ $3 (3... Nc4 4. f8=Q $1 Nb6+ 5. Kb7 Nd5+
6. Qb4 Ba6+ 7. Kxa6 Nxb4+ 8. cxb4 Qa1+ 9. Kb5 $18) 4. cxb7 Nc4 {Threat 5.Nb6#}
5. Bxh3+ ({Try:} 5. f8=N+ $2 Ke7 $1 6. Ng6+ Kf6 7. g8=N+ Kg5 $1 8. f4+ Nxf4 9.
h8=Q Nb6#) 5... Kd5 6. Bg2+ Bf3 $3 (6... Ke6 7. f8=N+ $1 Ke7 $1 8. Ng6+ Kf6 9.
g8=N+ $1 Kg5 10. f4+ Kxg6 11. Ne7+ $18) (6... Kc5 7. f8=Q+ $18) 7. Bxf3+ Ke6 8.
Bg4+ $3 ({Thematic try:} 8. f8=N+ $2 Ke7 $1 9. Ng6+ Kf6 10. g8=N+ Kg5 $1 {
Position X with wBf3 - (no moves 11.f4+)} 11. h8=Q Nb6#) 8... Kd5 9. Be6+ $1
Kxe6 10. f8=N+ $1 (10. f8=Q $2 Nb6#) 10... Ke7 $1 (10... Kf6 11. g8=N+ $1 Kg7
12. Nd7 $18) 11. Ng6+ Kf6 12. g8=N+ $1 Kg5 {Position X without wBf3} 13. f4+
Kxg6 14. Ne7+ Kxh7 15. Nc8 $1 {win. Promotions of white pawns to knights to
avoid smothered mate, with foresight by both sides of activation/deactivation
of the white f2-pawn which decides the outcome of the encounter in the finale
- author.} 1-0

[Event "spec. hm. M.Garcia-70 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2018"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk & W.Mees"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3K2NN/6p1/1Pr5/6PP/5k2/4n3/4P3/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2018"]

1. h6 $1 (1. b7 $2 Rb6 2. Kc7 Nd5+ 3. Kb8 Kxg5 4. e4 Nb4 $11) 1... gxh6 2. gxh6
Rd6+ $1 3. Kc8 $1 ({Try:} 3. Kc7 $2 Rxh6 $1 4. Nxh6 Nd5+ 5. Kc6 Nxb6 $1 6. Kxb6
Ke3 $11) (3. Ke8 $2 Rxh6 $1 4. Nxh6 Nc4 5. b7 Nd6+ 6. Ke7 Nxb7 $11) 3... Rxh6
$1 4. Nxh6 Nc4 5. Ng6+ $1 (5. Kc7 $2 Nxb6 $1 6. Kxb6 Ke3 $11) 5... Ke4 $1 (5...
Ke3 $2 6. Nf5+ $1 Kxe2 7. b7 $18) 6. Kc7 $1 ({Try:} 6. b7 $2 Nd6+ 7. Kc7 Nxb7
$1 8. Kxb7 Ke3 9. Nf4 $6 Kxf4 10. Ng4 $6 Kxg4 11. Kc6 Kf4 $1 12. Kd5 Ke3 $11)
6... Nxb6 $1 7. Kxb6 Ke3 8. Nf4 $1 Kxf4 9. Ng4 $1 Kxg4 10. Kc5 Kf4 11. Kd4 {win
} 1-0

[Event "spec. Prize Zadachy i Etyudi"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2018"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk & I.Aliev"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2b5/3n3P/p5P1/8/7K/4k3/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2018"]

1. h7 (1. g6 $2 Nf5 2. h7 Be5 $19) 1... Nf7 2. g6 Ng5+ 3. Kg4 Nxh7 $1 (3... Be5
4. Kxg5 Bg7 $1 5. Kf5 a4 6. Ke6 a3 7. Kf7 a2 8. Kxg7 a1=Q+ 9. Kg8 $1 Qa8+ 10.
Kg7 {positional draw}) 4. Kf5 $3 (4. gxh7 $2 Be5 5. Kf5 Bh8 $19) 4... Nf6 $1 (
4... Bb6 5. gxh7 Bd4 6. Ke4 $1 Bc3 7. Kd5 $18) 5. Kxf6 Bb6 6. Kf5 $3 {Reti
manouevre} ({Try:} 6. Ke5 $2 Kd3 $1 7. Kd5 Bd4 8. g7 Bxg7 9. Kc5 Bc3 $19) 6...
Bd4 7. Ke4 Bc3 8. Kd5 Kd3 9. Kc5 a4 10. g7 $1 Bxg7 11. Kb4 {draw} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd Place  19th Championship of Ukraine"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2018"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "N6R/8/3n4/p7/k3p3/3P1b2/K5p1/1B6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "16"]
[EventDate "2018"]

1. Rb8 $1 (1. Rg8 $2 e3 $1 2. Bc2+ Kb4 $19) 1... exd3 (1... g1=Q 2. Bc2#) 2.
Bxd3 Bd5+ $1 (2... Bb7 3. Nb6+ $1 Kb4 4. Rg8 $11) 3. Kb2 Nc4+ $1 (3... g1=Q 4.
Bc2+ $18) 4. Bxc4 g1=Q 5. Bb3+ $3 (5. Bxd5 $2 Qh2+ $19) (5. Nb6+ $2 Kb4 6.
Nxd5+ Kxc4 $19) 5... Bxb3 {Position A with Na8} 6. Nb6+ Kb5 7. Na4+ $3 (7. Kxb3
$2 Qg3+ $19) 7... Kxa4 {Position A without Na8} (7... Ka6 8. Rxb3 $11) 8. Rb4+
$3 (8. Rxb3 $2 Qf2+ $19) 8... axb4 {- stalemate} 1/2-1/2

[Event "spec. hm. M.Garcia-70 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2018"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk & V.Kalandadze"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3R4/3P1r1N/8/r7/8/3K4/8/k1B5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2018"]

1. Nf6 $1 ({Try:} 1. Nf8 $2 Rd5+ 2. Kc4 Rxf8 $1 3. Rxf8 Rxd7 $11) ({Try:} 1.
Bb2+ $2 Ka2 $1 2. Nf6 Rxd7+ $1 3. Rxd7 Kxb2 $11) 1... Rxf6 2. Bb2+ $1 Kxb2 3.
Rb8+ Ka1 $1 4. d8=Q Rd6+ $1 5. Qxd6 $1 Rd5+ 6. Kc2 $1 (6. Qxd5 $2 {- stalemate}
) 6... Rxd6 7. Ra8+ Ra6 8. Rxa6# 1-0

[Event "Phenix"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk & A.Khandurin"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2R5/B4K2/8/8/3NPk2/6pp/5r2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2018"]

1. Nf5 h2 (1... Rf3 2. Nxg3 Kxg3+ (2... h2 3. Nh1 $1 {- see solution}) 3. Ke6
Kf4 4. Rc4 $1 $18 {Lomonosov}) (1... Rb2 2. Kf6 h2 3. Rh8 Rb1 4. e5 h1=Q 5.
Rxh1 Rxh1 6. e6 $18) 2. Nxg3 $1 (2. Bxf2 $2 h1=Q 3. Bxg3+ Kxe4 $11) 2... Rf3 $1
(2... Ra2 3. Bb8+ $18) 3. Nh1 $1 ({Try:} 3. Bb8+ $2 Ke3+ 4. Ke6 Rxg3 $1 5. Rh8
Rg8 $1 6. Rxh2 Kxe4 $11) 3... Kxe4+ (3... Rf1 4. Rc4 Rxh1 5. Bb8+ Ke3 6. Bxh2
$1 Rxh2 7. e5 $18) 4. Kg6 Ra3 $1 (4... Rf1 5. Ng3+ Kf3 6. Nxf1 h1=Q 7. Rf8+ Kg2
8. Ne3+ Kg3 9. Bb8+ Kh3 10. Rh8#) 5. Bb8 Ra1 6. Ng3+ $1 (6. Nf2+ $2 Kf3 7. Rf8+
Kg2 $11) 6... Kf3 7. Rc3+ Kg2 8. Rc2+ Kh3 9. Nh1 $3 ({Try:} 9. Ne4 $2 Ra6+ $1 (
9... h1=Q $2 10. Ng5+ Kg4 11. Rc4+ Qe4+ 12. Rxe4#) 10. Kh5 Ra5+ $1 (10... h1=Q
$2 11. Ng5#) 11. Ng5+ Rxg5+ 12. Kxg5 h1=Q $11) 9... Rxh1 10. Kh5 $1 Rg1 11.
Rxh2# 1-0

[Event "spec. Prize M.Hlinka-65 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1Pk3pP/3p3r/PP4Pb/1PKp4/3N3B/1q1P1P2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2017"]

1. b6+ $1 ({Try:} 1. gxh6 $2 Bf7+ 2. Be6 Bxe6#) (1. Nxb2 $2 Bf7+ 2. Kxd4 Rxh3
3. Nc4 Bxc4 4. Kxc4 Rxh7 $11) 1... Kb8 $3 (1... Kxb7 2. Bg2+ Ka6 3. Nxb2 Rxh7
4. Kd5 $18) 2. gxh6 Bf7+ (2... Qa2+ 3. Kxd4 Qa1+ 4. Ke3 $1 $18) 3. Be6 $3 ({
Try:} 3. Kb5 $2 Be8+ 4. Bd7 Qxd2 $1 5. Ne5 (5. h8=Q Qxd3+ 6. Kc6 Qc4+ 7. Kxd6
Qxb4+ 8. Ke6 Qe1+ 9. Kf5 Qxf2+ $11 {perpetual check}) 5... Qe2+ 6. Kc6 Qxe5 $1
7. h8=Q Qe4+ 8. Kxd6 Qf4+ {perpetual check}) 3... Bxe6+ 4. Kb5 Qb3 $1 (4...
Bd7+ 5. Ka6 $18) 5. h8=Q+ Bg8 6. Ka6 $1 (6. Qxg7 $2 Qc4+ $11) 6... Qxd3+ (6...
Qf7 7. Qxg7 Qxg7 8. hxg7 Bc4+ $1 9. b5 Bd5 $1 10. g8=Q+ Bxg8 11. Nb4 $1 $18) 7.
b5 Qh7 8. hxg7 d3 $1 9. f3 $3 ({Thematic try:} 9. f4 $2 d5 10. f5 d4 {zz} 11.
f6 Qxh8 12. gxh8=B Bd5 13. f7 Bxb7#) 9... d5 10. f4 d4 11. f5 {zz} Qxh8 12.
gxh8=B $1 (12. gxh8=Q $2 {- stalemate}) 12... Bd5 13. Be5# 1-0

[Event "The Problemist"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/6Q1/7b/8/4pp2/1pK3Pr/P2P1NP1/k6n w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "12"]
[EventDate "2018"]

1. Qh8 $1 (1. Qb7 $2 Rxg3+ 2. d3 Nxf2 3. axb3 Kb1 4. Qe7 e3 $19) (1. Qd7 $2 b2
2. Qxh3 Nxf2 3. Qxh6 b1=Q 4. Qxf4 Qd3+ 5. Kb4 Qd4+ 6. Kb5 Kxa2 7. g4 Qd5+ 8.
Kb6 Nd3 $19) 1... Bg7+ $1 (1... Rxg3+ 2. Kc4+ b2 3. Nxe4 Bg7 4. Qxh1+ $11) 2.
Qxg7 Rxg3+ 3. Qxg3 fxg3 (3... Nxg3 4. axb3 $18) 4. Nd3 $3 ({Try:} 4. Nd1 $2
Kxa2 $1 5. Nb2 Nf2 $19) 4... bxa2 $1 (4... Kxa2 5. Nc1+ Kb1 6. Nxb3 $11) 5. Kc2
$3 (5. Nc1 $2 Kb1 6. Nxa2 Kxa2 7. Kd4 Nf2 $19) 5... exd3+ (5... Nf2 6. Nc1 {
(c5)} Nd3 7. Nb3#) 6. Kc1 $1 Nf2 {- stalemate} 1/2-1/2

[Event "www.didok.ru"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/3p2pp/3p1pP1/3PP3/4PKR1/pqN2B2/5kP1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "12"]
[EventDate "2019"]

1. Nd1+ (1. gxh7 $2 Qxc3 2. h8=Q Qxe5#) 1... Qxd1 $1 2. Bxd1 fxe5+ (2... dxe5+
3. Kf5 h5 4. Bb3 $11) 3. Kf5 $1 h5 $1 (3... a2 4. gxh7 $18) 4. Rg5 $3 (4. Bb3
$2 hxg4 5. Kxg4 Kxg2 $19) 4... a2 5. Bxh5 $1 (5. Ba4 $2 a1=Q 6. Bxd7 {e.g.} Qc1
$19) 5... a1=Q 6. g4 Qc1 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2

[Event "www.didok.ru"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk O.Pervakov, K.Sumbatajn"]
[Black "by Saavedra (1895)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/p7/2P2p2/1P6/1K1p4/8/3r4/k6B w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2019"]

1. Be4 $1 {Escape the perpetual checki} ({Try:} 1. c7 $2 Rb2+ $1 (1... Rc2 $2
2. Bc6 $18) 2. Ka4 Ra2+ 3. Kb4 Rb2+ {perpetual check}) 1... f5 $1 {Counterplay
on stalemate} (1... Rh2) 2. Bxf5 d3 3. Bxd3 $1 (3. Kc3 {(c4)?} Rc2+ $1 4. Kd4
a6 5. Bxd3 Rc1 6. bxa6 Rxc6 $11) (3. c7 Rc2 4. c8=Q Rxc8 5. Bxc8 d2 6. Bg4 Kb2
7. Kc4 Kc2) 3... Rxd3 4. b6 $1 {Escape the perpetual check} ({Try:} 4. c7 $2
Kb2 $1 5. c8=Q Rb3+ (5... Rd4+) 6. Ka4 Ra3+ 7. Kb4 Rb3+ {perpetual check}) 4...
axb6 (4... Rd6 5. bxa7 $1 $18) 5. c7 Rd4+ (5... Kb2 6. c8=Q Rb3+ 7. Ka4 Ra3+ 8.
Kb5 Rb3+ 9. Ka6 Ra3+ 10. Kb7 $1 $19) 6. Kb5 (6. Kb3 $2 Rd3+ 7. Kc2 Rd5 $1 $11)
6... Rd5+ 7. Kxb6 Rd6+ 8. Kb5 Rd5+ 9. Kb4 Rd4+ 10. Kb3 Rd3+ 11. Kc2 Rd4 $1 12.
c8=R $1 (12. c8=Q $2 Rc4+ $1 13. Qxc4 {- stalemate}) 12... Ra4 13. Kb3 $1 {win}
1-0

[Event "3 spec. Prize  8th UAPA"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3K4/k7/2p5/1p5p/8/1R5b/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2018"]

1. Kc7 $1 ({Try:} 1. Rxh3 $2 Kb6 2. Rxh5 b4 3. Kd7 c5 $1 4. Kd6 b3 5. Kd5 Kb5
6. Rh3 Kb4 $11) 1... Bc8 $1 (1... b4 2. Rxh3 $18) 2. Kxc8 Kb6 3. Rb2 $3 ({
Thematic try:} 3. Rb1 $2 h4 $1 4. Kd7 Kc5 5. Rc1+ Kd5 $1 6. Kc7 Ke4 $1 $11 (
6... b4 $2 7. Kb6 {see main line})) 3... h4 $1 4. Rb1 $3 (4. Kd7 $2 Kc5 5. Rc2+
Kd4 {(d5) =}) 4... h3 $1 (4... c5 5. Kd7 $1 b4 6. Kd6 Kb5 7. Kd5 $18) (4... Kc5
5. Kb7 $1 b4 6. Ka6 $18) 5. Kd7 Kc5 6. Rc1+ Kd5 $1 7. Kc7 b4 $1 (7... Ke4 8.
Rh1 $18) 8. Kb6 b3 9. Re1 $1 (9. Ka5 $2 Ke4 $11) 9... b2 10. Ka5 Kc4 11. Ka4
Kc3 12. Ka3 Kd2 13. Rh1 $1 {win} (13. Rf1 $2 Ke2 $11) 1-0

[Event "spec. Prize Shakhmatnaya Kompozitsia"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "R1B2NNr/Q3B3/RP6/p3p3/1pr1P3/pp6/1P3P2/K1n2n1k w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2019"]

1. Qd7 $1 ({Try:} 1. Qc7 $2 Nd3 $1 2. Qxc4 axb2+ 3. Kb1 Nd2#) 1... Nd3 $1 2.
Qxd3 Rc1+ 3. Qb1 Rxb1+ 4. Kxb1 a2+ 5. Ka1 Ne3 $1 6. fxe3 (6. b7 $2 Nc2#) 6...
Kg2 $1 (6... Rxg8 7. Ng6 $1 Rxg6 8. Bg4 $1 (8. Bg5 $2 Rc6 $1 9. b7 Rc1#) 8...
Rxg4 9. Rh8+ $18) 7. Nh7 $1 (7. b7 $2 Rh1#) 7... Rxh7 8. Nh6 $1 Rxh6 9. Bh3+ $3
({Thematic try:} 9. Bh4 $2 Rc6 $1 (9... Rxh4 $2 10. Bh3+ $1 Rxh3 11. Rg8+ Kf2
12. Rg1 $1 {- see solution}) 10. b7 Rc1#) 9... Rxh3 10. Rg8+ Kf2 11. Bh4+ $1
Rxh4 12. Rg1 $1 Kxg1 13. b7 Kf2 (13... Rh1 14. Rh6 $1 Rxh6 15. b8=Q Rh1 16. Qh8
$1 Rxh8 {- stalemate}) 14. Rf6+ Ke2 15. Rf1 $1 Kxf1 16. b8=Q Rh1 17. Qh8 $1
Rxh8 {- stalemate} 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st Prize 10th UAPA, Section A"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "N7/8/4K3/4R3/b1k5/6n1/6p1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2019"]

{Having a far advanced passer, Black, quite naturally, expects to win. Does
White have enough potential to cope with the black g2-pawn?!} 1. Re1 Bc6 $1 (
1... Nf1 2. Re4+ Kd3 3. Rg4 $11) 2. Nb6+ Kb5 3. Nc8 $1 ({Try:} 3. Nd7 $2 Bd5+
$1 4. Kxd5 Nf1 5. Rb1+ Ka5 $1 6. Ra1+ Kb4 $19) 3... Bd5+ $1 4. Kxd5 Nf1 5. Nd6+
$1 ({Try:} 5. Na7+ $2 Kb4 $1 6. Rb1+ (6. Nc6+ Ka3 $1 7. Ra1+ Kb2 $19) 6... Ka4
$1 7. Ra1+ Kb3 $19) 5... Kb4 6. Rb1+ $1 (6. Re4+ $2 Kb3 $1 7. Rg4 Ne3+ 8. Ke4
Nxg4 $19) 6... Ka4 $1 (6... Kc3 7. Nb5+ Kc2 8. Na3+ Kc3 9. Nb5+ $11) 7. Ra1+
Kb3 8. Ne4 $1 Kb2 $1 (8... g1=Q 9. Rxf1 $1 Qxf1 10. Nd2+ Kc2 11. Nxf1 $11) 9.
Ra2+ $1 Kxa2 10. Nc3+ Kb2 11. Ne2 Kc2 12. Ke4 Ng3+ $1 13. Kf3 $1 (13. Ke3 $2
Nxe2 $19) (13. Nxg3 $2 g1=Q $19) 13... Nxe2 14. Kxg2 $1 {draw. Highly
amazingly, the white king, which is positioned on the 6th rank on the diagram,
managed to stop the enemy pawn, which at the very beginning is already on the
threshold of promotion!..} 1/2-1/2

[Event "www.didok.ru"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2020"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1K6/6B1/8/k3P3/8/3p4/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "2020"]

1. e6 $1 (1. Bh6 $2 Kb6 $1 2. e6 Kc6 3. Bf4 d2 $1 4. Bxd2 Kd6 $11) 1... Kb6 $1
(1... Kb5 2. e7 d2 3. e8=Q+ $18) 2. e7 d2 3. Bd4+ $1 (3. e8=Q $2 d1=Q $11) 3...
Ka6 4. e8=Q d1=Q 5. Qc6+ (5. Qe6+ $2 Kb5 $1 6. Qd5+ Ka4 7. Qc4+ Ka3 $11) 5...
Ka5 6. Bc3# {Corona-study} 1-0

[Event "www.didok.ru"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2020"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/n7/8/7P/8/2K5/8/2k5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2020"]

1. h6 (1. Kd3 $2 Nc6 $1 2. h6 Ne5+ $11) 1... Nb5+ 2. Kd3 $1 (2. Kc4 $2 Nd6+ 3.
Kd5 Nf7 $11) 2... Nd6 3. h7 Nf7 4. Ke3 $1 (4. Ke4 $2 Ng5+ $11) 4... Kc2 5. Kf4
Kd3 6. Kf5 Kd4 7. Kf6 Nh8 8. Kg7 Ke5 9. Kxh8 Kf6 10. Kg8 $18 1/2-1/2

[Event "2-3 Place  J.Mikitovics–70 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2020"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k6/3B4/P6R/8/6K1/2n5/p7/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2019"]

1. Rh1 Nb1 2. Bf5 Ka7 $1 (2... a1=Q 3. Rxb1+ Qxb1 4. Bxb1 Ka7 5. Bd3 $18) 3.
Rh7+ Kb6 $1 4. Rb7+ $1 (4. a7 $2 a1=Q 5. Be4 Qxa7 $1 $11) 4... Kxa6 5. Bc8 $1 (
5. Rb8 $2 Ka7 $11) 5... Nc3 $1 (5... a1=Q 6. Rxb1+ $18) 6. Kh4 $3 ({Thematic
try-1:} 6. Kh3 $2 Nb5 7. Rf7+ Ka5 8. Rf1 Nc3 9. Be6 Kb4 10. Rc1 Ne2 $1 11. Ra1
Nf4+ 12. Kg4 Nxe6 $11) 6... Nb5 7. Rf7+ $1 ({Thematic try-2:} 7. Rg7+ $2 Ka5 8.
Rg1 Kb4 9. Be6 Nd4 $1 10. Bxa2 Nf3+ 11. Kg3 Nxg1 $11) 7... Ka5 8. Rf1 Nc3 9.
Be6 Kb4 10. Rc1 $1 (10. Ra1 $2 Ka3 11. Kg4 Kb2 $11) 10... Ne2 11. Ra1 Nc3 12.
Bxa2 {win} 1-0

[Event "11th Place  J.Mikitovics–70 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2020"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/2b5/4K3/1P5P/1P5P/1k6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2016"]

1. Kd5 Be7 2. b4 $1 ({Try} 2. Kc4 $2 Kxb2 3. b4 Ka3 4. b5 Ka4 $11) 2... Bxb4 3.
Kc4 Bd6 $1 4. b4 Bxh2 5. b5 $1 ({Try} 5. h4 $2 Kc2 6. h5 Bf4 7. Kd4 Kd2 $1 8.
b5 Be3+ 9. Ke4 Ke2 10. b6 Bxb6 11. h6 Ba5 {(d8)} 12. h7 Bc3 $11) 5... Bg1 $1 (
5... Kc2 6. b6 Kd2 7. h4 Ke3 8. h5 Ke4 9. h6 Ke5 10. h7 $1 $18) 6. Kd3 $3 (6.
h4 $2 Kc2 $1 7. h5 Be3 $11) 6... Bf2 7. Ke2 $1 Bd4 $1 8. h4 Kc2 9. h5 $1 (9.
Kf3 $2 Kd3 10. h5 Be3 $1 $11) 9... Kc3 10. Kf3 $1 (10. h6 $2 Kc4 $1 11. b6 Bxb6
12. h7 Bd4 $11) 10... Kc4 11. Ke4 Kc5 12. b6 $1 Kxb6 13. Kxd4 {win.} 1-0

[Event "11th UAPA, Section A"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2020"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/k3B3/8/8/5K1P/3P4/5b2/7n w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2020"]

1. h5 $1 (1. Kf3 $2 Bd4 $1 2. Kg2 Nf2 $11) 1... Ng3 2. h6 Be3+ $1 3. Kxe3 Nf5+
4. Kf4 Nxh6 5. Kg5 Ng8 $1 ({main} 5... Nf7+ 6. Kf6 Nh6 7. Ke6 $1 Ng4 8. Bc5+
Ka6 9. Bg1 $1 {Domination} Kb5 10. d4 $18) 6. Bf8 $1 {Domination} ({Try:} 6.
Ba3 $2 Kb7 7. Kg6 Kc6 8. Kg7 Kd5 9. Bb2 Ne7 $11) 6... Kb7 7. Kf5 $3 ({Thematic
try:} 7. Kg6 $2 Kc6 8. Kf7 Kd5 9. Bg7 Nh6+ $1 10. Bxh6 Kd4 $11) 7... Kc6 $1 (
7... Kc7 8. Ke6 Kd8 9. Kf7 $18) 8. Ke6 Nf6 $1 9. Kxf6 Kd5 10. Bc5 $1 (10. Kf5
$2 Kd4 $11) 10... Kxc5 11. Ke5 Kc6 12. d4 {win} 1-0

[Event "2st Prize Pobeda-75 JT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2020"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4b3/BB2p3/1Pp2p1b/p3pP2/3k4/5Kp1/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2020"]

1. Ba8 $1 (1. Bc8 $2 c5 2. b7 Bc6+ 3. Kxg3 Bxb7 4. Bxb7 a4 $19) 1... e4+ $1 (
1... c5 2. Be4 $1 Bf4 3. b7 Bh5+ 4. Kg2 Kxe4 5. b8=Q Bf3+ 6. Kh3 Kxf5 7. Qc7
$18) 2. Kxg3 Ke5 $3 (2... Kd5 3. b7 $18) 3. b7 Bf4+ 4. Kg4 Bh5+ $1 5. Kxh5 Kxf5
(5... Kd5 6. Kg4 $18) 6. b8=Q Bxb8 7. Bxb8 a4 $1 (7... c5 8. Kh4 a4 9. Bc6 a3
10. Bd5 e3 11. Kg3 $18) 8. Bxc6 a3 9. Bd7+ $3 ({Try:} 9. Bd5 $2 e3 10. Kh4 e2
11. Bg3 e6 12. Bc4 Ke4 $11) 9... e6 10. Bb5 $1 (10. Be8 $2 e5 $1 11. Bf7 e3 $11
) 10... a2 (10... e5 11. Bc4 e3 12. Bd6 Kf4 13. Bxa3 Kf3 14. Be6 $1 e2 15. Bg4+
$1 Kf2 16. Bc5+ Kf1 17. Bh3+ Ke1 18. Kg6 $18) 11. Bh2 $3 (11. Be2 $2 e5 $1 $19)
(11. Bg3 $2 a1=Q 12. Be2 Qh1+ $19) 11... a1=Q 12. Be2 $1 e5 (12... e3 13. Bd3#)
13. Bg4# 1-0

[Event "www.arves.org   Noah's Ark"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2020.03.26"]
[Round ""]
[White "V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1BRQK1k1/RBPPP3/PP1p3b/1P1P2pP/7p/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "16"]
[EventDate "2019"]

{Dedicated to healthcare providers and all people In the fight against
pandemic from Covid-19 The motto of the study: Noah's Ark} 1. Ra8 $3 ({
Thematic try:} 1. Ba8 $2 h3 2. b7 h2 3. b6 Bg7 $1 (3... h1=Q $2 {- stalemate})
4. h6 h1=Q 5. hxg7 Qh5#) 1... h3 2. Ba7 h2 3. Rcb8 h1=Q 4. Qc8 $1 (4. c8=Q $2
Qxh5#) 4... Qxh5+ 5. Kd8 Qf7 6. Bc6 $3 ({Thematic try:} 6. e8=Q+ $2 Bf8 $1 7.
Qe6 Bg7 8. Qe8+ Qf8 9. Qxf8+ Kxf8 10. Bc6 Bf6#) 6... Bf8 $1 7. Qb7 $1 (7.
exf8=Q+ $2 Qxf8#) 7... Bxe7+ 8. Kc8 Qf5 {The stalemate with active lockup of
five white pieces. White has considerable material advantage, but Black is
essentially compensated for it: the white pieces blockaded in the upper left
corner have limited mobility and his king is weak, facing the threat of mate
in the not too distant future. However White, thanks to the coordinated play
of his pieces, is saved by building a stalemate shelter.} 1/2-1/2

