diff --git a/src/backend/Board.java b/src/backend/Board.java
index 4fb4e4d..304b537 100644
--- a/src/backend/Board.java
+++ b/src/backend/Board.java
@@ -10,12 +10,19 @@ public class Board {
     private int turnNumber;
     private boolean turnWhite;
 
-	public Board(int colNum, int lineNum) {
+	/*public Board(int colNum, int lineNum) {
 		 this.width = colNum;
 		    this.height = lineNum;
 		    this.pieces = new ArrayList<>();
 	}
-
+	*/
+	public Board(int colNum, int lineNum) {
+	    this.width = colNum;
+	    this.height = lineNum;
+	    this.pieces = new ArrayList<>();
+	    this.turnNumber = 0;
+	    this.turnWhite = true; // White starts first in chess
+	}
 	public int getWidth() {
 		
 		return width;
@@ -27,25 +34,53 @@ public class Board {
 	}
 
 	public int getTurnNumber() {
-		//TODO
+		
 		 return this.turnNumber;
 	}
 
 	public boolean isTurnWhite() {
-		//TODO
+	
 		return this.turnWhite;
 	}
 
 	public void setPiece(boolean isWhite, PieceType type, int x, int y) {
-		//TODO
+	    pieces.add(new Piece(isWhite, type, x, y));
 	}
 
 	public void populateBoard() {
-		//TODO
+		cleanBoard(); // make sure it's empty first
+
+	    // Place white pawns
+	    for (int x = 0; x < 8; x++) {
+	        setPiece(true, PieceType.Pawn, x, 1);
+	    }
+
+	    // Place black pawns
+	    for (int x = 0; x < 8; x++) {
+	        setPiece(false, PieceType.Pawn, x, 6);
+	    }
+
+	    // Back rows (R, N, B, Q, K, B, N, R)
+	    PieceType[] backRow = {
+	        PieceType.Rook, PieceType.Knight, PieceType.Bishop, PieceType.Queen,
+	        PieceType.King, PieceType.Bishop, PieceType.Knight, PieceType.Rook
+	    };
+
+	    // White back row
+	    for (int x = 0; x < 8; x++) {
+	        setPiece(true, backRow[x], x, 0);
+	    }
+
+	    // Black back row
+	    for (int x = 0; x < 8; x++) {
+	        setPiece(false, backRow[x], x, 7);
+	    }
 	}
 	
+	
 	public void cleanBoard() {
 		//TODO
+		pieces.clear();
 	}
 	
 	public String toString() {
@@ -54,10 +89,7 @@ public class Board {
 	}
 	
 	public ArrayList<Piece> getPieces() {
-		ArrayList<Piece> pieces = new ArrayList<>();
-		//TODO
-		
-		return pieces;
+		 return pieces; // this refers to the instance variable
 	}
 
 	public void userTouch(int x, int y) {
diff --git a/src/backend/Piece.java b/src/backend/Piece.java
index ffa88bb..ad6360f 100644
--- a/src/backend/Piece.java
+++ b/src/backend/Piece.java
@@ -1,21 +1,35 @@
 package backend;
 
 public class Piece {
+    private boolean isWhite;
+    private PieceType type;
+    private int x;
+    private int y;
 
-	public int getX() {
-		return 0;
-	}
+    // Constructor
+    public Piece(boolean isWhite, PieceType type, int x, int y) {
+        this.isWhite = isWhite;
+        this.type = type;
+        this.x = x;
+        this.y = y;
+    }
 
-	public int getY() {
-		return 0;
-	}
-	
-	public PieceType getType() {
-		return null;
-	}
-	
-	public boolean isWhite() {
-		return false;
-	}
-	
-}
+    //  Accessors
+    public int getX() {
+        return x;
+    }
+
+    public int getY() {
+        return y;
+    }
+
+    public PieceType getType() {
+        return type;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isWhite() {
+        return isWhite;
+    }
+  }
+
+