diff --git a/src/backend/Board.java b/src/backend/Board.java
index fece60a..37dd24f 100644
--- a/src/backend/Board.java
+++ b/src/backend/Board.java
@@ -458,4 +458,5 @@ public class Board {
 	    }
 	    return false;
 	        }
+	
 	}
diff --git a/src/backend/Game.java b/src/backend/Game.java
index 4c64f70..70fc2a1 100644
--- a/src/backend/Game.java
+++ b/src/backend/Game.java
@@ -106,5 +106,16 @@ public class Game extends Thread {
 	public void toggleAI(boolean isWhite) {
 		this.activationAIFlags[isWhite?1:0] = !this.activationAIFlags[isWhite?1:0];
 	}
+	
+
+
+	/*public static boolean isCheckmate(boolean b) {
+		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+		return true;
+	}
+	
+	/*public boolean isCheckmate() {
+		return board.isCheckmate();
+	}*/
 
 }
diff --git a/src/windowInterface/JPanelChessBoard.java b/src/windowInterface/JPanelChessBoard.java
index 07da72e..c12ea16 100644
--- a/src/windowInterface/JPanelChessBoard.java
+++ b/src/windowInterface/JPanelChessBoard.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class JPanelChessBoard extends JPanel {
 				}
 			}
 			
-			g.setColor(Color.gray);
+			g.setColor(Color.black);
 			for(int x=0; x<myGame.getWidth();x++) {
 				int graphX = Math.round(x*cellWidth);
 				g.drawLine(graphX, 0, graphX, this.getHeight());
diff --git a/src/windowInterface/MyInterface.java b/src/windowInterface/MyInterface.java
index b7e2549..2c21dce 100644
--- a/src/windowInterface/MyInterface.java
+++ b/src/windowInterface/MyInterface.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package windowInterface;
 import java.awt.BorderLayout;
+
 import java.awt.Dimension;
 import java.awt.GridLayout;
 
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ import javax.swing.AbstractListModel;
 import javax.swing.JToggleButton;
 import javax.swing.JRadioButton;
 import javax.swing.JCheckBox;
+import backend.PieceType;
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 
 public class MyInterface extends JFrame {
 
@@ -259,11 +262,19 @@ public class MyInterface extends JFrame {
 		actionLabel.setText(panelDraw.isPieceAdderMode()?"Adding Piece":
 			(panelDraw.isPieceSelectorMode()?"Selecting Piece to Add":
 				"Playing"));
+		/*if (game != null && game.isCheckmate(true)) {
+			String winner = turnIsWhite ? "Black" : "White"; // since it's mate, last move won
+			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this, "Checkmate! " + winner + " wins.", "Game Over", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
+		}*/
+
 		this.repaint();
 	}
 	
 	public void eraseLabels() {
 		this.setStepBanner("Turn : X");
 	}
+	
+	
 
 }
+