diff --git a/src/backend/Board.java b/src/backend/Board.java
index e7c6f2a..e6d1837 100644
--- a/src/backend/Board.java
+++ b/src/backend/Board.java
@@ -45,36 +45,35 @@ public class Board {
 
 	public void populateBoard() {
 		
-		//Black pieces populating (x,y,type,color)
-		Board[1][1] = new Piece(1,1,'R','B');
-		Board[2][1] = new Piece(2,1,'N','B');
-		Board[3][1] = new Piece(3,1,'B','B');
-		Board[4][1] = new Piece(4,1,'Q','B');
-		Board[7][1] = new Piece(5,1,'K','B');
-		Board[6][1] = new Piece(6,1,'B','B');
-		Board[8][1] = new Piece(7,1,'N','B');
-		Board[9][1] = new Piece(8,1,'R','B');
+		//Black pieces populating
+		Board[1][1] = new Piece(1,1,PieceType.Rook,false);
+		Board[2][1] = new Piece(2,1,PieceType.Knight,false);
+		Board[3][1] = new Piece(3,1,PieceType.Bishop,false);
+		Board[4][1] = new Piece(4,1,PieceType.Queen,false);
+		Board[7][1] = new Piece(5,1,PieceType.King,false);
+		Board[6][1] = new Piece(6,1,PieceType.Bishop,false);
+		Board[8][1] = new Piece(7,1,PieceType.Knight,false);
+		Board[9][1] = new Piece(8,1,PieceType.Rook,false);
 		
 		for (int x = 1; x < 8; x++) {
-			Board[x][2] = new Piece(x,2,'P','B'); //8 Pawns on second line
-        }
-		
-		//White pieces populating (x,y,type,color)
-		Board[1][8] = new Piece(1,8,'R','W');
-		Board[2][8] = new Piece(2,8,'N','W');
-		Board[3][8] = new Piece(3,8,'B','W');
-		Board[4][8] = new Piece(4,8,'Q','W');
-		Board[7][8] = new Piece(5,8,'K','W');
-		Board[6][8] = new Piece(6,8,'B','W');
-		Board[8][8] = new Piece(7,8,'N','W');
-		Board[9][8] = new Piece(8,8,'R','W');
-		
+			Board[x][2] = new Piece(x,2,PieceType.Pawn,false);
+		}
+		//White pieces populating
+		Board[1][8] = new Piece(1,8,PieceType.Rook,true);
+		Board[2][8] = new Piece(2,8,PieceType.Knight,true);
+		Board[3][8] = new Piece(3,8,PieceType.Bishop,true);
+		Board[4][8] = new Piece(4,8,PieceType.Queen,true);
+		Board[7][8] = new Piece(5,8,PieceType.King,true);
+		Board[6][8] = new Piece(6,8,PieceType.Bishop,true);
+		Board[8][8] = new Piece(7,8,PieceType.Knight,true);
+		Board[9][8] = new Piece(8,8,PieceType.Rook,true);
+
 		for (int x = 1; x < 8; x++) {
-			Board[x][7] = new Piece(x,7,'P','W'); //8 Pawns on second line
-        }
+
+			Board[x][7] = new Piece(x,7,PieceType.Pawn,true);
+		}
 	}
-	
-	
+
 	public void cleanBoard() {
 		
 		for (int y = 1; y < 7; y++) {
diff --git a/src/backend/Piece.java b/src/backend/Piece.java
index e442fd8..05dc846 100644
--- a/src/backend/Piece.java
+++ b/src/backend/Piece.java
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ public class Piece {
 	
 	private int x;
 	private int y;
-	private char type;
-	private char color;
+	private PieceType type;
+	private boolean color;
 	
-	public Piece(int xP, int yP, char type_P, char color_P) {
+	public Piece(int xP, int yP, PieceType type_P, boolean color_P) {
 		x = xP;
 		y = yP;
 		type = type_P;
@@ -23,16 +23,11 @@ public class Piece {
 	}
 	
 	public PieceType getType() {
-		return PieceType.fromSummary(type);
+		return type;
 	}
 	
 	public boolean isWhite() {
-		if(color =='w') {
-			return true;
-		}
-		else {
-			return false;
-		}
+		return color;
 	}
 	
-}
+}
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