diff --git a/src/backend/Board.java b/src/backend/Board.java
index 098347c..453c1d7 100644
--- a/src/backend/Board.java
+++ b/src/backend/Board.java
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 
 public class Board {
 
-	private int cNum;
-	private int lNum;
-	private Piece newPiece;
-	private Piece[][]Board;
+	private int cNum; // nb de colonnes du damier
+	private int lNum; // nb de ligne du damier
+	private Piece[][] cells;
 	
 	public Board(int colNum, int lineNum) {
 		cNum=colNum;
 		lNum=lineNum;
+		cells = new Piece[cNum][lNum]; // creation du tableau de pieces
 	}
 
 	public int getWidth() {
@@ -40,37 +40,56 @@ public class Board {
 	}
 	
 	public void setPiece(PieceType type, boolean isWhite, int x, int y) {
-		this.newPiece= new Piece(x,y,type,isWhite);
+		Piece newPiece= new Piece(type,isWhite,x,y);
+		
+		cells[x][y] = newPiece;
 	}
 
 	public void populateBoard() {
 		
-		//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);
+		final int startWhite = 0;
+		final int startBlack = lNum-1;
 		
-		for (int x = 1; x < 8; x++) {
-			Board[x][2] = new Piece(x,2,PieceType.Pawn,false);
+		//Black pieces populating
+		setPiece(PieceType.Rook,false,0,startWhite);
+		setPiece(PieceType.Knight,false, 1,startWhite);
+		setPiece(PieceType.Bishop,false,2,startWhite);
+		setPiece(PieceType.Queen,false,3,startWhite);
+		setPiece(PieceType.King,false,4,startWhite);
+		setPiece(PieceType.Bishop,false,5,startWhite);
+		setPiece(PieceType.Knight,false,6,startWhite);
+		setPiece(PieceType.Rook,false,7,startWhite);
+		
+		for (int x = 0; x < cNum; x++) {
+			setPiece(PieceType.Pawn,false,x,startWhite+1);
 		}
 		//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);
+		setPiece(PieceType.Rook,true,0,startBlack);
+		setPiece(PieceType.Knight,true,1,startBlack);
+		setPiece(PieceType.Bishop,true,2,startBlack);
+		setPiece(PieceType.Queen,true,3,startBlack);
+		setPiece(PieceType.King,true,4,startBlack);
+		setPiece(PieceType.Bishop,true,5,startBlack);
+		setPiece(PieceType.Knight,true,6,startBlack);
+		setPiece(PieceType.Rook,true,7,startBlack);
 
-		for (int x = 1; x < 8; x++) {
+		for (int x = 0; x < cNum; x++) {
 
-			Board[x][7] = new Piece(x,7,PieceType.Pawn,true);
+			setPiece(PieceType.Pawn,true,x,startBlack-1);
+		}
+		
+		
+		for (int x = 0; x < cNum; x++) {
+			for(int y=0;y<lNum;y++) {
+				if (cells[x][y]==null) {
+					System.out.print("blank   -   ");
+				}
+				else {
+					System.out.print(cells[x][y].getName());
+				}
+			}
+
+			System.out.print("\r\n");
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -78,7 +97,7 @@ public class Board {
 		
 		for (int y = 1; y < 7; y++) {
 	        for (int x = 1; x < 7; x++) {
-	            Board[x][y] = null;
+	            cells[x][y] = null;
 	        }
 	    }
 	}
@@ -93,8 +112,8 @@ public class Board {
 
 	    for (int y = 1; y < 7; y++) {
 	        for (int x = 1; x < 7; x++) {
-	            if (Board[x][y] != null) {
-	                pieces.add(Board[x][y]);
+	            if (this.cNum==0 && this.lNum==0) {
+	                pieces.add(cells[x][y]);
 	            }
 	        }
 	    }
diff --git a/src/backend/Game.java b/src/backend/Game.java
index 436459e..4e85363 100644
--- a/src/backend/Game.java
+++ b/src/backend/Game.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class Game extends Thread {
 	}
 	
 	public void setPiece(PieceType type, boolean isWhite, int x, int y) {
-		this.newPiece= new Piece(x,y,type,isWhite);
+		this.newPiece= new Piece(type,isWhite, x,y);
 	}
 
 	public void run() {
diff --git a/src/backend/Piece.java b/src/backend/Piece.java
index 05dc846..d26487c 100644
--- a/src/backend/Piece.java
+++ b/src/backend/Piece.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ public class Piece {
 	private PieceType type;
 	private boolean color;
 	
-	public Piece(int xP, int yP, PieceType type_P, boolean color_P) {
+	public Piece(PieceType type_P, boolean color_P, int xP, int yP) {
 		x = xP;
 		y = yP;
 		type = type_P;
@@ -29,5 +29,13 @@ public class Piece {
 	public boolean isWhite() {
 		return color;
 	}
+	public String getName() {
+		if(color) {
+			return type.getSummary().concat("W   -   ");
+		}
+		else {
+			return type.getSummary().concat("B   -   ");
+		}
+	}
 	
 }
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