diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 829d878..ee621f1 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@ use log::{info, warn};
 use std::io::*;
 use crate::uci_command::*;
 
+use chess::{Game, Board, ChessMove};
+
 pub struct UciEngine<Fi: BufRead, Fo: Write> {
     source: Fi,
     destination: Fo,
     uciok: bool,
     id: Id,
+    initial: Board,
+    game: Game,
 }
 
 impl<Fi: BufRead, Fo:  Write> UciEngine<Fi, Fo> {
@@ -19,7 +23,10 @@ impl<Fi: BufRead, Fo:  Write> UciEngine<Fi, Fo> {
         UciEngine::<Fi, Fo>{
             source, destination,
             id: Id::new(),
-            uciok: false}
+            uciok: false,
+            initial: Board::default(),
+            game: Game::new()
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn init(&mut self){
@@ -32,7 +39,14 @@ impl<Fi: BufRead, Fo:  Write> UciEngine<Fi, Fo> {
     }
 
     pub fn new_game(&mut self) {
-        unimplemented!();
+        self.initial = Board::default();
+        self.game = Game::new_with_board(self.initial);
+        self.push(GuiCommand::UciNewGame);
+    }
+
+    pub fn make_move(&mut self, chess_move: ChessMove) {
+        self.game.make_move(chess_move);
+        self.push(GuiCommand::Position { position: Some(self.initial), moves: self.game.actions().to_vec() })
     }
 
     pub fn terminate(&mut self, reason: &str) {
@@ -132,7 +146,7 @@ impl<Fi: BufRead, Fo:  Write> UciEngine<Fi, Fo> {
     pub fn push(&mut self, command: GuiCommand) {
         let command_str = command.to_string();
         match self.destination.write(&command_str.as_bytes()){
-            Ok(n) if n == command_str.len() => info!("☒ gui: {command_str} "),
+            Ok(n) if n == command_str.len() => info!("→ gui: {command_str} "),
             Ok(n) => warn!("⚠ gui: {command_str} truncated at {n}"),
             Err(reason) => warn!("Unable to send command {command_str}: {reason}"),
         }
diff --git a/src/uci_command.rs b/src/uci_command.rs
index b9e0d78..4c7e20c 100644
--- a/src/uci_command.rs
+++ b/src/uci_command.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use itertools::join;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use std::fmt;
 
-use chess::ChessMove;
+use chess::{ChessMove, Board, Action};
 
 mod uci_command{}
 
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ impl Id {
         self.author.clone()
     }
 }
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Info {}
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Opt{}
-pub struct Position{}
 
 pub enum EngineCommand {
     Id{id: Id},
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ pub enum EngineCommand {
     Opt{options: Vec<Opt>},
 }
 
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum GuiCommand {
     Uci,
     Debug{mode: bool},
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ pub enum GuiCommand {
     SetOption{option: Opt},
     Register, // unimplemented
     UciNewGame,
-    Position{position: Option<Position>, moves: Vec<ChessMove>},
+    Position{position: Option<Board>, moves: Vec<Action>},
     Go,
     SearchMoves{moves: Vec<ChessMove>},
     Ponder,
@@ -101,7 +104,8 @@ impl fmt::Display for GuiCommand {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result{
         match self {
             GuiCommand::Uci => write!(f, "uci\n"),
-            _ => unimplemented!(),
+            GuiCommand::UciNewGame => write!(f, "ucinewgame\n"),
+            a => unimplemented!("{:?}", a),
         }
 
     }