diff --git a/chess/game.go b/chess/game.go
index f082098..7ac3ceb 100644
--- a/chess/game.go
+++ b/chess/game.go
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ func (game Game) GetPlayer2() *Player {
 }
 
 func (game *Game) prepare() {
-	game.players[0].color = types.White
-	game.players[1].color = types.Black
+	game.players[0].SetColor(types.White)
+	game.players[1].SetColor(types.Black)
 
 	game.currentTurnPlayer = game.GetPlayer1()
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (game *Game) Handle() {
 			game.gameState = PlayerToMove
 
 		case PlayerToMove:
-			log.Println("with ", game.currentTurnPlayer.GetPlayerColor(), " to move")
+			log.Println("with ", game.currentTurnPlayer.GetColor(), " to move")
 			receivedMove, err = game.currentTurnPlayer.ReadMove()
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Println("Error while reading message:", err)
@@ -182,12 +182,12 @@ func (game Game) notifyPlayersAboutGameStart() error {
 }
 
 func (game Game) broadcastMove(move types.Move) error {
-	err := game.GetPlayer1().SendBoardState(move, game.board.PGN(), game.currentTurnPlayer.color)
+	err := game.GetPlayer1().SendBoardState(move, game.board.PGN(), game.currentTurnPlayer.GetColor())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = game.GetPlayer2().SendBoardState(move, game.board.PGN(), game.currentTurnPlayer.color)
+	err = game.GetPlayer2().SendBoardState(move, game.board.PGN(), game.currentTurnPlayer.GetColor())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/chess/player.go b/chess/player.go
index d674377..ea8d6b5 100644
--- a/chess/player.go
+++ b/chess/player.go
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ func (p *Player) SetWebsocketConnectionAndSendBoardState(
 	p.SendBoardState(types.Move{}, boardPosition, turnColor)
 }
 
+func (p *Player) SetColor(color types.ChessColor) {
+	p.color = color
+}
+
+func (p *Player) GetColor() types.ChessColor {
+	return p.color
+}
+
 func (p *Player) SetDisconnectCallback(cb func(*Player)) {
 	// Todo: Fucking complicated
 	p.Conn.SetDisconnectCallback(p.PlayerDisconnectedCallback)
@@ -63,8 +71,8 @@ func (p *Player) IsInGame() bool {
 }
 
 func (p *Player) SendBoardState(move types.Move, boardPosition string, turnColor types.ChessColor) error {
-	var pColor = p.color
-	if p.color == "" { // we default to white if we do not know the color yet
+	var pColor = p.GetColor()
+	if p.GetColor() == "" { // we default to white if we do not know the color yet
 		pColor = types.White
 	}
 
@@ -154,7 +162,3 @@ func (p *Player) readMessage() ([]byte, error) {
 
 	return msg, err
 }
-
-func (p Player) GetPlayerColor() string {
-	return string(p.color)
-}
diff --git a/types/common.go b/types/common.go
index a085bd0..ecf14e3 100644
--- a/types/common.go
+++ b/types/common.go
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ func (c ChessColor) Opposite() ChessColor {
 	}
 }
 
+func (c ChessColor) String() string {
+	return string(c)
+}
+
 type AdditionalState struct {
 	BlackKingMoved  bool
 	WhiteKingMoved  bool