diff --git a/rs/src/board.rs b/rs/src/board.rs
index bfdb25b..a82ee35 100644
--- a/rs/src/board.rs
+++ b/rs/src/board.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
-enum Color {
+pub enum Color {
     Black,
     White,
 }
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ impl Color {
 
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Clone)]
 pub struct Position {
-    rank: Rank,
-    file: File,
+    pub rank: Rank,
+    pub file: File,
 }
 
 impl Position {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pub enum File {
     H,
 }
 
-trait GridAxis
+pub trait GridAxis
 where
     Self: Sized,
     Self: Clone,
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ impl PieceType {
 }
 
 pub struct Piece {
-    color: Color,
-    piece_type: PieceType,
+    pub color: Color,
+    pub piece_type: PieceType,
 }
 
 impl Piece {
diff --git a/rs/src/main.rs b/rs/src/main.rs
index 9155a7c..7bbdb51 100644
--- a/rs/src/main.rs
+++ b/rs/src/main.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,7 @@
 mod board;
+mod ui;
 
 fn main() {
-    println!(
-        "{}",
-        match board::Board::new()
-            .get_at(&board::Position::new(board::Rank::_2, board::File::A))
-        {
-            Some(piece) => "Some",
-            None => "None",
-        }
-    );
-    // reset -> (ok/fail)
-    // get_state -> (ok/fail),state
-    // get_moves,position,[state] -> (ok/fail),position[]
-    // make_move,[move],[state] -> (ok/fail),state
+    let board = board::Board::new();
+    println!("{}", board.to_string());
 }
diff --git a/rs/src/ui.rs b/rs/src/ui.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65fff9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rs/src/ui.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+use crate::board;
+use crate::board::GridAxis;
+
+impl board::Color {
+    fn to_string(&self) -> String {
+        match self {
+            board::Color::White => "W".to_string(),
+            board::Color::Black => "B".to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl board::PieceType {
+    fn to_string(&self) -> String {
+        match self {
+            board::PieceType::Pawn => "P".to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl board::Piece {
+    fn to_string(&self) -> String {
+        self.piece_type.to_string() + &self.color.to_string()
+    }
+}
+
+trait GridAxisIO
+where
+    Self: GridAxis,
+{
+    const ALL_CHARS: [char; 8];
+    fn to_string(&self) -> String {
+        Self::ALL_CHARS[self.get_index() as usize].to_string()
+    }
+}
+
+impl GridAxisIO for board::Rank {
+    const ALL_CHARS: [char; Self::ALL_VALUES.len()] =
+        ['1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8'];
+}
+
+impl GridAxisIO for board::File {
+    const ALL_CHARS: [char; Self::ALL_VALUES.len()] =
+        ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h'];
+}
+
+impl board::Position {
+    fn to_string(&self) -> String {
+        self.file.to_string() + &self.rank.to_string()
+    }
+}
+
+impl board::Board {
+    pub fn to_string(&self) -> String {
+        self.iter()
+            .map(|(position, piece)| piece.to_string() + &position.to_string())
+            .collect()
+    }
+}