diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
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index 0000000..fb50116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.classpath
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<classpath>
+	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="output" path="bin"/>
+</classpath>
diff --git a/.project b/.project
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+++ b/.project
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<projectDescription>
+	<name>CSE-4705-Checkers</name>
+	<comment></comment>
+	<projects>
+	</projects>
+	<buildSpec>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+	</buildSpec>
+	<natures>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
+	</natures>
+</projectDescription>
diff --git a/src/model/Color.java b/src/model/Color.java
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index 0000000..4b2a351
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+++ b/src/model/Color.java
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+package model;
+
+public enum Color {
+	RED,
+	BLACK
+}
diff --git a/src/model/Piece.java b/src/model/Piece.java
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index 0000000..b3765a1
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+++ b/src/model/Piece.java
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+package model;
+
+public class Piece {
+	public final Color color;
+	private int x;
+	private int y;
+	private Type type;
+	
+	public Piece(Color color, int x, int y) {
+		this.color = color;
+		this.x = x;
+		this.y = y;
+		this.type = Type.NORMAL;
+	}
+	
+	public void updateCoordinates(int x, int y) {
+		this.x = x;
+		this.y = y;
+	}
+	
+	public int getX() {
+		return this.x;
+	}
+	
+	public int getY() {
+		return this.y;
+	}
+	
+	public void promote() {
+		this.type = Type.KING;
+	}
+	
+	public Type getType() {
+		return this.type;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/model/Type.java b/src/model/Type.java
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+++ b/src/model/Type.java
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+package model;
+
+public enum Type {
+	NORMAL,
+	KING
+}