diff --git a/src/main/java/net/skytreader/kode/chesstemplar/Board.java b/src/main/java/net/skytreader/kode/chesstemplar/Board.java
index 7aeef37..3674c2d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/skytreader/kode/chesstemplar/Board.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/skytreader/kode/chesstemplar/Board.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import java.awt.Point;
 
+import java.util.Set;
+
 import net.skytreader.kode.chesstemplar.pieces.ChessPiece;
 
 /**
@@ -30,6 +32,11 @@ public interface Board{
         null if it is not.
     */
     public ChessPiece getPieceAt(int r, int c);
+    
+    /**
+    Get a list of positions where there are pieces on the board.
+    */
+    public Set<Point> getPiecePositions();
 
     /**
     Move the piece at the location (r1, c1) to location (r2, c2).
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/skytreader/kode/chesstemplar/GridBoard.java b/src/main/java/net/skytreader/kode/chesstemplar/GridBoard.java
index 57ec8d6..fb4b3e3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/skytreader/kode/chesstemplar/GridBoard.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/skytreader/kode/chesstemplar/GridBoard.java
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 import java.awt.Point;
 
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
 import net.skytreader.kode.chesstemplar.pieces.Bishop;
 import net.skytreader.kode.chesstemplar.pieces.ChessPiece;
 import net.skytreader.kode.chesstemplar.pieces.King;
@@ -176,6 +179,11 @@ public ChessPiece getPieceAt(int r, int c){
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Set<Point> getPiecePositions(){
+        return null;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void move(int r1, int c1, int r2, int c2){
         lastSrc = new Point(r1, c1);
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/skytreader/kode/chesstemplar/GridBoardTest.java b/src/test/java/net/skytreader/kode/chesstemplar/GridBoardTest.java
index a68e5ed..576765f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/skytreader/kode/chesstemplar/GridBoardTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/skytreader/kode/chesstemplar/GridBoardTest.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import java.awt.Point;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import net.skytreader.kode.chesstemplar.pieces.Bishop;
 import net.skytreader.kode.chesstemplar.pieces.ChessPiece;
@@ -101,6 +103,21 @@ public void testRemovePiece(){
         testBoard.removePiece(0, 0);
         Assert.assertNull(testBoard.getPieceAt(0, 0));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetPiecePositions(){
+        Board testBoard = new GridBoard();
+        HashSet<Point> initialConfig = new HashSet<Point>();
+
+        for(int i = 0; i < 8; i++){
+            initialConfig.add(new Point(0, i));
+            initialConfig.add(new Point(1, i));
+            initialConfig.add(new Point(6, i));
+            initialConfig.add(new Point(7, i));
+        }
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(initialConfig, testBoard.getPiecePositions());
+    }
     
     /**
     We just want to know that the toString() method returns an 8x8 grid.