diff --git a/app/models/match.rb b/app/models/match.rb
index f82ce53..8fffaec 100755
--- a/app/models/match.rb
+++ b/app/models/match.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def board( ) # as_of_move = nil
     @board
   end
   
-  def return_board() @board end
+  def return_board(m=nil) @board end
 
   #TODO return the notation of the moves for a match in a two-column format
   #TODO allow names to be given to matches