diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index fbd6e23..ea00d51 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -283,6 +283,9 @@ window.webxdc.setUpdateListener((update) => {
     let { payload, summary } = update;
 
     switch (payload.event) {
+    case 'make_move':
+        makeMove (payload);
+        break;
     case 'new_game':
         initGame (payload);
         break;
@@ -455,7 +458,6 @@ function clickUpdatePlayerMeta(evt) {
   if (evt.target.name == 'black-rank-certain') gameState.playerMeta.b.rankCertain = !gameState.playerMeta.b.rankCertain;
   if (evt.target.name == 'white-rank-certain') gameState.playerMeta.w.rankCertain = !gameState.playerMeta.w.rankCertain;
   renderMenu();
-
 }
 
 function clickBoardSize(evt) {
@@ -488,23 +490,40 @@ function clickCloseMenu(evt) {
 /*----- gameplay functions -----*/
 
 function clickBoard(evt) {
-  evt.stopPropagation();
-  if (gameState.pass > 1 || gameState.winner) return editTerritory(evt);
+    evt.stopPropagation();
+    if (gameState.pass > 1 || gameState.winner) return editTerritory(evt);
   // checks for placement and pushes to cell
-  let placement = [ parseInt(evt.target.closest('td').id.split('-')[0]), parseInt(evt.target.closest('td').id.split('-')[1]) ];
-  let point = findPointFromIdx(placement);
-  //checks that this placement was marked as legal
-  if ( !checkLegal(point) ) return null;
-  clearKo();
-  clearPass();
-  resolveCaptures(point);
-  point.stone = gameState.turn;
-  point.joinGroup();
-  playSound(point);
-  clearCaptures();
-  gameState.gameRecord.push(`${STONES_DATA[gameState.turn]}: ${point.pos}`);
-  gameState.turn*= -1;
-  renderGame();
+    let placement = [
+        parseInt(evt.target.closest('td').id.split('-')[0]),
+        parseInt(evt.target.closest('td').id.split('-')[1])
+    ];
+    let update = {
+        payload: {
+            event: 'make_move',
+            placement,
+            player: userName
+        }
+    };
+    let descr = `${userName} move at ${placement}`;
+    return sendUpdate (update, descr);
+}
+
+function makeMove (payload) {
+    let { placement, player } = payload;
+    let point = findPointFromIdx(placement);
+    if (!checkLegal (point)) return;
+    if (!checkTurn (player)) return;
+    clearKo();
+    clearPass();
+    resolveCaptures(point);
+    point.stone = gameState.turn;
+    point.joinGroup();
+    playSound(point);
+    clearCaptures();
+    gameState.gameRecord.push(`${STONES_DATA[gameState.turn]}: ${point.pos}`);
+    gameState.turn*= -1;
+    renderGame();
+    return;
 }
 
 function clearKo() {
@@ -546,6 +565,16 @@ function checkLegal(point) {
   return true;
 }
 
+function checkTurn (player) {
+    if (gameState.turn == 1) {
+        return gameState.playerMeta.b.name == player;
+    }
+    if (gameState.turn == -1) {
+        return gameState.playerMeta.w.name == player;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 function clearOverlay() {
   for (let point in boardState) {
     point = boardState[point];