diff --git a/src/suicideChess/Board.java b/src/suicideChess/Board.java
index 9fcfabb..ab86047 100644
--- a/src/suicideChess/Board.java
+++ b/src/suicideChess/Board.java
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@ public class Board {
 		
 	private static final int NB_OF_BITBOARDS = 14;
     
-    //with less than that many pawns on one side, the computer will enter endgame mode
-    public static final int ENDGAME_PAWNS = 3;
-	
-    //with less than that many pieces on one side, the computer will enter endgame mode
-    public static final int ENDGAME_PIECES = 6;
-    
     @SuppressWarnings("serial")
 	public class NoPieceOnSquare extends Exception {
 		NoPieceOnSquare(String s) { super(s); };
@@ -74,16 +68,34 @@ public class Board {
     /**
      * Importance of real mobility in position evaluation (ie. how many moves can one make compared to the other)
      */
-    public static final int REAL_MOBILITY_VALUE = 10;
+    public static final int REAL_MOBILITY_VALUE = 1000; //10;
     /**
      * Importance of relative mobility (mobility of other pieces that may not be able to play because of a compulsory move)
      */
-    public static final int RELATIVE_MOBILITY_VALUE = 5;
-        
+    public static final int RELATIVE_MOBILITY_VALUE = 1000; //5;
+
+    //with less than that many pawns on one side, the computer will enter endgame mode
+    public static final int ENDGAME_PAWNS = 3;
+    
+    //with less than that many pieces on one side, the computer will enter endgame mode
+    public static final int ENDGAME_PIECES = 8;
+    
+    public static final int[] SQUARE_WEIGHT = {
+        -20,    -10,    -10,    -10,    -10,    -10,    -10,    -20,
+        -10,    0,      3,      5,      5,      3,      0,      -10,
+        -10,    2,      15,     15,     15,     15,     2,      -10,
+        -10,    7,      15,     25,     25,     15,     7,      -10,
+        -10,    7,      15,     25,     25,     15,     7,      -10,
+        -10,    2,      15,     15,     15,     15,     2,      -10,
+        -10,    0,      3,      5,      5,      3,      0,      -10,
+        -20,    -10,    -10,    -10,    -10,    -10,    -10,    -20
+    };
+    
+
 	/*======*
 	 * DATA *
 	 *======*/
-	
+    
 	//The following table is used to map squares to bits
 	protected static long mapSquaresToBits[];
 	
@@ -421,8 +433,7 @@ public class Board {
 	public Square getEnPassantSquare() {
 		return enPassantSquare;
 	}
-	
-    
+	    
     /**
      * This function returns an integer representing the result of the static evaluation function
      * for the current board
@@ -619,7 +630,13 @@ public class Board {
                 } else {
                     //System.out.println("Playing midgame");
                     for (int i = Piece.OFFSET; i<=Piece.MAX_PIECE_NUMBER; i++) {
-                        boardValue += numberOfPieces[i]*Piece.PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[i];
+                        //boardValue += numberOfPieces[i]*Piece.PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[i];
+                        for(int squareNb = 0; squareNb<NB_OF_SQUARES; squareNb++) {
+                            Piece pieceOnSquare = getPiece(new Square(squareNb));
+                            if(pieceOnSquare.getPieceNumber()!=Piece.NONE) {
+                                boardValue += SQUARE_WEIGHT[squareNb]*Piece.PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[pieceOnSquare.getColor()];
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                     boardValue += ((mobility(Piece.WHITE)-mobility(Piece.BLACK)));
                 }
diff --git a/src/suicideChess/ComputerPlayer.java b/src/suicideChess/ComputerPlayer.java
index ca91ab3..f169115 100644
--- a/src/suicideChess/ComputerPlayer.java
+++ b/src/suicideChess/ComputerPlayer.java
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public class ComputerPlayer {
             bestMove = bestMoves.get(generator.nextInt(bestMoves.size()));
             
             if (SuicideChess.postThinkingOutput()) {
-                System.out.println(maxDepth+"\t"+bestScore.getBranchValue()*100+
+                System.out.println(maxDepth+"\t"+bestScore.getBranchValue()+
                         "\t"+((int)(thinkingEndTime.getTime()-thinkingBeginingTime.getTime())/10)+ //search time in centiseconds
                         "\t"+nodesSearched+"\t"+bestScore.getPrincipalVariation());
             }
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public class ComputerPlayer {
                            if (currentDepth==0) {
                                bestMoves.clear();
                                if (SuicideChess.postThinkingOutput()) {
-                                   System.out.println(maxDepth+"\t"+returnValue.getBranchValue()*100+
+                                   System.out.println(maxDepth+"\t"+returnValue.getBranchValue()+
                                            "\t"+((int)((new Date()).getTime()-thinkingBeginingTime.getTime())/10)+ //search time in centiseconds
                                            "\t"+nodesSearched+"\t"+bestVariationSoFar);
                                }
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ public class ComputerPlayer {
                             if (currentDepth==0) {
                                 bestMoves.clear();
                                 if (SuicideChess.postThinkingOutput()) {
-                                    System.out.println(maxDepth+"\t"+returnValue.getBranchValue()*100+
+                                    System.out.println(maxDepth+"\t"+returnValue.getBranchValue()+
                                             "\t"+((int)((new Date()).getTime()-thinkingBeginingTime.getTime())/10)+ //search time in centiseconds
                                             "\t"+nodesSearched+"\t"+bestVariationSoFar);
                                 }
diff --git a/src/suicideChess/OpeningBook.java b/src/suicideChess/OpeningBook.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..facbe9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/suicideChess/OpeningBook.java
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+package suicideChess;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.FileReader;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Random;
+
+import suicideChess.Move.NotAValidMoveException;
+import suicideChess.Square.NotAValidSquare;
+
+/**
+ * This class is used to play the first few moves of a game
+ * 
+ * @author Jean-Baptiste H&eacute;tier
+ * @version $LastChangedRevision$, $LastChangedDate$
+ * 
+ */
+public class OpeningBook {
+    
+    @SuppressWarnings("serial")
+    public static class NoOpeningMovesLeft extends Exception {
+        NoOpeningMovesLeft(String s) { super(s); };
+    }
+    
+    //This array will hold all book variants.
+    private static ArrayList<String[]> book; //each arrayList is an array of one possible opening moves (index 0 is the first move).
+    static void load() { openingBookLoad("openbook"); reset();} //initialise with file 'problems' if found in current directory
+    
+    /**
+     * This function is used to load an openingbook file
+     * @param file
+     */
+    public static void openingBookLoad(String file) {
+        //declared here only to make visible to finally clause
+        BufferedReader problemReader = null;
+        book = new ArrayList<String[]>();
+        try {
+            problemReader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file));
+            String line = null; //not declared within while loop
+            while ((line = problemReader.readLine()) != null) {
+                if (!line.startsWith("#")) { //ignore lines starting with # (comments)
+                    book.add(line.split("\\s")); //each space defines a new move
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+            System.out.println("File '"+file+"' not found. Opening book won't be available.");
+        }
+        catch (IOException e){
+            System.out.println("Error reading file '"+file+"'.");
+        }
+        finally {
+            try {
+                if (problemReader!= null) {
+                    problemReader.close();
+                }
+            }
+            catch (IOException ex) {
+                ex.printStackTrace();
+            }
+        }
+        System.out.println(book.size()+" opening variants loaded.");
+    }
+        
+    //  this variable is the currentBook
+    private static boolean[] validMoves;
+    
+    /**
+     * This function should be called everytime a game is reset
+     */
+    public static void reset() {
+        validMoves = new boolean[book.size()];
+        for (int i=0; i<validMoves.length; i++)
+            validMoves[i]=true; //all moves are valid
+        nbOfMovesThatHaveBeenPlayed = 0;
+    }
+    
+    //used to access the correct index in the list of moves
+    private static int nbOfMovesThatHaveBeenPlayed = 0;
+    
+    
+    /**
+     * everytime a move is played by the opposite player, the computer should be notified
+     * using this function. He will update the list of moves that can be played
+     */
+    public static void played(Move move) {
+        for (int i=0; i<validMoves.length; i++) {
+            if(validMoves[i] && (book.get(i).length>=nbOfMovesThatHaveBeenPlayed)) {
+                if (!(book.get(i)[nbOfMovesThatHaveBeenPlayed].equals(move.toString()))) {
+                    validMoves[i]=false; //this branch is not valid anymore
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        nbOfMovesThatHaveBeenPlayed++;
+    }
+    
+    
+    public static Move getMove(Board bitboard) throws NotAValidMoveException, NotAValidSquare, NoOpeningMovesLeft {
+        ArrayList<Move> possibleMoves = new ArrayList<Move>();
+        for (int i=0; i<validMoves.length; i++) {
+            if(validMoves[i] && (book.get(i).length>nbOfMovesThatHaveBeenPlayed)) {
+                possibleMoves.add(new Move(book.get(i)[nbOfMovesThatHaveBeenPlayed],bitboard));
+                if (SuicideChess.postThinkingOutput()) {
+                    String formatVariation = "";
+                    for(int j=nbOfMovesThatHaveBeenPlayed; j<book.get(i).length; j++) {
+                        formatVariation += book.get(i)[j]+" ";
+                    }
+                    System.out.println(1+"\t"+0+"\t"+0+"\t"+validMoves.length+"\t"+formatVariation+" [Book Move]");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        //select one of the possible moves randomly
+        if(possibleMoves.size()==0) {
+            throw new NoOpeningMovesLeft("No moves left in opening book.");
+        }
+        
+        Random generator = new Random();
+        Move chosenMove = possibleMoves.get(generator.nextInt(possibleMoves.size()));
+        played(chosenMove);
+        return chosenMove;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/suicideChess/Piece.java b/src/suicideChess/Piece.java
index ec41c8e..d0f9e5c 100644
--- a/src/suicideChess/Piece.java
+++ b/src/suicideChess/Piece.java
@@ -77,12 +77,36 @@ public class Piece {
     public static final int[] PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME = new int[Piece.MAX_PIECE_NUMBER+1];
     public static final int[] PIECE_VALUE_ENDGAME = new int[Piece.MAX_PIECE_NUMBER+1];
     static {
-        PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[WHITE_KING]=500;
+    /*    PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[WHITE_KING]=500;
         PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[WHITE_QUEEN]=900;
         PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[WHITE_ROOK]=350;
         PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[WHITE_KNIGHT]=300;
-        PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[WHITE_BISHOP]=-400; //started with -100
-        PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[WHITE_PAWN]=300; //started with 100
+        PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[WHITE_BISHOP]= -100; //started with -100, -400, -200
+        PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[WHITE_PAWN]= 300; //started with 100
+        PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[BLACK_KING]=-PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[WHITE_KING];
+        PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[BLACK_QUEEN]=-PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[WHITE_QUEEN];
+        PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[BLACK_ROOK]=-PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[WHITE_ROOK];
+        PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[BLACK_KNIGHT]=-PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[WHITE_KNIGHT];
+        PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[BLACK_BISHOP]=-PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[WHITE_BISHOP];
+        PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[BLACK_PAWN]=-PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[WHITE_PAWN];
+        PIECE_VALUE_ENDGAME[WHITE_KING]=-400;
+        PIECE_VALUE_ENDGAME[WHITE_QUEEN]=-400;
+        PIECE_VALUE_ENDGAME[WHITE_ROOK]=-100;
+        PIECE_VALUE_ENDGAME[WHITE_KNIGHT]=-700;
+        PIECE_VALUE_ENDGAME[WHITE_BISHOP]=-400;
+        PIECE_VALUE_ENDGAME[WHITE_PAWN]=-900;        
+        PIECE_VALUE_ENDGAME[BLACK_KING]=-PIECE_VALUE_ENDGAME[WHITE_KING];
+        PIECE_VALUE_ENDGAME[BLACK_QUEEN]=-PIECE_VALUE_ENDGAME[WHITE_QUEEN];
+        PIECE_VALUE_ENDGAME[BLACK_ROOK]=-PIECE_VALUE_ENDGAME[WHITE_ROOK];
+        PIECE_VALUE_ENDGAME[BLACK_KNIGHT]=-PIECE_VALUE_ENDGAME[WHITE_KNIGHT];
+        PIECE_VALUE_ENDGAME[BLACK_BISHOP]=-PIECE_VALUE_ENDGAME[WHITE_BISHOP];
+        PIECE_VALUE_ENDGAME[BLACK_PAWN]=-PIECE_VALUE_ENDGAME[WHITE_PAWN];  */
+        PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[WHITE_KING]=100;
+        PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[WHITE_QUEEN]=100;
+        PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[WHITE_ROOK]=100;
+        PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[WHITE_KNIGHT]=100;
+        PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[WHITE_BISHOP]= 100; //started with -100, -400, -200
+        PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[WHITE_PAWN]= 100; //started with 100
         PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[BLACK_KING]=-PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[WHITE_KING];
         PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[BLACK_QUEEN]=-PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[WHITE_QUEEN];
         PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[BLACK_ROOK]=-PIECE_VALUE_MIDDLEGAME[WHITE_ROOK];
diff --git a/src/suicideChess/SuicideChess.java b/src/suicideChess/SuicideChess.java
index c7d3096..3188f77 100644
--- a/src/suicideChess/SuicideChess.java
+++ b/src/suicideChess/SuicideChess.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import suicideChess.Board.NoPieceOnSquare;
 import suicideChess.Board.UnableToParseFENStringException;
 import suicideChess.Move.NotAValidMoveException;
+import suicideChess.OpeningBook.NoOpeningMovesLeft;
 import suicideChess.Square.NotAValidSquare;
 import suicideChess.SuicideProblems.NoSuchSuicideProblem;
 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ public class SuicideChess {
     /**
      * The name to be displayed
      */
-    public static final String NAME = "djib's SuShi v0.7";
+    public static final String NAME = "djib's SuShi v0.7.9";
     
     /**
      * Displays informations in the console.
@@ -118,14 +119,14 @@ public class SuicideChess {
     /**
      * This variable says whether the computer should display a "thinking output"
      */
-    private static boolean post = true;
+    private static boolean postThinkingOutput = true;
     
     /**
      * Should computer display thinking output or not ?
      * @return boolean
      */
     public static boolean postThinkingOutput() {
-        return post;
+        return postThinkingOutput;
     }
     
     private static void displayPlayer(Board bitboard) {
@@ -136,6 +137,13 @@ public class SuicideChess {
         }
 
     }
+    
+    //this variable is used to decide whether or not the computer should use it's opening book
+    //private static boolean playingWithOpeningBook = true;
+    
+    //this variable tells if the game is in the opening phase.
+    private static boolean openingPhase = true;
+    
     /**
      * The main function
      * @param args No parameters should be transmitted to this function.
@@ -149,6 +157,9 @@ public class SuicideChess {
         System.out.println("If you want a graphical interface, you can use XBoard, WinBoard or any compatible program.");
         System.out.println();
         
+        OpeningBook.load();
+        SuicideProblems.load();
+        System.out.println();
         
         BufferedReader moveInput = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
         Board bitboard = new Board();
@@ -215,14 +226,19 @@ public class SuicideChess {
                     case XBoardProtocol.NEW:
                         bitboard=new Board();
                         addPlayedPosition(bitboard);
+                        openingPhase = true;
+                        OpeningBook.reset();
                         computerPlaying = true; //the computer does not play in foce mode.
-                        bitboard.display();
+                        
+                        if(playInACSII())
+                            bitboard.display();
                         //System.out.println("variant suicide");
                         break;
                     case XBoardProtocol.HINT:
                         System.out.println("Hint: "+ComputerPlayer.doRandomMove(bitboard));
                         break;
                     case XBoardProtocol.FORCE:
+                        openingPhase=false; //don't know what will happen next
                         computerPlaying = false;
                         break;
                     case XBoardProtocol.PING:
@@ -236,15 +252,17 @@ public class SuicideChess {
                         if (asciiGame) {
                             bitboard.display();
                         }
+                        openingPhase = false; //due to the way I implemented the opening book
                         break;
                     case XBoardProtocol.POST:
-                        post=true;
+                        postThinkingOutput=true;
                         break;
                     case XBoardProtocol.NOPOST:
-                        post=false;
+                        postThinkingOutput=false;
                         break;
                     case XBoardProtocol.SETBOARD:
                         bitboard=new Board(whatMove.substring(9));
+                        openingPhase = false;
                         if(asciiGame)
                             bitboard.display();
                         break;
@@ -305,6 +323,8 @@ public class SuicideChess {
                                 System.out.println("Illegal move: "+theMove.toString());
                             } else {
                                 bitboard.doMove(allLegalMoves.get(foundMoveIndex));
+                                if(openingPhase)
+                                    OpeningBook.played(allLegalMoves.get(foundMoveIndex));
                                 addPlayedPosition(bitboard);                            
                                 if (asciiGame) {
                                     //allLegalMoves.get(foundMoveIndex).display();
@@ -341,7 +361,17 @@ public class SuicideChess {
                         }
                         
                         if (computerPlaying) {
-                            Move computerMove = ComputerPlayer.doAlphaBetaMove(bitboard);                            
+                            Move computerMove;
+                            if(openingPhase) {
+                                 try {
+                                     computerMove = OpeningBook.getMove(bitboard);
+                                 } catch (NoOpeningMovesLeft e) {
+                                     openingPhase = false;
+                                     computerMove = ComputerPlayer.doAlphaBetaMove(bitboard);
+                                 }
+                            } else {
+                                 computerMove = ComputerPlayer.doAlphaBetaMove(bitboard);
+                            }
                             bitboard.doMove(computerMove);
                             addPlayedPosition(bitboard);
                             XBoardProtocol.doMove(computerMove);
diff --git a/src/suicideChess/SuicideProblems.java b/src/suicideChess/SuicideProblems.java
index 6bb1746..d0ed7f7 100644
--- a/src/suicideChess/SuicideProblems.java
+++ b/src/suicideChess/SuicideProblems.java
@@ -5,24 +5,23 @@ import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.FileReader;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
+/**
+ * This class is used to load problems from a file
+ * 
+ * @author Jean-Baptiste H&eacute;tier
+ * @version $LastChangedRevision$, $LastChangedDate$
+ * 
+ */
 public class SuicideProblems {
-    /**
-     * This class is used to load problems from a file
-     * 
-     * @author Jean-Baptiste H&eacute;tier
-     * @version $LastChangedRevision$, $LastChangedDate$
-     * 
-     */
     
     @SuppressWarnings("serial")
     public static class NoSuchSuicideProblem extends Exception {
         NoSuchSuicideProblem(String s) { super(s); };
     }
-
     
     //This array can hold setup for different problems.
     private static String[] suicideProblems;
-    static { suicideProblemsLoad("problems"); } //initialise with file 'problems' if found in current directory
+    static void load() { suicideProblemsLoad("problems"); } //initialise with file 'problems' if found in current directory
     
     /**
      * How many problems are loaded
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ public class SuicideProblems {
             }
         }
         suicideProblems = problemBuffer.toString().split("\n");
-        System.out.println(numberOfProblems()+" loaded");
+        System.out.println(numberOfProblems()+" problem studies loaded.");
     }