diff --git a/cpp/src/controller/ai_vs_ai.cpp b/cpp/src/controller/ai_vs_ai.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6feaf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/src/controller/ai_vs_ai.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#include "ai_vs_ai.hpp"
+
+#include "controller.hpp"
+
+#include <thread>
+
+AIvsAIController::AIvsAIController(Board b, View& v, ai::AI& p1, ai::AI& p2)
+    : Controller(b, v),
+      p1(p1),
+      p2(p2) {}
+
+void AIvsAIController::start() {
+    std::thread view_thread([&]() { view.show(); });
+    ai::AI* current_player;
+    while (!board.is_terminal()) {
+        current_player = board.white_to_play ? &p1 : &p2;
+        Move move = current_player->search(board, board.white_to_play);
+        make_move(move);
+    }
+
+    view_thread.join();
+}
+
+void AIvsAIController::make_move(Move move) {
+    board = board.make_move(move);
+    view.update_board(board, -1, {});
+
+    Colour current_colour = board.white_to_play ? White : Black;
+    if (board.is_checkmate_for(current_colour))
+        view.notify_checkmate(current_colour);
+
+    if (board.is_stalemate_for(current_colour))
+        view.notify_stalemate(current_colour);
+}
+
+void AIvsAIController::on_tile_selected(int, int) {}
diff --git a/cpp/src/controller/ai_vs_ai.hpp b/cpp/src/controller/ai_vs_ai.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..839b808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/src/controller/ai_vs_ai.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "../model/ais/ai.hpp"
+#include "../model/utils/coords.hpp"
+#include "../model/utils/move.hpp"
+#include "../view/view.hpp"
+#include "controller.hpp"
+
+class AIvsAIController : public Controller {
+    ai::AI &p1, &p2;
+
+  protected:
+    void make_move(Move) override;
+
+  public:
+    AIvsAIController(Board, View&, ai::AI&, ai::AI&);
+    void on_tile_selected(int, int) override;
+    void start() override;
+};
diff --git a/cpp/src/controller/controller.hpp b/cpp/src/controller/controller.hpp
index dea5610..94e1bfa 100644
--- a/cpp/src/controller/controller.hpp
+++ b/cpp/src/controller/controller.hpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class Controller {
   protected:
     Board board;
     View& view;
-
+    virtual void make_move(Move) = 0;
 
   public:
     Controller(Board, View&);
diff --git a/cpp/src/controller/manual.hpp b/cpp/src/controller/manual.hpp
index f5e9e44..2a19fa6 100644
--- a/cpp/src/controller/manual.hpp
+++ b/cpp/src/controller/manual.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class ManualController : public Controller {
 
     void reset_selection();
     void show_legal_moves(Coords);
-    void make_move(Move);
+    void make_move(Move) override;
 
   public:
     ManualController(Board, View&);
diff --git a/cpp/src/main.cpp b/cpp/src/main.cpp
index b995789..3472f77 100644
--- a/cpp/src/main.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include "controller/ai_vs_ai.hpp"
 #include "controller/controller.hpp"
 #include "controller/human_vs_ai.hpp"
 #include "controller/manual.hpp"
@@ -13,10 +14,11 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
     Board b = Board::setup_fen_position(pos);
 
-    ai::v0_random ai(std::chrono::milliseconds(500));
+    ai::v0_random p1(std::chrono::milliseconds(500));
+    ai::v0_random p2(std::chrono::milliseconds(500));
 
     GUI gui;
-    HumanVsAIController manual(b, gui, ai);
+    AIvsAIController manual(b, gui, p1, p2);
 
     Controller& controller = manual;