diff --git a/src/controller/controller.py b/src/controller/controller.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..739a00a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/controller/controller.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from logic.board import Board
+from view.view import View
+
+
+class Controller:
+    def __init__(self, board: Board, view: View) -> None:
+        self._board = board
+        self._view = view
+
+        self._view.set_controller(self)
+
+    def on_tile_selected(self, x: int, y: int) -> None:
+        raise NotImplementedError(f"Cannot handle tile selected event, {type(self).__name__} did not implement it")
diff --git a/src/controller/gui_controller.py b/src/controller/gui_controller.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..953e53b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/controller/gui_controller.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from logic.board import Board
+from view.view import View
+from .controller import Controller
+
+
+class GuiController(Controller):
+    def __init__(self, board: Board, view: View) -> None:
+        super().__init__(board, view)
+        self._view.update_board(self._board, None, [])
+
+    def on_tile_selected(self, x: int, y: int) -> None:
+        piece = self._board.piece_at(x, y)
+        print(f"Clicked on {x, y}, {piece = }")
+
+        if piece:
+            self._view.update_board(self._board, piece, piece.legal_moves(self._board))
+        else:
+            self._view.update_board(self._board, None, [])
+
+
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 1c150a3..3610b3c 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from controller.gui_controller import GuiController
 from logic.board import Board
 from view.gui import GUI
 from view.tui import TUI
@@ -6,6 +7,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     initial_board_position = "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"
     board = Board.setup_FEN_position(initial_board_position)
 
-    view = GUI(board)
+    view = GUI()
+
+    controller = GuiController(board, view)
 
     view.show()
diff --git a/src/view/gui.py b/src/view/gui.py
index da3849a..5c6855d 100644
--- a/src/view/gui.py
+++ b/src/view/gui.py
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 import tkinter as tk
 
 from logic.board import Board
+from logic.move import Move
 from logic.pieces.piece import Colour, Piece
 from logic.position import Position
 from view.view import View
 
 class GUI(View):
-    def __init__(self, board: Board) -> None:
-        super().__init__(board)
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
 
         self.root = tk.Tk()
         self.root.title("Chess Board")
@@ -18,20 +19,26 @@ class GUI(View):
         self.canvas = tk.Canvas(self.root, width=board_size, height=board_size)
         self.canvas.pack()
 
-        self.state = {"selected_piece": None, "legal_moves": []}
-
         self.canvas.bind("<Button-1>", self._on_canvas_click)
-        self._draw_chess_board()
 
+    def _on_canvas_click(self, event):
+        x, y = event.x // self.tile_size, event.y // self.tile_size
+        y = 7 - y
 
-    def _draw_chess_board(self):
+        self._controller.on_tile_selected(x, y)
+
+    def update_board(self, board: Board, selected_piece: Piece, legal_moves: list[Move]) -> None:
+        self.canvas.delete("all")
+        self._draw_chess_board(board, selected_piece, legal_moves)
+
+    def _draw_chess_board(self, board, selected_piece = None, legal_moves = []):
         colours = ["#F0D9B5", "#B58863"]  # Light and dark squares
 
         for y in range(8):
             for x in range(8):
                 colour = colours[(x + y) % 2]
-                if self.state["selected_piece"]:
-                    possible_positions = [move.pos for move in self.state["legal_moves"]] 
+                if selected_piece is not None:
+                    possible_positions = [move.pos for move in legal_moves] 
                     if Position(x, 7-y) in possible_positions:
                         colour = "#ADD8E6"  # Highlight legal moves
 
@@ -44,7 +51,7 @@ class GUI(View):
                     outline=colour,
                 )
 
-                piece = self.board.piece_at(x, 7-y)
+                piece = board.piece_at(x, 7-y)
 
                 if piece:
                     text_colour = "white" if piece.colour == Colour.WHITE else "black"
@@ -75,23 +82,6 @@ class GUI(View):
                         fill=text_colour, 
                         font=("Arial", 10, "bold")
                     )
-                    
-
-    def _on_canvas_click(self, event):
-        x, y = event.x // self.tile_size, event.y // self.tile_size
-        y = 7 - y
-        piece = self.board.piece_at(x, y)
-        print(f"Clicked on {x, y}, {piece = }")
-
-        if piece:
-            self.state["selected_piece"] = piece
-            self.state["legal_moves"] = piece.legal_moves(self.board)
-        else:
-            self.state["selected_piece"] = None
-            self.state["legal_moves"] = []
-
-        self.canvas.delete("all")
-        self._draw_chess_board()
 
     def show(self) -> None:
         self.root.mainloop()
diff --git a/src/view/view.py b/src/view/view.py
index 840245e..8c1d357 100644
--- a/src/view/view.py
+++ b/src/view/view.py
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 from logic.board import Board
+from logic.move import Move
+from logic.pieces.piece import Piece
 
 
 class View:
-    def __init__(self, board: Board) -> None:
-        self.board: Board = board
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self._controller: "Controller" = None
 
     def show(self) -> None:
         raise NotImplementedError(f"Can't show the board, the show() method of {type(self)} is not implemented")
 
+    def update_board(self, board: Board, selected_piece: Piece, legal_moves: list[Move]) -> None:
+        raise NotImplementedError(f"Can't update the board, the update_board() method of {type(self)} is not implemented")
+
+    def set_controller(self, controller: "Controller") -> None:
+        self._controller = controller
+