diff --git a/board/src/position/position.rs b/board/src/position/position.rs
index 32c2aa4..2fa2360 100644
--- a/board/src/position/position.rs
+++ b/board/src/position/position.rs
@@ -193,6 +193,12 @@ impl Position {
     }
 }
 
+impl Default for Position {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::empty()
+    }
+}
+
 impl fmt::Debug for Position {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         let mut output = String::new();