From f53d8f040bdedf236fa896d730b69feb7149a56a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: doomtube <doomtube@realms.pub>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 03:15:03 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Fix: Load Chess960 FEN in waiting state to show correct piece
 placement

---
 frontend/src/lib/components/ChessGameOverlay.svelte | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/ChessGameOverlay.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/ChessGameOverlay.svelte
index fc4cfe7..55980b8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/ChessGameOverlay.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/ChessGameOverlay.svelte
@@ -124,9 +124,17 @@
     function handleGameState(payload) {
         if (payload.status === 'waiting') {
             myColor = payload.yourColor;
+
+            // Load the Chess960 starting position
+            if (game && payload.fen) {
+                game.load(payload.fen);
+                updateBoardDisplay();
+            }
+
             gamesOverlay.setMode('waiting');
             gamesOverlay.updateState({
                 positionId: payload.positionId,
+                fen: payload.fen,
                 whiteName: payload.whiteName,
                 blackName: payload.blackName
             });