diff --git a/assets/js/app.js b/assets/js/app.js
index 2d7dc0e..eb19fa5 100644
--- a/assets/js/app.js
+++ b/assets/js/app.js
@@ -12,14 +12,41 @@ import chessBoardReducer from "./reducers/chess-board";
 
 const store = createStore(chessBoardReducer);
 
+import { setPlayer, setGame, setGameId } from "./store/actions";
+
+import API from "./services/api";
+import Channel from "./services/channel";
+
 import ChessBoard from "./components/chess-board";
 
 class App extends React.Component {
+  componentWillMount() {
+    const { gameId, store } = this.props;
+
+    store.dispatch(setGameId(gameId));
+
+    API.getGame(gameId)
+      .then(response => {
+        store.dispatch(setPlayer(response.data.player));
+        store.dispatch(setGame(response.data));
+      });
+
+    this.channel = Channel.gameChannel(gameId);
+
+    this.channel.on("game_update", data => {
+      store.dispatch(setGame(data));
+    });
+  }
+
+  sendMove(gameId, move) {
+    API.updateGame(gameId, move);
+  }
+
   render() {
     const { store, gameId } = this.props;
 
     return (
-      <ChessBoard gameId={gameId} store={store} />
+      <ChessBoard gameId={gameId} store={store} sendMove={this.sendMove} />
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/assets/js/components/chess-board-square.js b/assets/js/components/chess-board-square.js
index e39701a..7a202fd 100644
--- a/assets/js/components/chess-board-square.js
+++ b/assets/js/components/chess-board-square.js
@@ -16,16 +16,14 @@ class ChessBoardSquare extends React.Component {
   }
 
   selectSquare() {
-    const { piece, store } = this.props;
+    const { piece, store, sendMove } = this.props;
     const { gameId, selectedSquare, player } = store.getState();
 
     if (selectedSquare != null && this.moveIsValid()) {
-      API.updateGame(gameId, {
+      sendMove(gameId, {
         from: selectedSquare,
         to: this.squareCoords,
-      }).then((response) => {
-        store.dispatch(setGame(response.data));
-      });
+      })
     } else if (selectedSquare != null) {
       store.dispatch(selectPiece(null));
     } else if (this.playerCanSelectPiece(player, piece)) {
diff --git a/assets/js/components/chess-board.js b/assets/js/components/chess-board.js
index 72dcc7c..b9ec0e9 100644
--- a/assets/js/components/chess-board.js
+++ b/assets/js/components/chess-board.js
@@ -3,30 +3,11 @@ import _ from "lodash";
 import { connect } from "react-redux";
 import classNames from "classnames";
 
-import API from "../services/api";
-import Channel from "../services/channel";
-
-import { setPlayer, setGame, setGameId } from "../store/actions";
-
 import ChessBoardSquare from "./chess-board-square";
 
 class ChessBoard extends React.Component {
   componentWillMount() {
     const { gameId, store } = this.props;
-
-    store.dispatch(setGameId(gameId));
-
-    API.getGame(gameId)
-      .then(response => {
-        store.dispatch(setPlayer(response.data.player));
-        store.dispatch(setGame(response.data));
-      });
-
-    this.channel = Channel.gameChannel(gameId);
-
-    this.channel.on("game_update", data => {
-      store.dispatch(setGame(data));
-    });
   }
 
   getTurn() {
@@ -45,7 +26,7 @@ class ChessBoard extends React.Component {
   }
 
   renderFiles(rankId) {
-    const { store } = this.props;
+    const { store, sendMove } = this.props;
     const rank = this.getBoard()[rankId];
 
     return _.map(this.files(rank), fileId => {
@@ -56,6 +37,7 @@ class ChessBoard extends React.Component {
           rank={rankId}
           piece={rank[fileId]}
           store={store}
+          sendMove={sendMove}
         />
       );
     });