diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 729536c..9058b9c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 !assets/*.png
 .env
 *.sqlite3
+chessbot
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..090f874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+.PHONY: build test
+
+SOURCES := main.go $(shell find chess -name '*.go')
+
+build: chessbot
+
+chessbot: $(SOURCES)
+	go build -o chessbot .
+
+test:
+	## -count=1 is used to disable cache
+	## use -run <regexp> to only run tests that match <regexp>
+	go test ./chess -v -count=1