diff --git a/evaluate.py b/evaluate.py
index 65fcc36..073d8f6 100644
--- a/evaluate.py
+++ b/evaluate.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 # this module implement's Tomasz Michniewski's Simplified Evaluation Function
 # https://www.chessprogramming.org/Simplified_Evaluation_Function
+# note that the board layouts have been flipped and the top left square is A1
 
 # fmt: off
 piece_value = {
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index bc1339a..ff65a9d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-chess==1.4.0
+chess==1.5.0
diff --git a/test/test_evaluation.py b/test/test_evaluation.py
index dc6368c..c7da7ac 100644
--- a/test/test_evaluation.py
+++ b/test/test_evaluation.py
@@ -113,16 +113,12 @@ def test_end_game(self):
         self.assertEqual(check_end_game(board), True)
 
     def test_evaluate_board(self):
-        starting_fen = chess.Board(
-            "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"
-        )
-
         white_down_one_pawn = chess.Board(
             "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPP1/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"
         )
 
         self.assertTrue(
-            evaluate_board(starting_fen) > evaluate_board(white_down_one_pawn)
+            evaluate_board(chess.Board()) > evaluate_board(white_down_one_pawn)
         )
 
         white_played_e2e4 = chess.Board(
@@ -130,11 +126,11 @@ def test_evaluate_board(self):
         )
 
         self.assertTrue(
-            evaluate_board(starting_fen) < evaluate_board(white_played_e2e4)
+            evaluate_board(chess.Board()) < evaluate_board(white_played_e2e4)
         )
 
         black_played_b8c6 = chess.Board(
-            'r1bqkbnr/pppppppp/2n5/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 1 2'
+            "r1bqkbnr/pppppppp/2n5/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 1 2"
         )
 
         self.assertTrue(