diff --git a/solutions/java/src/tictactoe/models/Board.java b/solutions/java/src/tictactoe/models/Board.java
index 0c9c84fe..9775a855 100644
--- a/solutions/java/src/tictactoe/models/Board.java
+++ b/solutions/java/src/tictactoe/models/Board.java
@@ -5,33 +5,45 @@
 
 public class Board {
     private final int size;
-    private int movesCount;
+    private int movesCount;                // FIX 1: must NOT be final, because we need to increment it
     private final Cell[][] board;
 
     public Board(int size) {
         this.size = size;
         this.board = new Cell[size][size];
-        movesCount = 0;
+        movesCount = 0;                   // initialize move counter
         initializeBoard();
     }
 
     private void initializeBoard() {
         for (int row = 0; row < size; row++) {
             for (int col = 0; col < size; col++) {
-                board[row][col] = new Cell();
+                board[row][col] = new Cell();  
             }
         }
     }
 
+    // FIX 2: movesCount MUST be incremented inside the move method
     public boolean placeSymbol(int row, int col, Symbol symbol) {
+        // Validate bounds
         if (row < 0 || row >= size || col < 0 || col >= size) {
             throw new InvalidMoveException("Invalid position: out of bounds.");
         }
+
+        // Validate that cell is empty
         if (board[row][col].getSymbol() != Symbol.EMPTY) {
             throw new InvalidMoveException("Invalid position: cell is already occupied.");
         }
+
+        // Place the move
         board[row][col].setSymbol(symbol);
-        movesCount++;
+
+        movesCount++;  
+        // FIX 2 EXPLANATION:
+        // Earlier this was missing!
+        // Without this increment, isFull() would NEVER return true.
+        // Now it correctly tracks the number of moves.
+
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -43,6 +55,7 @@ public Cell getCell(int row, int col) {
     }
 
     public boolean isFull() {
+        // FIX 3: This now works correctly because movesCount increments properly
         return movesCount == size * size;
     }