diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9273c6a..2a50b63 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ Various API calls:
     std::string tagValue=GetTagValue("Date"); // Get the value of a tag
 Access to moves:
 
-    pgnp::HalfMove *move=pgn.GetMoves(); // Get the tree of half moves
+    pgnp::HalfMove *move=new pgnp::HalfMove();
+    pgn.GetMoves(move); // Get the tree of half moves (do not forget to call "delete move")
     int length=move->GetLength(); // Get the number of half moves in the move MainLine
     // Public members:
     // move->variations contains variations of the current move
diff --git a/src/pgnp.cpp b/src/pgnp.cpp
index 7f9c450..3262a5e 100644
--- a/src/pgnp.cpp
+++ b/src/pgnp.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 namespace pgnp {
 
-HalfMove::HalfMove() : isBlack(false), MainLine(NULL) {}
+HalfMove::HalfMove() : count(-1), isBlack(false), MainLine(NULL) {}
 
 HalfMove::~HalfMove() {
   for (auto *move : variations) {
@@ -55,6 +55,26 @@ int HalfMove::GetLength() {
   return length;
 }
 
+void HalfMove::Copy(HalfMove* copy){
+  copy->count=count;
+  copy->isBlack=isBlack;
+  copy->move=move;
+  copy->comment=comment;
+
+  // Copy MainLine
+  if(MainLine!=NULL){
+    copy->MainLine=new HalfMove();
+    MainLine->Copy(copy->MainLine);
+  }
+
+  // Copy variation
+  for(HalfMove *var:variations){
+    HalfMove *new_var=new HalfMove();
+    copy->variations.push_back(new_var);
+    var->Copy(new_var);
+  }
+}
+
 PGN::~PGN() {
   if (moves != NULL)
     delete moves;
@@ -265,7 +285,7 @@ int PGN::ParseNextTag(int start_loc) {
   return (valueloc + 1); // +1 For the last char of the tag which is ']'
 }
 
-HalfMove *PGN::GetMoves() { return (moves); }
+void PGN::GetMoves(HalfMove* copy) { moves->Copy(copy);  }
 
 std::vector<std::string> PGN::GetTagList() { return tagkeys; }
 
diff --git a/src/pgnp.hpp b/src/pgnp.hpp
index 53a7a59..492dfc0 100644
--- a/src/pgnp.hpp
+++ b/src/pgnp.hpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public:
   int GetLength();
   /// @brief Dump move and all its variations
   void Dump();
+  void Copy(HalfMove* copy);
 };
 
 class PGN {
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ public:
   std::vector<std::string> GetTagList();
   std::string GetTagValue(std::string);
   std::string GetResult();
-  HalfMove *GetMoves();
+  void GetMoves(HalfMove*);
 
 private:
   /// @brief Populate @a tags with by parsing the one starting at location in
diff --git a/tests/tests.cpp b/tests/tests.cpp
index d766abd..551e9d4 100644
--- a/tests/tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/tests.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ TEST_CASE("Valid PGN", "[valid/pgn1]") {
   REQUIRE_NOTHROW(pgn.FromFile("pgn_files/valid/pgn1.pgn"));
   REQUIRE_THROWS(pgn.STRCheck());
 
-  HalfMove *m = pgn.GetMoves();
+  HalfMove *m = new HalfMove();
+  pgn.GetMoves(m);
+  HalfMove *m_backup = m;
   REQUIRE(m->GetLength() == 6);
 
   SECTION("Main line move checks") {
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Valid PGN", "[valid/pgn1]") {
   }
 
   SECTION("Main line color checks") {
-    m = pgn.GetMoves();
+    m=m_backup;
     CHECK_FALSE(m->isBlack);
 
     m = m->MainLine;
@@ -63,7 +65,9 @@ TEST_CASE("Valid PGN", "[valid/pgn2]") {
   PGN pgn;
   REQUIRE_NOTHROW(pgn.FromFile("pgn_files/valid/pgn2.pgn"));
   REQUIRE_THROWS(pgn.STRCheck());
-  REQUIRE(pgn.GetMoves()->GetLength() == 66);
+  HalfMove *m = new HalfMove();
+  pgn.GetMoves(m);
+  REQUIRE(m->GetLength() == 66);
   CHECK(pgn.GetResult() == "0-1");
 }
 
@@ -71,6 +75,8 @@ TEST_CASE("Seven Tag Roster", "[std/pgn1]") {
   PGN pgn;
   REQUIRE_NOTHROW(pgn.FromFile("pgn_files/str/pgn1.pgn"));
   REQUIRE_NOTHROW(pgn.STRCheck());
-  REQUIRE(pgn.GetMoves()->GetLength() == 85);
+  HalfMove *m = new HalfMove();
+  pgn.GetMoves(m);
+  REQUIRE(m->GetLength() == 85);
   CHECK(pgn.GetResult() == "1/2-1/2");
 }