diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+hstzaar 0.9.1 25/03/2012
+- bug fix in open game (check for end of game condition)
+
 hstzaar 0.9 14/02/2012
 - corrected error in game tree generation (didn't check end of game properly)
 - improved the AI evaluation function; plays much better now
diff --git a/hstzaar.cabal b/hstzaar.cabal
--- a/hstzaar.cabal
+++ b/hstzaar.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:    hstzaar
-version: 0.9
+version: 0.9.1
 
 category: Game
 
diff --git a/src/GUI.hs b/src/GUI.hs
--- a/src/GUI.hs
+++ b/src/GUI.hs
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@
       do txt <- hGetContents handle       
          case readXML txt of
            Nothing -> putStrLn ("ERROR: couldn't parse game file " ++ show filepath)
-           Just g -> modifyMVar_ gamev $ \_ -> return (g,Wait0)
+           Just g -> let s = if endGame (board g) then Finish else Wait0
+                     in modifyMVar_ gamev $ \_ -> return (g,s)
 
 
 -- | write a game file