Automated Chess - Losing to a Ghost

Square Off - the app-connected computer chess board that moves its own pieces.
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FAQs
WHAT'S INSIDE THE BOARD?
A few people queried why I didn't show the inside workings. It honestly just didn't cross my mind. I imagine everyone here can already picture exactly what will be inside without having to see it. It's going to be a small circuit board attached to something that looks a bit like a flatbed X/Y plotter arm with a magnet on the end.
I thought about going back and adding a section in to show the internals for the sake of completeness - but I couldn't see a way to open it non-destructively.
However if you really really are desperate to see the insides - then just search for 'Inside Magic Chessboard' on youtube - but you'll almost certainly wish that you hadn't bothered.
Q) How does it deal with castling?
A) You can see this (twice) in the video - watch the section with the streamed game.
Q) How does it deal with pawn promotion
A: Answer from here:
“When you are promoting a pawn the app pops up with four choices Queen (the board comes with two), Rook, Knight, Bishop. You pick your promotion and it recognizes it from there.”
Q) How does the little horse ‘jump over’ the other pieces?
A) There’s no anti-gravity technology employed - but you can see the Knight manoeuvring around pieces at 8:53
Q) Where did you get that phone stand
A) It was included in the box - it’s the same as this one on Amazon (affiliated link)
Q) That wasn't Check Mate in McMullet & Blowhard?
A) It wasn't a real beard either.
CORRECTION: It’s approx 30 years since I last played chess, not 20 as stated in the video.
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