Didn't that exist in Kasporov's time when he fought against Deep Junior?
Magic Self-moving Pieces for Internet Chess on Real Board
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pellik wrote:
No, in Kasparov's time they would have used magnets to move the pieces around. Magic is a much more impressive method to use.
Well played
Some college project has developed an actual physical board that interfaces with computer so you can transmit moves to an opponent on the other side of the globe, making the pieces move magically by themselves on his board. An article and video are here:
http://www.northeastern.edu/news/2012/05/correspondence-gaming-in-the-digital-age/