Three-dimension chess, with a bit of legerdemain and industrial level light and magic thrown in.
‘Tis beautiful to witness a real showman work his charm upon the audience.
But watch out for the exploding heads in your near vicinity. Not that it is dangerous (as there was very little of any importance in them anyway), but the mess can be terrible to clean off your clothes.
Unlike Obama, who struts over the chess board like a pigeon knocking down the pieces, then poops all over the board.