{"id":"il-vaticano","name":"Il Vaticano","summary":"Il Vaticano is a fake chess special move invented as a hoax by the /r/AnarchyChess subreddit in December 2022, where two same-colored bishops flanking two enemy pieces swap positions and capture the pieces between them. It became a running gag on the subreddit alongside its long-standing en passant jokes.","tags":["il vaticano","il vaticano chess","anarchychess","fake chess move","r/anarchychess","en passant","bishop move hoax"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":9,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/il-vaticano/il-vaticano-il-vaticano-bishop-move-diagram.webp","caption":"Title card explaining the fictional 'il Vaticano' chess move, in which two bishops swap positions while capturing two enemy pawns between them.","width":1357,"height":758,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/il-vaticano/il-vaticano-original-reddit-chess-moves-post.webp","caption":"The original Reddit post that popularized the 'il Vaticano' bishop swap as a supposed chess special move.","width":680,"height":418,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/il-vaticano/il-vaticano-holy-see-comment-thread.webp","caption":"A viral comment thread joking that the 'il Vaticano' move parodies the Catholic Church's practice of quietly relocating accused priests.","width":680,"height":404,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/il-vaticano/il-vaticano-gottem-il-vaticano-crosspost.webp","caption":"A Reddit crosspost mocking newcomers who search whether 'il Vaticano' is a legitimate chess move.","width":680,"height":760,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/il-vaticano/il-vaticano-fake-history-pope-clement-comment.webp","caption":"A commenter spins an elaborate false etymology tying 'il Vaticano' to a chess match between Pope Clement VII and King Henry VIII.","width":680,"height":416,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/il-vaticano/il-vaticano-rook-wall-defense-post.webp","caption":"A follow-up Reddit joke post explaining how to 'defend' against 'il Vaticano' by walling off the board with rooks.","width":680,"height":619,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/il-vaticano/il-vaticano-beginner-cant-play-vaticano.webp","caption":"A tongue-in-cheek post from a 'chess beginner' asking why the game won't allow the fictional 'il Vaticano' move.","width":680,"height":607,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/il-vaticano/il-vaticano-accidental-vaticano-king-queen.webp","caption":"A joke Reddit post where a user pretends to have 'accidentally' performed il Vaticano on their own king and queen.","width":680,"height":543,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/il-vaticano/il-vaticano-misinformation-crosspost-meta.webp","caption":"A meta crosspost celebrating the collective effort of Reddit users to spread the il Vaticano hoax to chess newcomers.","width":680,"height":596,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/il-vaticano/history.md","related":["tourist-guy","1721-deitz-nuutzen-painting-hoax","4chan-alien-sighting-hoax","balloon-boy","congresswoman-alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-stolen-shoes-tweet","facebook-privacy-notices","internet-death-hoaxes","jenkem","manti-teos-girlfriend-hoax-teoing","tampon-eating-hoax","this-film-is-dedicated-to-the-brave-mujahideen-fighters-of-afghanistan","lets-go-arctic"],"popularityRank":2555,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}