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Andrés Durán, 17, who has been playing chess for 13 years, plays a noncompetitive game of giant chess after participating in the First Juan José Arreola Chess Tournament at Centro Cultural Universitario in southern Mexico City. The tournament, named after a famous 20th-century author, took place on April 22, as a part of La Fiesta del Libro y la Rosa, a festival celebrating words and wordsmiths.
![Giant Chess During a Mexico City Festival](https://gpjs3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/26150725/GPJNews_Mexico_MG_Chess_-4_WEB.jpg)