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Nuestra amiga trotamundos Alina L´Ami ya se ha embarcado en otra aventura. Primero con billete de avión, luego sin él y luego con otro nuevo tuvo que hacer frente a las ilusiones y desilusiones de la vida y vivir los contrastes típicos de los viajes y las personas con las que se cruza uno en el camino. En el caso de Alina primero fueron los enervados empleados de la línea aérea holandesa KLM y luego los oficiales de seguridad todavía mucho más enervados y amargados del aeropuerto de Ámsterdam Schiphol. Y al llegar a Port Elisabeth fue sorprendida y embargada por la calurosa bienvenida que le dieron sus nuevos amigos africanos, la cual Alina clasificó de la manera siguiente en su e-mail: "Es que es una amistad como si fuese un ramo de flores silvestres; colorida, fresca, natural sin segundas intenciones, pero absolutamente intensa y cautivadora.
Así que es completamente lógico entonces que le ha parecido muy adecuado lo que decía el salvamanteles:
"The best things in life aren´t things" (Las mejores cosas de la vida no son cosas)
¡Muy bonito, muy filosófico y absolutamente cierto!
El hotel The Boardwalk es precioso, un auténtico palacio. Es como ser Alicia en el País de las Maravillas durante unos días, mezclado con Disney World.
La vista desde la habitación de Alina
Ay...
Uno de los salones
La habitación de Alina
El paseo marítimo
La entrada del hotel
Port Elisabeth es un lugar que atrae a muchos turistas y, tras haberlo visto, ¡es comprensible!
Una inauguración especial
Juegos de agua y luces
Que chulo: ¡Bienvenidos grandes maestros!
Alina y sus amigas ajedrecistas
Partidas simultáneas
Los jugadores esperando la primera ronda en el vestíbulo del hotel
El silencio antes de la tempestad
Ha llegado la tempestad
El movimiento inaugural en el tablero del principal favorito, Sergey Fedorchuk
Sergey Fedorchuk vs. Lauren van Niekerk
Lauren Van Niekerk, de Sudáfrica
Jovanka Houska, de Inglaterra
Tshepang Tlale, de Sudáfrica
Vladislav Tkachiev
Sergey Tiviakov
La cena tras el safari nocturno
La obligatoria foto de familia
Sergey Tiviakov disfrutando de la cena
La carne es de "kudu" (antílope)...
¿Qué es eso? Eso es queso... Y lo de la cuchara era un higo marinado riquísimo
El safario nocturno
Leones cansados
El primo de la cena de Tiviakov
Un elefante
No hay nada que pueda frenar a Tiviakov cuando ve playa y mar
Tiviakov comprando recuerdos
Un ibis
El coche del safari (Foto cortesía de Sergey Tiviakov)
Leones de día (La foto también es de Tiviakov, que había llegado antes a Port Elizabeth y aprovechado para hacer otro safari
| Puesto | Título | Nombre | FED | Elo | Puntos | Des1 | Des2 | Des3 | Des4 | |
| 1 | GM | Gupta Abhijeet | IND | 2583 | 6.0 | 24.5 | 17.0 | 8.5 | 24.50 | |
| 2 | GM | Barua Dibyendu | IND | 2431 | 5.5 | 24.0 | 16.5 | 8.0 | 21.50 | |
| 3 | GM | Fedorchuk Sergey A. | UKR | 2667 | 5.5 | 23.0 | 15.5 | 8.0 | 20.50 | |
| 4 | GM | Conquest Stuart C | ENG | 2492 | 5.5 | 22.0 | 15.0 | 8.0 | 19.50 | |
| 5 | GM | Tiviakov Sergei | NED | 2654 | 5.0 | 25.5 | 17.5 | 9.0 | 20.25 | |
| 6 | GM | Tkachiev Vladislav | FRA | 2649 | 5.0 | 25.0 | 17.5 | 8.5 | 19.75 | |
| 7 | GM | Musunuri Rohit Lalith | IND | 2571 | 5.0 | 25.0 | 16.5 | 8.5 | 19.00 | |
| 8 | IM | Kobese Watu | RSA | 2343 | 5.0 | 24.5 | 16.5 | 8.0 | 19.25 | |
| 9 | WGM | Gomes Mary Ann | IND | 2408 | 5.0 | 24.0 | 15.5 | 8.0 | 18.00 | |
| 10 | Simutowe Musatwe | ZAM | 2129 | 5.0 | 23.5 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 18.75 | ||
| 11 | FM | Cawdery Daniel | RSA | 2345 | 5.0 | 23.5 | 15.5 | 8.0 | 19.25 | |
| 12 | CM | Gaealafshwe Barileng | BOT | 2171 | 5.0 | 23.0 | 14.5 | 7.5 | 17.50 | |
| 13 | Kulkarni Rakesh | IND | 2283 | 5.0 | 22.5 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 18.75 | ||
| 14 | IM | Roychowdhury Saptarshi | IND | 2500 | 5.0 | 22.5 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 18.50 | |
| 15 | Kathmale Sameer | IND | 2319 | 5.0 | 22.5 | 14.5 | 7.5 | 17.50 | ||
| 16 | IM | Brown Andrew | AUS | 2291 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 17.50 | |
| 17 | WGM | Mohanty Kiran Manisha | IND | 2195 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 16.00 | |
| 18 | IM | Houska Jovanka | ENG | 2398 | 4.5 | 25.0 | 17.0 | 8.5 | 17.25 | |
| 19 | Pranav Vijay | IND | 2184 | 4.5 | 24.0 | 16.0 | 8.5 | 16.00 | ||
| 20 | IM | Oatlhotse Providence | BOT | 2203 | 4.5 | 23.5 | 15.0 | 8.0 | 15.50 | |
| 21 | Akash G | IND | 2332 | 4.5 | 23.0 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 16.00 | ||
| 22 | IM | Solomon Kenny | RSA | 2414 | 4.5 | 22.5 | 14.5 | 7.0 | 15.25 | |
| FM | Bhawoodien Shabir | RSA | 2116 | 4.5 | 22.5 | 14.5 | 7.0 | 15.25 | ||
| 24 | FM | Pon Matt | RSA | 1901 | 4.5 | 22.0 | 15.0 | 8.0 | 15.25 | |
| 25 | WGM | L'Ami Alina | ROU | 2345 | 4.5 | 22.0 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 14.75 | |
| 26 | GM | Grover Sahaj | IND | 2478 | 4.5 | 22.0 | 14.5 | 7.5 | 15.75 | |
| 27 | IM | Emojog Elijah | UGA | 2301 | 4.5 | 22.0 | 14.5 | 7.0 | 15.25 | |
| WGM | Nadig Kruttika | IND | 2141 | 4.5 | 22.0 | 14.5 | 7.0 | 15.25 | ||
| 29 | Makoto Rodwell | ZIM | 2302 | 4.5 | 22.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 14.75 | ||
| WGM | Soumya Swaminathan | IND | 2301 | 4.5 | 22.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 14.75 | ||
| 31 | IM | Gluckman David | RSA | 2250 | 4.5 | 21.5 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 16.00 | |
| 32 | Katebe Linus | ZAM | 2108 | 4.5 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 13.50 | ||
| 33 | Ashwini Udhayasuriyan | IND | 1880 | 4.5 | 20.5 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 13.75 | ||
| 34 | Kulkarni Chinmay | IND | 2268 | 4.5 | 20.0 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 13.50 | ||
| 35 | Sithole Mbongeni Christian | RSA | 0 | 4.5 | 19.5 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 13.50 | ||
| 36 | IM | Mabusela Johannes Manyedi | RSA | 2281 | 4.5 | 19.5 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 14.25 | |
| 37 | Willenberg Shane C. | RSA | 0 | 4.5 | 18.0 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 12.50 | ||
| 38 | Boikanyo Cinky | BOT | 2005 | 4.5 | 17.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 13.00 | ||
| 39 | Nel Andre | RSA | 1983 | 4.5 | 16.5 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 11.50 | ||
| 40 | Dimba James | ZAM | 2093 | 4.0 | 23.0 | 15.0 | 8.0 | 13.50 | ||
| 41 | Pitso Fusi | RSA | 1985 | 4.0 | 23.0 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 12.50 | ||
| 42 | Odendaal Frederick | RSA | 0 | 4.0 | 22.5 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 13.00 | ||
| 43 | Saffier Jannie | RSA | 0 | 4.0 | 22.5 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 12.00 | ||
| 44 | Hercules Benjamin Vincent | RSA | 2066 | 4.0 | 22.5 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 11.50 | ||
| 45 | Notha Moakofi | BOT | 2088 | 4.0 | 22.0 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 12.75 | ||
| 46 | IM | Mamombe Kudzanai | ZIM | 0 | 4.0 | 22.0 | 14.5 | 7.0 | 12.00 | |
| 47 | Naidu Sayen | RSA | 1850 | 4.0 | 21.5 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 11.00 | ||
| 48 | CM | Whittet Andrew N. | RSA | 1861 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 14.5 | 7.0 | 12.25 | |
| 49 | Schuller Ashley | RSA | 0 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 13.00 | ||
| 50 | Kromhout Alexander | RSA | 1952 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 12.00 | ||
| 51 | Nelson Jaco | RSA | 2003 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 11.50 | ||
| 52 | Southey Andrew M. | RSA | 1859 | 4.0 | 20.5 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 11.50 | ||
| 53 | CM | Bornheim Craig | RSA | 1974 | 4.0 | 20.5 | 13.5 | 6.0 | 10.50 | |
| 54 | Wilken Justin | RSA | 1997 | 4.0 | 20.5 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 11.00 | ||
| 55 | FM | Oberholzer Francois | RSA | 1877 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 14.5 | 7.5 | 11.25 | |
| 56 | WIM | Tlale Tshepang | RSA | 1821 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 10.50 | |
| 57 | Erlank Warrick | RSA | 0 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 11.50 | ||
| 58 | FM | Klaasen Calvin Jong | RSA | 2140 | 4.0 | 19.5 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 12.25 | |
| 59 | CM | Chandna Priyav | BOT | 1731 | 4.0 | 19.5 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 11.50 | |
| 60 | FM | Barrish Daniel | RSA | 1824 | 4.0 | 19.5 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 10.50 | |
| 61 | Mamonyane Thabang | RSA | 0 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 13.5 | 7.0 | 11.75 | ||
| 62 | Basson Heinrich | RSA | 0 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 11.50 | ||
| 63 | Mabetu Puso | BOT | 1977 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 12.0 | 5.5 | 10.75 | ||
| 64 | Masungwini Michael T | RSA | 0 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 12.0 | 5.5 | 9.50 | ||
| 65 | WIM | Dhar Barua Saheli | IND | 2119 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 11.00 | |
| 66 | Mare Eben | RSA | 0 | 4.0 | 18.5 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 9.50 | ||
| 67 | CM | Bezuidenhout Roland | RSA | 2030 | 4.0 | 18.5 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 8.50 | |
| 68 | Darling Paul D. | RSA | 1761 | 4.0 | 17.5 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 9.50 | ||
| 69 | CM | Pitlagano Tebogo | BOT | 2134 | 4.0 | 17.5 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 10.75 | |
| 70 | Vermaak Ashley Christopher | RSA | 0 | 4.0 | 17.5 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 8.50 | ||
| 71 | Choko Siyabonga V. | RSA | 2011 | 4.0 | 16.5 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 11.00 | ||
| 72 | Deyzel Walt | RSA | 0 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 7.00 | ||
| 73 | Kolver Chris | RSA | 1619 | 4.0 | 15.5 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 8.50 | ||
| 74 | Mmoneng Patrick L. | RSA | 2021 | 4.0 | 15.5 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 9.00 | ||
| 75 | WFM | Jansen Van Rensburg Monica | RSA | 1778 | 4.0 | 15.5 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 9.00 | |
| 76 | Nkosi Dumisa Jacob | RSA | 0 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 9.00 | ||
| 77 | CM | Govindasamy Nashlen | RSA | 1907 | 3.5 | 22.5 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 12.00 | |
| 78 | Ponelis Albert A. | RSA | 1933 | 3.5 | 22.0 | 15.0 | 8.0 | 11.25 | ||
| 79 | CM | Jurgensen Graham | RSA | 2077 | 3.5 | 22.0 | 14.5 | 7.5 | 12.00 | |
| 80 | Mendes Braulio | RSA | 0 | 3.5 | 21.5 | 14.5 | 7.5 | 10.75 | ||
| 81 | Van De Venter Waldo | RSA | 1923 | 3.5 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 10.25 | ||
| 82 | Mwale Joseph | MAW | 1944 | 3.5 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 9.25 | ||
| 83 | Nene Themba | RSA | 1963 | 3.5 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 11.25 | ||
| 84 | Zwakala Ntando | RSA | 2069 | 3.5 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 10.00 | ||
| 85 | Wium Daniel | RSA | 0 | 3.5 | 21.0 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 10.00 | ||
| 86 | IM | Mwali Chitumbo | ZAM | 2000 | 3.5 | 20.5 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 11.75 | |
| 87 | Gardiner Nina | RSA | 0 | 3.5 | 20.5 | 13.5 | 7.0 | 10.50 | ||
| 88 | Dias Vanderson | ANG | 2012 | 3.5 | 20.5 | 13.5 | 7.0 | 10.00 | ||
| 89 | Willenberg Craig Glen | RSA | 2054 | 3.5 | 20.5 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 9.50 | ||
| 90 | FM | De Abreu Roberto N | RSA | 2014 | 3.5 | 20.0 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 10.00 | |
| 91 | Grimmbacher Andrew | RSA | 0 | 3.5 | 19.5 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 10.50 | ||
| 92 | Blaauw Gavin M. | RSA | 0 | 3.5 | 19.5 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 9.25 | ||
| 93 | Frick Jacques | RSA | 0 | 3.5 | 19.5 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 8.75 | ||
| 94 | CM | Mbedza Richard | MAW | 2048 | 3.5 | 19.5 | 12.0 | 5.5 | 9.25 | |
| 95 | FM | Du Toit Stefan | RSA | 1809 | 3.5 | 19.0 | 13.5 | 6.0 | 8.00 | |
| 96 | Jasson Alexander Luke Joseph | RSA | 0 | 3.5 | 19.0 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 9.50 | ||
| 97 | Padayachee Kenyon Mchale | RSA | 0 | 3.5 | 19.0 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 9.25 | ||
| 98 | Solo Muzenda | RSA | 1902 | 3.5 | 19.0 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 8.75 | ||
| 99 | CM | Chipanga Chiletso | MAW | 2065 | 3.5 | 18.5 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 10.00 | |
| 100 | Legau Tsholofelo | RSA | 0 | 3.5 | 18.5 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 8.50 | ||
| 101 | James Michael | RSA | 1896 | 3.5 | 18.0 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 7.75 | ||
| 102 | Mthunzi Brighton | RSA | 2155 | 3.5 | 18.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 9.75 | ||
| 103 | Mothiba Bonolo | RSA | 0 | 3.5 | 18.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 9.00 | ||
| 104 | Redford Stephen J. | RSA | 0 | 3.5 | 18.0 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 7.50 | ||
| 105 | King Rohan H. | RSA | 0 | 3.5 | 18.0 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 9.25 | ||
| 106 | Lesuthu Kali M. | RSA | 0 | 3.5 | 17.0 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 8.25 | ||
| 107 | Vassilaidis John | BOT | 0 | 3.5 | 17.0 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 8.00 | ||
| 108 | Burger Hein | RSA | 0 | 3.5 | 16.0 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 7.50 | ||
| 109 | CM | Kabera Godfrey | RWA | 1949 | 3.5 | 16.0 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 8.75 | |
| 110 | CM | Darling Simeon C. | RSA | 1977 | 3.5 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 7.25 | |
| 111 | Sithole Collins | RSA | 0 | 3.5 | 15.5 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 6.50 | ||
| 112 | Baxter David Jarred | RSA | 0 | 3.5 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 5.75 | ||
| 113 | Selkirk Rebecca | RSA | 1612 | 3.5 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | ||
| 114 | Aparajita Gochhikar | IND | 1820 | 3.5 | 13.5 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 8.00 | ||
| 115 | FM | Gluckman Paul | RSA | 1634 | 3.0 | 21.5 | 15.0 | 8.0 | 9.50 | |
| 116 | Naude Corne | RSA | 0 | 3.0 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 7.5 | 8.50 | ||
| 117 | Grobbelaar Jacqui | RSA | 1396 | 3.0 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 10.00 | ||
| Strydom Stefan Jaco | RSA | 0 | 3.0 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 10.00 | |||
| 119 | Windvogel Lance J | RSA | 0 | 3.0 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 8.50 | ||
| 120 | Mbatha Constance | ZAM | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | ||
| 121 | Van Rensburg Pierre | RSA | 1640 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 13.5 | 7.0 | 8.50 | ||
| 122 | Agulhas Keegan | RSA | 0 | 3.0 | 19.5 | 13.5 | 7.0 | 8.50 | ||
| 123 | Sibiya Ruddy T | RSA | 0 | 3.0 | 19.5 | 13.5 | 7.0 | 8.00 | ||
| 124 | WIM | Van Zyl Charlize | RSA | 1782 | 3.0 | 19.5 | 13.5 | 7.0 | 7.75 | |
| 125 | Forster James Connor Christop | RSA | 0 | 3.0 | 19.5 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 6.50 | ||
| 126 | Mahlangu Sipho | RSA | 0 | 3.0 | 19.5 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 8.75 | ||
| 127 | Mazingi Siviwe | RSA | 0 | 3.0 | 19.5 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 7.00 | ||
| 128 | WIM | Solomons Anzel | RSA | 1908 | 3.0 | 19.0 | 13.5 | 8.0 | 7.00 | |
| 129 | FM | Bhawoodien Mohamed Ozayr | RSA | 1908 | 3.0 | 19.0 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 7.75 | |
| 130 | Conradie Andre | RSA | 1737 | 3.0 | 19.0 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 7.75 | ||
| 131 | Qobo Lulama T. | RSA | 0 | 3.0 | 19.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 6.50 | ||
| 132 | Essop Hishaam | RSA | 1633 | 3.0 | 18.5 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | ||
| 133 | Tsalicoglou Jacque | RSA | 2167 | 3.0 | 18.5 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 7.75 | ||
| 134 | Cavanagh Keith V | ENG | 0 | 3.0 | 18.5 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 8.50 | ||
| 135 | September Verde | RSA | 0 | 3.0 | 18.5 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 7.50 | ||
| 136 | WCM | Sabure Ontiretse | BOT | 1651 | 3.0 | 18.5 | 12.0 | 5.5 | 7.75 | |
| 137 | Jacobs Kevin T | RSA | 1831 | 3.0 | 18.5 | 11.5 | 5.0 | 5.50 | ||
| 138 | Swanepoel Rihaldo | RSA | 0 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 13.5 | 7.0 | 6.50 | ||
| 139 | Mahapa Masai | RSA | 0 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 7.50 | ||
| 140 | Ashworth Oliver | RSA | 0 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 6.00 | ||
| 141 | Ncubuka Jabulani David | RSA | 0 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 7.50 | ||
| Moharir Sandip | RSA | 1700 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 7.50 | |||
| 143 | WCM | Siddiqui Nida Mishraz | PAK | 1680 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | |
| WFM | Darling Tiffany Charne | RSA | 1559 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | ||
| 145 | Lynch Justin | RSA | 0 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 6.50 | ||
| 146 | Burger Ryno Johann | RSA | 0 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 8.25 | ||
| 147 | Twalo Donald | RSA | 0 | 3.0 | 17.5 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 6.25 | ||
| 148 | Molebatsi Teboho | RSA | 0 | 3.0 | 17.5 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 5.50 | ||
| 149 | Rooplal Desmond | RSA | 1492 | 3.0 | 17.5 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 6.75 | ||
| 150 | WIM | Van Der Merwe Cecile H. | RSA | 2054 | 3.0 | 17.5 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 8.00 |
