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Team Profile
The Jamaican team had hope for a promising Olympiad campaign before hurricane Ivan put a damper on those plans. As a result, the island-nation is only sending five players and no women's team. Unfortunately FM Warren Elliott will not make the trip, so the team will rely on the leadership of NM Shane Matthews.
This tournament may make way for an up-and-coming player distinguished by his flowing dreadlocks, Ras Malaku Lorne (pictured right). The former junior champion is making his Olympiad debut and hopes to benefit from the exposure of his first major international tournament. He'll play board #4.
The strength of this team will be the balance of the three boards including the ambitious NM Duane Rowe who is participating in his third consecutive Olympiad and the solid NM Russel Porter. The last spot on the team is held by Ian Wilkinson, the federation's dynamic President and the author of a new book on Olympiad history titled, "Magnificence in Bled: The 35th Chess Olympiad."
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