Hans Olav Lahlum är kanske Nordens schackprofil nr 1. Han lägger ner stor möda på att Gausdal Classics och andra schackarrangemang får en trivsam inramning. Dit hör de träffsäkra spelarporträtten på Gausdalturneringarnas hemsida. Läs här om Linus Olsson, LASK:

8. Linus OLSSON - Lunds ASK, Sweden - FIDE-ELO 2269 - born 21.02.84
Still living in his home town of Hässleholm, Linus Olsson is now studying philosophy in Lund and playing for the top league team of that city. He can be found among the best Swedish players of his age for at least five years now, having won the Swedish school championship four times. Still he has been much of a "close to" player, having finished second once and third twice in the Swedish Junior Championships and having missed an IM-norm with a small margin at several occasions. Close to 2300 aged 19, he should have excellent chances to reach his IM-title within 2-3 years. He however was even closer to 2300 one year ago, hence his rapid advances aged 16-18 gas been followed by a period of stagnation. Being his first closed title tournament ever, this should be an excellent opportunity to start the wheeling forward again. Talking about style, Linus despite his friendly personality reportedly is at his best as a tactical attacking player and a fighting chess mud wrestler. Reliable in all his moves and having a low percentage of blunders, he is not too much of a chess magician - and a little too often has lacked the little extra depth in his play needed against players above 2300. Linus' openings earlier on have been more an Achilles heel than an asset, but as he has been training regularly with IM Emil Hermansson recently this might be about to turn now. If so he is obviously a 2300-player, but still some margins will be needed to fight for a norm in a tight field like this one. The drawing of lots gave Linus six black games, but might not be that bad in case he is running for a norm - as he will then be white in critical games against Thinius, Siebrecht, Westerinen and Bromann.