Katrine Tjølsen (born 1993) is a Norwegian chess player.[1]
| Katrine Tjølsen | |
|---|---|
 Tjølsen at the 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden 2008 | |
| Country | Norway |
| Born | 28 January 1993 |
| Title | Woman International Master (2010) |
| Peak rating | 2259 (September 2010) |
She achieved the title Woman FIDE Master in 2008, and was awarded the Woman International Master title in 2010.[1][2] She represented Norway in the Women's Chess Olympiad in 2008 and 2010.[3]
Tjølsen has been named as the model for investigator "Patricia Louise Borchmann" in a series of crime novels by Hans Olav Lahlum.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "FIDE Chess Profile". FIDE. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ Bryhn, Rolf. "sjakk – Norske internasjonale mestere". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Tjølsen, Katrine". olimpbase.org. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ Bjørnskau, Hilde (19 August 2013). "Her er Lahlums hovedrolle-modell". nrk.no. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
External links edit
- Katrine Tjølsen at FIDE
- Katrine Tjølsen at Chessgames.com
- Katrine Tjølsen at 365Chess.com
- Katrine Tjølsen at Chesstempo.com
- Katrine Tjølsen at USCF
- Katrine Tjølsen Women's Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
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