GMPaul Velten

FRA Born 1993 Male
FIDE ID
681091

About Paul Velten

Paul Velten was born in France in 1993 and became a GM in 2018. His norms came in the French team championships of 2015 and 2016 and the German southern Bundesliga in 2018. He also worked as a coach, including with Antoine Bournel. At the 2025 World Cup he faced Vladislav Kovalev in the first round.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2482

Published FIDE

Rapid

2563

Published FIDE

Blitz

2413

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#713
National rank · FRA
#25

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2542 May 2025
Recorded years
2006–2026
Archived games
726

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Rating history

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
451 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz 2019 Nancy FRA 5.4 Mathieu Barbaras Paul Velten Won: 0-1 27 Open
452 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz 2019 Nancy FRA 4.2 Paul Velten Michael W Healey Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
453 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz 2019 Nancy FRA 3.3 Donny Muter Paul Velten Won: 0-1 29 Open
454 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz 2019 Nancy FRA 2.3 Paul Velten Anysia Thomas Won: 1-0 50 Open
455 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz Final 2019 Nancy FRA 2.2 Paul Velten Emma Richard Won: 1-0 29 Open
456 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz Final 2019 Nancy FRA 2.1 Emma Richard Paul Velten Won: 0-1 46 Open
457 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz 2019 Nancy FRA 1.3 Remi Helfer Paul Velten Won: 0-1 23 Open
458 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz Final 2019 Nancy FRA 1.2 Evgeny Postny Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 41 Open
459 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz Final 2019 Nancy FRA 1.1 Paul Velten Evgeny Postny Lost: 0-1 63 Open
460 2019-02-20 35th Cappelle Open 2019 Cappelle la Grande FRA 6.3 Paul Velten Ivajlo Enchev Lost: 0-1 44 Open
461 2019-02-19 35th Cappelle Open 2019 Cappelle la Grande FRA 5.6 Jorge Luis Baules Rodriguez Paul Velten Won: 0-1 58 Open
462 2019-02-18 35th Cappelle Open 2019 Cappelle la Grande FRA 3.6 Mickael Hutois Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 71 Open
463 2019-02-17 35th Cappelle Open 2019 Cappelle la Grande FRA 2.9 Paul Velten Antoine Bournel Won: 1-0 68 Open
464 2019-01-06 3rd Vergani Cup 2019 Villorba ITA 9.5 Sundar M. Shyam Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
465 2019-01-05 3rd Vergani Cup 2019 Villorba ITA 8.5 Paul Velten Francesco Sonis Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
466 2019-01-05 3rd Vergani Cup 2019 Villorba ITA 7.3 Zaven Andriasian Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
467 2019-01-04 3rd Vergani Cup 2019 Villorba ITA 6.3 Paul Velten Vitaliy Bernadskiy Draw: 1/2-1/2 22 Open
468 2019-01-04 3rd Vergani Cup 2019 Villorba ITA 5.3 Samvel Ter-Sahakyan Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
469 2019-01-03 3rd Vergani Cup 2019 Villorba ITA 4.1 Pier Luigi Basso Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 43 Open
470 2019-01-03 3rd Vergani Cup 2019 Villorba ITA 3.2 Paul Velten Viktor Gazik Won: 1-0 45 Open
471 2019-01-02 3rd Vergani Cup 2019 Villorba ITA 2.3 Bjorn Moller Ochsner Paul Velten Won: 0-1 28 Open
472 2018-12-31 2nd Montebelluna Cup 2018 Montebelluna ITA 9.1 Paul Velten Vitaliy Bernadskiy Draw: 1/2-1/2 66 Open
473 2018-12-30 2nd Montebelluna Cup 2018 Montebelluna ITA 8.5 Esat Baglan Paul Velten Won: 0-1 41 Open
474 2018-12-30 2nd Montebelluna Cup 2018 Montebelluna ITA 7.9 Paul Velten Francesco Seresin Won: 1-0 60 Open
475 2018-12-29 2nd Montebelluna Cup 2018 Montebelluna ITA 5.7 Paul Velten Rahul Srivatshav P Lost: 0-1 53 Open
476 2018-12-28 2nd Montebelluna Cup 2018 Montebelluna ITA 4.1 Marco Gallana Paul Velten Won: 0-1 44 Open
477 2018-12-28 2nd Montebelluna Cup 2018 Montebelluna ITA 3.4 Paul Velten Lance Henderson de La Fuente Lost: 0-1 25 Open
478 2018-12-27 2nd Montebelluna Cup 2018 Montebelluna ITA 2.7 Paul Velten Leonardo Loiacono Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
479 2018-12-27 2nd Montebelluna Cup 2018 Montebelluna ITA 1.7 Melih Kaan Can Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 42 Open
480 2018-12-18 XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018 Elgoibar ESP 9.4 Paul Velten Carlos 1996 Suarez Garcia Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
481 2018-12-17 XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018 Elgoibar ESP 8.2 Nicolo Napoli Paul Velten Won: 0-1 37 Open
482 2018-12-16 XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018 Elgoibar ESP 7.5 Paul Velten Adrian Martinez Fernandez Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
483 2018-12-16 XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018 Elgoibar ESP 6.1 Mikel Huerga Leache Paul Velten Won: 0-1 52 Open
484 2018-12-15 XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018 Elgoibar ESP 5.5 Javier Moreno Ruiz Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
485 2018-12-14 XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018 Elgoibar ESP 4.2 Paul Velten Karina Ambartsumova Won: 1-0 58 Open
486 2018-12-13 XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018 Elgoibar ESP 3.4 Michael Oratovsky Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 13 Open
487 2018-12-13 XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018 Elgoibar ESP 2.3 Paul Velten Aleksa Strikovic Draw: 1/2-1/2 66 Open
488 2018-12-12 XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018 Elgoibar ESP 1.2 Ilmars Starostits Paul Velten Won: 0-1 33 Open
489 2018-11-01 16th Cap D'Agde Open 2018 Cap d'Agde FRA 7.5 Paul Velten Jules Moussard Lost: 0-1 45 Open
490 2018-10-28 16th Cap D'Agde Open 2018 Cap d'Agde FRA 3.1 Paul Velten Martyn Kravtsiv Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
491 2018-09-19 5th Fischer Mem GM 2018 Anogia GRE 9.1 Paul Velten Konstantinos Markidis Won: 1-0 40 Open
492 2018-09-18 5th Fischer Mem GM 2018 Anogia GRE 8.5 Khamparia Akshat Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
493 2018-09-17 5th Fischer Mem GM 2018 Anogia GRE 7.2 Paul Velten M Chakravarthi Reddy Lost: 0-1 30 Open
494 2018-09-16 5th Fischer Mem GM 2018 Anogia GRE 6.4 Alan Tate Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 71 Open
495 2018-09-15 5th Fischer Mem GM 2018 Anogia GRE 5.3 Paul Velten Spyridon Kapnisis Won: 1-0 39 Open
496 2018-09-14 5th Fischer Mem GM 2018 Anogia GRE 4.3 Sipke Ernst Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
497 2018-09-13 5th Fischer Mem GM 2018 Anogia GRE 3.4 Paul Velten Kulkarni Bhakti Won: 1-0 33 Open
498 2018-09-12 5th Fischer Mem GM 2018 Anogia GRE 2.2 Dimitrios Balokas Paul Velten Won: 0-1 26 Open
499 2018-09-11 5th Fischer Mem GM 2018 Anogia GRE 1.5 Paul Velten Jakob Pfreundt Won: 1-0 50 Open
500 2018-08-26 ch-FRA Accession 2018 Nimes FRA 9.1 Maxime Lagarde Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 52 Open
  1. vs Mathieu BarbarasWon · 0-1Black · 2019-02-23 · Round 5.417th Nancy Blitz 2019
  2. vs Michael W HealeyDraw · ½–½White · 2019-02-23 · Round 4.217th Nancy Blitz 2019
  3. vs Donny MuterWon · 0-1Black · 2019-02-23 · Round 3.317th Nancy Blitz 2019
  4. vs Anysia ThomasWon · 1-0White · 2019-02-23 · Round 2.317th Nancy Blitz 2019
  5. vs Emma RichardWon · 1-0White · 2019-02-23 · Round 2.217th Nancy Blitz Final 2019
  6. vs Emma RichardWon · 0-1Black · 2019-02-23 · Round 2.117th Nancy Blitz Final 2019
  7. vs Remi HelferWon · 0-1Black · 2019-02-23 · Round 1.317th Nancy Blitz 2019
  8. vs Evgeny PostnyLost · 1-0Black · 2019-02-23 · Round 1.217th Nancy Blitz Final 2019
  9. vs Evgeny PostnyLost · 0-1White · 2019-02-23 · Round 1.117th Nancy Blitz Final 2019
  10. vs Ivajlo EnchevLost · 0-1White · 2019-02-20 · Round 6.335th Cappelle Open 2019
  11. vs Jorge Luis Baules RodriguezWon · 0-1Black · 2019-02-19 · Round 5.635th Cappelle Open 2019
  12. vs Mickael HutoisDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-02-18 · Round 3.635th Cappelle Open 2019
  13. vs Antoine BournelWon · 1-0White · 2019-02-17 · Round 2.935th Cappelle Open 2019
  14. vs Sundar M. ShyamDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-01-06 · Round 9.53rd Vergani Cup 2019
  15. vs Francesco SonisDraw · ½–½White · 2019-01-05 · Round 8.53rd Vergani Cup 2019
  16. vs Zaven AndriasianDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-01-05 · Round 7.33rd Vergani Cup 2019
  17. vs Vitaliy BernadskiyDraw · ½–½White · 2019-01-04 · Round 6.33rd Vergani Cup 2019
  18. vs Samvel Ter-SahakyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-01-04 · Round 5.33rd Vergani Cup 2019
  19. vs Pier Luigi BassoLost · 1-0Black · 2019-01-03 · Round 4.13rd Vergani Cup 2019
  20. vs Viktor GazikWon · 1-0White · 2019-01-03 · Round 3.23rd Vergani Cup 2019
  21. vs Bjorn Moller OchsnerWon · 0-1Black · 2019-01-02 · Round 2.33rd Vergani Cup 2019
  22. vs Vitaliy BernadskiyDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-31 · Round 9.12nd Montebelluna Cup 2018
  23. vs Esat BaglanWon · 0-1Black · 2018-12-30 · Round 8.52nd Montebelluna Cup 2018
  24. vs Francesco SeresinWon · 1-0White · 2018-12-30 · Round 7.92nd Montebelluna Cup 2018
  25. vs Rahul Srivatshav PLost · 0-1White · 2018-12-29 · Round 5.72nd Montebelluna Cup 2018
  26. vs Marco GallanaWon · 0-1Black · 2018-12-28 · Round 4.12nd Montebelluna Cup 2018
  27. vs Lance Henderson de La FuenteLost · 0-1White · 2018-12-28 · Round 3.42nd Montebelluna Cup 2018
  28. vs Leonardo LoiaconoDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-27 · Round 2.72nd Montebelluna Cup 2018
  29. vs Melih Kaan CanLost · 1-0Black · 2018-12-27 · Round 1.72nd Montebelluna Cup 2018
  30. vs Carlos 1996 Suarez GarciaDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-18 · Round 9.4XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018
  31. vs Nicolo NapoliWon · 0-1Black · 2018-12-17 · Round 8.2XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018
  32. vs Adrian Martinez FernandezDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-16 · Round 7.5XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018
  33. vs Mikel Huerga LeacheWon · 0-1Black · 2018-12-16 · Round 6.1XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018
  34. vs Javier Moreno RuizDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-12-15 · Round 5.5XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018
  35. vs Karina AmbartsumovaWon · 1-0White · 2018-12-14 · Round 4.2XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018
  36. vs Michael OratovskyDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-12-13 · Round 3.4XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018
  37. vs Aleksa StrikovicDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-13 · Round 2.3XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018
  38. vs Ilmars StarostitsWon · 0-1Black · 2018-12-12 · Round 1.2XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018
  39. vs Jules MoussardLost · 0-1White · 2018-11-01 · Round 7.516th Cap D'Agde Open 2018
  40. vs Martyn KravtsivDraw · ½–½White · 2018-10-28 · Round 3.116th Cap D'Agde Open 2018
  41. vs Konstantinos MarkidisWon · 1-0White · 2018-09-19 · Round 9.15th Fischer Mem GM 2018
  42. vs Khamparia AkshatDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-09-18 · Round 8.55th Fischer Mem GM 2018
  43. vs M Chakravarthi ReddyLost · 0-1White · 2018-09-17 · Round 7.25th Fischer Mem GM 2018
  44. vs Alan TateDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-09-16 · Round 6.45th Fischer Mem GM 2018
  45. vs Spyridon KapnisisWon · 1-0White · 2018-09-15 · Round 5.35th Fischer Mem GM 2018
  46. vs Sipke ErnstDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-09-14 · Round 4.35th Fischer Mem GM 2018
  47. vs Kulkarni BhaktiWon · 1-0White · 2018-09-13 · Round 3.45th Fischer Mem GM 2018
  48. vs Dimitrios BalokasWon · 0-1Black · 2018-09-12 · Round 2.25th Fischer Mem GM 2018
  49. vs Jakob PfreundtWon · 1-0White · 2018-09-11 · Round 1.55th Fischer Mem GM 2018
  50. vs Maxime LagardeLost · 1-0Black · 2018-08-26 · Round 9.1ch-FRA Accession 2018

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-09-20Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2026Blitz8½
2026-09-19Les Internationaux de France Rapide 2026Rapid7

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