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
551 2017-06-25 27th Gros Open 2017 Donostia ESP 3.7 Paul Velten Keti Tsatsalashvili Won: 1-0 47 Open
552 2017-06-24 27th Gros Open 2017 Donostia ESP 2.7 Aitor Alcaide Luque Paul Velten Won: 0-1 34 Open
553 2017-06-23 27th Gros Open 2017 Donostia ESP 1.7 Paul Velten Markel Zuloaga Erauskin Won: 1-0 47 Open
554 2017-02-24 16th Rochefort Open 2017 Rochefort FRA 9.3 Daniil Yuffa Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 29 Open
555 2017-02-23 16th Rochefort Open 2017 Rochefort FRA 8.3 Paul Velten Catalin Navrotescu Draw: 1/2-1/2 13 Open
556 2017-02-22 16th Rochefort Open 2017 Rochefort FRA 7.4 642371 Paul Velten Won: 0-1 43 Open
557 2017-02-21 16th Rochefort Open 2017 Rochefort FRA 6.4 Paul Velten Kamran Shirazi Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
558 2017-02-21 16th Rochefort Open 2017 Rochefort FRA 5.3 Ventzislav Inkiov Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 53 Open
559 2017-02-20 16th Rochefort Open 2017 Rochefort FRA 4.2 Paul Velten Kirill Stupak Draw: 1/2-1/2 22 Open
560 2017-02-19 16th Rochefort Open 2017 Rochefort FRA 3.5 Thorsten Michael Haub Paul Velten Won: 0-1 30 Open
561 2017-02-19 16th Rochefort Open 2017 Rochefort FRA 2.6 Paul Velten Ronan Le Goff Won: 1-0 88 Open
562 2017-02-18 16th Rochefort Open 2017 Rochefort FRA 1.8 Jerome Bourges Paul Velten Won: 0-1 39 Open
563 2016-08-19 ch-FRA Accession 2016 Agen FRA 7.3 Peio Duboue Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 32 Open
564 2016-08-14 ch-FRA Accession 2016 Agen FRA 2.3 Paul Velten Benjamin Le Corre Draw: 1/2-1/2 70 Open
565 2016-08-13 ch-FRA Accession 2016 Agen FRA 1.4 Bertrand Valuet Paul Velten Won: 0-1 50 Open
566 2016-06-26 Coupe de France 2016 Saint-Quentin FRA 2.1 Jean-Marc Degraeve Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 55 Open
567 2016-06-25 Coupe de France 2016 Saint-Quentin FRA 1.2 Paul Velten Moissei Youssoupov Won: 1-0 56 Open
568 2016-06-07 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 11.1 Jean-Luc Chabanon Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
569 2016-06-06 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 10.4 Axel Bachmann Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 50 Open
570 2016-06-05 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 9.3 Paul Velten Jules Moussard Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
571 2016-06-04 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 8.2 Etienne Bacrot Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
572 2016-06-03 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 7.5 Paul Velten Fabien Libiszewski Draw: 1/2-1/2 16 Open
573 2016-06-02 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 6.6 Paul Velten Hicham Hamdouchi Lost: 0-1 74 Open
574 2016-06-01 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 5.3 Francesco Rambaldi Paul Velten Won: 0-1 79 Open
575 2016-05-31 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 4.1 Eduardas Rozentalis Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
576 2016-05-30 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 3.3 Paul Velten Andreas Heimann Won: 1-0 62 Open
577 2016-05-29 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 2.6 Paul Velten Pierre Bailet Draw: 1/2-1/2 27 Open
578 2016-05-28 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 1.3 Paul Velten 12800040 Won: 1-0 34 Open
579 2016-02-17 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 Cappelle la Grande FRA 6.33 Paul Velten Thomas Riccardi Won: 1-0 63 Open
580 2016-02-16 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 Cappelle la Grande FRA 5.48 Ronan Le Goff Paul Velten Won: 0-1 111 Open
581 2016-02-15 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 Cappelle la Grande FRA 4.55 Paul Velten Albert De Hooghe Won: 1-0 46 Open
582 2016-02-15 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 Cappelle la Grande FRA 3.15 Abhijeet Gupta Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 40 Open
583 2016-02-14 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 Cappelle la Grande FRA 2.1 Paul Velten Sebastien Feller Draw: 1/2-1/2 58 Open
584 2016-02-13 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 Cappelle la Grande FRA 1.62 Bertrand Valuet Paul Velten Won: 0-1 49 Open
585 2015-08-20 ch-FRA Accession 2015 Saint-Quentin FRA 11.5 Paul Velten Arthur Macon Won: 1-0 66 Open
586 2015-08-19 ch-FRA Accession 2015 Saint-Quentin FRA 10.3 Jean-Francois Jolly Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 52 Open
587 2015-08-18 ch-FRA Accession 2015 Saint-Quentin FRA 9.5 Paul Velten Vladimir Lazarev Won: 1-0 68 Open
588 2015-08-16 ch-FRA Accession 2015 Saint-Quentin FRA 7.6 Paul Velten Victor Stephan Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
589 2015-08-15 ch-FRA Blitz Final 2015 Saint-Quentin FRA 3.3 Paul Velten Samy Shoker Lost: 0-1 36 Open
590 2015-08-15 ch-FRA Blitz Final 2015 Saint-Quentin FRA 3.2 Paul Velten Samy Shoker Won: 1-0 40 Open
591 2015-08-15 ch-FRA Blitz Final 2015 Saint-Quentin FRA 3.1 Samy Shoker Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 58 Open
592 2015-08-15 ch-FRA Blitz Final 2015 Saint-Quentin FRA 2.2 Paul Velten Andrei Shchekachev Won: 1-0 60 Open
593 2015-08-15 ch-FRA Blitz Final 2015 Saint-Quentin FRA 2.1 Andrei Shchekachev Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 74 Open
594 2015-08-15 ch-FRA Blitz Final 2015 Saint-Quentin FRA 1.2 Paul Velten Edgar Karagyozian Won: 1-0 38 Open
595 2015-08-14 ch-FRA Accession 2015 Saint-Quentin FRA 6.4 Peio Duboue Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 47 Open
596 2015-08-09 ch-FRA Accession 2015 Saint-Quentin FRA 1.3 Paul Velten Alban Delorme Lost: 0-1 37 Open
597 2015-06-09 TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 Montpellier FRA 11.6 Anatoly Vaisser Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 45 Open
598 2015-06-08 TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 Montpellier FRA 10.3 Vitali Koziak Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
599 2015-06-07 TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 Montpellier FRA 9.2 Andrei Sokolov Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
600 2015-06-06 TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 Montpellier FRA 8.3 Didier Leroy Paul Velten Won: 0-1 41 Open
  1. vs Keti TsatsalashviliWon · 1-0White · 2017-06-25 · Round 3.727th Gros Open 2017
  2. vs Aitor Alcaide LuqueWon · 0-1Black · 2017-06-24 · Round 2.727th Gros Open 2017
  3. vs Markel Zuloaga ErauskinWon · 1-0White · 2017-06-23 · Round 1.727th Gros Open 2017
  4. vs Daniil YuffaLost · 1-0Black · 2017-02-24 · Round 9.316th Rochefort Open 2017
  5. vs Catalin NavrotescuDraw · ½–½White · 2017-02-23 · Round 8.316th Rochefort Open 2017
  6. vs 642371Won · 0-1Black · 2017-02-22 · Round 7.416th Rochefort Open 2017
  7. vs Kamran ShiraziDraw · ½–½White · 2017-02-21 · Round 6.416th Rochefort Open 2017
  8. vs Ventzislav InkiovDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-02-21 · Round 5.316th Rochefort Open 2017
  9. vs Kirill StupakDraw · ½–½White · 2017-02-20 · Round 4.216th Rochefort Open 2017
  10. vs Thorsten Michael HaubWon · 0-1Black · 2017-02-19 · Round 3.516th Rochefort Open 2017
  11. vs Ronan Le GoffWon · 1-0White · 2017-02-19 · Round 2.616th Rochefort Open 2017
  12. vs Jerome BourgesWon · 0-1Black · 2017-02-18 · Round 1.816th Rochefort Open 2017
  13. vs Peio DuboueLost · 1-0Black · 2016-08-19 · Round 7.3ch-FRA Accession 2016
  14. vs Benjamin Le CorreDraw · ½–½White · 2016-08-14 · Round 2.3ch-FRA Accession 2016
  15. vs Bertrand ValuetWon · 0-1Black · 2016-08-13 · Round 1.4ch-FRA Accession 2016
  16. vs Jean-Marc DegraeveLost · 1-0Black · 2016-06-26 · Round 2.1Coupe de France 2016
  17. vs Moissei YoussoupovWon · 1-0White · 2016-06-25 · Round 1.2Coupe de France 2016
  18. vs Jean-Luc ChabanonDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-06-07 · Round 11.1TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  19. vs Axel BachmannLost · 1-0Black · 2016-06-06 · Round 10.4TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  20. vs Jules MoussardDraw · ½–½White · 2016-06-05 · Round 9.3TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  21. vs Etienne BacrotDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-06-04 · Round 8.2TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  22. vs Fabien LibiszewskiDraw · ½–½White · 2016-06-03 · Round 7.5TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  23. vs Hicham HamdouchiLost · 0-1White · 2016-06-02 · Round 6.6TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  24. vs Francesco RambaldiWon · 0-1Black · 2016-06-01 · Round 5.3TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  25. vs Eduardas RozentalisDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-05-31 · Round 4.1TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  26. vs Andreas HeimannWon · 1-0White · 2016-05-30 · Round 3.3TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  27. vs Pierre BailetDraw · ½–½White · 2016-05-29 · Round 2.6TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  28. vs 12800040Won · 1-0White · 2016-05-28 · Round 1.3TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  29. vs Thomas RiccardiWon · 1-0White · 2016-02-17 · Round 6.3332nd Cappelle Open 2016
  30. vs Ronan Le GoffWon · 0-1Black · 2016-02-16 · Round 5.4832nd Cappelle Open 2016
  31. vs Albert De HoogheWon · 1-0White · 2016-02-15 · Round 4.5532nd Cappelle Open 2016
  32. vs Abhijeet GuptaLost · 1-0Black · 2016-02-15 · Round 3.1532nd Cappelle Open 2016
  33. vs Sebastien FellerDraw · ½–½White · 2016-02-14 · Round 2.132nd Cappelle Open 2016
  34. vs Bertrand ValuetWon · 0-1Black · 2016-02-13 · Round 1.6232nd Cappelle Open 2016
  35. vs Arthur MaconWon · 1-0White · 2015-08-20 · Round 11.5ch-FRA Accession 2015
  36. vs Jean-Francois JollyLost · 1-0Black · 2015-08-19 · Round 10.3ch-FRA Accession 2015
  37. vs Vladimir LazarevWon · 1-0White · 2015-08-18 · Round 9.5ch-FRA Accession 2015
  38. vs Victor StephanDraw · ½–½White · 2015-08-16 · Round 7.6ch-FRA Accession 2015
  39. vs Samy ShokerLost · 0-1White · 2015-08-15 · Round 3.3ch-FRA Blitz Final 2015
  40. vs Samy ShokerWon · 1-0White · 2015-08-15 · Round 3.2ch-FRA Blitz Final 2015
  41. vs Samy ShokerLost · 1-0Black · 2015-08-15 · Round 3.1ch-FRA Blitz Final 2015
  42. vs Andrei ShchekachevWon · 1-0White · 2015-08-15 · Round 2.2ch-FRA Blitz Final 2015
  43. vs Andrei ShchekachevDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-08-15 · Round 2.1ch-FRA Blitz Final 2015
  44. vs Edgar KaragyozianWon · 1-0White · 2015-08-15 · Round 1.2ch-FRA Blitz Final 2015
  45. vs Peio DuboueLost · 1-0Black · 2015-08-14 · Round 6.4ch-FRA Accession 2015
  46. vs Alban DelormeLost · 0-1White · 2015-08-09 · Round 1.3ch-FRA Accession 2015
  47. vs Anatoly VaisserDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-06-09 · Round 11.6TCh-FRA Top 12 2015
  48. vs Vitali KoziakDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-06-08 · Round 10.3TCh-FRA Top 12 2015
  49. vs Andrei SokolovDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-06-07 · Round 9.2TCh-FRA Top 12 2015
  50. vs Didier LeroyWon · 0-1Black · 2015-06-06 · Round 8.3TCh-FRA Top 12 2015

FIDE tournaments

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

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