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
601 2015-06-05 TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 Montpellier FRA 7.4 Maxime Lagarde Paul Velten Won: 0-1 36 Open
602 2015-06-04 TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 Montpellier FRA 6.3 Romain Picard Paul Velten Won: 0-1 71 Open
603 2015-06-03 TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 Montpellier FRA 5.4 Manuel Apicella Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
604 2015-06-02 TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 Montpellier FRA 4.4 Jean-Pierre Le Roux Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
605 2015-06-01 TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 Montpellier FRA 3.1 Nicolas Brunner Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 77 Open
606 2015-05-31 TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 Montpellier FRA 2.1 Jean-Rene Koch Paul Velten Won: 0-1 45 Open
607 2015-05-30 TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 Montpellier FRA 1.5 Philippe Brochet Paul Velten Won: 0-1 40 Open
608 2015-04-17 Lagarde vs Velten Match Chalons en Champagne FRA 4 Maxime Lagarde Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 36 Open
609 2015-04-16 Lagarde vs Velten Match Chalons en Champagne FRA 3 Paul Velten Maxime Lagarde Draw: 1/2-1/2 29 Open
610 2015-04-15 Lagarde vs Velten Match Chalons en Champagne FRA 2 Maxime Lagarde Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 20 Open
611 2015-04-14 Lagarde vs Velten Match Chalons en Champagne FRA 1 Paul Velten Maxime Lagarde Lost: 0-1 54 Open
612 2014-08-28 ch-FRA Accession 2014 Nimes FRA 11.4 Paul Velten Manuel Apicella Draw: 1/2-1/2 61 Open
613 2014-08-27 ch-FRA Accession 2014 Nimes FRA 10.6 Anthony Wirig Paul Velten Won: 0-1 52 Open
614 2014-08-26 ch-FRA Accession 2014 Nimes FRA 9.1 Hayk Mirimanian Paul Velten Won: 0-1 59 Open
615 2014-08-25 ch-FRA Accession 2014 Nimes FRA 8.7 Paul Velten Vincent Veys Lost: 0-1 56 Open
616 2014-08-24 ch-FRA Accession 2014 Nimes FRA 7.4 Paul Velten Jules Moussard Lost: 0-1 26 Open
617 2014-08-23 ch-FRA Accession 2014 Nimes FRA 6.6 Quentin Burri Paul Velten Won: 0-1 41 Open
618 2014-08-21 ch-FRA Accession 2014 Nimes FRA 5.4 Benjamin Le Corre Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
619 2014-08-20 ch-FRA Accession 2014 Nimes FRA 4.2 Paul Velten Mario Mancini Draw: 1/2-1/2 53 Open
620 2014-08-19 ch-FRA Accession 2014 Nimes FRA 3.9 Florent Samoun Paul Velten Won: 0-1 40 Open
621 2014-08-18 ch-FRA Accession 2014 Nimes FRA 2.4 Paul Velten Clement Houriez Draw: 1/2-1/2 54 Open
622 2014-08-17 ch-FRA Accession 2014 Nimes FRA 1.6 Thibault Louis Paul Velten Won: 0-1 24 Open
623 2014-07-19 13th Condom Open 2014 Condom FRA 9.1 Paul Velten Julien Favarel Lost: 0-1 35 Open
624 2014-07-18 13th Condom Open 2014 Condom FRA 8.1 Paul Velten 642371 Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
625 2014-07-17 13th Condom Open 2014 Condom FRA 7.1 Velislav Kukov Paul Velten Won: 0-1 34 Open
626 2014-07-16 13th Condom Open 2014 Condom FRA 6.1 Paul Velten Philippe Brochet Won: 1-0 45 Open
627 2014-06-28 Coupe De France 2014 Nice FRA 1.3 Paul Velten Alexander Ipatov Lost: 0-1 31 Open
628 2014-06-03 TCh-FRA Top 12 2014 Saint-Quentin FRA 11.7 Anthony C. Kosten Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 41 Open
629 2014-06-02 TCh-FRA Top 12 2014 Saint-Quentin FRA 10.4 Tal Baron Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 40 Open
630 2014-06-01 TCh-FRA Top 12 2014 Saint-Quentin FRA 9.5 Tornike Sanikidze Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
631 2014-05-31 TCh-FRA Top 12 2014 Saint-Quentin FRA 8.7 Paul Velten John Cappon Won: 1-0 48 Open
632 2014-05-30 TCh-FRA Top 12 2014 Saint-Quentin FRA 7.5 Paul Velten Eloi Relange Won: 1-0 48 Open
633 2014-05-29 TCh-FRA Top 12 2014 Saint-Quentin FRA 6.4 Paul Velten Murtas Kazhgaleyev Lost: 0-1 30 Open
634 2014-05-27 TCh-FRA Top 12 2014 Saint-Quentin FRA 4.7 Jean-Rene Koch Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 71 Open
635 2014-05-26 TCh-FRA Top 12 2014 Saint-Quentin FRA 3.6 Thal Abergel Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 60 Open
636 2014-05-25 TCh-FRA Top 12 2014 Saint-Quentin FRA 2.4 Paul Velten Pavel V. Tregubov Draw: 1/2-1/2 67 Open
637 2014-05-24 TCh-FRA Top 12 2014 Saint-Quentin FRA 1.6 Jean-Noel Riff Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
638 2014-03-06 Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2014 Cappelle-la-Grande FRA 7.61 Paul Velten Naohiro Nakamura Won: 1-0 55 Open
639 2014-03-05 Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2014 Cappelle-la-Grande FRA 6.19 Andrey Sumets Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 43 Open
640 2014-03-04 Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2014 Cappelle-la-Grande FRA 5.8 Paul Velten Parimarjan Negi Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
641 2014-03-03 Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2014 Cappelle-la-Grande FRA 4.49 Christophe Bernard Paul Velten Won: 0-1 60 Open
642 2014-03-03 Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2014 Cappelle-la-Grande FRA 3.62 Nuno Guerreiro Paul Velten Won: 0-1 27 Open
643 2014-03-02 Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2014 Cappelle-la-Grande FRA 2.8 Paul Velten Andriy Vovk Lost: 0-1 32 Open
644 2014-03-01 Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2014 Cappelle-la-Grande FRA 1.72 Paul Velten Arcadio Cieza Won: 1-0 60 Open
645 2013-09-26 52nd World Juniors 2013 Kocaeli TUR 13.2 Gabriel Gaehwiler Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 63 Open
646 2013-09-25 52nd World Juniors 2013 Kocaeli TUR 12.28 Paul Velten Melih Yurtseven Won: 1-0 39 Open
647 2013-09-24 52nd World Juniors 2013 Kocaeli TUR 11.25 Aljosa Tomazini Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 68 Open
648 2013-09-23 52nd World Juniors 2013 Kocaeli TUR 10.22 Paul Velten Yiye Wang Lost: 0-1 63 Open
649 2013-09-22 52nd World Juniors 2013 Kocaeli TUR 9.28 Paul Velten Rakesh Kulkarni Won: 1-0 48 Open
650 2013-09-21 52nd World Juniors 2013 Kocaeli TUR 8.2 Zhanat Saiyn Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 57 Open
  1. vs Maxime LagardeWon · 0-1Black · 2015-06-05 · Round 7.4TCh-FRA Top 12 2015
  2. vs Romain PicardWon · 0-1Black · 2015-06-04 · Round 6.3TCh-FRA Top 12 2015
  3. vs Manuel ApicellaDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-06-03 · Round 5.4TCh-FRA Top 12 2015
  4. vs Jean-Pierre Le RouxDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-06-02 · Round 4.4TCh-FRA Top 12 2015
  5. vs Nicolas BrunnerDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-06-01 · Round 3.1TCh-FRA Top 12 2015
  6. vs Jean-Rene KochWon · 0-1Black · 2015-05-31 · Round 2.1TCh-FRA Top 12 2015
  7. vs Philippe BrochetWon · 0-1Black · 2015-05-30 · Round 1.5TCh-FRA Top 12 2015
  8. vs Maxime LagardeLost · 1-0Black · 2015-04-17 · Round 4Lagarde vs Velten Match
  9. vs Maxime LagardeDraw · ½–½White · 2015-04-16 · Round 3Lagarde vs Velten Match
  10. vs Maxime LagardeLost · 1-0Black · 2015-04-15 · Round 2Lagarde vs Velten Match
  11. vs Maxime LagardeLost · 0-1White · 2015-04-14 · Round 1Lagarde vs Velten Match
  12. vs Manuel ApicellaDraw · ½–½White · 2014-08-28 · Round 11.4ch-FRA Accession 2014
  13. vs Anthony WirigWon · 0-1Black · 2014-08-27 · Round 10.6ch-FRA Accession 2014
  14. vs Hayk MirimanianWon · 0-1Black · 2014-08-26 · Round 9.1ch-FRA Accession 2014
  15. vs Vincent VeysLost · 0-1White · 2014-08-25 · Round 8.7ch-FRA Accession 2014
  16. vs Jules MoussardLost · 0-1White · 2014-08-24 · Round 7.4ch-FRA Accession 2014
  17. vs Quentin BurriWon · 0-1Black · 2014-08-23 · Round 6.6ch-FRA Accession 2014
  18. vs Benjamin Le CorreDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-08-21 · Round 5.4ch-FRA Accession 2014
  19. vs Mario ManciniDraw · ½–½White · 2014-08-20 · Round 4.2ch-FRA Accession 2014
  20. vs Florent SamounWon · 0-1Black · 2014-08-19 · Round 3.9ch-FRA Accession 2014
  21. vs Clement HouriezDraw · ½–½White · 2014-08-18 · Round 2.4ch-FRA Accession 2014
  22. vs Thibault LouisWon · 0-1Black · 2014-08-17 · Round 1.6ch-FRA Accession 2014
  23. vs Julien FavarelLost · 0-1White · 2014-07-19 · Round 9.113th Condom Open 2014
  24. vs 642371Draw · ½–½White · 2014-07-18 · Round 8.113th Condom Open 2014
  25. vs Velislav KukovWon · 0-1Black · 2014-07-17 · Round 7.113th Condom Open 2014
  26. vs Philippe BrochetWon · 1-0White · 2014-07-16 · Round 6.113th Condom Open 2014
  27. vs Alexander IpatovLost · 0-1White · 2014-06-28 · Round 1.3Coupe De France 2014
  28. vs Anthony C. KostenLost · 1-0Black · 2014-06-03 · Round 11.7TCh-FRA Top 12 2014
  29. vs Tal BaronLost · 1-0Black · 2014-06-02 · Round 10.4TCh-FRA Top 12 2014
  30. vs Tornike SanikidzeDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-06-01 · Round 9.5TCh-FRA Top 12 2014
  31. vs John CapponWon · 1-0White · 2014-05-31 · Round 8.7TCh-FRA Top 12 2014
  32. vs Eloi RelangeWon · 1-0White · 2014-05-30 · Round 7.5TCh-FRA Top 12 2014
  33. vs Murtas KazhgaleyevLost · 0-1White · 2014-05-29 · Round 6.4TCh-FRA Top 12 2014
  34. vs Jean-Rene KochDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-05-27 · Round 4.7TCh-FRA Top 12 2014
  35. vs Thal AbergelLost · 1-0Black · 2014-05-26 · Round 3.6TCh-FRA Top 12 2014
  36. vs Pavel V. TregubovDraw · ½–½White · 2014-05-25 · Round 2.4TCh-FRA Top 12 2014
  37. vs Jean-Noel RiffDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-05-24 · Round 1.6TCh-FRA Top 12 2014
  38. vs Naohiro NakamuraWon · 1-0White · 2014-03-06 · Round 7.61Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2014
  39. vs Andrey SumetsLost · 1-0Black · 2014-03-05 · Round 6.19Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2014
  40. vs Parimarjan NegiDraw · ½–½White · 2014-03-04 · Round 5.8Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2014
  41. vs Christophe BernardWon · 0-1Black · 2014-03-03 · Round 4.49Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2014
  42. vs Nuno GuerreiroWon · 0-1Black · 2014-03-03 · Round 3.62Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2014
  43. vs Andriy VovkLost · 0-1White · 2014-03-02 · Round 2.8Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2014
  44. vs Arcadio CiezaWon · 1-0White · 2014-03-01 · Round 1.72Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2014
  45. vs Gabriel GaehwilerLost · 1-0Black · 2013-09-26 · Round 13.252nd World Juniors 2013
  46. vs Melih YurtsevenWon · 1-0White · 2013-09-25 · Round 12.2852nd World Juniors 2013
  47. vs Aljosa TomaziniDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-09-24 · Round 11.2552nd World Juniors 2013
  48. vs Yiye WangLost · 0-1White · 2013-09-23 · Round 10.2252nd World Juniors 2013
  49. vs Rakesh KulkarniWon · 1-0White · 2013-09-22 · Round 9.2852nd World Juniors 2013
  50. vs Zhanat SaiynLost · 1-0Black · 2013-09-21 · Round 8.252nd World Juniors 2013

FIDE tournaments

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

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