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

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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
651 2013-09-19 52nd World Juniors 2013 Kocaeli TUR 7.19 Paul Velten Urtnasan Nasanjargal Draw: 1/2-1/2 113 Open
652 2013-09-18 52nd World Juniors 2013 Kocaeli TUR 6.7 Jorge Cori Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 30 Open
653 2013-09-17 52nd World Juniors 2013 Kocaeli TUR 5.21 Paul Velten Milovan Ratkovic Won: 1-0 40 Open
654 2013-09-16 52nd World Juniors Kocaeli TUR 4.18 Robin-Alexandru Dragomirescu Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 145 Open
655 2013-09-15 52nd World Juniors Kocaeli TUR 3.3 Paul Velten Ege Koksal Won: 1-0 44 Open
656 2013-09-14 52nd World Juniors Kocaeli TUR 2.36 Gun Sumer Paul Velten Won: 0-1 46 Open
657 2013-09-13 52nd World Juniors Kocaeli TUR 1.31 Mustafa Berkay Ozdover Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 1 Open
658 2013-07-19 12th Condom Open Condom FRA 8.1 Paul Velten Manuel Larand Won: 1-0 34 Open
659 2013-07-18 12th Condom Open Condom FRA 7.9 Frederic Verduyn Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
660 2013-07-17 12th Condom Open Condom FRA 6.4 Paul Velten Javier Alcaraz Ortega Lost: 0-1 81 Open
661 2013-07-16 12th Condom Open Condom FRA 5.8 Romain Lacroix Paul Velten Won: 0-1 51 Open
662 2013-07-15 12th Condom Open Condom FRA 4.5 Paul Velten Deimante Daulyte-Cornette Draw: 1/2-1/2 17 Open
663 2013-07-15 12th Condom Open Condom FRA 3.3 Pauline Guichard Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 64 Open
664 2013-07-14 12th Condom Open Condom FRA 2.4 Paul Velten Alexandre Iwanesko Won: 1-0 29 Open
665 2013-07-13 12th Condom Open Condom FRA 1.4 Olivier Roques Paul Velten Won: 0-1 30 Open
666 2013-05-05 ch-FRA Junior 2013 Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux FRA 9.1 Paul Velten James Eden Draw: 1/2-1/2 74 Open
667 2013-05-04 ch-FRA Junior 2013 Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux FRA 8.1 Thomas Dionisi Paul Velten Won: 0-1 48 Open
668 2013-05-03 ch-FRA Junior 2013 Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux FRA 7.1 Paul Velten Julien Song Draw: 1/2-1/2 56 Open
669 2013-05-02 ch-FRA Junior 2013 Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux FRA 6.1 Anthony Muller Paul Velten Won: 0-1 39 Open
670 2013-05-01 ch-FRA Junior 2013 Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux FRA 5.1 Borya Ider Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 35 Open
671 2013-04-30 ch-FRA Junior 2013 Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux FRA 4.1 Paul Velten Joachim Mouhamad Won: 1-0 68 Open
672 2013-04-29 ch-FRA Junior 2013 Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux FRA 3.1 Thibault Louis Paul Velten Won: 0-1 65 Open
673 2013-04-29 ch-FRA Junior 2013 Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux FRA 2.2 Paul Velten Florent Samoun Won: 1-0 88 Open
674 2013-04-28 ch-FRA Junior 2013 Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux FRA 1.3 Marc De Balmann Paul Velten Won: 0-1 68 Open
675 2013-03-30 36th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 9.4 Paul Velten Marcelo Panelo Draw: 1/2-1/2 6 Open
676 2013-03-28 36th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 7.4 Paul Velten Daniel Alsina Leal Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
677 2013-03-27 36th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 6.6 Ruslan Pogorelov Paul Velten Won: 0-1 72 Open
678 2013-03-26 36th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 5.1 Paul Velten Jose Luis Guijarro Galan Won: 1-0 34 Open
679 2013-03-25 36th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 4.3 Alberto Andres Gonzalez Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 42 Open
680 2013-03-24 36th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 3.2 Paul Velten Alvar Alonso Rosell Won: 1-0 47 Open
681 2013-03-24 36th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 2.13 Hector Sanchez Ruesga Paul Velten Won: 0-1 39 Open
682 2013-03-23 36th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 1.15 Paul Velten Ana Picazo Gonzalez Won: 1-0 34 Open
683 2012-12-17 XXII Elgoibar Masters Elgoibar ESP 9.5 Patrice Etchegaray Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 13 Open
684 2012-12-16 XXII Elgoibar Masters Elgoibar ESP 8.2 Paul Velten Cristhian Cruz Lost: 0-1 27 Open
685 2012-12-15 XXII Elgoibar Masters Elgoibar ESP 7.4 Azer Mirzoev Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 23 Open
686 2012-12-15 XXII Elgoibar Masters Elgoibar ESP 6.3 Paul Velten Aleksa Strikovic Won: 1-0 21 Open
687 2012-12-14 XXII Elgoibar Masters Elgoibar ESP 5.3 Nino Batsiashvili Paul Velten Won: 0-1 51 Open
688 2012-12-13 XXII Elgoibar Masters Elgoibar ESP 4.4 Paul Velten Viktor Moskalenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 29 Open
689 2012-12-13 XXII Elgoibar Masters Elgoibar ESP 3.2 David Astasio Lopez Paul Velten Won: 0-1 52 Open
690 2012-12-12 XXII Elgoibar Masters Elgoibar ESP 2.5 Paul Velten Santiago Gonzalez De La Torre Won: 1-0 45 Open
691 2012-12-11 XXII Elgoibar Masters Elgoibar ESP 1.1 Paul Velten Ann Matnadze Bujiashvili Lost: 0-1 46 Open
692 2012-11-24 Malta Open 2012 Bugibba MLT 8 Paul Velten Ivan Majer Won: 1-0 28 Open
693 2012-11-22 Malta Open 2012 Bugibba MLT 6 Paul Velten Bjorn Ahlander Lost: 0-1 29 Open
694 2012-11-21 Malta Open 2012 Bugibba MLT 5 Marianna Chierici Paul Velten Won: 0-1 30 Open
695 2012-11-20 Malta Open 2012 Bugibba MLT 3 Azer Mirzoev Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
696 2012-08-15 51st World Juniors Athens GRE 13.34 Jan Gantar Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 43 Open
697 2012-08-14 51st World Juniors Athens GRE 12.37 Paul Velten Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis Won: 1-0 31 Open
698 2012-08-13 51st World Juniors Athens GRE 11.48 Hugo Zanotti Mendonca Caetano Paul Velten Won: 0-1 45 Open
699 2012-08-12 51st World Juniors Athens GRE 10.41 Paul Velten Maarten Larmuseau Lost: 0-1 47 Open
700 2012-08-11 51st World Juniors Athens GRE 9.33 Dmytro Kigel Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 85 Open
  1. vs Urtnasan NasanjargalDraw · ½–½White · 2013-09-19 · Round 7.1952nd World Juniors 2013
  2. vs Jorge CoriLost · 1-0Black · 2013-09-18 · Round 6.752nd World Juniors 2013
  3. vs Milovan RatkovicWon · 1-0White · 2013-09-17 · Round 5.2152nd World Juniors 2013
  4. vs Robin-Alexandru DragomirescuDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-09-16 · Round 4.1852nd World Juniors
  5. vs Ege KoksalWon · 1-0White · 2013-09-15 · Round 3.352nd World Juniors
  6. vs Gun SumerWon · 0-1Black · 2013-09-14 · Round 2.3652nd World Juniors
  7. vs Mustafa Berkay OzdoverLost · 1-0Black · 2013-09-13 · Round 1.3152nd World Juniors
  8. vs Manuel LarandWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-19 · Round 8.112th Condom Open
  9. vs Frederic VerduynDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-07-18 · Round 7.912th Condom Open
  10. vs Javier Alcaraz OrtegaLost · 0-1White · 2013-07-17 · Round 6.412th Condom Open
  11. vs Romain LacroixWon · 0-1Black · 2013-07-16 · Round 5.812th Condom Open
  12. vs Deimante Daulyte-CornetteDraw · ½–½White · 2013-07-15 · Round 4.512th Condom Open
  13. vs Pauline GuichardLost · 1-0Black · 2013-07-15 · Round 3.312th Condom Open
  14. vs Alexandre IwaneskoWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-14 · Round 2.412th Condom Open
  15. vs Olivier RoquesWon · 0-1Black · 2013-07-13 · Round 1.412th Condom Open
  16. vs James EdenDraw · ½–½White · 2013-05-05 · Round 9.1ch-FRA Junior 2013
  17. vs Thomas DionisiWon · 0-1Black · 2013-05-04 · Round 8.1ch-FRA Junior 2013
  18. vs Julien SongDraw · ½–½White · 2013-05-03 · Round 7.1ch-FRA Junior 2013
  19. vs Anthony MullerWon · 0-1Black · 2013-05-02 · Round 6.1ch-FRA Junior 2013
  20. vs Borya IderDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-05-01 · Round 5.1ch-FRA Junior 2013
  21. vs Joachim MouhamadWon · 1-0White · 2013-04-30 · Round 4.1ch-FRA Junior 2013
  22. vs Thibault LouisWon · 0-1Black · 2013-04-29 · Round 3.1ch-FRA Junior 2013
  23. vs Florent SamounWon · 1-0White · 2013-04-29 · Round 2.2ch-FRA Junior 2013
  24. vs Marc De BalmannWon · 0-1Black · 2013-04-28 · Round 1.3ch-FRA Junior 2013
  25. vs Marcelo PaneloDraw · ½–½White · 2013-03-30 · Round 9.436th San Sebastian Open
  26. vs Daniel Alsina LealDraw · ½–½White · 2013-03-28 · Round 7.436th San Sebastian Open
  27. vs Ruslan PogorelovWon · 0-1Black · 2013-03-27 · Round 6.636th San Sebastian Open
  28. vs Jose Luis Guijarro GalanWon · 1-0White · 2013-03-26 · Round 5.136th San Sebastian Open
  29. vs Alberto Andres GonzalezLost · 1-0Black · 2013-03-25 · Round 4.336th San Sebastian Open
  30. vs Alvar Alonso RosellWon · 1-0White · 2013-03-24 · Round 3.236th San Sebastian Open
  31. vs Hector Sanchez RuesgaWon · 0-1Black · 2013-03-24 · Round 2.1336th San Sebastian Open
  32. vs Ana Picazo GonzalezWon · 1-0White · 2013-03-23 · Round 1.1536th San Sebastian Open
  33. vs Patrice EtchegarayDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-12-17 · Round 9.5XXII Elgoibar Masters
  34. vs Cristhian CruzLost · 0-1White · 2012-12-16 · Round 8.2XXII Elgoibar Masters
  35. vs Azer MirzoevLost · 1-0Black · 2012-12-15 · Round 7.4XXII Elgoibar Masters
  36. vs Aleksa StrikovicWon · 1-0White · 2012-12-15 · Round 6.3XXII Elgoibar Masters
  37. vs Nino BatsiashviliWon · 0-1Black · 2012-12-14 · Round 5.3XXII Elgoibar Masters
  38. vs Viktor MoskalenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2012-12-13 · Round 4.4XXII Elgoibar Masters
  39. vs David Astasio LopezWon · 0-1Black · 2012-12-13 · Round 3.2XXII Elgoibar Masters
  40. vs Santiago Gonzalez De La TorreWon · 1-0White · 2012-12-12 · Round 2.5XXII Elgoibar Masters
  41. vs Ann Matnadze BujiashviliLost · 0-1White · 2012-12-11 · Round 1.1XXII Elgoibar Masters
  42. vs Ivan MajerWon · 1-0White · 2012-11-24 · Round 8Malta Open 2012
  43. vs Bjorn AhlanderLost · 0-1White · 2012-11-22 · Round 6Malta Open 2012
  44. vs Marianna ChiericiWon · 0-1Black · 2012-11-21 · Round 5Malta Open 2012
  45. vs Azer MirzoevDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-11-20 · Round 3Malta Open 2012
  46. vs Jan GantarLost · 1-0Black · 2012-08-15 · Round 13.3451st World Juniors
  47. vs Stamatis Kourkoulos-ArditisWon · 1-0White · 2012-08-14 · Round 12.3751st World Juniors
  48. vs Hugo Zanotti Mendonca CaetanoWon · 0-1Black · 2012-08-13 · Round 11.4851st World Juniors
  49. vs Maarten LarmuseauLost · 0-1White · 2012-08-12 · Round 10.4151st World Juniors
  50. vs Dmytro KigelLost · 1-0Black · 2012-08-11 · Round 9.3351st World Juniors

FIDE tournaments

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

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