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
701 2012-08-10 51st World Juniors Athens GRE 8.42 Paul Velten Clement Sreeves Won: 1-0 29 Open
702 2012-08-08 51st World Juniors Athens GRE 7.48 William E G Jones Paul Velten Won: 0-1 58 Open
703 2012-08-07 51st World Juniors Athens GRE 6.4 Paul Velten Muhammad Lutfi Ali Lost: 0-1 37 Open
704 2012-08-06 51st World Juniors Athens GRE 5.35 Miragha Aghayev Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 65 Open
705 2012-08-05 51st World Juniors Athens GRE 4.13 Paul Velten Andreas Heimann Lost: 0-1 65 Open
706 2012-08-04 51st World Juniors Athens GRE 3.16 Sundar M. Shyam Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
707 2012-08-03 51st World Juniors Athens GRE 2.11 Paul Velten Karen H. Grigoryan Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
708 2012-08-02 51st World Juniors Athens GRE 1.5 Ravi Haria Paul Velten Won: 0-1 45 Open
709 2012-07-21 11th Condom IM 2012 Condom FRA 9.3 Sebastien Joie Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
710 2012-07-20 11th Condom IM 2012 Condom FRA 8.2 Paul Velten Julien Saada Draw: 1/2-1/2 45 Open
711 2012-07-19 11th Condom IM 2012 Condom FRA 7.2 Sylvain Ravot Paul Velten Won: 0-1 47 Open
712 2012-07-18 11th Condom IM 2012 Condom FRA 6.2 Paul Velten Andreas Van Elst Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
713 2012-07-17 11th Condom IM 2012 Condom FRA 5.5 Paul Velten George-Catalin Ardelean Lost: 0-1 36 Open
714 2012-07-16 11th Condom IM 2012 Condom FRA 4.3 Andrei-Nestor Cioara Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 44 Open
715 2012-07-16 11th Condom IM 2012 Condom FRA 3.4 Paul Velten Ventzislav Inkiov Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
716 2012-07-15 11th Condom IM 2012 Condom FRA 2.4 Pierre Villegas Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
717 2012-07-14 11th Condom IM 2012 Condom FRA 1.3 Paul Velten Borya Ider Draw: 1/2-1/2 16 Open
718 2012-07-01 15th Vins du Medoc Naujac sur Mer FRA 9.7 Denis Resnjanskij Paul Velten Won: 0-1 37 Open
719 2012-06-30 15th Vins du Medoc Naujac sur Mer FRA 8.8 Paul Velten Jorge Devecchi Won: 1-0 25 Open
720 2012-06-29 15th Vins du Medoc Naujac sur Mer FRA 7.9 Nicolas Sanchez Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 72 Open
721 2012-06-28 15th Vins du Medoc Naujac sur Mer FRA 6.5 Paul Velten Julian Kramer Lost: 0-1 33 Open
722 2012-06-27 15th Vins du Medoc Naujac sur Mer FRA 5.2 Adrien Demuth Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 31 Open
723 2012-06-26 15th Vins du Medoc Naujac sur Mer FRA 4.1 Paul Velten Quentin Loiseau Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
724 2012-06-25 15th Vins du Medoc Naujac sur Mer FRA 3.1 Claude Maruejols Paul Velten Won: 0-1 36 Open
725 2012-06-25 15th Vins du Medoc Naujac sur Mer FRA 2.4 Paul Velten 642371 Won: 1-0 60 Open
726 2012-06-24 15th Vins du Medoc Naujac sur Mer FRA 1.5 Laurent Bouvet Paul Velten Won: 0-1 45 Open
  1. vs Clement SreevesWon · 1-0White · 2012-08-10 · Round 8.4251st World Juniors
  2. vs William E G JonesWon · 0-1Black · 2012-08-08 · Round 7.4851st World Juniors
  3. vs Muhammad Lutfi AliLost · 0-1White · 2012-08-07 · Round 6.451st World Juniors
  4. vs Miragha AghayevLost · 1-0Black · 2012-08-06 · Round 5.3551st World Juniors
  5. vs Andreas HeimannLost · 0-1White · 2012-08-05 · Round 4.1351st World Juniors
  6. vs Sundar M. ShyamDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-08-04 · Round 3.1651st World Juniors
  7. vs Karen H. GrigoryanDraw · ½–½White · 2012-08-03 · Round 2.1151st World Juniors
  8. vs Ravi HariaWon · 0-1Black · 2012-08-02 · Round 1.551st World Juniors
  9. vs Sebastien JoieDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-07-21 · Round 9.311th Condom IM 2012
  10. vs Julien SaadaDraw · ½–½White · 2012-07-20 · Round 8.211th Condom IM 2012
  11. vs Sylvain RavotWon · 0-1Black · 2012-07-19 · Round 7.211th Condom IM 2012
  12. vs Andreas Van ElstDraw · ½–½White · 2012-07-18 · Round 6.211th Condom IM 2012
  13. vs George-Catalin ArdeleanLost · 0-1White · 2012-07-17 · Round 5.511th Condom IM 2012
  14. vs Andrei-Nestor CioaraLost · 1-0Black · 2012-07-16 · Round 4.311th Condom IM 2012
  15. vs Ventzislav InkiovDraw · ½–½White · 2012-07-16 · Round 3.411th Condom IM 2012
  16. vs Pierre VillegasDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-07-15 · Round 2.411th Condom IM 2012
  17. vs Borya IderDraw · ½–½White · 2012-07-14 · Round 1.311th Condom IM 2012
  18. vs Denis ResnjanskijWon · 0-1Black · 2012-07-01 · Round 9.715th Vins du Medoc
  19. vs Jorge DevecchiWon · 1-0White · 2012-06-30 · Round 8.815th Vins du Medoc
  20. vs Nicolas SanchezDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-06-29 · Round 7.915th Vins du Medoc
  21. vs Julian KramerLost · 0-1White · 2012-06-28 · Round 6.515th Vins du Medoc
  22. vs Adrien DemuthLost · 1-0Black · 2012-06-27 · Round 5.215th Vins du Medoc
  23. vs Quentin LoiseauDraw · ½–½White · 2012-06-26 · Round 4.115th Vins du Medoc
  24. vs Claude MaruejolsWon · 0-1Black · 2012-06-25 · Round 3.115th Vins du Medoc
  25. vs 642371Won · 1-0White · 2012-06-25 · Round 2.415th Vins du Medoc
  26. vs Laurent BouvetWon · 0-1Black · 2012-06-24 · Round 1.515th Vins du Medoc

FIDE tournaments

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

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