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
51 2026-04-09 26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026 Katowice POL 3.138 Velten,P Bracker,F Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
52 2026-04-08 26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026 Katowice POL 2.7 Dubnevych,Maksym Velten,P Draw: 1/2-1/2 79 Open
53 2026-04-07 26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026 Katowice POL 1.87 Velten,P Kulich,Filip Won: 1-0 38 Open
54 2026-02-27 42nd Cappelle Open 2026 Cappelle la Grande FRA 9.14 Szczotka,Klara Velten,P Lost: 1-0 50 Open
55 2026-02-23 42nd Cappelle Open 2026 Cappelle la Grande FRA 3.14 Veleshnja,Zino Velten,P Lost: 1-0 58 Open
56 2026-02-21 42nd Cappelle Open 2026 Cappelle la Grande FRA 1.5 Bocquenet-Drouode,Hugo Velten,P Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
57 2025-11-02 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 1.2 Vladislav Kovalev Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
58 2025-11-01 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 1.1 Paul Velten Vladislav Kovalev Lost: 0-1 44 Open
59 2025-09-23 Japan Open 2025 Tokyo JPN 9.4 Injung Gu Paul Velten Won: 0-1 38 Open
60 2025-09-22 Japan Open 2025 Tokyo JPN 8.4 Paul Velten Mishra Swayams Won: 1-0 52 Open
61 2025-09-22 Japan Open 2025 Tokyo JPN 7.3 Sehyun Kwon Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 90 Open
62 2025-09-21 Japan Open 2025 Tokyo JPN 6.4 Paul Velten Kailin Chen Won: 1-0 64 Open
63 2025-09-21 Japan Open 2025 Tokyo JPN 5.2 Arif Abdul Hafiz Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 53 Open
64 2025-09-20 Japan Open 2025 Tokyo JPN 4.1 Paul Velten Samvel Ter-Sahakyan Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
65 2025-09-20 Japan Open 2025 Tokyo JPN 3.2 Junhyeok Lee Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
66 2025-09-19 Japan Open 2025 Tokyo JPN 2.2 Paul Velten Ryosuke Nanjo Won: 1-0 61 Open
67 2025-09-19 Japan Open 2025 Tokyo JPN 1.2 Samuel Song Paul Velten Won: 0-1 41 Open
68 2025-06-15 French Open Blitz 2025 Saint-Maur-des-Fosses FRA 13.8 Teimur Toktomushev Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 58 Open
69 2025-06-14 French Open Rapid 2025 Saint-Maur-des-Fosses FRA 9.5 Thibault Fantinel Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 151 Open
70 2025-06-14 French Open Rapid 2025 Saint-Maur-des-Fosses FRA 8.8 Paul Velten Dorian Dalaud Won: 1-0 49 Open
71 2025-06-14 French Open Rapid 2025 Saint-Maur-des-Fosses FRA 2.4 Paul Velten Cristiano Tieres Draw: 1/2-1/2 66 Open
72 2025-06-14 French Open Rapid 2025 Saint-Maur-des-Fosses FRA 1.4 Gabriel Saad Paul Velten Won: 0-1 35 Open
73 2025-06-01 TCh-FRA Top 16 Basse 2025 Belfort FRA 4.4 Paul Velten Mathias Robert Won: 1-0 31 Open
74 2025-05-31 TCh-FRA Top 16 Basse 2025 Belfort FRA 3.4 Robin Midy Paul Velten Won: 0-1 47 Open
75 2025-05-30 TCh-FRA Top 16 Basse 2025 Belfort FRA 2.4 Paul Velten Yohan Benitah Won: 1-0 63 Open
76 2025-05-29 TCh-FRA Top 16 Basse 2025 Belfort FRA 1.4 Evgeny Postny Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
77 2025-05-28 TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025 Belfort FRA 7.1 Niklas Schmider Paul Velten Won: 0-1 62 Open
78 2025-05-27 TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025 Belfort FRA 6.2 Aydin Suleymanli Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 41 Open
79 2025-05-26 TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025 Belfort FRA 5.2 Pentala Harikrishna Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 42 Open
80 2025-05-25 TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025 Belfort FRA 4.3 Yannick Gozzoli Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 50 Open
81 2025-05-24 TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025 Belfort FRA 3.2 Bassem Amin Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
82 2025-05-23 TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025 Belfort FRA 2.1 V Pranav Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 69 Open
83 2025-05-22 TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025 Belfort FRA 1.2 Yuri Solodovnichenko Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
84 2025-04-20 45th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 9.1 Salvador G. Del Rio De Angelis Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 7 Open
85 2025-04-19 45th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 8.1 Paul Velten Mikel Huerga Leache Won: 1-0 63 Open
86 2025-04-19 45th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 7.1 Netanel Levi Paul Velten Won: 0-1 40 Open
87 2025-04-18 45th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 6.1 Paul Velten Arkadij Naiditsch Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
88 2025-04-17 45th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 5.2 Inigo Argandona Riveiro Paul Velten Won: 0-1 28 Open
89 2025-04-16 45th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 4.2 Paul Velten Alain Prieto Aranguren Won: 1-0 16 Open
90 2025-04-16 45th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 3.2 Ibai Sanz Gorospe Paul Velten Won: 0-1 27 Open
91 2025-04-15 45th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 2.2 Paul Velten Ibon Munoz Ferreira Won: 1-0 38 Open
92 2025-04-14 45th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 1.2 Marcos 1972 Fernandez Lopez Paul Velten Won: 0-1 26 Open
93 2025-03-26 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 Eforie Nord ROU 11.11 Paul Velten Rasmus Svane Draw: 1/2-1/2 12 Open
94 2025-03-25 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 Eforie Nord ROU 10.24 Mahammad Muradli Paul Velten Won: 0-1 47 Open
95 2025-03-24 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 Eforie Nord ROU 9.18 Ruslan Ponomariov Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
96 2025-03-23 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 Eforie Nord ROU 8.5 Paul Velten Gabriel Sargissian Lost: 0-1 72 Open
97 2025-03-22 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 Eforie Nord ROU 7.6 Paul Velten Maxime Lagarde Draw: 1/2-1/2 29 Open
98 2025-03-20 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 Eforie Nord ROU 6.14 David Anton Guijarro Paul Velten Won: 0-1 38 Open
99 2025-03-19 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 Eforie Nord ROU 5.27 Paul Velten Vasyl Ivanchuk Won: 1-0 29 Open
100 2025-03-18 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 Eforie Nord ROU 4.6 Dimitrios Stefanou Paul Velten Won: 0-1 45 Open
  1. vs Bracker,FDraw · ½–½White · 2026-04-09 · Round 3.13826th ch-EUR Indiv 2026
  2. vs Dubnevych,MaksymDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-04-08 · Round 2.726th ch-EUR Indiv 2026
  3. vs Kulich,FilipWon · 1-0White · 2026-04-07 · Round 1.8726th ch-EUR Indiv 2026
  4. vs Szczotka,KlaraLost · 1-0Black · 2026-02-27 · Round 9.1442nd Cappelle Open 2026
  5. vs Veleshnja,ZinoLost · 1-0Black · 2026-02-23 · Round 3.1442nd Cappelle Open 2026
  6. vs Bocquenet-Drouode,HugoDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-02-21 · Round 1.542nd Cappelle Open 2026
  7. vs Vladislav KovalevDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-11-02 · Round 1.2FIDE World Cup 2025
  8. vs Vladislav KovalevLost · 0-1White · 2025-11-01 · Round 1.1FIDE World Cup 2025
  9. vs Injung GuWon · 0-1Black · 2025-09-23 · Round 9.4Japan Open 2025
  10. vs Mishra SwayamsWon · 1-0White · 2025-09-22 · Round 8.4Japan Open 2025
  11. vs Sehyun KwonLost · 1-0Black · 2025-09-22 · Round 7.3Japan Open 2025
  12. vs Kailin ChenWon · 1-0White · 2025-09-21 · Round 6.4Japan Open 2025
  13. vs Arif Abdul HafizLost · 1-0Black · 2025-09-21 · Round 5.2Japan Open 2025
  14. vs Samvel Ter-SahakyanDraw · ½–½White · 2025-09-20 · Round 4.1Japan Open 2025
  15. vs Junhyeok LeeDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-09-20 · Round 3.2Japan Open 2025
  16. vs Ryosuke NanjoWon · 1-0White · 2025-09-19 · Round 2.2Japan Open 2025
  17. vs Samuel SongWon · 0-1Black · 2025-09-19 · Round 1.2Japan Open 2025
  18. vs Teimur ToktomushevLost · 1-0Black · 2025-06-15 · Round 13.8French Open Blitz 2025
  19. vs Thibault FantinelDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-06-14 · Round 9.5French Open Rapid 2025
  20. vs Dorian DalaudWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-14 · Round 8.8French Open Rapid 2025
  21. vs Cristiano TieresDraw · ½–½White · 2025-06-14 · Round 2.4French Open Rapid 2025
  22. vs Gabriel SaadWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-14 · Round 1.4French Open Rapid 2025
  23. vs Mathias RobertWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-01 · Round 4.4TCh-FRA Top 16 Basse 2025
  24. vs Robin MidyWon · 0-1Black · 2025-05-31 · Round 3.4TCh-FRA Top 16 Basse 2025
  25. vs Yohan BenitahWon · 1-0White · 2025-05-30 · Round 2.4TCh-FRA Top 16 Basse 2025
  26. vs Evgeny PostnyDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-05-29 · Round 1.4TCh-FRA Top 16 Basse 2025
  27. vs Niklas SchmiderWon · 0-1Black · 2025-05-28 · Round 7.1TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025
  28. vs Aydin SuleymanliLost · 1-0Black · 2025-05-27 · Round 6.2TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025
  29. vs Pentala HarikrishnaLost · 1-0Black · 2025-05-26 · Round 5.2TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025
  30. vs Yannick GozzoliLost · 1-0Black · 2025-05-25 · Round 4.3TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025
  31. vs Bassem AminDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-05-24 · Round 3.2TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025
  32. vs V PranavLost · 1-0Black · 2025-05-23 · Round 2.1TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025
  33. vs Yuri SolodovnichenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-05-22 · Round 1.2TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025
  34. vs Salvador G. Del Rio De AngelisDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-04-20 · Round 9.145th San Sebastian Open
  35. vs Mikel Huerga LeacheWon · 1-0White · 2025-04-19 · Round 8.145th San Sebastian Open
  36. vs Netanel LeviWon · 0-1Black · 2025-04-19 · Round 7.145th San Sebastian Open
  37. vs Arkadij NaiditschDraw · ½–½White · 2025-04-18 · Round 6.145th San Sebastian Open
  38. vs Inigo Argandona RiveiroWon · 0-1Black · 2025-04-17 · Round 5.245th San Sebastian Open
  39. vs Alain Prieto ArangurenWon · 1-0White · 2025-04-16 · Round 4.245th San Sebastian Open
  40. vs Ibai Sanz GorospeWon · 0-1Black · 2025-04-16 · Round 3.245th San Sebastian Open
  41. vs Ibon Munoz FerreiraWon · 1-0White · 2025-04-15 · Round 2.245th San Sebastian Open
  42. vs Marcos 1972 Fernandez LopezWon · 0-1Black · 2025-04-14 · Round 1.245th San Sebastian Open
  43. vs Rasmus SvaneDraw · ½–½White · 2025-03-26 · Round 11.1125th ch-EUR Indiv 2025
  44. vs Mahammad MuradliWon · 0-1Black · 2025-03-25 · Round 10.2425th ch-EUR Indiv 2025
  45. vs Ruslan PonomariovDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-03-24 · Round 9.1825th ch-EUR Indiv 2025
  46. vs Gabriel SargissianLost · 0-1White · 2025-03-23 · Round 8.525th ch-EUR Indiv 2025
  47. vs Maxime LagardeDraw · ½–½White · 2025-03-22 · Round 7.625th ch-EUR Indiv 2025
  48. vs David Anton GuijarroWon · 0-1Black · 2025-03-20 · Round 6.1425th ch-EUR Indiv 2025
  49. vs Vasyl IvanchukWon · 1-0White · 2025-03-19 · Round 5.2725th ch-EUR Indiv 2025
  50. vs Dimitrios StefanouWon · 0-1Black · 2025-03-18 · Round 4.625th ch-EUR Indiv 2025

FIDE tournaments

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

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