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.

Download chart or data

View rating lists

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
101 2025-03-17 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 Eforie Nord ROU 3.25 Paul Velten Bogdan-Daniel Deac Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
102 2025-03-16 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 Eforie Nord ROU 2.74 Bartlomiej Turski Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
103 2025-03-15 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 Eforie Nord ROU 1.9 Paul Velten Cristian-Gabriel Voiteanu Won: 1-0 44 Open
104 2025-02-23 Djerba Open A 2025 Djerba TUN 9.2 Paul Velten Zoubaier Amdouni Won: 1-0 35 Open
105 2025-02-22 Djerba Open A 2025 Djerba TUN 8.1 Amir Zaibi Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 58 Open
106 2025-02-21 Djerba Open A 2025 Djerba TUN 7.1 Paul Velten Mohamed Ali Boudriga Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
107 2025-02-21 Djerba Open A 2025 Djerba TUN 6.1 Tarik Hallal Paul Velten Won: 0-1 33 Open
108 2025-02-20 Djerba Open A 2025 Djerba TUN 5.1 Paul Velten Bjorn Thorfinnsson Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
109 2025-02-18 Djerba Open A 2025 Djerba TUN 4.1 Bator Sambuev Paul Velten Won: 0-1 47 Open
110 2025-02-18 Djerba Open A 2025 Djerba TUN 3.1 Paul Velten Ewen Pichon Won: 1-0 47 Open
111 2025-02-17 Djerba Open A 2025 Djerba TUN 2.1 Markus Loeffler Paul Velten Won: 0-1 30 Open
112 2024-12-22 11th Sunway Sitges 2024 Sitges ESP 10.22 Paul Velten Jun Wei Lee Won: 1-0 49 Open
113 2024-12-21 11th Sunway Sitges 2024 Sitges ESP 9.14 Spyridon Naoum Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 56 Open
114 2024-12-20 11th Sunway Sitges 2024 Sitges ESP 8.1 Paul Velten Mustafokhuja Khusenkhojaev Draw: 1/2-1/2 59 Open
115 2024-12-19 11th Sunway Sitges 2024 Sitges ESP 7.15 Harry Z Zheng Paul Velten Won: 0-1 54 Open
116 2024-12-18 11th Sunway Sitges 2024 Sitges ESP 6.31 Paul Velten Swara Lakshmi S Nair Won: 1-0 45 Open
117 2024-12-16 11th Sunway Sitges 2024 Sitges ESP 5.15 Luis Carlos Torres Rosas Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 63 Open
118 2024-12-15 11th Sunway Sitges 2024 Sitges ESP 4.24 Paul Velten Iren Lyutsinger Won: 1-0 24 Open
119 2024-12-14 11th Sunway Sitges 2024 Sitges ESP 3.6 Nikolozi Shamatava Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 61 Open
120 2024-12-13 11th Sunway Sitges 2024 Sitges ESP 2.11 Paul Velten Nikolai A. Grebennikov Won: 1-0 51 Open
121 2024-12-12 11th Sunway Sitges 2024 Sitges ESP 1.11 Alex Freeland Paul Velten Won: 0-1 29 Open
122 2024-12-07 2nd Vega de San Mateo Vega de San Mateo ESP 9.1 Tristan Breuil Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 97 Open
123 2024-12-06 2nd Vega de San Mateo Vega de San Mateo ESP 8.1 Paul Velten Hannes Stefansson Won: 1-0 42 Open
124 2024-12-05 2nd Vega de San Mateo Vega de San Mateo ESP 7.1 Viktor Moskalenko Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
125 2024-12-04 2nd Vega de San Mateo Vega de San Mateo ESP 6.1 Paul Velten Roberto Carlos Gomez Ledo Won: 1-0 26 Open
126 2024-12-03 2nd Vega de San Mateo Vega de San Mateo ESP 5.1 Aleksa Strikovic Paul Velten Won: 0-1 27 Open
127 2024-12-02 2nd Vega de San Mateo Vega de San Mateo ESP 4.1 Paul Velten Arthur Lucas Won: 1-0 34 Open
128 2024-12-01 2nd Vega de San Mateo Vega de San Mateo ESP 3.1 Phileas Mathieu Paul Velten Won: 0-1 95 Open
129 2024-11-30 2nd Vega de San Mateo Vega de San Mateo ESP 1.1 Paul Velten Marcelino Ramos Santana Won: 1-0 17 Open
130 2024-11-02 Cap D'Agde Express Pool B Cap d'Agde FRA 7.3 Paul Velten Vitaly Sivuk Won: 1-0 66 Open
131 2024-11-02 Cap D'Agde Express Pool B Cap d'Agde FRA 6.2 Pierre Laurent-Paoli Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 80 Open
132 2024-11-02 Cap D'Agde Express Pool B Cap d'Agde FRA 5.4 Paul Velten Harutyun Barseghyan Lost: 0-1 65 Open
133 2024-11-02 Cap D'Agde Express Pool B Cap d'Agde FRA 4.1 Bilel Bellahcene Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
134 2024-11-02 Cap D'Agde Express Final Cap d'Agde FRA 3.5 Mahel Boyer Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 39 Open
135 2024-11-02 Cap D'Agde Express Final Cap d'Agde FRA 3.4 Mahel Boyer Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
136 2024-11-02 Cap D'Agde Express Pool B Cap d'Agde FRA 3.4 Joseph Girel Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 119 Open
137 2024-11-02 Cap D'Agde Express Final Cap d'Agde FRA 3.3 Paul Velten Mahel Boyer Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
138 2024-11-02 Cap D'Agde Express Final Cap d'Agde FRA 3.2 Paul Velten Mahel Boyer Won: 1-0 68 Open
139 2024-11-02 Cap D'Agde Express Final Cap d'Agde FRA 3.1 Mahel Boyer Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 70 Open
140 2024-11-02 Cap D'Agde Express Final Cap d'Agde FRA 2.2 Paul Velten Laurent Fressinet Won: 1-0 63 Open
141 2024-11-02 Cap D'Agde Express Pool B Cap d'Agde FRA 2.2 Paul Velten Loic Travadon Won: 1-0 69 Open
142 2024-11-02 Cap D'Agde Express Final Cap d'Agde FRA 2.1 Laurent Fressinet Paul Velten Won: 0-1 52 Open
143 2024-11-02 Cap D'Agde Express Pool B Cap d'Agde FRA 1.3 Marie Sebag Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 70 Open
144 2024-11-02 Cap D'Agde Express Final Cap d'Agde FRA 1.2 Paul Velten Harutyun Barseghyan Won: 1-0 49 Open
145 2024-11-02 Cap D'Agde Express Final Cap d'Agde FRA 1.1 Harutyun Barseghyan Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
146 2024-10-31 22nd Cap D'Agde Open 2024 Cap d'Agde FRA 7.1 Pierre Laurent-Paoli Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
147 2024-10-30 22nd Cap D'Agde Open 2024 Cap d'Agde FRA 6.3 Prraneeth Vuppala Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 64 Open
148 2024-10-29 22nd Cap D'Agde Open 2024 Cap d'Agde FRA 5.4 Paul Velten Remy Degraeve Won: 1-0 39 Open
149 2024-08-11 Riga Tech Open A 2024 Riga LAT 9.18 Paul Velten Josefine Safarli Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
150 2024-08-10 Riga Tech Open A 2024 Riga LAT 8.6 Joseph Girel Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 50 Open
  1. vs Bogdan-Daniel DeacDraw · ½–½White · 2025-03-17 · Round 3.2525th ch-EUR Indiv 2025
  2. vs Bartlomiej TurskiDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-03-16 · Round 2.7425th ch-EUR Indiv 2025
  3. vs Cristian-Gabriel VoiteanuWon · 1-0White · 2025-03-15 · Round 1.925th ch-EUR Indiv 2025
  4. vs Zoubaier AmdouniWon · 1-0White · 2025-02-23 · Round 9.2Djerba Open A 2025
  5. vs Amir ZaibiDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-02-22 · Round 8.1Djerba Open A 2025
  6. vs Mohamed Ali BoudrigaDraw · ½–½White · 2025-02-21 · Round 7.1Djerba Open A 2025
  7. vs Tarik HallalWon · 0-1Black · 2025-02-21 · Round 6.1Djerba Open A 2025
  8. vs Bjorn ThorfinnssonDraw · ½–½White · 2025-02-20 · Round 5.1Djerba Open A 2025
  9. vs Bator SambuevWon · 0-1Black · 2025-02-18 · Round 4.1Djerba Open A 2025
  10. vs Ewen PichonWon · 1-0White · 2025-02-18 · Round 3.1Djerba Open A 2025
  11. vs Markus LoefflerWon · 0-1Black · 2025-02-17 · Round 2.1Djerba Open A 2025
  12. vs Jun Wei LeeWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-22 · Round 10.2211th Sunway Sitges 2024
  13. vs Spyridon NaoumLost · 1-0Black · 2024-12-21 · Round 9.1411th Sunway Sitges 2024
  14. vs Mustafokhuja KhusenkhojaevDraw · ½–½White · 2024-12-20 · Round 8.111th Sunway Sitges 2024
  15. vs Harry Z ZhengWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-19 · Round 7.1511th Sunway Sitges 2024
  16. vs Swara Lakshmi S NairWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-18 · Round 6.3111th Sunway Sitges 2024
  17. vs Luis Carlos Torres RosasLost · 1-0Black · 2024-12-16 · Round 5.1511th Sunway Sitges 2024
  18. vs Iren LyutsingerWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-15 · Round 4.2411th Sunway Sitges 2024
  19. vs Nikolozi ShamatavaLost · 1-0Black · 2024-12-14 · Round 3.611th Sunway Sitges 2024
  20. vs Nikolai A. GrebennikovWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-13 · Round 2.1111th Sunway Sitges 2024
  21. vs Alex FreelandWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-12 · Round 1.1111th Sunway Sitges 2024
  22. vs Tristan BreuilDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-12-07 · Round 9.12nd Vega de San Mateo
  23. vs Hannes StefanssonWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-06 · Round 8.12nd Vega de San Mateo
  24. vs Viktor MoskalenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-12-05 · Round 7.12nd Vega de San Mateo
  25. vs Roberto Carlos Gomez LedoWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-04 · Round 6.12nd Vega de San Mateo
  26. vs Aleksa StrikovicWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-03 · Round 5.12nd Vega de San Mateo
  27. vs Arthur LucasWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-02 · Round 4.12nd Vega de San Mateo
  28. vs Phileas MathieuWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-01 · Round 3.12nd Vega de San Mateo
  29. vs Marcelino Ramos SantanaWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-30 · Round 1.12nd Vega de San Mateo
  30. vs Vitaly SivukWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-02 · Round 7.3Cap D'Agde Express Pool B
  31. vs Pierre Laurent-PaoliDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-11-02 · Round 6.2Cap D'Agde Express Pool B
  32. vs Harutyun BarseghyanLost · 0-1White · 2024-11-02 · Round 5.4Cap D'Agde Express Pool B
  33. vs Bilel BellahceneDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-11-02 · Round 4.1Cap D'Agde Express Pool B
  34. vs Mahel BoyerLost · 1-0Black · 2024-11-02 · Round 3.5Cap D'Agde Express Final
  35. vs Mahel BoyerDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-11-02 · Round 3.4Cap D'Agde Express Final
  36. vs Joseph GirelDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-11-02 · Round 3.4Cap D'Agde Express Pool B
  37. vs Mahel BoyerDraw · ½–½White · 2024-11-02 · Round 3.3Cap D'Agde Express Final
  38. vs Mahel BoyerWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-02 · Round 3.2Cap D'Agde Express Final
  39. vs Mahel BoyerLost · 1-0Black · 2024-11-02 · Round 3.1Cap D'Agde Express Final
  40. vs Laurent FressinetWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-02 · Round 2.2Cap D'Agde Express Final
  41. vs Loic TravadonWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-02 · Round 2.2Cap D'Agde Express Pool B
  42. vs Laurent FressinetWon · 0-1Black · 2024-11-02 · Round 2.1Cap D'Agde Express Final
  43. vs Marie SebagDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-11-02 · Round 1.3Cap D'Agde Express Pool B
  44. vs Harutyun BarseghyanWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-02 · Round 1.2Cap D'Agde Express Final
  45. vs Harutyun BarseghyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-11-02 · Round 1.1Cap D'Agde Express Final
  46. vs Pierre Laurent-PaoliDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-10-31 · Round 7.122nd Cap D'Agde Open 2024
  47. vs Prraneeth VuppalaDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-10-30 · Round 6.322nd Cap D'Agde Open 2024
  48. vs Remy DegraeveWon · 1-0White · 2024-10-29 · Round 5.422nd Cap D'Agde Open 2024
  49. vs Josefine SafarliDraw · ½–½White · 2024-08-11 · Round 9.18Riga Tech Open A 2024
  50. vs Joseph GirelLost · 1-0Black · 2024-08-10 · Round 8.6Riga Tech Open A 2024

FIDE tournaments

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

All tournament results