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
201 2024-03-25 44th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 4.3 Paul Velten Marc Narciso Dublan Won: 1-0 63 Open
202 2024-03-24 44th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 3.2 Inigo Argandona Riveiro Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
203 2024-03-24 44th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 2.2 Paul Velten Javier Cinza Lopez Won: 1-0 28 Open
204 2024-03-23 44th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 1.2 Marcos 1972 Fernandez Lopez Paul Velten Won: 0-1 16 Open
205 2024-03-17 2nd Bundesliga Sud 23-24 Germany GER 10.1 Paul Velten Peter Acs Lost: 0-1 27 Open
206 2024-03-16 2nd Bundesliga Sud 23-24 Germany GER 9.1 Matthias Dann Paul Velten Won: 0-1 32 Open
207 2024-03-08 40th Cappelle Open 2024 Cappelle la Grande FRA 9.1 Paul Velten Milan Pacher Lost: 0-1 39 Open
208 2024-03-07 40th Cappelle Open 2024 Cappelle la Grande FRA 8.7 Adar Tarhan Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
209 2024-03-06 40th Cappelle Open 2024 Cappelle la Grande FRA 7.3 Paul Velten Emre Can Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
210 2024-03-06 40th Cappelle Open 2024 Cappelle la Grande FRA 6.3 Paul Velten Pouya Idani Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
211 2024-03-05 40th Cappelle Open 2024 Cappelle la Grande FRA 5.5 Martin Jablonicky Paul Velten Won: 0-1 33 Open
212 2024-03-04 40th Cappelle Open 2024 Cappelle la Grande FRA 4.9 Paul Velten Benjamin Bujisho Won: 1-0 45 Open
213 2024-03-04 40th Cappelle Open 2024 Cappelle la Grande FRA 3.6 Yamac Samani Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
214 2024-03-03 40th Cappelle Open 2024 Cappelle la Grande FRA 2.1 Paul Velten Nino Maisuradze Won: 1-0 32 Open
215 2024-03-02 40th Cappelle Open 2024 Cappelle la Grande FRA 1.12 Tommy Grooten Paul Velten Won: 0-1 44 Open
216 2024-02-23 Mitropa Cup 2024 Apolda GER 9.7 Valerio Carnicelli Paul Velten Won: 0-1 47 Open
217 2024-02-22 Mitropa Cup 2024 Apolda GER 8.15 Paul Velten Petr Gnojek Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
218 2024-02-21 Mitropa Cup 2024 Apolda GER 7.3 Matic Lavrencic Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 29 Open
219 2024-02-20 Mitropa Cup 2024 Apolda GER 6.19 Paul Velten Dmitrij Kollars Won: 1-0 48 Open
220 2024-02-19 Mitropa Cup 2024 Apolda GER 5.3 Paul Velten Tamas Vanczak Won: 1-0 32 Open
221 2024-02-18 Mitropa Cup 2024 Apolda GER 4.19 Teo Tomulic Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 24 Open
222 2024-02-17 Mitropa Cup 2024 Apolda GER 3.11 Paul Velten Richard Turcan Won: 1-0 44 Open
223 2024-02-16 Mitropa Cup 2024 Apolda GER 2.15 Fabian Baenziger Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
224 2024-02-15 Mitropa Cup 2024 Apolda GER 1.15 Paul Velten Marc Morgunov Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
225 2024-02-04 2nd Bundesliga Sud 23-24 Germany GER 6.2 Paul Velten Eric Lobron Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
226 2024-02-03 2nd Bundesliga Sud 23-24 Germany GER 5.2 Ante Saric Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 54 Open
227 2023-12-30 20th Mont de Marsan Mont de Marsan FRA 9.1 Paul Velten Julien Favarel Draw: 1/2-1/2 72 Open
228 2023-12-29 20th Mont de Marsan Mont de Marsan FRA 8.1 Bogdan Lalic Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 13 Open
229 2023-12-29 20th Mont de Marsan Mont de Marsan FRA 7.1 Paul Velten Seraphina Bosc Won: 1-0 28 Open
230 2023-12-28 20th Mont de Marsan Mont de Marsan FRA 6.1 Arthur Lucas Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
231 2023-12-28 20th Mont de Marsan Mont de Marsan FRA 5.1 Paul Velten Vladyslav Larkin Won: 1-0 35 Open
232 2023-12-27 20th Mont de Marsan Mont de Marsan FRA 4.2 Aurelien Arnaud Paul Velten Won: 0-1 62 Open
233 2023-12-27 20th Mont de Marsan Mont de Marsan FRA 3.2 Paul Velten Loic Fournier Won: 1-0 58 Open
234 2023-12-26 20th Mont de Marsan Mont de Marsan FRA 2.2 Mael Rigaud-Retourne Paul Velten Won: 0-1 40 Open
235 2023-12-26 20th Mont de Marsan Mont de Marsan FRA 1.2 Paul Velten Eliyakim Alcantara Won: 1-0 20 Open
236 2023-12-22 10th Sunway Sitges 2023 Sitges ESP 10.26 Daniel Kristoferitsch Paul Velten Won: 0-1 39 Open
237 2023-12-21 10th Sunway Sitges 2023 Sitges ESP 9.32 Paul Velten Raem Sherman Won: 1-0 47 Open
238 2023-12-20 10th Sunway Sitges 2023 Sitges ESP 8.28 Arthur Lucas Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
239 2023-12-19 10th Sunway Sitges 2023 Sitges ESP 7.3 Paul Velten Hristos Alexiadis Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
240 2023-12-18 10th Sunway Sitges 2023 Sitges ESP 6.32 Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
241 2023-12-16 10th Sunway Sitges 2023 Sitges ESP 5.41 Paul Velten Srihari L Won: 1-0 59 Open
242 2023-12-13 10th Sunway Sitges 2023 Sitges ESP 2.37 Dinesh K. Sharma Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 28 Open
243 2023-12-12 10th Sunway Sitges 2023 Sitges ESP 1.39 Paul Velten Ming Yao Gavin Koh Won: 1-0 32 Open
244 2023-12-08 4th elllobregat Open 2023 Sant Boi ESP 9.25 Khumoyun Begmuratov Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
245 2023-12-07 4th elllobregat Open 2023 Sant Boi ESP 8.32 Paul Velten Joaquin Fiorito Won: 1-0 41 Open
246 2023-12-06 4th elllobregat Open 2023 Sant Boi ESP 7.31 Vantika Agrawal Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
247 2023-12-05 4th elllobregat Open 2023 Sant Boi ESP 6.28 Paul Velten Enrique Tejedor Fuente Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
248 2023-12-04 4th elllobregat Open 2023 Sant Boi ESP 5.3 Savitha Shri B Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
249 2023-12-03 4th elllobregat Open 2023 Sant Boi ESP 4.29 Paul Velten Batsukh Anand Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
250 2023-12-02 4th elllobregat Open 2023 Sant Boi ESP 3.4 Alan Pichot Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 48 Open
  1. vs Marc Narciso DublanWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-25 · Round 4.344th San Sebastian Open
  2. vs Inigo Argandona RiveiroDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-03-24 · Round 3.244th San Sebastian Open
  3. vs Javier Cinza LopezWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-24 · Round 2.244th San Sebastian Open
  4. vs Marcos 1972 Fernandez LopezWon · 0-1Black · 2024-03-23 · Round 1.244th San Sebastian Open
  5. vs Peter AcsLost · 0-1White · 2024-03-17 · Round 10.12nd Bundesliga Sud 23-24
  6. vs Matthias DannWon · 0-1Black · 2024-03-16 · Round 9.12nd Bundesliga Sud 23-24
  7. vs Milan PacherLost · 0-1White · 2024-03-08 · Round 9.140th Cappelle Open 2024
  8. vs Adar TarhanDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-03-07 · Round 8.740th Cappelle Open 2024
  9. vs Emre CanDraw · ½–½White · 2024-03-06 · Round 7.340th Cappelle Open 2024
  10. vs Pouya IdaniDraw · ½–½White · 2024-03-06 · Round 6.340th Cappelle Open 2024
  11. vs Martin JablonickyWon · 0-1Black · 2024-03-05 · Round 5.540th Cappelle Open 2024
  12. vs Benjamin BujishoWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-04 · Round 4.940th Cappelle Open 2024
  13. vs Yamac SamaniDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-03-04 · Round 3.640th Cappelle Open 2024
  14. vs Nino MaisuradzeWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-03 · Round 2.140th Cappelle Open 2024
  15. vs Tommy GrootenWon · 0-1Black · 2024-03-02 · Round 1.1240th Cappelle Open 2024
  16. vs Valerio CarnicelliWon · 0-1Black · 2024-02-23 · Round 9.7Mitropa Cup 2024
  17. vs Petr GnojekDraw · ½–½White · 2024-02-22 · Round 8.15Mitropa Cup 2024
  18. vs Matic LavrencicDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-21 · Round 7.3Mitropa Cup 2024
  19. vs Dmitrij KollarsWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-20 · Round 6.19Mitropa Cup 2024
  20. vs Tamas VanczakWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-19 · Round 5.3Mitropa Cup 2024
  21. vs Teo TomulicDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-18 · Round 4.19Mitropa Cup 2024
  22. vs Richard TurcanWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-17 · Round 3.11Mitropa Cup 2024
  23. vs Fabian BaenzigerDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-16 · Round 2.15Mitropa Cup 2024
  24. vs Marc MorgunovDraw · ½–½White · 2024-02-15 · Round 1.15Mitropa Cup 2024
  25. vs Eric LobronDraw · ½–½White · 2024-02-04 · Round 6.22nd Bundesliga Sud 23-24
  26. vs Ante SaricDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-03 · Round 5.22nd Bundesliga Sud 23-24
  27. vs Julien FavarelDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-30 · Round 9.120th Mont de Marsan
  28. vs Bogdan LalicDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-12-29 · Round 8.120th Mont de Marsan
  29. vs Seraphina BoscWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-29 · Round 7.120th Mont de Marsan
  30. vs Arthur LucasDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-12-28 · Round 6.120th Mont de Marsan
  31. vs Vladyslav LarkinWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-28 · Round 5.120th Mont de Marsan
  32. vs Aurelien ArnaudWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-27 · Round 4.220th Mont de Marsan
  33. vs Loic FournierWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-27 · Round 3.220th Mont de Marsan
  34. vs Mael Rigaud-RetourneWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-26 · Round 2.220th Mont de Marsan
  35. vs Eliyakim AlcantaraWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-26 · Round 1.220th Mont de Marsan
  36. vs Daniel KristoferitschWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-22 · Round 10.2610th Sunway Sitges 2023
  37. vs Raem ShermanWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-21 · Round 9.3210th Sunway Sitges 2023
  38. vs Arthur LucasDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-12-20 · Round 8.2810th Sunway Sitges 2023
  39. vs Hristos AlexiadisDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-19 · Round 7.310th Sunway Sitges 2023
  40. vs Mukhammadzokhid SuyarovDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-12-18 · Round 6.3210th Sunway Sitges 2023
  41. vs Srihari LWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-16 · Round 5.4110th Sunway Sitges 2023
  42. vs Dinesh K. SharmaLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-13 · Round 2.3710th Sunway Sitges 2023
  43. vs Ming Yao Gavin KohWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-12 · Round 1.3910th Sunway Sitges 2023
  44. vs Khumoyun BegmuratovDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-12-08 · Round 9.254th elllobregat Open 2023
  45. vs Joaquin FioritoWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-07 · Round 8.324th elllobregat Open 2023
  46. vs Vantika AgrawalDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-12-06 · Round 7.314th elllobregat Open 2023
  47. vs Enrique Tejedor FuenteDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-05 · Round 6.284th elllobregat Open 2023
  48. vs Savitha Shri BDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-12-04 · Round 5.34th elllobregat Open 2023
  49. vs Batsukh AnandDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-03 · Round 4.294th elllobregat Open 2023
  50. vs Alan PichotLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-02 · Round 3.44th elllobregat Open 2023

FIDE tournaments

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

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