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
351 2021-06-09 FSGM June 2021 Budapest HUN 5.2 Paul Velten Gergely Aczel Lost: 0-1 73 Open
352 2021-06-08 FSGM June 2021 Budapest HUN 4.4 Abhimanyu Mishra Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
353 2021-06-07 FSGM June 2021 Budapest HUN 3.3 Paul Velten Souhardo Basak Won: 1-0 45 Open
354 2021-06-06 FSGM June 2021 Budapest HUN 2.3 Manish Anto Cristiano F Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 70 Open
355 2021-06-05 FSGM June 2021 Budapest HUN 1.4 Paul Velten Shahil Dey Draw: 1/2-1/2 55 Open
356 2021-05-09` EE May Blitz Open 2021 Europe-Echecs INT 10 Paul Velten Simon Theodore Won: 1-0 28 Open
357 2021-05-09 EE May Blitz Open 2021 Europe-Echecs INT 9 Philippe Emmenecker Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 43 Open
358 2021-05-09 EE May Blitz Open 2021 Europe-Echecs INT 8 Paul Velten Jean-Michel Mataigne Won: 1-0 26 Open
359 2021-05-09 EE May Blitz Open 2021 Europe-Echecs INT 7 Mohammadreza Firouzja Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 21 Open
360 2021-05-09 EE May Blitz Open 2021 Europe-Echecs INT 6 Paul Velten Kilian Berger Dit Lacroix Lost: 0-1 43 Open
361 2021-05-09 EE May Blitz Open 2021 Europe-Echecs INT 5 Julien Joly Paul Velten Won: 0-1 58 Open
362 2021-05-09 EE May Blitz Open 2021 Europe-Echecs INT 4 Paul Velten Alan Pichot Lost: 0-1 41 Open
363 2021-05-09 EE May Blitz Open 2021 Europe-Echecs INT 3 Antonin Ferey Paul Velten Won: 0-1 71 Open
364 2021-05-09 EE May Blitz Open 2021 Europe-Echecs INT 2 Paul Velten Jim Heng Won: 1-0 31 Open
365 2021-05-09 EE May Blitz Open 2021 Europe-Echecs INT 1 Raphael Alberola Paul Velten Won: 0-1 37 Open
366 2021-05-09 EE May Blitz Open 2021 Europe-Echecs INT 11 Paul Velten Valentin Pillard Won: 1-0 44 Open
367 2021-02-07 Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz Europe-Echecs INT 9 Paul Velten Nikola Nikolovski Won: 1-0 33 Open
368 2021-02-07 Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz Europe-Echecs INT 8 Sayed Javad Alavi Paul Velten Won: 0-1 85 Open
369 2021-02-07 Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz Europe-Echecs INT 7 Paul Velten Deysi Cori T. Won: 1-0 58 Open
370 2021-02-07 Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz Europe-Echecs INT 6 Paul Velten James Eden Won: 1-0 33 Open
371 2021-02-07 Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz Europe-Echecs INT 5 Avni Ermeni Paul Velten Won: 0-1 38 Open
372 2021-02-07 Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz Europe-Echecs INT 4 Paul Velten Ivan Cheparinov Lost: 0-1 50 Open
373 2021-02-07 Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz Europe-Echecs INT 3 Benjamin Feryn Paul Velten Won: 0-1 41 Open
374 2021-02-07 Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz Europe-Echecs INT 2 Paul Velten Maxime Lambach Won: 1-0 39 Open
375 2021-02-07 Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz Europe-Echecs INT 1 Daniel Chouvaev-Komin Paul Velten Won: 0-1 55 Open
376 2021-02-07 Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz Europe-Echecs INT 11 Paul Velten Mikhail Kobalia Lost: 0-1 61 Open
377 2021-02-07 Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz Europe-Echecs INT 10 Baadur Jobava Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 28 Open
378 2020-02-29 2nd Cappelle Rapid 2020 Cappelle la Grande FRA 9.7 Pierre Petitcunot Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 46 Open
379 2020-02-29 2nd Cappelle Rapid 2020 Cappelle la Grande FRA 8.2 Paul Velten Tigran Gharamian Lost: 0-1 46 Open
380 2020-02-29 2nd Cappelle Rapid 2020 Cappelle la Grande FRA 7.6 Viani Antonio Dcunha Paul Velten Won: 0-1 32 Open
381 2020-02-29 2nd Cappelle Rapid 2020 Cappelle la Grande FRA 6.7 Paul Velten Arben Dardha Won: 1-0 65 Open
382 2020-02-29 2nd Cappelle Rapid 2020 Cappelle la Grande FRA 5.9 Guillaume Bianchi Paul Velten Won: 0-1 36 Open
383 2020-02-29 2nd Cappelle Rapid 2020 Cappelle la Grande FRA 4.1 Paul Velten Jules Moussard Lost: 0-1 56 Open
384 2020-02-29 2nd Cappelle Rapid 2020 Cappelle la Grande FRA 3.8 Anis Drissi Paul Velten Won: 0-1 54 Open
385 2020-02-29 2nd Cappelle Rapid 2020 Cappelle la Grande FRA 2.12 Paul Velten Benjamin Feryn Won: 1-0 51 Open
386 2020-02-29 2nd Cappelle Rapid 2020 Cappelle la Grande FRA 1.12 Guillaume Deveque Paul Velten Won: 0-1 57 Open
387 2019-12-18 XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019 Elgoibar ESP 9.5 Paul Velten Shardul Gagare Draw: 1/2-1/2 19 Open
388 2019-12-17 XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019 Elgoibar ESP 8.1 Juan Plazuelo Pascual Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
389 2019-12-16 XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019 Elgoibar ESP 7.5 Michael Oratovsky Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 14 Open
390 2019-12-16 XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019 Elgoibar ESP 6.2 Paul Velten Tomas Sosa Won: 1-0 48 Open
391 2019-12-15 XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019 Elgoibar ESP 5.4 Javier Moreno Ruiz Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 94 Open
392 2019-12-14 XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019 Elgoibar ESP 4.3 Paul Velten Karen H. Grigoryan Lost: 0-1 51 Open
393 2019-12-14 XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019 Elgoibar ESP 3.3 Shalmali Gagare Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 79 Open
394 2019-12-13 XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019 Elgoibar ESP 2.4 Paul Velten Diego Del Rey Draw: 1/2-1/2 65 Open
395 2019-12-12 XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019 Elgoibar ESP 1.2 Adrian Martinez Fernandez Paul Velten Won: 0-1 51 Open
396 2019-08-25 ch-FRA Accession 2019 Chartres FRA 9.3 Paul Velten Guillaume Philippe Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
397 2019-08-24 ch-FRA Accession 2019 Chartres FRA 8.3 David Housieaux Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
398 2019-08-23 ch-FRA Accession 2019 Chartres FRA 7.1 Paul Velten Guillaume Lamard Draw: 1/2-1/2 91 Open
399 2019-08-22 ch-FRA Accession 2019 Chartres FRA 6.1 Victor Stephan Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
400 2019-08-21 ch-FRA Accession 2019 Chartres FRA 5.3 Paul Velten Alexandre Pigeat Won: 1-0 53 Open
  1. vs Gergely AczelLost · 0-1White · 2021-06-09 · Round 5.2FSGM June 2021
  2. vs Abhimanyu MishraDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-06-08 · Round 4.4FSGM June 2021
  3. vs Souhardo BasakWon · 1-0White · 2021-06-07 · Round 3.3FSGM June 2021
  4. vs Manish Anto Cristiano FDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-06-06 · Round 2.3FSGM June 2021
  5. vs Shahil DeyDraw · ½–½White · 2021-06-05 · Round 1.4FSGM June 2021
  6. vs Simon TheodoreWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-09` · Round 10EE May Blitz Open 2021
  7. vs Philippe EmmeneckerLost · 1-0Black · 2021-05-09 · Round 9EE May Blitz Open 2021
  8. vs Jean-Michel MataigneWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-09 · Round 8EE May Blitz Open 2021
  9. vs Mohammadreza FirouzjaLost · 1-0Black · 2021-05-09 · Round 7EE May Blitz Open 2021
  10. vs Kilian Berger Dit LacroixLost · 0-1White · 2021-05-09 · Round 6EE May Blitz Open 2021
  11. vs Julien JolyWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-09 · Round 5EE May Blitz Open 2021
  12. vs Alan PichotLost · 0-1White · 2021-05-09 · Round 4EE May Blitz Open 2021
  13. vs Antonin FereyWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-09 · Round 3EE May Blitz Open 2021
  14. vs Jim HengWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-09 · Round 2EE May Blitz Open 2021
  15. vs Raphael AlberolaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-09 · Round 1EE May Blitz Open 2021
  16. vs Valentin PillardWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-09 · Round 11EE May Blitz Open 2021
  17. vs Nikola NikolovskiWon · 1-0White · 2021-02-07 · Round 9Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz
  18. vs Sayed Javad AlaviWon · 0-1Black · 2021-02-07 · Round 8Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz
  19. vs Deysi Cori T.Won · 1-0White · 2021-02-07 · Round 7Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz
  20. vs James EdenWon · 1-0White · 2021-02-07 · Round 6Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz
  21. vs Avni ErmeniWon · 0-1Black · 2021-02-07 · Round 5Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz
  22. vs Ivan CheparinovLost · 0-1White · 2021-02-07 · Round 4Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz
  23. vs Benjamin FerynWon · 0-1Black · 2021-02-07 · Round 3Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz
  24. vs Maxime LambachWon · 1-0White · 2021-02-07 · Round 2Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz
  25. vs Daniel Chouvaev-KominWon · 0-1Black · 2021-02-07 · Round 1Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz
  26. vs Mikhail KobaliaLost · 0-1White · 2021-02-07 · Round 11Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz
  27. vs Baadur JobavaLost · 1-0Black · 2021-02-07 · Round 10Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz
  28. vs Pierre PetitcunotLost · 1-0Black · 2020-02-29 · Round 9.72nd Cappelle Rapid 2020
  29. vs Tigran GharamianLost · 0-1White · 2020-02-29 · Round 8.22nd Cappelle Rapid 2020
  30. vs Viani Antonio DcunhaWon · 0-1Black · 2020-02-29 · Round 7.62nd Cappelle Rapid 2020
  31. vs Arben DardhaWon · 1-0White · 2020-02-29 · Round 6.72nd Cappelle Rapid 2020
  32. vs Guillaume BianchiWon · 0-1Black · 2020-02-29 · Round 5.92nd Cappelle Rapid 2020
  33. vs Jules MoussardLost · 0-1White · 2020-02-29 · Round 4.12nd Cappelle Rapid 2020
  34. vs Anis DrissiWon · 0-1Black · 2020-02-29 · Round 3.82nd Cappelle Rapid 2020
  35. vs Benjamin FerynWon · 1-0White · 2020-02-29 · Round 2.122nd Cappelle Rapid 2020
  36. vs Guillaume DevequeWon · 0-1Black · 2020-02-29 · Round 1.122nd Cappelle Rapid 2020
  37. vs Shardul GagareDraw · ½–½White · 2019-12-18 · Round 9.5XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019
  38. vs Juan Plazuelo PascualDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-12-17 · Round 8.1XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019
  39. vs Michael OratovskyDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-12-16 · Round 7.5XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019
  40. vs Tomas SosaWon · 1-0White · 2019-12-16 · Round 6.2XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019
  41. vs Javier Moreno RuizDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-12-15 · Round 5.4XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019
  42. vs Karen H. GrigoryanLost · 0-1White · 2019-12-14 · Round 4.3XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019
  43. vs Shalmali GagareLost · 1-0Black · 2019-12-14 · Round 3.3XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019
  44. vs Diego Del ReyDraw · ½–½White · 2019-12-13 · Round 2.4XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019
  45. vs Adrian Martinez FernandezWon · 0-1Black · 2019-12-12 · Round 1.2XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019
  46. vs Guillaume PhilippeDraw · ½–½White · 2019-08-25 · Round 9.3ch-FRA Accession 2019
  47. vs David HousieauxDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-08-24 · Round 8.3ch-FRA Accession 2019
  48. vs Guillaume LamardDraw · ½–½White · 2019-08-23 · Round 7.1ch-FRA Accession 2019
  49. vs Victor StephanDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-08-22 · Round 6.1ch-FRA Accession 2019
  50. vs Alexandre PigeatWon · 1-0White · 2019-08-21 · Round 5.3ch-FRA Accession 2019

FIDE tournaments

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

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