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
401 2019-08-20 ch-FRA Accession 2019 Chartres FRA 4.3 Paul Velten Lucas Di Nicolantonio Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
402 2019-08-19 ch-FRA Accession 2019 Chartres FRA 3.5 Melkior Cotonnec Paul Velten Won: 0-1 24 Open
403 2019-08-18 ch-FRA Accession 2019 Chartres FRA 2.1 Christopher Debray Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
404 2019-08-17 ch-FRA Accession 2019 Chartres FRA 1.1 Paul Velten Mickael Hutois Won: 1-0 37 Open
405 2019-07-12 1st Saint-Quentin Open Saint-Quentin FRA 9.3 Paul Velten Marcel Harff Won: 1-0 38 Open
406 2019-07-11 1st Saint-Quentin Open Saint-Quentin FRA 8.2 Jean-Luc Chabanon Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
407 2019-07-10 1st Saint-Quentin Open Saint-Quentin FRA 7.1 Paul Velten Titas Stremavicius Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
408 2019-07-10 1st Saint-Quentin Open Saint-Quentin FRA 6.1 Anatoliy Polivanov Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 61 Open
409 2019-07-09 1st Saint-Quentin Open Saint-Quentin FRA 5.2 Paul Velten Matthieu Burille Won: 1-0 48 Open
410 2019-07-08 1st Saint-Quentin Open Saint-Quentin FRA 4.1 Alfonso Jerez Perez Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
411 2019-07-08 1st Saint-Quentin Open Saint-Quentin FRA 3.2 Paul Velten Lennert Lenaerts Won: 1-0 41 Open
412 2019-07-07 1st Saint-Quentin Open Saint-Quentin FRA 2.2 Peter Wilschut Paul Velten Won: 0-1 40 Open
413 2019-07-06 1st Saint-Quentin Open Saint-Quentin FRA 1.2 Paul Velten Olivier Arene Won: 1-0 29 Open
414 2019-06-28 29th Gros Open 2019 Donostia ESP 9.4 Roberto Cifuentes Parada Paul Velten Won: 0-1 53 Open
415 2019-06-27 29th Gros Open 2019 Donostia ESP 8.2 Paul Velten Harutyun Barseghyan Draw: 1/2-1/2 14 Open
416 2019-06-26 29th Gros Open 2019 Donostia ESP 7.2 Ilmars Starostits Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 5 Open
417 2019-06-25 29th Gros Open 2019 Donostia ESP 6.2 Paul Velten Alexej Gorbatov Won: 1-0 49 Open
418 2019-06-24 29th Gros Open 2019 Donostia ESP 5.4 Elvis De La Caridad Hernandez Sanchez Paul Velten Won: 0-1 53 Open
419 2019-06-23 29th Gros Open 2019 Donostia ESP 4.1 Paul Velten Lelys Stanley Martinez Duany Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
420 2019-06-23 29th Gros Open 2019 Donostia ESP 3.2 Inigo Argandona Riveiro Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
421 2019-06-22 29th Gros Open 2019 Donostia ESP 2.2 Paul Velten Asier Lakuntza Plazaola Won: 1-0 49 Open
422 2019-05-28 TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 Brest FRA 11.3 Bassem Amin Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 52 Open
423 2019-05-27 TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 Brest FRA 10.5 Paul Velten M. Amin Tabatabaei Draw: 1/2-1/2 134 Open
424 2019-05-26 TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 Brest FRA 9.3 Paul Velten Igor Efimov Won: 1-0 32 Open
425 2019-05-25 TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 Brest FRA 8.3 Eltaj Safarli Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 54 Open
426 2019-05-24 TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 Brest FRA 7.2 Paul Velten Yuri Solodovnichenko Lost: 0-1 77 Open
427 2019-05-23 TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 Brest FRA 6.4 Etienne Bacrot Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 40 Open
428 2019-05-22 TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 Brest FRA 5.6 Paul Velten Alexei Fedorov Won: 1-0 29 Open
429 2019-05-21 TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 Brest FRA 4.3 Hrvoje Stevic Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 87 Open
430 2019-05-20 TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 Brest FRA 3.1 Paul Velten Nihal Sarin Draw: 1/2-1/2 66 Open
431 2019-05-19 TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 Brest FRA 2.1 Yannick Gozzoli Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
432 2019-05-18 TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 Brest FRA 1.6 Paul Velten Imre Jr. Hera Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
433 2019-04-30 51st Italian Teams T8 Brixen Bressanone ITA 1.5 Alexander Bertagnolli Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
434 2019-04-29 51st Italian Teams GpA Brixen Bressanone ITA 7.4 Paul Velten Erald Dervishi Won: 1-0 49 Open
435 2019-04-29 51st Italian Teams GpA Brixen Bressanone ITA 6.1 Miroljub Lazic Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 17 Open
436 2019-04-28 51st Italian Teams GpA Brixen Bressanone ITA 4.2 Paul Velten Renier Vazquez Igarza Draw: 1/2-1/2 65 Open
437 2019-04-27 51st Italian Teams GpA Brixen Bressanone ITA 3.3 Milan Drasko Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
438 2019-04-27 51st Italian Teams GpA Brixen Bressanone ITA 2.3 Paul Velten Luca Jr Moroni Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
439 2019-02-24 17th Nancy Rapid 2019 Nancy FRA 8.2 Fabien Guilleux Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 76 Open
440 2019-02-24 17th Nancy Rapid 2019 Nancy FRA 7.3 Paul Velten Mathis Sabatier Won: 1-0 22 Open
441 2019-02-24 17th Nancy Rapid 2019 Nancy FRA 6.4 Elvira Berend Paul Velten Won: 0-1 45 Open
442 2019-02-24 17th Nancy Rapid 2019 Nancy FRA 5.2 Paul Velten Georg Meier Lost: 0-1 53 Open
443 2019-02-24 17th Nancy Rapid 2019 Nancy FRA 4.5 Inna Agrest Paul Velten Won: 0-1 52 Open
444 2019-02-24 17th Nancy Rapid 2019 Nancy FRA 3.5 Paul Velten Dorian Micottis Won: 1-0 21 Open
445 2019-02-24 17th Nancy Rapid 2019 Nancy FRA 2.5 Alexandre Zienkiewicz Paul Velten Won: 0-1 52 Open
446 2019-02-24 17th Nancy Rapid 2019 Nancy FRA 1.5 Paul Velten Jan Zienkiewicz Won: 1-0 49 Open
447 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz 2019 Nancy FRA 9.4 Dorian Micottis Paul Velten Won: 0-1 62 Open
448 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz 2019 Nancy FRA 8.1 Paul Velten Evgeny Postny Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
449 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz 2019 Nancy FRA 7.5 David Sh. Gevorgyan Paul Velten Won: 0-1 51 Open
450 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz 2019 Nancy FRA 6.2 Paul Velten Georg Meier Lost: 0-1 33 Open
  1. vs Lucas Di NicolantonioDraw · ½–½White · 2019-08-20 · Round 4.3ch-FRA Accession 2019
  2. vs Melkior CotonnecWon · 0-1Black · 2019-08-19 · Round 3.5ch-FRA Accession 2019
  3. vs Christopher DebrayDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-08-18 · Round 2.1ch-FRA Accession 2019
  4. vs Mickael HutoisWon · 1-0White · 2019-08-17 · Round 1.1ch-FRA Accession 2019
  5. vs Marcel HarffWon · 1-0White · 2019-07-12 · Round 9.31st Saint-Quentin Open
  6. vs Jean-Luc ChabanonDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-07-11 · Round 8.21st Saint-Quentin Open
  7. vs Titas StremaviciusDraw · ½–½White · 2019-07-10 · Round 7.11st Saint-Quentin Open
  8. vs Anatoliy PolivanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-07-10 · Round 6.11st Saint-Quentin Open
  9. vs Matthieu BurilleWon · 1-0White · 2019-07-09 · Round 5.21st Saint-Quentin Open
  10. vs Alfonso Jerez PerezDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-07-08 · Round 4.11st Saint-Quentin Open
  11. vs Lennert LenaertsWon · 1-0White · 2019-07-08 · Round 3.21st Saint-Quentin Open
  12. vs Peter WilschutWon · 0-1Black · 2019-07-07 · Round 2.21st Saint-Quentin Open
  13. vs Olivier AreneWon · 1-0White · 2019-07-06 · Round 1.21st Saint-Quentin Open
  14. vs Roberto Cifuentes ParadaWon · 0-1Black · 2019-06-28 · Round 9.429th Gros Open 2019
  15. vs Harutyun BarseghyanDraw · ½–½White · 2019-06-27 · Round 8.229th Gros Open 2019
  16. vs Ilmars StarostitsDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-06-26 · Round 7.229th Gros Open 2019
  17. vs Alexej GorbatovWon · 1-0White · 2019-06-25 · Round 6.229th Gros Open 2019
  18. vs Elvis De La Caridad Hernandez SanchezWon · 0-1Black · 2019-06-24 · Round 5.429th Gros Open 2019
  19. vs Lelys Stanley Martinez DuanyDraw · ½–½White · 2019-06-23 · Round 4.129th Gros Open 2019
  20. vs Inigo Argandona RiveiroDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-06-23 · Round 3.229th Gros Open 2019
  21. vs Asier Lakuntza PlazaolaWon · 1-0White · 2019-06-22 · Round 2.229th Gros Open 2019
  22. vs Bassem AminLost · 1-0Black · 2019-05-28 · Round 11.3TCh-FRA Top 12 2019
  23. vs M. Amin TabatabaeiDraw · ½–½White · 2019-05-27 · Round 10.5TCh-FRA Top 12 2019
  24. vs Igor EfimovWon · 1-0White · 2019-05-26 · Round 9.3TCh-FRA Top 12 2019
  25. vs Eltaj SafarliLost · 1-0Black · 2019-05-25 · Round 8.3TCh-FRA Top 12 2019
  26. vs Yuri SolodovnichenkoLost · 0-1White · 2019-05-24 · Round 7.2TCh-FRA Top 12 2019
  27. vs Etienne BacrotLost · 1-0Black · 2019-05-23 · Round 6.4TCh-FRA Top 12 2019
  28. vs Alexei FedorovWon · 1-0White · 2019-05-22 · Round 5.6TCh-FRA Top 12 2019
  29. vs Hrvoje StevicDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-05-21 · Round 4.3TCh-FRA Top 12 2019
  30. vs Nihal SarinDraw · ½–½White · 2019-05-20 · Round 3.1TCh-FRA Top 12 2019
  31. vs Yannick GozzoliDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-05-19 · Round 2.1TCh-FRA Top 12 2019
  32. vs Imre Jr. HeraDraw · ½–½White · 2019-05-18 · Round 1.6TCh-FRA Top 12 2019
  33. vs Alexander BertagnolliDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-04-30 · Round 1.551st Italian Teams T8
  34. vs Erald DervishiWon · 1-0White · 2019-04-29 · Round 7.451st Italian Teams GpA
  35. vs Miroljub LazicDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-04-29 · Round 6.151st Italian Teams GpA
  36. vs Renier Vazquez IgarzaDraw · ½–½White · 2019-04-28 · Round 4.251st Italian Teams GpA
  37. vs Milan DraskoDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-04-27 · Round 3.351st Italian Teams GpA
  38. vs Luca Jr MoroniDraw · ½–½White · 2019-04-27 · Round 2.351st Italian Teams GpA
  39. vs Fabien GuilleuxDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-02-24 · Round 8.217th Nancy Rapid 2019
  40. vs Mathis SabatierWon · 1-0White · 2019-02-24 · Round 7.317th Nancy Rapid 2019
  41. vs Elvira BerendWon · 0-1Black · 2019-02-24 · Round 6.417th Nancy Rapid 2019
  42. vs Georg MeierLost · 0-1White · 2019-02-24 · Round 5.217th Nancy Rapid 2019
  43. vs Inna AgrestWon · 0-1Black · 2019-02-24 · Round 4.517th Nancy Rapid 2019
  44. vs Dorian MicottisWon · 1-0White · 2019-02-24 · Round 3.517th Nancy Rapid 2019
  45. vs Alexandre ZienkiewiczWon · 0-1Black · 2019-02-24 · Round 2.517th Nancy Rapid 2019
  46. vs Jan ZienkiewiczWon · 1-0White · 2019-02-24 · Round 1.517th Nancy Rapid 2019
  47. vs Dorian MicottisWon · 0-1Black · 2019-02-23 · Round 9.417th Nancy Blitz 2019
  48. vs Evgeny PostnyDraw · ½–½White · 2019-02-23 · Round 8.117th Nancy Blitz 2019
  49. vs David Sh. GevorgyanWon · 0-1Black · 2019-02-23 · Round 7.517th Nancy Blitz 2019
  50. vs Georg MeierLost · 0-1White · 2019-02-23 · Round 6.217th Nancy Blitz 2019

FIDE tournaments

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

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