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

2482

Classical

Published FIDE

2563

Rapid

Published FIDE

2413

Blitz

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
99

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
1 2021-03-07 Cappelle Online Blitz Europe-Echecs INT 9 Vasyl Ivanchuk Paul Velten 1/2-1/2 48 Open
2 2021-03-07 Cappelle Online Blitz Europe-Echecs INT 8 Paul Velten Vladislav Nevednichy 0-1 65 Open
3 2021-03-07 Cappelle Online Blitz Europe-Echecs INT 7 Wenjun Ju Paul Velten 0-1 34 Open
4 2021-03-07 Cappelle Online Blitz Europe-Echecs INT 6 Paul Velten Denise Trippold 1-0 41 Open
5 2021-03-07 Cappelle Online Blitz Europe-Echecs INT 5 Mahel Boyer Paul Velten 0-1 47 Open
6 2021-03-07 Cappelle Online Blitz Europe-Echecs INT 4 Paul Velten Ivan Cheparinov 0-1 33 Open
7 2021-03-07 Cappelle Online Blitz Europe-Echecs INT 3 P V Nandhidhaa Paul Velten 0-1 30 Open
8 2021-03-07 Cappelle Online Blitz Europe-Echecs INT 2 Paul Velten Ghislain Maugenest 1-0 18 Open
9 2021-03-07 Cappelle Online Blitz Europe-Echecs INT 1 Unidentified player Paul Velten 0-1 58 Open
10 2021-03-07 Cappelle Online Blitz Europe-Echecs INT 11 Bibisara Assaubayeva Paul Velten 0-1 38 Open
11 2021-03-07 Cappelle Online Blitz Europe-Echecs INT 10 Paul Velten Yi Xu 0-1 86 Open
12 2021-03-06 Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 lichess.org INT - Ivan Ivanisevic Paul Velten 0-1 41 Open
13 2021-03-06 Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 lichess.org INT - Paul Velten Manu David Suthandram R 1/2-1/2 29 Open
14 2021-03-06 Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 lichess.org INT - Paul Velten Alan Pichot 1-0 80 Open
15 2021-03-06 Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 lichess.org INT - Vladislav Krasikov Paul Velten 0-1 36 Open
16 2021-03-06 Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 lichess.org INT - Shawn Martinez Paul Velten 0-1 29 Open
17 2021-03-06 Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 lichess.org INT - Frederik Svane Paul Velten 0-1 62 Open
18 2021-03-05 Cappelle Online Bullet Europe-Echecs INT 9 Kanan Garayev Paul Velten 1-0 72 Open
19 2021-03-05 Cappelle Online Bullet Europe-Echecs INT 8 Paul Velten Florent Samoun 1-0 59 Open
20 2021-03-05 Cappelle Online Bullet Europe-Echecs INT 7 Daniel Dardha Paul Velten 1-0 57 Open
21 2021-03-05 Cappelle Online Bullet Europe-Echecs INT 6 Paul Velten Anna Kubicka 1-0 70 Open
22 2021-03-05 Cappelle Online Bullet Europe-Echecs INT 5 Paul Velten Maxime Lagarde 0-1 44 Open
23 2021-03-05 Cappelle Online Bullet Europe-Echecs INT 4 Parham Maghsoodloo Paul Velten 0-1 47 Open
24 2021-03-05 Cappelle Online Bullet Europe-Echecs INT 3 Alban Delorme Paul Velten 0-1 31 Open
25 2021-03-05 Cappelle Online Bullet Europe-Echecs INT 2 Paul Velten Natacha Benmesbah 1-0 37 Open
26 2021-03-05 Cappelle Online Bullet Europe-Echecs INT 1 Jeremie Konopka Paul Velten 0-1 23 Open
27 2021-03-05 Cappelle Online Bullet Europe-Echecs INT 15 Alexey Sarana Paul Velten 1-0 69 Open
28 2021-03-05 Cappelle Online Bullet Europe-Echecs INT 14 Paul Velten Rauf Mamedov 1/2-1/2 78 Open
29 2021-03-05 Cappelle Online Bullet Europe-Echecs INT 13 Zhandos Agmanov Paul Velten 0-1 83 Open
30 2021-03-05 Cappelle Online Bullet Europe-Echecs INT 12 Paul Velten Victor Stephan 1-0 42 Open
31 2021-03-05 Cappelle Online Bullet Europe-Echecs INT 11 Ezra Kirk Paul Velten 1/2-1/2 77 Open
32 2021-03-05 Cappelle Online Bullet Europe-Echecs INT 10 Paul Velten Benjamin Defromont 1-0 70 Open
33 2021-01-26 Titled Tuesday 26th Jan chess.com INT 8 Frederik Svane Paul Velten 1-0 46 Open
34 2021-01-26 Titled Tuesday 26th Jan chess.com INT 7 Paul Velten Johann Hjartarson 1-0 34 Open
35 2021-01-26 Titled Tuesday 26th Jan chess.com INT 6 Tanraj Sohal Paul Velten 0-1 63 Open
36 2021-01-26 Titled Tuesday 26th Jan chess.com INT 5 Paul Velten Antoaneta Stefanova 0-1 60 Open
37 2021-01-26 Titled Tuesday 26th Jan chess.com INT 4 Nemanja Zivkovic Paul Velten 0-1 32 Open
38 2021-01-26 Titled Tuesday 26th Jan chess.com INT 3 Paul Velten Danil Najdin 1-0 33 Open
39 2021-01-26 Titled Tuesday 26th Jan chess.com INT 2 Pablo Barrionuevo Paul Velten 0-1 41 Open
40 2021-01-26 Titled Tuesday 26th Jan chess.com INT 1 Paul Velten Andrew N Greet 0-1 39 Open
41 2021-01-19 Titled Tuesday 19th Jan chess.com INT 9 Evgeniy Najer Paul Velten 1-0 51 Open
42 2021-01-19 Titled Tuesday 19th Jan chess.com INT 8 Paul Velten Olexandr Bortnyk 0-1 31 Open
43 2021-01-19 Titled Tuesday 19th Jan chess.com INT 7 Paul Velten Mhamal Anurag 1-0 47 Open
44 2021-01-19 Titled Tuesday 19th Jan chess.com INT 6 Leonardo Tristan Paul Velten 0-1 30 Open
45 2021-01-19 Titled Tuesday 19th Jan chess.com INT 5 Aziz Mert Erdogdu Paul Velten 0-1 67 Open
46 2021-01-19 Titled Tuesday 19th Jan chess.com INT 4 Paul Velten Ekaterina Miroshnik 1-0 70 Open
47 2021-01-19 Titled Tuesday 19th Jan chess.com INT 3 Paul Velten Nikolai Gritsenko 0-1 37 Open
48 2021-01-19 Titled Tuesday 19th Jan chess.com INT 2 Nataliya Buksa Paul Velten 0-1 42 Open
49 2021-01-19 Titled Tuesday 19th Jan chess.com INT 1 Paul Velten Tomas Tvarijonas 1-0 35 Open
50 2021-01-19 Titled Tuesday 19th Jan chess.com INT 11 Paul Velten Aleksandra Goryachkina 0-1 88 Open
  1. vs Vasyl IvanchukDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-03-07 · Round 9Cappelle Online Blitz
  2. vs Vladislav NevednichyLost · 0-1White · 2021-03-07 · Round 8Cappelle Online Blitz
  3. vs Wenjun JuWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-07 · Round 7Cappelle Online Blitz
  4. vs Denise TrippoldWon · 1-0White · 2021-03-07 · Round 6Cappelle Online Blitz
  5. vs Mahel BoyerWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-07 · Round 5Cappelle Online Blitz
  6. vs Ivan CheparinovLost · 0-1White · 2021-03-07 · Round 4Cappelle Online Blitz
  7. vs P V NandhidhaaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-07 · Round 3Cappelle Online Blitz
  8. vs Ghislain MaugenestWon · 1-0White · 2021-03-07 · Round 2Cappelle Online Blitz
  9. vs Unidentified playerWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-07 · Round 1Cappelle Online Blitz
  10. vs Bibisara AssaubayevaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-07 · Round 11Cappelle Online Blitz
  11. vs Yi XuLost · 0-1White · 2021-03-07 · Round 10Cappelle Online Blitz
  12. vs Ivan IvanisevicWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-06Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021
  13. vs Manu David Suthandram RDraw · ½–½White · 2021-03-06Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021
  14. vs Alan PichotWon · 1-0White · 2021-03-06Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021
  15. vs Vladislav KrasikovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-06Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021
  16. vs Shawn MartinezWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-06Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021
  17. vs Frederik SvaneWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-06Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021
  18. vs Kanan GarayevLost · 1-0Black · 2021-03-05 · Round 9Cappelle Online Bullet
  19. vs Florent SamounWon · 1-0White · 2021-03-05 · Round 8Cappelle Online Bullet
  20. vs Daniel DardhaLost · 1-0Black · 2021-03-05 · Round 7Cappelle Online Bullet
  21. vs Anna KubickaWon · 1-0White · 2021-03-05 · Round 6Cappelle Online Bullet
  22. vs Maxime LagardeLost · 0-1White · 2021-03-05 · Round 5Cappelle Online Bullet
  23. vs Parham MaghsoodlooWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-05 · Round 4Cappelle Online Bullet
  24. vs Alban DelormeWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-05 · Round 3Cappelle Online Bullet
  25. vs Natacha BenmesbahWon · 1-0White · 2021-03-05 · Round 2Cappelle Online Bullet
  26. vs Jeremie KonopkaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-05 · Round 1Cappelle Online Bullet
  27. vs Alexey SaranaLost · 1-0Black · 2021-03-05 · Round 15Cappelle Online Bullet
  28. vs Rauf MamedovDraw · ½–½White · 2021-03-05 · Round 14Cappelle Online Bullet
  29. vs Zhandos AgmanovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-05 · Round 13Cappelle Online Bullet
  30. vs Victor StephanWon · 1-0White · 2021-03-05 · Round 12Cappelle Online Bullet
  31. vs Ezra KirkDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-03-05 · Round 11Cappelle Online Bullet
  32. vs Benjamin DefromontWon · 1-0White · 2021-03-05 · Round 10Cappelle Online Bullet
  33. vs Frederik SvaneLost · 1-0Black · 2021-01-26 · Round 8Titled Tuesday 26th Jan
  34. vs Johann HjartarsonWon · 1-0White · 2021-01-26 · Round 7Titled Tuesday 26th Jan
  35. vs Tanraj SohalWon · 0-1Black · 2021-01-26 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 26th Jan
  36. vs Antoaneta StefanovaLost · 0-1White · 2021-01-26 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 26th Jan
  37. vs Nemanja ZivkovicWon · 0-1Black · 2021-01-26 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 26th Jan
  38. vs Danil NajdinWon · 1-0White · 2021-01-26 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 26th Jan
  39. vs Pablo BarrionuevoWon · 0-1Black · 2021-01-26 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 26th Jan
  40. vs Andrew N GreetLost · 0-1White · 2021-01-26 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 26th Jan
  41. vs Evgeniy NajerLost · 1-0Black · 2021-01-19 · Round 9Titled Tuesday 19th Jan
  42. vs Olexandr BortnykLost · 0-1White · 2021-01-19 · Round 8Titled Tuesday 19th Jan
  43. vs Mhamal AnuragWon · 1-0White · 2021-01-19 · Round 7Titled Tuesday 19th Jan
  44. vs Leonardo TristanWon · 0-1Black · 2021-01-19 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 19th Jan
  45. vs Aziz Mert ErdogduWon · 0-1Black · 2021-01-19 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 19th Jan
  46. vs Ekaterina MiroshnikWon · 1-0White · 2021-01-19 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 19th Jan
  47. vs Nikolai GritsenkoLost · 0-1White · 2021-01-19 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 19th Jan
  48. vs Nataliya BuksaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-01-19 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 19th Jan
  49. vs Tomas TvarijonasWon · 1-0White · 2021-01-19 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 19th Jan
  50. vs Aleksandra GoryachkinaLost · 0-1White · 2021-01-19 · Round 11Titled Tuesday 19th Jan

FIDE tournaments

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

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