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
825

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
451 2020-05-16 ch-FRA Blitz Online Qual Europe-Chess INT 15 Elliot Papadiamandis Paul Velten Won: 0-1 39 Open
452 2020-05-16 ch-FRA Blitz Online Qual Europe-Chess INT 14 Paul Velten Sebastien Maze Draw: 1/2-1/2 61 Open
453 2020-05-16 ch-FRA Blitz Online Qual Europe-Chess INT 13 Kacper Piorun Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 37 Open
454 2020-05-16 ch-FRA Blitz Online Qual Europe-Chess INT 12 Paul Velten Evgenios Ioannidis Won: 1-0 64 Open
455 2020-05-16 ch-FRA Blitz Online Qual Europe-Chess INT 11 Konstantin Popov Paul Velten Won: 0-1 32 Open
456 2020-05-16 ch-FRA Blitz Online Qual Europe-Chess INT 10 Paul Velten Quentin Loiseau Won: 1-0 61 Open
457 2020-02-29 2nd Cappelle Rapid 2020 Cappelle la Grande FRA 9.7 Pierre Petitcunot Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 46 Open
458 2020-02-29 2nd Cappelle Rapid 2020 Cappelle la Grande FRA 8.2 Paul Velten Tigran Gharamian Lost: 0-1 46 Open
459 2020-02-29 2nd Cappelle Rapid 2020 Cappelle la Grande FRA 7.6 Viani Antonio Dcunha Paul Velten Won: 0-1 32 Open
460 2020-02-29 2nd Cappelle Rapid 2020 Cappelle la Grande FRA 6.7 Paul Velten Arben Dardha Won: 1-0 65 Open
461 2020-02-29 2nd Cappelle Rapid 2020 Cappelle la Grande FRA 5.9 Guillaume Bianchi Paul Velten Won: 0-1 36 Open
462 2020-02-29 2nd Cappelle Rapid 2020 Cappelle la Grande FRA 4.1 Paul Velten Jules Moussard Lost: 0-1 56 Open
463 2020-02-29 2nd Cappelle Rapid 2020 Cappelle la Grande FRA 3.8 Anis Drissi Paul Velten Won: 0-1 54 Open
464 2020-02-29 2nd Cappelle Rapid 2020 Cappelle la Grande FRA 2.12 Paul Velten Benjamin Feryn Won: 1-0 51 Open
465 2020-02-29 2nd Cappelle Rapid 2020 Cappelle la Grande FRA 1.12 Guillaume Deveque Paul Velten Won: 0-1 57 Open
466 2019-12-18 XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019 Elgoibar ESP 9.5 Paul Velten Shardul Gagare Draw: 1/2-1/2 19 Open
467 2019-12-17 XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019 Elgoibar ESP 8.1 Juan Plazuelo Pascual Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
468 2019-12-16 XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019 Elgoibar ESP 7.5 Michael Oratovsky Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 14 Open
469 2019-12-16 XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019 Elgoibar ESP 6.2 Paul Velten Tomas Sosa Won: 1-0 48 Open
470 2019-12-15 XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019 Elgoibar ESP 5.4 Javier Moreno Ruiz Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 94 Open
471 2019-12-14 XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019 Elgoibar ESP 4.3 Paul Velten Karen H. Grigoryan Lost: 0-1 51 Open
472 2019-12-14 XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019 Elgoibar ESP 3.3 Shalmali Gagare Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 79 Open
473 2019-12-13 XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019 Elgoibar ESP 2.4 Paul Velten Diego Del Rey Draw: 1/2-1/2 65 Open
474 2019-12-12 XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019 Elgoibar ESP 1.2 Adrian Martinez Fernandez Paul Velten Won: 0-1 51 Open
475 2019-08-25 ch-FRA Accession 2019 Chartres FRA 9.3 Paul Velten Guillaume Philippe Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
476 2019-08-24 ch-FRA Accession 2019 Chartres FRA 8.3 David Housieaux Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
477 2019-08-23 ch-FRA Accession 2019 Chartres FRA 7.1 Paul Velten Guillaume Lamard Draw: 1/2-1/2 91 Open
478 2019-08-22 ch-FRA Accession 2019 Chartres FRA 6.1 Victor Stephan Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
479 2019-08-21 ch-FRA Accession 2019 Chartres FRA 5.3 Paul Velten Alexandre Pigeat Won: 1-0 53 Open
480 2019-08-20 ch-FRA Accession 2019 Chartres FRA 4.3 Paul Velten Lucas Di Nicolantonio Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
481 2019-08-19 ch-FRA Accession 2019 Chartres FRA 3.5 Melkior Cotonnec Paul Velten Won: 0-1 24 Open
482 2019-08-18 ch-FRA Accession 2019 Chartres FRA 2.1 Christopher Debray Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
483 2019-08-17 ch-FRA Accession 2019 Chartres FRA 1.1 Paul Velten Mickael Hutois Won: 1-0 37 Open
484 2019-07-12 1st Saint-Quentin Open Saint-Quentin FRA 9.3 Paul Velten Marcel Harff Won: 1-0 38 Open
485 2019-07-11 1st Saint-Quentin Open Saint-Quentin FRA 8.2 Jean-Luc Chabanon Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
486 2019-07-10 1st Saint-Quentin Open Saint-Quentin FRA 7.1 Paul Velten Titas Stremavicius Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
487 2019-07-10 1st Saint-Quentin Open Saint-Quentin FRA 6.1 Anatoliy Polivanov Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 61 Open
488 2019-07-09 1st Saint-Quentin Open Saint-Quentin FRA 5.2 Paul Velten Matthieu Burille Won: 1-0 48 Open
489 2019-07-08 1st Saint-Quentin Open Saint-Quentin FRA 4.1 Alfonso Jerez Perez Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
490 2019-07-08 1st Saint-Quentin Open Saint-Quentin FRA 3.2 Paul Velten Lennert Lenaerts Won: 1-0 41 Open
491 2019-07-07 1st Saint-Quentin Open Saint-Quentin FRA 2.2 Peter Wilschut Paul Velten Won: 0-1 40 Open
492 2019-07-06 1st Saint-Quentin Open Saint-Quentin FRA 1.2 Paul Velten Olivier Arene Won: 1-0 29 Open
493 2019-06-28 29th Gros Open 2019 Donostia ESP 9.4 Roberto Cifuentes Parada Paul Velten Won: 0-1 53 Open
494 2019-06-27 29th Gros Open 2019 Donostia ESP 8.2 Paul Velten Harutyun Barseghyan Draw: 1/2-1/2 14 Open
495 2019-06-26 29th Gros Open 2019 Donostia ESP 7.2 Ilmars Starostits Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 5 Open
496 2019-06-25 29th Gros Open 2019 Donostia ESP 6.2 Paul Velten Alexej Gorbatov Won: 1-0 49 Open
497 2019-06-24 29th Gros Open 2019 Donostia ESP 5.4 Elvis De La Caridad Hernandez Sanchez Paul Velten Won: 0-1 53 Open
498 2019-06-23 29th Gros Open 2019 Donostia ESP 4.1 Paul Velten Lelys Stanley Martinez Duany Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
499 2019-06-23 29th Gros Open 2019 Donostia ESP 3.2 Inigo Argandona Riveiro Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
500 2019-06-22 29th Gros Open 2019 Donostia ESP 2.2 Paul Velten Asier Lakuntza Plazaola Won: 1-0 49 Open
  1. vs Elliot PapadiamandisWon · 0-1Black · 2020-05-16 · Round 15ch-FRA Blitz Online Qual
  2. vs Sebastien MazeDraw · ½–½White · 2020-05-16 · Round 14ch-FRA Blitz Online Qual
  3. vs Kacper PiorunLost · 1-0Black · 2020-05-16 · Round 13ch-FRA Blitz Online Qual
  4. vs Evgenios IoannidisWon · 1-0White · 2020-05-16 · Round 12ch-FRA Blitz Online Qual
  5. vs Konstantin PopovWon · 0-1Black · 2020-05-16 · Round 11ch-FRA Blitz Online Qual
  6. vs Quentin LoiseauWon · 1-0White · 2020-05-16 · Round 10ch-FRA Blitz Online Qual
  7. vs Pierre PetitcunotLost · 1-0Black · 2020-02-29 · Round 9.72nd Cappelle Rapid 2020
  8. vs Tigran GharamianLost · 0-1White · 2020-02-29 · Round 8.22nd Cappelle Rapid 2020
  9. vs Viani Antonio DcunhaWon · 0-1Black · 2020-02-29 · Round 7.62nd Cappelle Rapid 2020
  10. vs Arben DardhaWon · 1-0White · 2020-02-29 · Round 6.72nd Cappelle Rapid 2020
  11. vs Guillaume BianchiWon · 0-1Black · 2020-02-29 · Round 5.92nd Cappelle Rapid 2020
  12. vs Jules MoussardLost · 0-1White · 2020-02-29 · Round 4.12nd Cappelle Rapid 2020
  13. vs Anis DrissiWon · 0-1Black · 2020-02-29 · Round 3.82nd Cappelle Rapid 2020
  14. vs Benjamin FerynWon · 1-0White · 2020-02-29 · Round 2.122nd Cappelle Rapid 2020
  15. vs Guillaume DevequeWon · 0-1Black · 2020-02-29 · Round 1.122nd Cappelle Rapid 2020
  16. vs Shardul GagareDraw · ½–½White · 2019-12-18 · Round 9.5XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019
  17. vs Juan Plazuelo PascualDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-12-17 · Round 8.1XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019
  18. vs Michael OratovskyDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-12-16 · Round 7.5XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019
  19. vs Tomas SosaWon · 1-0White · 2019-12-16 · Round 6.2XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019
  20. vs Javier Moreno RuizDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-12-15 · Round 5.4XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019
  21. vs Karen H. GrigoryanLost · 0-1White · 2019-12-14 · Round 4.3XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019
  22. vs Shalmali GagareLost · 1-0Black · 2019-12-14 · Round 3.3XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019
  23. vs Diego Del ReyDraw · ½–½White · 2019-12-13 · Round 2.4XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019
  24. vs Adrian Martinez FernandezWon · 0-1Black · 2019-12-12 · Round 1.2XXIX Elgoibar GM 2019
  25. vs Guillaume PhilippeDraw · ½–½White · 2019-08-25 · Round 9.3ch-FRA Accession 2019
  26. vs David HousieauxDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-08-24 · Round 8.3ch-FRA Accession 2019
  27. vs Guillaume LamardDraw · ½–½White · 2019-08-23 · Round 7.1ch-FRA Accession 2019
  28. vs Victor StephanDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-08-22 · Round 6.1ch-FRA Accession 2019
  29. vs Alexandre PigeatWon · 1-0White · 2019-08-21 · Round 5.3ch-FRA Accession 2019
  30. vs Lucas Di NicolantonioDraw · ½–½White · 2019-08-20 · Round 4.3ch-FRA Accession 2019
  31. vs Melkior CotonnecWon · 0-1Black · 2019-08-19 · Round 3.5ch-FRA Accession 2019
  32. vs Christopher DebrayDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-08-18 · Round 2.1ch-FRA Accession 2019
  33. vs Mickael HutoisWon · 1-0White · 2019-08-17 · Round 1.1ch-FRA Accession 2019
  34. vs Marcel HarffWon · 1-0White · 2019-07-12 · Round 9.31st Saint-Quentin Open
  35. vs Jean-Luc ChabanonDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-07-11 · Round 8.21st Saint-Quentin Open
  36. vs Titas StremaviciusDraw · ½–½White · 2019-07-10 · Round 7.11st Saint-Quentin Open
  37. vs Anatoliy PolivanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-07-10 · Round 6.11st Saint-Quentin Open
  38. vs Matthieu BurilleWon · 1-0White · 2019-07-09 · Round 5.21st Saint-Quentin Open
  39. vs Alfonso Jerez PerezDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-07-08 · Round 4.11st Saint-Quentin Open
  40. vs Lennert LenaertsWon · 1-0White · 2019-07-08 · Round 3.21st Saint-Quentin Open
  41. vs Peter WilschutWon · 0-1Black · 2019-07-07 · Round 2.21st Saint-Quentin Open
  42. vs Olivier AreneWon · 1-0White · 2019-07-06 · Round 1.21st Saint-Quentin Open
  43. vs Roberto Cifuentes ParadaWon · 0-1Black · 2019-06-28 · Round 9.429th Gros Open 2019
  44. vs Harutyun BarseghyanDraw · ½–½White · 2019-06-27 · Round 8.229th Gros Open 2019
  45. vs Ilmars StarostitsDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-06-26 · Round 7.229th Gros Open 2019
  46. vs Alexej GorbatovWon · 1-0White · 2019-06-25 · Round 6.229th Gros Open 2019
  47. vs Elvis De La Caridad Hernandez SanchezWon · 0-1Black · 2019-06-24 · Round 5.429th Gros Open 2019
  48. vs Lelys Stanley Martinez DuanyDraw · ½–½White · 2019-06-23 · Round 4.129th Gros Open 2019
  49. vs Inigo Argandona RiveiroDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-06-23 · Round 3.229th Gros Open 2019
  50. vs Asier Lakuntza PlazaolaWon · 1-0White · 2019-06-22 · Round 2.229th Gros Open 2019

FIDE tournaments

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

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