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
501 2019-05-28 TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 Brest FRA 11.3 Bassem Amin Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 52 Open
502 2019-05-27 TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 Brest FRA 10.5 Paul Velten M. Amin Tabatabaei Draw: 1/2-1/2 134 Open
503 2019-05-26 TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 Brest FRA 9.3 Paul Velten Igor Efimov Won: 1-0 32 Open
504 2019-05-25 TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 Brest FRA 8.3 Eltaj Safarli Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 54 Open
505 2019-05-24 TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 Brest FRA 7.2 Paul Velten Yuri Solodovnichenko Lost: 0-1 77 Open
506 2019-05-23 TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 Brest FRA 6.4 Etienne Bacrot Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 40 Open
507 2019-05-22 TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 Brest FRA 5.6 Paul Velten Alexei Fedorov Won: 1-0 29 Open
508 2019-05-21 TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 Brest FRA 4.3 Hrvoje Stevic Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 87 Open
509 2019-05-20 TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 Brest FRA 3.1 Paul Velten Nihal Sarin Draw: 1/2-1/2 66 Open
510 2019-05-19 TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 Brest FRA 2.1 Yannick Gozzoli Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
511 2019-05-18 TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 Brest FRA 1.6 Paul Velten Imre Jr. Hera Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
512 2019-04-30 51st Italian Teams T8 Brixen Bressanone ITA 1.5 Alexander Bertagnolli Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
513 2019-04-29 51st Italian Teams GpA Brixen Bressanone ITA 7.4 Paul Velten Erald Dervishi Won: 1-0 49 Open
514 2019-04-29 51st Italian Teams GpA Brixen Bressanone ITA 6.1 Miroljub Lazic Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 17 Open
515 2019-04-28 51st Italian Teams GpA Brixen Bressanone ITA 4.2 Paul Velten Renier Vazquez Igarza Draw: 1/2-1/2 65 Open
516 2019-04-27 51st Italian Teams GpA Brixen Bressanone ITA 3.3 Milan Drasko Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
517 2019-04-27 51st Italian Teams GpA Brixen Bressanone ITA 2.3 Paul Velten Luca Jr Moroni Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
518 2019-03-07 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 9 Paul Velten Liam Vrolijk Lost: 0-1 88 Open
519 2019-03-07 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 9 Paul Velten Miguoel Admiraal Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
520 2019-03-07 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 9 Quinten Ducarmon Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 38 Open
521 2019-03-07 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 9 Wouter Spoelman Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 34 Open
522 2019-02-28 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 8 Paul Velten Laura Unuk Won: 1-0 36 Open
523 2019-02-28 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 8 David Stevanic Paul Velten Won: 0-1 44 Open
524 2019-02-28 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 8 Jure Borisek Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 49 Open
525 2019-02-24 17th Nancy Rapid 2019 Nancy FRA 8.2 Fabien Guilleux Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 76 Open
526 2019-02-24 17th Nancy Rapid 2019 Nancy FRA 7.3 Paul Velten Mathis Sabatier Won: 1-0 22 Open
527 2019-02-24 17th Nancy Rapid 2019 Nancy FRA 6.4 Elvira Berend Paul Velten Won: 0-1 45 Open
528 2019-02-24 17th Nancy Rapid 2019 Nancy FRA 5.2 Paul Velten Georg Meier Lost: 0-1 53 Open
529 2019-02-24 17th Nancy Rapid 2019 Nancy FRA 4.5 Inna Agrest Paul Velten Won: 0-1 52 Open
530 2019-02-24 17th Nancy Rapid 2019 Nancy FRA 3.5 Paul Velten Dorian Micottis Won: 1-0 21 Open
531 2019-02-24 17th Nancy Rapid 2019 Nancy FRA 2.5 Alexandre Zienkiewicz Paul Velten Won: 0-1 52 Open
532 2019-02-24 17th Nancy Rapid 2019 Nancy FRA 1.5 Paul Velten Jan Zienkiewicz Won: 1-0 49 Open
533 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz 2019 Nancy FRA 9.4 Dorian Micottis Paul Velten Won: 0-1 62 Open
534 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz 2019 Nancy FRA 8.1 Paul Velten Evgeny Postny Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
535 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz 2019 Nancy FRA 7.5 David Sh. Gevorgyan Paul Velten Won: 0-1 51 Open
536 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz 2019 Nancy FRA 6.2 Paul Velten Georg Meier Lost: 0-1 33 Open
537 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz 2019 Nancy FRA 5.4 Mathieu Barbaras Paul Velten Won: 0-1 27 Open
538 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz 2019 Nancy FRA 4.2 Paul Velten Michael W Healey Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
539 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz 2019 Nancy FRA 3.3 Donny Muter Paul Velten Won: 0-1 29 Open
540 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz 2019 Nancy FRA 2.3 Paul Velten Anysia Thomas Won: 1-0 50 Open
541 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz Final 2019 Nancy FRA 2.2 Paul Velten Emma Richard Won: 1-0 29 Open
542 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz Final 2019 Nancy FRA 2.1 Emma Richard Paul Velten Won: 0-1 46 Open
543 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz 2019 Nancy FRA 1.3 Remi Helfer Paul Velten Won: 0-1 23 Open
544 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz Final 2019 Nancy FRA 1.2 Evgeny Postny Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 41 Open
545 2019-02-23 17th Nancy Blitz Final 2019 Nancy FRA 1.1 Paul Velten Evgeny Postny Lost: 0-1 63 Open
546 2019-02-20 35th Cappelle Open 2019 Cappelle la Grande FRA 6.3 Paul Velten Ivajlo Enchev Lost: 0-1 44 Open
547 2019-02-19 35th Cappelle Open 2019 Cappelle la Grande FRA 5.6 Jorge Luis Baules Rodriguez Paul Velten Won: 0-1 58 Open
548 2019-02-18 35th Cappelle Open 2019 Cappelle la Grande FRA 3.6 Mickael Hutois Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 71 Open
549 2019-02-17 35th Cappelle Open 2019 Cappelle la Grande FRA 2.9 Paul Velten Antoine Bournel Won: 1-0 68 Open
550 2019-02-01 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 4 Paul Velten Narayanan S L Lost: 0-1 43 Open
  1. vs Bassem AminLost · 1-0Black · 2019-05-28 · Round 11.3TCh-FRA Top 12 2019
  2. vs M. Amin TabatabaeiDraw · ½–½White · 2019-05-27 · Round 10.5TCh-FRA Top 12 2019
  3. vs Igor EfimovWon · 1-0White · 2019-05-26 · Round 9.3TCh-FRA Top 12 2019
  4. vs Eltaj SafarliLost · 1-0Black · 2019-05-25 · Round 8.3TCh-FRA Top 12 2019
  5. vs Yuri SolodovnichenkoLost · 0-1White · 2019-05-24 · Round 7.2TCh-FRA Top 12 2019
  6. vs Etienne BacrotLost · 1-0Black · 2019-05-23 · Round 6.4TCh-FRA Top 12 2019
  7. vs Alexei FedorovWon · 1-0White · 2019-05-22 · Round 5.6TCh-FRA Top 12 2019
  8. vs Hrvoje StevicDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-05-21 · Round 4.3TCh-FRA Top 12 2019
  9. vs Nihal SarinDraw · ½–½White · 2019-05-20 · Round 3.1TCh-FRA Top 12 2019
  10. vs Yannick GozzoliDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-05-19 · Round 2.1TCh-FRA Top 12 2019
  11. vs Imre Jr. HeraDraw · ½–½White · 2019-05-18 · Round 1.6TCh-FRA Top 12 2019
  12. vs Alexander BertagnolliDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-04-30 · Round 1.551st Italian Teams T8
  13. vs Erald DervishiWon · 1-0White · 2019-04-29 · Round 7.451st Italian Teams GpA
  14. vs Miroljub LazicDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-04-29 · Round 6.151st Italian Teams GpA
  15. vs Renier Vazquez IgarzaDraw · ½–½White · 2019-04-28 · Round 4.251st Italian Teams GpA
  16. vs Milan DraskoDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-04-27 · Round 3.351st Italian Teams GpA
  17. vs Luca Jr MoroniDraw · ½–½White · 2019-04-27 · Round 2.351st Italian Teams GpA
  18. vs Liam VrolijkLost · 0-1White · 2019-03-07 · Round 9PRO League Group Stage
  19. vs Miguoel AdmiraalDraw · ½–½White · 2019-03-07 · Round 9PRO League Group Stage
  20. vs Quinten DucarmonLost · 1-0Black · 2019-03-07 · Round 9PRO League Group Stage
  21. vs Wouter SpoelmanLost · 1-0Black · 2019-03-07 · Round 9PRO League Group Stage
  22. vs Laura UnukWon · 1-0White · 2019-02-28 · Round 8PRO League Group Stage
  23. vs David StevanicWon · 0-1Black · 2019-02-28 · Round 8PRO League Group Stage
  24. vs Jure BorisekLost · 1-0Black · 2019-02-28 · Round 8PRO League Group Stage
  25. vs Fabien GuilleuxDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-02-24 · Round 8.217th Nancy Rapid 2019
  26. vs Mathis SabatierWon · 1-0White · 2019-02-24 · Round 7.317th Nancy Rapid 2019
  27. vs Elvira BerendWon · 0-1Black · 2019-02-24 · Round 6.417th Nancy Rapid 2019
  28. vs Georg MeierLost · 0-1White · 2019-02-24 · Round 5.217th Nancy Rapid 2019
  29. vs Inna AgrestWon · 0-1Black · 2019-02-24 · Round 4.517th Nancy Rapid 2019
  30. vs Dorian MicottisWon · 1-0White · 2019-02-24 · Round 3.517th Nancy Rapid 2019
  31. vs Alexandre ZienkiewiczWon · 0-1Black · 2019-02-24 · Round 2.517th Nancy Rapid 2019
  32. vs Jan ZienkiewiczWon · 1-0White · 2019-02-24 · Round 1.517th Nancy Rapid 2019
  33. vs Dorian MicottisWon · 0-1Black · 2019-02-23 · Round 9.417th Nancy Blitz 2019
  34. vs Evgeny PostnyDraw · ½–½White · 2019-02-23 · Round 8.117th Nancy Blitz 2019
  35. vs David Sh. GevorgyanWon · 0-1Black · 2019-02-23 · Round 7.517th Nancy Blitz 2019
  36. vs Georg MeierLost · 0-1White · 2019-02-23 · Round 6.217th Nancy Blitz 2019
  37. vs Mathieu BarbarasWon · 0-1Black · 2019-02-23 · Round 5.417th Nancy Blitz 2019
  38. vs Michael W HealeyDraw · ½–½White · 2019-02-23 · Round 4.217th Nancy Blitz 2019
  39. vs Donny MuterWon · 0-1Black · 2019-02-23 · Round 3.317th Nancy Blitz 2019
  40. vs Anysia ThomasWon · 1-0White · 2019-02-23 · Round 2.317th Nancy Blitz 2019
  41. vs Emma RichardWon · 1-0White · 2019-02-23 · Round 2.217th Nancy Blitz Final 2019
  42. vs Emma RichardWon · 0-1Black · 2019-02-23 · Round 2.117th Nancy Blitz Final 2019
  43. vs Remi HelferWon · 0-1Black · 2019-02-23 · Round 1.317th Nancy Blitz 2019
  44. vs Evgeny PostnyLost · 1-0Black · 2019-02-23 · Round 1.217th Nancy Blitz Final 2019
  45. vs Evgeny PostnyLost · 0-1White · 2019-02-23 · Round 1.117th Nancy Blitz Final 2019
  46. vs Ivajlo EnchevLost · 0-1White · 2019-02-20 · Round 6.335th Cappelle Open 2019
  47. vs Jorge Luis Baules RodriguezWon · 0-1Black · 2019-02-19 · Round 5.635th Cappelle Open 2019
  48. vs Mickael HutoisDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-02-18 · Round 3.635th Cappelle Open 2019
  49. vs Antoine BournelWon · 1-0White · 2019-02-17 · Round 2.935th Cappelle Open 2019
  50. vs Narayanan S LLost · 0-1White · 2019-02-01 · Round 4PRO League Group Stage

FIDE tournaments

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

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