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
551 2019-02-01 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 4 Paul Velten Haik M. Martirosyan Won: 1-0 48 Open
552 2019-02-01 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 4 Paul Velten Jonas Lampert Lost: 0-1 61 Open
553 2019-02-01 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 4 Jean-Pierre Le Roux Paul Velten Won: 0-1 25 Open
554 2019-02-01 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 4 Surya Shekhar Ganguly Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 32 Open
555 2019-01-21 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 3 Paul Velten Steve Berger Won: 1-0 54 Open
556 2019-01-21 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 3 Paul Velten Jonas Lampert Lost: 0-1 47 Open
557 2019-01-21 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 3 Arik Braun Paul Velten Won: 0-1 42 Open
558 2019-01-21 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 3 Felix Blohberger Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 59 Open
559 2019-01-17 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 2 Paul Velten Miguel Munoz Lost: 0-1 36 Open
560 2019-01-17 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 2 Paul Velten Hipolito Asis Gargatagli Lost: 0-1 48 Open
561 2019-01-17 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 2 Daniel Forcen Esteban Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 45 Open
562 2019-01-17 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 2 Alejandro Alvarado Diaz Paul Velten Won: 0-1 52 Open
563 2019-01-06 3rd Vergani Cup 2019 Villorba ITA 9.5 Sundar M. Shyam Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
564 2019-01-05 3rd Vergani Cup 2019 Villorba ITA 8.5 Paul Velten Francesco Sonis Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
565 2019-01-05 3rd Vergani Cup 2019 Villorba ITA 7.3 Zaven Andriasian Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
566 2019-01-04 3rd Vergani Cup 2019 Villorba ITA 6.3 Paul Velten Vitaliy Bernadskiy Draw: 1/2-1/2 22 Open
567 2019-01-04 3rd Vergani Cup 2019 Villorba ITA 5.3 Samvel Ter-Sahakyan Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
568 2019-01-03 3rd Vergani Cup 2019 Villorba ITA 4.1 Pier Luigi Basso Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 43 Open
569 2019-01-03 3rd Vergani Cup 2019 Villorba ITA 3.2 Paul Velten Viktor Gazik Won: 1-0 45 Open
570 2019-01-02 3rd Vergani Cup 2019 Villorba ITA 2.3 Bjorn Moller Ochsner Paul Velten Won: 0-1 28 Open
571 2018-12-31 2nd Montebelluna Cup 2018 Montebelluna ITA 9.1 Paul Velten Vitaliy Bernadskiy Draw: 1/2-1/2 66 Open
572 2018-12-30 2nd Montebelluna Cup 2018 Montebelluna ITA 8.5 Esat Baglan Paul Velten Won: 0-1 41 Open
573 2018-12-30 2nd Montebelluna Cup 2018 Montebelluna ITA 7.9 Paul Velten Francesco Seresin Won: 1-0 60 Open
574 2018-12-29 2nd Montebelluna Cup 2018 Montebelluna ITA 5.7 Paul Velten Rahul Srivatshav P Lost: 0-1 53 Open
575 2018-12-28 2nd Montebelluna Cup 2018 Montebelluna ITA 4.1 Marco Gallana Paul Velten Won: 0-1 44 Open
576 2018-12-28 2nd Montebelluna Cup 2018 Montebelluna ITA 3.4 Paul Velten Lance Henderson de La Fuente Lost: 0-1 25 Open
577 2018-12-27 2nd Montebelluna Cup 2018 Montebelluna ITA 2.7 Paul Velten Leonardo Loiacono Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
578 2018-12-27 2nd Montebelluna Cup 2018 Montebelluna ITA 1.7 Melih Kaan Can Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 42 Open
579 2018-12-18 XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018 Elgoibar ESP 9.4 Paul Velten Carlos 1996 Suarez Garcia Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
580 2018-12-17 XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018 Elgoibar ESP 8.2 Nicolo Napoli Paul Velten Won: 0-1 37 Open
581 2018-12-16 XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018 Elgoibar ESP 7.5 Paul Velten Adrian Martinez Fernandez Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
582 2018-12-16 XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018 Elgoibar ESP 6.1 Mikel Huerga Leache Paul Velten Won: 0-1 52 Open
583 2018-12-15 XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018 Elgoibar ESP 5.5 Javier Moreno Ruiz Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
584 2018-12-14 XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018 Elgoibar ESP 4.2 Paul Velten Karina Ambartsumova Won: 1-0 58 Open
585 2018-12-13 XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018 Elgoibar ESP 3.4 Michael Oratovsky Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 13 Open
586 2018-12-13 XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018 Elgoibar ESP 2.3 Paul Velten Aleksa Strikovic Draw: 1/2-1/2 66 Open
587 2018-12-12 XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018 Elgoibar ESP 1.2 Ilmars Starostits Paul Velten Won: 0-1 33 Open
588 2018-11-01 16th Cap D'Agde Open 2018 Cap d'Agde FRA 7.5 Paul Velten Jules Moussard Lost: 0-1 45 Open
589 2018-10-28 16th Cap D'Agde Open 2018 Cap d'Agde FRA 3.1 Paul Velten Martyn Kravtsiv Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
590 2018-09-19 5th Fischer Mem GM 2018 Anogia GRE 9.1 Paul Velten Konstantinos Markidis Won: 1-0 40 Open
591 2018-09-18 5th Fischer Mem GM 2018 Anogia GRE 8.5 Khamparia Akshat Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
592 2018-09-17 5th Fischer Mem GM 2018 Anogia GRE 7.2 Paul Velten M Chakravarthi Reddy Lost: 0-1 30 Open
593 2018-09-16 5th Fischer Mem GM 2018 Anogia GRE 6.4 Alan Tate Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 71 Open
594 2018-09-15 5th Fischer Mem GM 2018 Anogia GRE 5.3 Paul Velten Spyridon Kapnisis Won: 1-0 39 Open
595 2018-09-14 5th Fischer Mem GM 2018 Anogia GRE 4.3 Sipke Ernst Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
596 2018-09-13 5th Fischer Mem GM 2018 Anogia GRE 3.4 Paul Velten Kulkarni Bhakti Won: 1-0 33 Open
597 2018-09-12 5th Fischer Mem GM 2018 Anogia GRE 2.2 Dimitrios Balokas Paul Velten Won: 0-1 26 Open
598 2018-09-11 5th Fischer Mem GM 2018 Anogia GRE 1.5 Paul Velten Jakob Pfreundt Won: 1-0 50 Open
599 2018-08-26 ch-FRA Accession 2018 Nimes FRA 9.1 Maxime Lagarde Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 52 Open
600 2018-08-25 ch-FRA Accession 2018 Nimes FRA 8.1 Charles Monroy Paul Velten Won: 0-1 29 Open
  1. vs Haik M. MartirosyanWon · 1-0White · 2019-02-01 · Round 4PRO League Group Stage
  2. vs Jonas LampertLost · 0-1White · 2019-02-01 · Round 4PRO League Group Stage
  3. vs Jean-Pierre Le RouxWon · 0-1Black · 2019-02-01 · Round 4PRO League Group Stage
  4. vs Surya Shekhar GangulyLost · 1-0Black · 2019-02-01 · Round 4PRO League Group Stage
  5. vs Steve BergerWon · 1-0White · 2019-01-21 · Round 3PRO League Group Stage
  6. vs Jonas LampertLost · 0-1White · 2019-01-21 · Round 3PRO League Group Stage
  7. vs Arik BraunWon · 0-1Black · 2019-01-21 · Round 3PRO League Group Stage
  8. vs Felix BlohbergerDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-01-21 · Round 3PRO League Group Stage
  9. vs Miguel MunozLost · 0-1White · 2019-01-17 · Round 2PRO League Group Stage
  10. vs Hipolito Asis GargatagliLost · 0-1White · 2019-01-17 · Round 2PRO League Group Stage
  11. vs Daniel Forcen EstebanLost · 1-0Black · 2019-01-17 · Round 2PRO League Group Stage
  12. vs Alejandro Alvarado DiazWon · 0-1Black · 2019-01-17 · Round 2PRO League Group Stage
  13. vs Sundar M. ShyamDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-01-06 · Round 9.53rd Vergani Cup 2019
  14. vs Francesco SonisDraw · ½–½White · 2019-01-05 · Round 8.53rd Vergani Cup 2019
  15. vs Zaven AndriasianDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-01-05 · Round 7.33rd Vergani Cup 2019
  16. vs Vitaliy BernadskiyDraw · ½–½White · 2019-01-04 · Round 6.33rd Vergani Cup 2019
  17. vs Samvel Ter-SahakyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-01-04 · Round 5.33rd Vergani Cup 2019
  18. vs Pier Luigi BassoLost · 1-0Black · 2019-01-03 · Round 4.13rd Vergani Cup 2019
  19. vs Viktor GazikWon · 1-0White · 2019-01-03 · Round 3.23rd Vergani Cup 2019
  20. vs Bjorn Moller OchsnerWon · 0-1Black · 2019-01-02 · Round 2.33rd Vergani Cup 2019
  21. vs Vitaliy BernadskiyDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-31 · Round 9.12nd Montebelluna Cup 2018
  22. vs Esat BaglanWon · 0-1Black · 2018-12-30 · Round 8.52nd Montebelluna Cup 2018
  23. vs Francesco SeresinWon · 1-0White · 2018-12-30 · Round 7.92nd Montebelluna Cup 2018
  24. vs Rahul Srivatshav PLost · 0-1White · 2018-12-29 · Round 5.72nd Montebelluna Cup 2018
  25. vs Marco GallanaWon · 0-1Black · 2018-12-28 · Round 4.12nd Montebelluna Cup 2018
  26. vs Lance Henderson de La FuenteLost · 0-1White · 2018-12-28 · Round 3.42nd Montebelluna Cup 2018
  27. vs Leonardo LoiaconoDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-27 · Round 2.72nd Montebelluna Cup 2018
  28. vs Melih Kaan CanLost · 1-0Black · 2018-12-27 · Round 1.72nd Montebelluna Cup 2018
  29. vs Carlos 1996 Suarez GarciaDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-18 · Round 9.4XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018
  30. vs Nicolo NapoliWon · 0-1Black · 2018-12-17 · Round 8.2XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018
  31. vs Adrian Martinez FernandezDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-16 · Round 7.5XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018
  32. vs Mikel Huerga LeacheWon · 0-1Black · 2018-12-16 · Round 6.1XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018
  33. vs Javier Moreno RuizDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-12-15 · Round 5.5XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018
  34. vs Karina AmbartsumovaWon · 1-0White · 2018-12-14 · Round 4.2XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018
  35. vs Michael OratovskyDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-12-13 · Round 3.4XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018
  36. vs Aleksa StrikovicDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-13 · Round 2.3XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018
  37. vs Ilmars StarostitsWon · 0-1Black · 2018-12-12 · Round 1.2XXVIII Elgoibar GM 2018
  38. vs Jules MoussardLost · 0-1White · 2018-11-01 · Round 7.516th Cap D'Agde Open 2018
  39. vs Martyn KravtsivDraw · ½–½White · 2018-10-28 · Round 3.116th Cap D'Agde Open 2018
  40. vs Konstantinos MarkidisWon · 1-0White · 2018-09-19 · Round 9.15th Fischer Mem GM 2018
  41. vs Khamparia AkshatDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-09-18 · Round 8.55th Fischer Mem GM 2018
  42. vs M Chakravarthi ReddyLost · 0-1White · 2018-09-17 · Round 7.25th Fischer Mem GM 2018
  43. vs Alan TateDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-09-16 · Round 6.45th Fischer Mem GM 2018
  44. vs Spyridon KapnisisWon · 1-0White · 2018-09-15 · Round 5.35th Fischer Mem GM 2018
  45. vs Sipke ErnstDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-09-14 · Round 4.35th Fischer Mem GM 2018
  46. vs Kulkarni BhaktiWon · 1-0White · 2018-09-13 · Round 3.45th Fischer Mem GM 2018
  47. vs Dimitrios BalokasWon · 0-1Black · 2018-09-12 · Round 2.25th Fischer Mem GM 2018
  48. vs Jakob PfreundtWon · 1-0White · 2018-09-11 · Round 1.55th Fischer Mem GM 2018
  49. vs Maxime LagardeLost · 1-0Black · 2018-08-26 · Round 9.1ch-FRA Accession 2018
  50. vs Charles MonroyWon · 0-1Black · 2018-08-25 · Round 8.1ch-FRA Accession 2018

FIDE tournaments

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

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