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
651 2017-06-24 27th Gros Open 2017 Donostia ESP 2.7 Aitor Alcaide Luque Paul Velten Won: 0-1 34 Open
652 2017-06-23 27th Gros Open 2017 Donostia ESP 1.7 Paul Velten Markel Zuloaga Erauskin Won: 1-0 47 Open
653 2017-02-24 16th Rochefort Open 2017 Rochefort FRA 9.3 Daniil Yuffa Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 29 Open
654 2017-02-23 16th Rochefort Open 2017 Rochefort FRA 8.3 Paul Velten Catalin Navrotescu Draw: 1/2-1/2 13 Open
655 2017-02-22 16th Rochefort Open 2017 Rochefort FRA 7.4 642371 Paul Velten Won: 0-1 43 Open
656 2017-02-21 16th Rochefort Open 2017 Rochefort FRA 6.4 Paul Velten Kamran Shirazi Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
657 2017-02-21 16th Rochefort Open 2017 Rochefort FRA 5.3 Ventzislav Inkiov Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 53 Open
658 2017-02-20 16th Rochefort Open 2017 Rochefort FRA 4.2 Paul Velten Kirill Stupak Draw: 1/2-1/2 22 Open
659 2017-02-19 16th Rochefort Open 2017 Rochefort FRA 3.5 Thorsten Michael Haub Paul Velten Won: 0-1 30 Open
660 2017-02-19 16th Rochefort Open 2017 Rochefort FRA 2.6 Paul Velten Ronan Le Goff Won: 1-0 88 Open
661 2017-02-18 16th Rochefort Open 2017 Rochefort FRA 1.8 Jerome Bourges Paul Velten Won: 0-1 39 Open
662 2016-08-19 ch-FRA Accession 2016 Agen FRA 7.3 Peio Duboue Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 32 Open
663 2016-08-14 ch-FRA Accession 2016 Agen FRA 2.3 Paul Velten Benjamin Le Corre Draw: 1/2-1/2 70 Open
664 2016-08-13 ch-FRA Accession 2016 Agen FRA 1.4 Bertrand Valuet Paul Velten Won: 0-1 50 Open
665 2016-06-26 Coupe de France 2016 Saint-Quentin FRA 2.1 Jean-Marc Degraeve Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 55 Open
666 2016-06-25 Coupe de France 2016 Saint-Quentin FRA 1.2 Paul Velten Moissei Youssoupov Won: 1-0 56 Open
667 2016-06-07 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 11.1 Jean-Luc Chabanon Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
668 2016-06-06 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 10.4 Axel Bachmann Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 50 Open
669 2016-06-05 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 9.3 Paul Velten Jules Moussard Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
670 2016-06-04 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 8.2 Etienne Bacrot Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
671 2016-06-03 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 7.5 Paul Velten Fabien Libiszewski Draw: 1/2-1/2 16 Open
672 2016-06-02 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 6.6 Paul Velten Hicham Hamdouchi Lost: 0-1 74 Open
673 2016-06-01 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 5.3 Francesco Rambaldi Paul Velten Won: 0-1 79 Open
674 2016-05-31 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 4.1 Eduardas Rozentalis Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
675 2016-05-30 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 3.3 Paul Velten Andreas Heimann Won: 1-0 62 Open
676 2016-05-29 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 2.6 Paul Velten Pierre Bailet Draw: 1/2-1/2 27 Open
677 2016-05-28 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 1.3 Paul Velten 12800040 Won: 1-0 34 Open
678 2016-02-17 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 Cappelle la Grande FRA 6.33 Paul Velten Thomas Riccardi Won: 1-0 63 Open
679 2016-02-16 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 Cappelle la Grande FRA 5.48 Ronan Le Goff Paul Velten Won: 0-1 111 Open
680 2016-02-15 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 Cappelle la Grande FRA 4.55 Paul Velten Albert De Hooghe Won: 1-0 46 Open
681 2016-02-15 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 Cappelle la Grande FRA 3.15 Abhijeet Gupta Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 40 Open
682 2016-02-14 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 Cappelle la Grande FRA 2.1 Paul Velten Sebastien Feller Draw: 1/2-1/2 58 Open
683 2016-02-13 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 Cappelle la Grande FRA 1.62 Bertrand Valuet Paul Velten Won: 0-1 49 Open
684 2015-08-20 ch-FRA Accession 2015 Saint-Quentin FRA 11.5 Paul Velten Arthur Macon Won: 1-0 66 Open
685 2015-08-19 ch-FRA Accession 2015 Saint-Quentin FRA 10.3 Jean-Francois Jolly Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 52 Open
686 2015-08-18 ch-FRA Accession 2015 Saint-Quentin FRA 9.5 Paul Velten Vladimir Lazarev Won: 1-0 68 Open
687 2015-08-16 ch-FRA Accession 2015 Saint-Quentin FRA 7.6 Paul Velten Victor Stephan Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
688 2015-08-15 ch-FRA Blitz Final 2015 Saint-Quentin FRA 3.3 Paul Velten Samy Shoker Lost: 0-1 36 Open
689 2015-08-15 ch-FRA Blitz Final 2015 Saint-Quentin FRA 3.2 Paul Velten Samy Shoker Won: 1-0 40 Open
690 2015-08-15 ch-FRA Blitz Final 2015 Saint-Quentin FRA 3.1 Samy Shoker Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 58 Open
691 2015-08-15 ch-FRA Blitz Final 2015 Saint-Quentin FRA 2.2 Paul Velten Andrei Shchekachev Won: 1-0 60 Open
692 2015-08-15 ch-FRA Blitz Final 2015 Saint-Quentin FRA 2.1 Andrei Shchekachev Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 74 Open
693 2015-08-15 ch-FRA Blitz Final 2015 Saint-Quentin FRA 1.2 Paul Velten Edgar Karagyozian Won: 1-0 38 Open
694 2015-08-14 ch-FRA Accession 2015 Saint-Quentin FRA 6.4 Peio Duboue Paul Velten Lost: 1-0 47 Open
695 2015-08-09 ch-FRA Accession 2015 Saint-Quentin FRA 1.3 Paul Velten Alban Delorme Lost: 0-1 37 Open
696 2015-06-09 TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 Montpellier FRA 11.6 Anatoly Vaisser Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 45 Open
697 2015-06-08 TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 Montpellier FRA 10.3 Vitali Koziak Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
698 2015-06-07 TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 Montpellier FRA 9.2 Andrei Sokolov Paul Velten Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
699 2015-06-06 TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 Montpellier FRA 8.3 Didier Leroy Paul Velten Won: 0-1 41 Open
700 2015-06-05 TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 Montpellier FRA 7.4 Maxime Lagarde Paul Velten Won: 0-1 36 Open
  1. vs Aitor Alcaide LuqueWon · 0-1Black · 2017-06-24 · Round 2.727th Gros Open 2017
  2. vs Markel Zuloaga ErauskinWon · 1-0White · 2017-06-23 · Round 1.727th Gros Open 2017
  3. vs Daniil YuffaLost · 1-0Black · 2017-02-24 · Round 9.316th Rochefort Open 2017
  4. vs Catalin NavrotescuDraw · ½–½White · 2017-02-23 · Round 8.316th Rochefort Open 2017
  5. vs 642371Won · 0-1Black · 2017-02-22 · Round 7.416th Rochefort Open 2017
  6. vs Kamran ShiraziDraw · ½–½White · 2017-02-21 · Round 6.416th Rochefort Open 2017
  7. vs Ventzislav InkiovDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-02-21 · Round 5.316th Rochefort Open 2017
  8. vs Kirill StupakDraw · ½–½White · 2017-02-20 · Round 4.216th Rochefort Open 2017
  9. vs Thorsten Michael HaubWon · 0-1Black · 2017-02-19 · Round 3.516th Rochefort Open 2017
  10. vs Ronan Le GoffWon · 1-0White · 2017-02-19 · Round 2.616th Rochefort Open 2017
  11. vs Jerome BourgesWon · 0-1Black · 2017-02-18 · Round 1.816th Rochefort Open 2017
  12. vs Peio DuboueLost · 1-0Black · 2016-08-19 · Round 7.3ch-FRA Accession 2016
  13. vs Benjamin Le CorreDraw · ½–½White · 2016-08-14 · Round 2.3ch-FRA Accession 2016
  14. vs Bertrand ValuetWon · 0-1Black · 2016-08-13 · Round 1.4ch-FRA Accession 2016
  15. vs Jean-Marc DegraeveLost · 1-0Black · 2016-06-26 · Round 2.1Coupe de France 2016
  16. vs Moissei YoussoupovWon · 1-0White · 2016-06-25 · Round 1.2Coupe de France 2016
  17. vs Jean-Luc ChabanonDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-06-07 · Round 11.1TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  18. vs Axel BachmannLost · 1-0Black · 2016-06-06 · Round 10.4TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  19. vs Jules MoussardDraw · ½–½White · 2016-06-05 · Round 9.3TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  20. vs Etienne BacrotDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-06-04 · Round 8.2TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  21. vs Fabien LibiszewskiDraw · ½–½White · 2016-06-03 · Round 7.5TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  22. vs Hicham HamdouchiLost · 0-1White · 2016-06-02 · Round 6.6TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  23. vs Francesco RambaldiWon · 0-1Black · 2016-06-01 · Round 5.3TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  24. vs Eduardas RozentalisDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-05-31 · Round 4.1TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  25. vs Andreas HeimannWon · 1-0White · 2016-05-30 · Round 3.3TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  26. vs Pierre BailetDraw · ½–½White · 2016-05-29 · Round 2.6TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  27. vs 12800040Won · 1-0White · 2016-05-28 · Round 1.3TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  28. vs Thomas RiccardiWon · 1-0White · 2016-02-17 · Round 6.3332nd Cappelle Open 2016
  29. vs Ronan Le GoffWon · 0-1Black · 2016-02-16 · Round 5.4832nd Cappelle Open 2016
  30. vs Albert De HoogheWon · 1-0White · 2016-02-15 · Round 4.5532nd Cappelle Open 2016
  31. vs Abhijeet GuptaLost · 1-0Black · 2016-02-15 · Round 3.1532nd Cappelle Open 2016
  32. vs Sebastien FellerDraw · ½–½White · 2016-02-14 · Round 2.132nd Cappelle Open 2016
  33. vs Bertrand ValuetWon · 0-1Black · 2016-02-13 · Round 1.6232nd Cappelle Open 2016
  34. vs Arthur MaconWon · 1-0White · 2015-08-20 · Round 11.5ch-FRA Accession 2015
  35. vs Jean-Francois JollyLost · 1-0Black · 2015-08-19 · Round 10.3ch-FRA Accession 2015
  36. vs Vladimir LazarevWon · 1-0White · 2015-08-18 · Round 9.5ch-FRA Accession 2015
  37. vs Victor StephanDraw · ½–½White · 2015-08-16 · Round 7.6ch-FRA Accession 2015
  38. vs Samy ShokerLost · 0-1White · 2015-08-15 · Round 3.3ch-FRA Blitz Final 2015
  39. vs Samy ShokerWon · 1-0White · 2015-08-15 · Round 3.2ch-FRA Blitz Final 2015
  40. vs Samy ShokerLost · 1-0Black · 2015-08-15 · Round 3.1ch-FRA Blitz Final 2015
  41. vs Andrei ShchekachevWon · 1-0White · 2015-08-15 · Round 2.2ch-FRA Blitz Final 2015
  42. vs Andrei ShchekachevDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-08-15 · Round 2.1ch-FRA Blitz Final 2015
  43. vs Edgar KaragyozianWon · 1-0White · 2015-08-15 · Round 1.2ch-FRA Blitz Final 2015
  44. vs Peio DuboueLost · 1-0Black · 2015-08-14 · Round 6.4ch-FRA Accession 2015
  45. vs Alban DelormeLost · 0-1White · 2015-08-09 · Round 1.3ch-FRA Accession 2015
  46. vs Anatoly VaisserDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-06-09 · Round 11.6TCh-FRA Top 12 2015
  47. vs Vitali KoziakDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-06-08 · Round 10.3TCh-FRA Top 12 2015
  48. vs Andrei SokolovDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-06-07 · Round 9.2TCh-FRA Top 12 2015
  49. vs Didier LeroyWon · 0-1Black · 2015-06-06 · Round 8.3TCh-FRA Top 12 2015
  50. vs Maxime LagardeWon · 0-1Black · 2015-06-05 · Round 7.4TCh-FRA Top 12 2015

FIDE tournaments

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

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