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
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
751 2013-09-18 52nd World Juniors 2013 Kocaeli TUR 6.7 Jorge Cori Paul Velten 1-0 30 Open
752 2013-09-17 52nd World Juniors 2013 Kocaeli TUR 5.21 Paul Velten Milovan Ratkovic 1-0 40 Open
753 2013-09-16 52nd World Juniors Kocaeli TUR 4.18 Robin-Alexandru Dragomirescu Paul Velten 1/2-1/2 145 Open
754 2013-09-15 52nd World Juniors Kocaeli TUR 3.3 Paul Velten Ege Koksal 1-0 44 Open
755 2013-09-14 52nd World Juniors Kocaeli TUR 2.36 Gun Sumer Paul Velten 0-1 46 Open
756 2013-09-13 52nd World Juniors Kocaeli TUR 1.31 Mustafa Berkay Ozdover Paul Velten 1-0 1 Open
757 2013-07-19 12th Condom Open Condom FRA 8.1 Paul Velten Manuel Larand 1-0 34 Open
758 2013-07-18 12th Condom Open Condom FRA 7.9 Frederic Verduyn Paul Velten 1/2-1/2 32 Open
759 2013-07-17 12th Condom Open Condom FRA 6.4 Paul Velten Javier Alcaraz Ortega 0-1 81 Open
760 2013-07-16 12th Condom Open Condom FRA 5.8 Romain Lacroix Paul Velten 0-1 51 Open
761 2013-07-15 12th Condom Open Condom FRA 4.5 Paul Velten Deimante Daulyte-Cornette 1/2-1/2 17 Open
762 2013-07-15 12th Condom Open Condom FRA 3.3 Pauline Guichard Paul Velten 1-0 64 Open
763 2013-07-14 12th Condom Open Condom FRA 2.4 Paul Velten Alexandre Iwanesko 1-0 29 Open
764 2013-07-13 12th Condom Open Condom FRA 1.4 Olivier Roques Paul Velten 0-1 30 Open
765 2013-05-05 ch-FRA Junior 2013 Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux FRA 9.1 Paul Velten James Eden 1/2-1/2 74 Open
766 2013-05-04 ch-FRA Junior 2013 Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux FRA 8.1 Thomas Dionisi Paul Velten 0-1 48 Open
767 2013-05-03 ch-FRA Junior 2013 Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux FRA 7.1 Paul Velten Julien Song 1/2-1/2 56 Open
768 2013-05-02 ch-FRA Junior 2013 Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux FRA 6.1 Anthony Muller Paul Velten 0-1 39 Open
769 2013-05-01 ch-FRA Junior 2013 Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux FRA 5.1 Borya Ider Paul Velten 1/2-1/2 35 Open
770 2013-04-30 ch-FRA Junior 2013 Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux FRA 4.1 Paul Velten Joachim Mouhamad 1-0 68 Open
771 2013-04-29 ch-FRA Junior 2013 Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux FRA 3.1 Thibault Louis Paul Velten 0-1 65 Open
772 2013-04-29 ch-FRA Junior 2013 Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux FRA 2.2 Paul Velten Florent Samoun 1-0 88 Open
773 2013-04-28 ch-FRA Junior 2013 Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux FRA 1.3 Marc De Balmann Paul Velten 0-1 68 Open
774 2013-03-30 36th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 9.4 Paul Velten Marcelo Panelo 1/2-1/2 6 Open
775 2013-03-28 36th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 7.4 Paul Velten Daniel Alsina Leal 1/2-1/2 37 Open
776 2013-03-27 36th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 6.6 Ruslan Pogorelov Paul Velten 0-1 72 Open
777 2013-03-26 36th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 5.1 Paul Velten Jose Luis Guijarro Galan 1-0 34 Open
778 2013-03-25 36th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 4.3 Alberto Andres Gonzalez Paul Velten 1-0 42 Open
779 2013-03-24 36th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 3.2 Paul Velten Alvar Alonso Rosell 1-0 47 Open
780 2013-03-24 36th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 2.13 Hector Sanchez Ruesga Paul Velten 0-1 39 Open
781 2013-03-23 36th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP 1.15 Paul Velten Ana Picazo Gonzalez 1-0 34 Open
782 2012-12-17 XXII Elgoibar Masters Elgoibar ESP 9.5 Patrice Etchegaray Paul Velten 1/2-1/2 13 Open
783 2012-12-16 XXII Elgoibar Masters Elgoibar ESP 8.2 Paul Velten Cristhian Cruz 0-1 27 Open
784 2012-12-15 XXII Elgoibar Masters Elgoibar ESP 7.4 Azer Mirzoev Paul Velten 1-0 23 Open
785 2012-12-15 XXII Elgoibar Masters Elgoibar ESP 6.3 Paul Velten Aleksa Strikovic 1-0 21 Open
786 2012-12-14 XXII Elgoibar Masters Elgoibar ESP 5.3 Nino Batsiashvili Paul Velten 0-1 51 Open
787 2012-12-13 XXII Elgoibar Masters Elgoibar ESP 4.4 Paul Velten Viktor Moskalenko 1/2-1/2 29 Open
788 2012-12-13 XXII Elgoibar Masters Elgoibar ESP 3.2 David Astasio Lopez Paul Velten 0-1 52 Open
789 2012-12-12 XXII Elgoibar Masters Elgoibar ESP 2.5 Paul Velten Santiago Gonzalez De La Torre 1-0 45 Open
790 2012-12-11 XXII Elgoibar Masters Elgoibar ESP 1.1 Paul Velten Ann Matnadze Bujiashvili 0-1 46 Open
791 2012-11-24 Malta Open 2012 Bugibba MLT 8 Paul Velten Ivan Majer 1-0 28 Open
792 2012-11-22 Malta Open 2012 Bugibba MLT 6 Paul Velten Bjorn Ahlander 0-1 29 Open
793 2012-11-21 Malta Open 2012 Bugibba MLT 5 Marianna Chierici Paul Velten 0-1 30 Open
794 2012-11-20 Malta Open 2012 Bugibba MLT 3 Azer Mirzoev Paul Velten 1/2-1/2 43 Open
795 2012-08-15 51st World Juniors Athens GRE 13.34 Jan Gantar Paul Velten 1-0 43 Open
796 2012-08-14 51st World Juniors Athens GRE 12.37 Paul Velten Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis 1-0 31 Open
797 2012-08-13 51st World Juniors Athens GRE 11.48 Hugo Zanotti Mendonca Caetano Paul Velten 0-1 45 Open
798 2012-08-12 51st World Juniors Athens GRE 10.41 Paul Velten Maarten Larmuseau 0-1 47 Open
799 2012-08-11 51st World Juniors Athens GRE 9.33 Dmytro Kigel Paul Velten 1-0 85 Open
800 2012-08-10 51st World Juniors Athens GRE 8.42 Paul Velten Clement Sreeves 1-0 29 Open
  1. vs Jorge CoriLost · 1-0Black · 2013-09-18 · Round 6.752nd World Juniors 2013
  2. vs Milovan RatkovicWon · 1-0White · 2013-09-17 · Round 5.2152nd World Juniors 2013
  3. vs Robin-Alexandru DragomirescuDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-09-16 · Round 4.1852nd World Juniors
  4. vs Ege KoksalWon · 1-0White · 2013-09-15 · Round 3.352nd World Juniors
  5. vs Gun SumerWon · 0-1Black · 2013-09-14 · Round 2.3652nd World Juniors
  6. vs Mustafa Berkay OzdoverLost · 1-0Black · 2013-09-13 · Round 1.3152nd World Juniors
  7. vs Manuel LarandWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-19 · Round 8.112th Condom Open
  8. vs Frederic VerduynDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-07-18 · Round 7.912th Condom Open
  9. vs Javier Alcaraz OrtegaLost · 0-1White · 2013-07-17 · Round 6.412th Condom Open
  10. vs Romain LacroixWon · 0-1Black · 2013-07-16 · Round 5.812th Condom Open
  11. vs Deimante Daulyte-CornetteDraw · ½–½White · 2013-07-15 · Round 4.512th Condom Open
  12. vs Pauline GuichardLost · 1-0Black · 2013-07-15 · Round 3.312th Condom Open
  13. vs Alexandre IwaneskoWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-14 · Round 2.412th Condom Open
  14. vs Olivier RoquesWon · 0-1Black · 2013-07-13 · Round 1.412th Condom Open
  15. vs James EdenDraw · ½–½White · 2013-05-05 · Round 9.1ch-FRA Junior 2013
  16. vs Thomas DionisiWon · 0-1Black · 2013-05-04 · Round 8.1ch-FRA Junior 2013
  17. vs Julien SongDraw · ½–½White · 2013-05-03 · Round 7.1ch-FRA Junior 2013
  18. vs Anthony MullerWon · 0-1Black · 2013-05-02 · Round 6.1ch-FRA Junior 2013
  19. vs Borya IderDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-05-01 · Round 5.1ch-FRA Junior 2013
  20. vs Joachim MouhamadWon · 1-0White · 2013-04-30 · Round 4.1ch-FRA Junior 2013
  21. vs Thibault LouisWon · 0-1Black · 2013-04-29 · Round 3.1ch-FRA Junior 2013
  22. vs Florent SamounWon · 1-0White · 2013-04-29 · Round 2.2ch-FRA Junior 2013
  23. vs Marc De BalmannWon · 0-1Black · 2013-04-28 · Round 1.3ch-FRA Junior 2013
  24. vs Marcelo PaneloDraw · ½–½White · 2013-03-30 · Round 9.436th San Sebastian Open
  25. vs Daniel Alsina LealDraw · ½–½White · 2013-03-28 · Round 7.436th San Sebastian Open
  26. vs Ruslan PogorelovWon · 0-1Black · 2013-03-27 · Round 6.636th San Sebastian Open
  27. vs Jose Luis Guijarro GalanWon · 1-0White · 2013-03-26 · Round 5.136th San Sebastian Open
  28. vs Alberto Andres GonzalezLost · 1-0Black · 2013-03-25 · Round 4.336th San Sebastian Open
  29. vs Alvar Alonso RosellWon · 1-0White · 2013-03-24 · Round 3.236th San Sebastian Open
  30. vs Hector Sanchez RuesgaWon · 0-1Black · 2013-03-24 · Round 2.1336th San Sebastian Open
  31. vs Ana Picazo GonzalezWon · 1-0White · 2013-03-23 · Round 1.1536th San Sebastian Open
  32. vs Patrice EtchegarayDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-12-17 · Round 9.5XXII Elgoibar Masters
  33. vs Cristhian CruzLost · 0-1White · 2012-12-16 · Round 8.2XXII Elgoibar Masters
  34. vs Azer MirzoevLost · 1-0Black · 2012-12-15 · Round 7.4XXII Elgoibar Masters
  35. vs Aleksa StrikovicWon · 1-0White · 2012-12-15 · Round 6.3XXII Elgoibar Masters
  36. vs Nino BatsiashviliWon · 0-1Black · 2012-12-14 · Round 5.3XXII Elgoibar Masters
  37. vs Viktor MoskalenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2012-12-13 · Round 4.4XXII Elgoibar Masters
  38. vs David Astasio LopezWon · 0-1Black · 2012-12-13 · Round 3.2XXII Elgoibar Masters
  39. vs Santiago Gonzalez De La TorreWon · 1-0White · 2012-12-12 · Round 2.5XXII Elgoibar Masters
  40. vs Ann Matnadze BujiashviliLost · 0-1White · 2012-12-11 · Round 1.1XXII Elgoibar Masters
  41. vs Ivan MajerWon · 1-0White · 2012-11-24 · Round 8Malta Open 2012
  42. vs Bjorn AhlanderLost · 0-1White · 2012-11-22 · Round 6Malta Open 2012
  43. vs Marianna ChiericiWon · 0-1Black · 2012-11-21 · Round 5Malta Open 2012
  44. vs Azer MirzoevDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-11-20 · Round 3Malta Open 2012
  45. vs Jan GantarLost · 1-0Black · 2012-08-15 · Round 13.3451st World Juniors
  46. vs Stamatis Kourkoulos-ArditisWon · 1-0White · 2012-08-14 · Round 12.3751st World Juniors
  47. vs Hugo Zanotti Mendonca CaetanoWon · 0-1Black · 2012-08-13 · Round 11.4851st World Juniors
  48. vs Maarten LarmuseauLost · 0-1White · 2012-08-12 · Round 10.4151st World Juniors
  49. vs Dmytro KigelLost · 1-0Black · 2012-08-11 · Round 9.3351st World Juniors
  50. vs Clement SreevesWon · 1-0White · 2012-08-10 · Round 8.4251st World Juniors

FIDE tournaments

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

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