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
Rapid
2563Published FIDE
Blitz
2413Published 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | 2021-06-09 | FSGM June 2021 | Budapest HUN | 5.2 | Paul Velten | Gergely Aczel | Lost: 0-1 | 73 | Open |
| 352 | 2021-06-08 | FSGM June 2021 | Budapest HUN | 4.4 | Abhimanyu Mishra | Paul Velten | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 33 | Open |
| 353 | 2021-06-07 | FSGM June 2021 | Budapest HUN | 3.3 | Paul Velten | Souhardo Basak | Won: 1-0 | 45 | Open |
| 354 | 2021-06-06 | FSGM June 2021 | Budapest HUN | 2.3 | Manish Anto Cristiano F | Paul Velten | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 70 | Open |
| 355 | 2021-06-05 | FSGM June 2021 | Budapest HUN | 1.4 | Paul Velten | Shahil Dey | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 55 | Open |
| 356 | 2021-05-09` | EE May Blitz Open 2021 | Europe-Echecs INT | 10 | Paul Velten | Simon Theodore | Won: 1-0 | 28 | Open |
| 357 | 2021-05-09 | EE May Blitz Open 2021 | Europe-Echecs INT | 9 | Philippe Emmenecker | Paul Velten | Lost: 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 358 | 2021-05-09 | EE May Blitz Open 2021 | Europe-Echecs INT | 8 | Paul Velten | Jean-Michel Mataigne | Won: 1-0 | 26 | Open |
| 359 | 2021-05-09 | EE May Blitz Open 2021 | Europe-Echecs INT | 7 | Mohammadreza Firouzja | Paul Velten | Lost: 1-0 | 21 | Open |
| 360 | 2021-05-09 | EE May Blitz Open 2021 | Europe-Echecs INT | 6 | Paul Velten | Kilian Berger Dit Lacroix | Lost: 0-1 | 43 | Open |
| 361 | 2021-05-09 | EE May Blitz Open 2021 | Europe-Echecs INT | 5 | Julien Joly | Paul Velten | Won: 0-1 | 58 | Open |
| 362 | 2021-05-09 | EE May Blitz Open 2021 | Europe-Echecs INT | 4 | Paul Velten | Alan Pichot | Lost: 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 363 | 2021-05-09 | EE May Blitz Open 2021 | Europe-Echecs INT | 3 | Antonin Ferey | Paul Velten | Won: 0-1 | 71 | Open |
| 364 | 2021-05-09 | EE May Blitz Open 2021 | Europe-Echecs INT | 2 | Paul Velten | Jim Heng | Won: 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 365 | 2021-05-09 | EE May Blitz Open 2021 | Europe-Echecs INT | 1 | Raphael Alberola | Paul Velten | Won: 0-1 | 37 | Open |
| 366 | 2021-05-09 | EE May Blitz Open 2021 | Europe-Echecs INT | 11 | Paul Velten | Valentin Pillard | Won: 1-0 | 44 | Open |
| 367 | 2021-03-07 | Cappelle Online Blitz | Europe-Echecs INT | 9 | Vasyl Ivanchuk | Paul Velten | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 48 | Open |
| 368 | 2021-03-07 | Cappelle Online Blitz | Europe-Echecs INT | 8 | Paul Velten | Vladislav Nevednichy | Lost: 0-1 | 65 | Open |
| 369 | 2021-03-07 | Cappelle Online Blitz | Europe-Echecs INT | 7 | Wenjun Ju | Paul Velten | Won: 0-1 | 34 | Open |
| 370 | 2021-03-07 | Cappelle Online Blitz | Europe-Echecs INT | 6 | Paul Velten | Denise Trippold | Won: 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 371 | 2021-03-07 | Cappelle Online Blitz | Europe-Echecs INT | 5 | Mahel Boyer | Paul Velten | Won: 0-1 | 47 | Open |
| 372 | 2021-03-07 | Cappelle Online Blitz | Europe-Echecs INT | 4 | Paul Velten | Ivan Cheparinov | Lost: 0-1 | 33 | Open |
| 373 | 2021-03-07 | Cappelle Online Blitz | Europe-Echecs INT | 3 | P V Nandhidhaa | Paul Velten | Won: 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 374 | 2021-03-07 | Cappelle Online Blitz | Europe-Echecs INT | 2 | Paul Velten | Ghislain Maugenest | Won: 1-0 | 18 | Open |
| 375 | 2021-03-07 | Cappelle Online Blitz | Europe-Echecs INT | 1 | Unidentified player | Paul Velten | Won: 0-1 | 58 | Open |
| 376 | 2021-03-07 | Cappelle Online Blitz | Europe-Echecs INT | 11 | Bibisara Assaubayeva | Paul Velten | Won: 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 377 | 2021-03-07 | Cappelle Online Blitz | Europe-Echecs INT | 10 | Paul Velten | Yi Xu | Lost: 0-1 | 86 | Open |
| 378 | 2021-03-06 | Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Ivan Ivanisevic | Paul Velten | Won: 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 379 | 2021-03-06 | Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Paul Velten | Manu David Suthandram R | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 29 | Open |
| 380 | 2021-03-06 | Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Paul Velten | Alan Pichot | Won: 1-0 | 80 | Open |
| 381 | 2021-03-06 | Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Vladislav Krasikov | Paul Velten | Won: 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 382 | 2021-03-06 | Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Shawn Martinez | Paul Velten | Won: 0-1 | 29 | Open |
| 383 | 2021-03-06 | Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Frederik Svane | Paul Velten | Won: 0-1 | 62 | Open |
| 384 | 2021-03-05 | Cappelle Online Bullet | Europe-Echecs INT | 9 | Kanan Garayev | Paul Velten | Lost: 1-0 | 72 | Open |
| 385 | 2021-03-05 | Cappelle Online Bullet | Europe-Echecs INT | 8 | Paul Velten | Florent Samoun | Won: 1-0 | 59 | Open |
| 386 | 2021-03-05 | Cappelle Online Bullet | Europe-Echecs INT | 7 | Daniel Dardha | Paul Velten | Lost: 1-0 | 57 | Open |
| 387 | 2021-03-05 | Cappelle Online Bullet | Europe-Echecs INT | 6 | Paul Velten | Anna Kubicka | Won: 1-0 | 70 | Open |
| 388 | 2021-03-05 | Cappelle Online Bullet | Europe-Echecs INT | 5 | Paul Velten | Maxime Lagarde | Lost: 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 389 | 2021-03-05 | Cappelle Online Bullet | Europe-Echecs INT | 4 | Parham Maghsoodloo | Paul Velten | Won: 0-1 | 47 | Open |
| 390 | 2021-03-05 | Cappelle Online Bullet | Europe-Echecs INT | 3 | Alban Delorme | Paul Velten | Won: 0-1 | 31 | Open |
| 391 | 2021-03-05 | Cappelle Online Bullet | Europe-Echecs INT | 2 | Paul Velten | Natacha Benmesbah | Won: 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 392 | 2021-03-05 | Cappelle Online Bullet | Europe-Echecs INT | 1 | Jeremie Konopka | Paul Velten | Won: 0-1 | 23 | Open |
| 393 | 2021-03-05 | Cappelle Online Bullet | Europe-Echecs INT | 15 | Alexey Sarana | Paul Velten | Lost: 1-0 | 69 | Open |
| 394 | 2021-03-05 | Cappelle Online Bullet | Europe-Echecs INT | 14 | Paul Velten | Rauf Mamedov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 78 | Open |
| 395 | 2021-03-05 | Cappelle Online Bullet | Europe-Echecs INT | 13 | Zhandos Agmanov | Paul Velten | Won: 0-1 | 83 | Open |
| 396 | 2021-03-05 | Cappelle Online Bullet | Europe-Echecs INT | 12 | Paul Velten | Victor Stephan | Won: 1-0 | 42 | Open |
| 397 | 2021-03-05 | Cappelle Online Bullet | Europe-Echecs INT | 11 | Ezra Kirk | Paul Velten | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 77 | Open |
| 398 | 2021-03-05 | Cappelle Online Bullet | Europe-Echecs INT | 10 | Paul Velten | Benjamin Defromont | Won: 1-0 | 70 | Open |
| 399 | 2021-02-07 | Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz | Europe-Echecs INT | 9 | Paul Velten | Nikola Nikolovski | Won: 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 400 | 2021-02-07 | Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz | Europe-Echecs INT | 8 | Sayed Javad Alavi | Paul Velten | Won: 0-1 | 85 | Open |
- vs Gergely AczelLost · 0-1White · 2021-06-09 · Round 5.2FSGM June 2021
- vs Abhimanyu MishraDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-06-08 · Round 4.4FSGM June 2021
- vs Souhardo BasakWon · 1-0White · 2021-06-07 · Round 3.3FSGM June 2021
- vs Manish Anto Cristiano FDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-06-06 · Round 2.3FSGM June 2021
- vs Shahil DeyDraw · ½–½White · 2021-06-05 · Round 1.4FSGM June 2021
- vs Simon TheodoreWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-09` · Round 10EE May Blitz Open 2021
- vs Philippe EmmeneckerLost · 1-0Black · 2021-05-09 · Round 9EE May Blitz Open 2021
- vs Jean-Michel MataigneWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-09 · Round 8EE May Blitz Open 2021
- vs Mohammadreza FirouzjaLost · 1-0Black · 2021-05-09 · Round 7EE May Blitz Open 2021
- vs Kilian Berger Dit LacroixLost · 0-1White · 2021-05-09 · Round 6EE May Blitz Open 2021
- vs Julien JolyWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-09 · Round 5EE May Blitz Open 2021
- vs Alan PichotLost · 0-1White · 2021-05-09 · Round 4EE May Blitz Open 2021
- vs Antonin FereyWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-09 · Round 3EE May Blitz Open 2021
- vs Jim HengWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-09 · Round 2EE May Blitz Open 2021
- vs Raphael AlberolaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-09 · Round 1EE May Blitz Open 2021
- vs Valentin PillardWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-09 · Round 11EE May Blitz Open 2021
- vs Vasyl IvanchukDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-03-07 · Round 9Cappelle Online Blitz
- vs Vladislav NevednichyLost · 0-1White · 2021-03-07 · Round 8Cappelle Online Blitz
- vs Wenjun JuWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-07 · Round 7Cappelle Online Blitz
- vs Denise TrippoldWon · 1-0White · 2021-03-07 · Round 6Cappelle Online Blitz
- vs Mahel BoyerWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-07 · Round 5Cappelle Online Blitz
- vs Ivan CheparinovLost · 0-1White · 2021-03-07 · Round 4Cappelle Online Blitz
- vs P V NandhidhaaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-07 · Round 3Cappelle Online Blitz
- vs Ghislain MaugenestWon · 1-0White · 2021-03-07 · Round 2Cappelle Online Blitz
- vs Unidentified playerWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-07 · Round 1Cappelle Online Blitz
- vs Bibisara AssaubayevaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-07 · Round 11Cappelle Online Blitz
- vs Yi XuLost · 0-1White · 2021-03-07 · Round 10Cappelle Online Blitz
- vs Ivan IvanisevicWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-06Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021
- vs Manu David Suthandram RDraw · ½–½White · 2021-03-06Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021
- vs Alan PichotWon · 1-0White · 2021-03-06Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021
- vs Vladislav KrasikovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-06Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021
- vs Shawn MartinezWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-06Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021
- vs Frederik SvaneWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-06Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021
- vs Kanan GarayevLost · 1-0Black · 2021-03-05 · Round 9Cappelle Online Bullet
- vs Florent SamounWon · 1-0White · 2021-03-05 · Round 8Cappelle Online Bullet
- vs Daniel DardhaLost · 1-0Black · 2021-03-05 · Round 7Cappelle Online Bullet
- vs Anna KubickaWon · 1-0White · 2021-03-05 · Round 6Cappelle Online Bullet
- vs Maxime LagardeLost · 0-1White · 2021-03-05 · Round 5Cappelle Online Bullet
- vs Parham MaghsoodlooWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-05 · Round 4Cappelle Online Bullet
- vs Alban DelormeWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-05 · Round 3Cappelle Online Bullet
- vs Natacha BenmesbahWon · 1-0White · 2021-03-05 · Round 2Cappelle Online Bullet
- vs Jeremie KonopkaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-05 · Round 1Cappelle Online Bullet
- vs Alexey SaranaLost · 1-0Black · 2021-03-05 · Round 15Cappelle Online Bullet
- vs Rauf MamedovDraw · ½–½White · 2021-03-05 · Round 14Cappelle Online Bullet
- vs Zhandos AgmanovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-05 · Round 13Cappelle Online Bullet
- vs Victor StephanWon · 1-0White · 2021-03-05 · Round 12Cappelle Online Bullet
- vs Ezra KirkDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-03-05 · Round 11Cappelle Online Bullet
- vs Benjamin DefromontWon · 1-0White · 2021-03-05 · Round 10Cappelle Online Bullet
- vs Nikola NikolovskiWon · 1-0White · 2021-02-07 · Round 9Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz
- vs Sayed Javad AlaviWon · 0-1Black · 2021-02-07 · Round 8Ville d'Orsay On/L Blitz
FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2026 | Blitz | 8½ |
| 2026-09-19 | Les Internationaux de France Rapide 2026 | Rapid | 7 |