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Velten, Paul
GM🇫🇷FIDE 681091· Male· France· Born in 1993
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Paul Velten, a 33-year-old French Grandmaster, is rated 2487 and ranked 25th among French players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 55 Elo over the past 12 months. 71 rated games in the past year (≈76/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande, and Les betises de Cambrai - GM 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Les Internationaux de France Rapide 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2542 was reached at age 32 (May 2025, World #373 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2018 (age 25), IM in 2013 (age 20), and FM in 2011 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #68 in U20 and #7, #6 and #7 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2487
Standard
Rpd2562·Blz2437
All-time high
2542
−55 pts below
May 2025 · age 32
May 2025 · age 32
Activity
97
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
69 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#25
#25 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
24 entries2025
Peak French rank: #14
at age 32 · rated 2536
Sep 2025
Peak World rank: #373
at age 32 · rated 2542
May 2025
All-time peak 2542
at age 32 · −55 from today
May 2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 32
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2500
at age 31
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2500
at age 31
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-49
2536 → 2487
Tournaments
7
58 games
Score
38/ 5865.5%
27W22D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/9 | #20 | 2466 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/11 | #182 | 2406 | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #103 | 2176 | -25.7 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 2552 | +3.9 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2336 | -4.4 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | R256 | 2366 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/9 | #4 | 2443 | -6.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAntoine BournelIM
🇫🇷FRA·2430
+16 −3 =6
25 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAntoine FavarelFM
🇫🇷FRA
+7 −1 =11
19 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsMaxime LagardeGM
🇫🇷FRA·2615
+1 −8 =4
13 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsEdgar KaragyozianCM
🇫🇷FRA·2193
+9 −1 =3
13 games·last met May 2022
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vsSergey A. FedorchukGM
🇺🇦UKR·2593
+2 −5 =5
12 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings
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France
#25
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#405
in continent
World
#687
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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