GM
Velten, Paul
FRA·Born 1993·FIDE #681091·1,192 Games
FRA Classical24871,037 Games
Rapid256239 Games
Blitz2437130 Games
Statistics
1192
Total
553
Wins
367
Draws
269
Losses
46%31%23%
Play Style
What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.7% average
High resilience (64%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 92%
Very consistent (87%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.Nf3 ♔ (76% in 42 games)
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 359 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening96.3%
Middlegame93.4%
Endgame95.5%
Clutch Factor
Performance under pressure
Winning (+2 or more)95%
156 Games
Equal position95%
140 Games
Losing (-2 or more)89%
63 Games
Problematic Pieces
Which pieces cause most errors?
♖
22%
59 errors
♕
20%
54 errors
♙
17%
46 errors
♞
15%
41 errors
♔
14%
39 errors
♗
12%
33 errors
Critical Moment
When does the first serious error occur?
Move 42average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
31% of blunders occur between move 36-45. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap
Where do most errors occur?
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Many
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Critical squares
f310 err
d39 err
e59 err
f59 err
b48 err
f3/d3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.
Recent Games
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Vagman, Roy2366
Sardinia World Open A · 7 May 2026
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Llari, Marc2273
Sardinia World Open A · 6 May 2026
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Rychagov, Nikita2304
Sardinia World Open A · 5 May 2026
Openings
Based on player games
Weaknesses
EXPLOIT!White
Grünfeld
50.0%10 Games·Loses
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
Black
No significant weaknesses detected as Black
Strengths
AVOIDWhite
Reti: Double Fianchetto
60.0%10 Games·Wins
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6
Black
French: Exchange
60.0%15 Games·Wins
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5
Caro-Kann: Advance
54.2%24 Games·Wins
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5
Critical Blunders
Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish
10 errors
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#51Kf7??
Endgame
vs Kovalev
OTB·2025
▶
#64Re6??
Endgame
vs Kwon
OTB·2025
▶
#59Nc5??
Endgame
vs Fantinel
Rapid·2025
▶
#52Rb2??
Endgame
vs Tieres
Rapid·2025
▶
#21b4??
Tactics
vs Huerga Leache
OTB·2025
▶
#31Qxh2??
Tactics
vs Naoum
OTB·2024
▶
#50Rf2??
Endgame
vs Torres Rosas
OTB·2024
▶
#57Qe3??
Endgame
vs Travadon
OTB·2024
▶
#43Qf4??
Endgame
vs Girel
OTB·2024
▶
#27Qe8??
Tactics
vs Laurent-Paoli
OTB·2024
Endgame Statistics
23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure
Repertoire
☰ All
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⚡ Rapid
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47%31%22%
1.d4
61%454
1.e4
63%56
1.Nf3
76%42
1.c4
92%6
1.e3
100%1