GM
Velten, Paul
FRA·Born 1993·FIDE #681091·1,179 Games
FRA Classical25001,024 Games
Rapid256239 Games
Blitz2437130 Games
Statistics
1179
Total
549
Wins
361
Draws
266
Losses
47%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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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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Kovalenko,I2685
26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026 · 13 Apr 2026
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Morkunas, Gustas2350
26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026 · 12 Apr 2026
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Zawadzka, Jolanta2324
26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026 · 10 Apr 2026
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Bracker, Frank2332
26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026 · 9 Apr 2026
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Dubnevych, Maksym2341
26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026 · 8 Apr 2026
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Kulich, Filip2171
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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
56.5%23 Games·Wins
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5
Critical Blunders
Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish
10 errors
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Endgamevs Kovalev
OTB·2025
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#64Re6??
Endgamevs Kwon
OTB·2025
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#59Nc5??
Endgamevs Fantinel
Rapid·2025
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#52Rb2??
Endgamevs Tieres
Rapid·2025
▶
#21b4??
Tacticsvs Huerga Leache
OTB·2025
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#31Qxh2??
Tacticsvs Naoum
OTB·2024
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#50Rf2??
Endgamevs Torres Rosas
OTB·2024
▶
#57Qe3??
Endgamevs Travadon
OTB·2024
▶
#43Qf4??
Endgamevs Girel
OTB·2024
▶
#27Qe8??
Tacticsvs Laurent-Paoli
OTB·2024
Endgame Statistics
23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure
Repertoire
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47%31%22%
1.d4
61%450
1.e4
64%54
1.Nf3
76%42
1.c4
92%6
1.e3
100%1