Paul Velten is a French chess grandmaster.

In June 2015, he scored his first GM norm at the French Team Championships, where he notably played with the black pieces in each game.

[2] His next norms were at the Top 12 French Team Championships in June 2016 and the Bundesliga Sued in February 2018.

[3] In June 2020, he tied for 5th place at the online Lichess Quarantine Charity Tournament.

[4] In February 2023, he represented the Chalonnais Exchequer chess club at the Cappelle-la-Grande Open tournament, where he finished 9th out of a field of 30.