Players / paulvelten
GM Paul Velten's openings
Chess.com: paulvelten · Blitz 2907 · Bullet 2904 · Rapid 2707
From 295 games played on Chess.com between Dec 17, 2024 and Aug 21, 2026: Paul Velten scored 59% (164 wins, 22 draws, 109 losses). With White, Paul Velten opens 1.d4 in 95% of games.
As White: first move
- 1.d4: 138 games (95%), scores 64%
- 1.e4: 4 games (3%), scores 75%
- 1.d3: 2 games (1%), scores 0%
- 1.c4: 1 games (1%), scores 100%
As White: openings
- Queens Pawn Opening: 43 games (30%), scores 64%
- Old Benoni Defense: 18 games (12%), scores 50%
- Indian Game: 15 games (10%), scores 53%
- French Defense: 12 games (8%), scores 83%
- Pirc Defense: 8 games (6%), scores 88%
- Van Geet: 6 games (4%), scores 67%
- Dutch Defense: 6 games (4%), scores 42%
- Torre Attack: 5 games (3%), scores 90%
As Black: against 1.e4
- 1...c6: 26 games (51%), scores 42%
- 1...e6: 21 games (41%), scores 48%
- 1...d5: 3 games (6%), scores 33%
- 1...Nf6: 1 games (2%), scores 50%
As Black: against 1.d4
- 1...d5: 45 games (65%), scores 56%
- 1...c5: 9 games (13%), scores 67%
- 1...Nf6: 8 games (12%), scores 56%
- 1...c6: 7 games (10%), scores 57%
As Black: openings
- Queens Pawn Opening: 22 games (15%), scores 59%
- Caro Kann Defense: 22 games (15%), scores 45%
- French Defense: 20 games (13%), scores 50%
- Queens Gambit: 16 games (11%), scores 47%
- English Opening: 9 games (6%), scores 67%
- Indian: 9 games (6%), scores 61%
- Old Benoni Defense: 7 games (5%), scores 64%
- Indian Game: 7 games (5%), scores 64%