Improving Technique, Beyond Elo Points

Grandmaster Paul Velten started playing chess at the age of 9, at school in Bayonne. Shortly after, he started attending the Cyber Echecs Bayonnais chess club. “I liked the people and the atmosphere, especially. This kind of atmosphere, among adults, was new to me. I laughed a lot with the jokes they made. If possible, I would go to the club, usually on Wednesdays and Saturdays.” It was there that he took his first steps. “There were players wit…