Megalios, Konstantinos

Konstantinos Megalios, a 31-year-old Scottish International Master, is rated 2385 and ranked 5th among Scottish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 5 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent appearances: Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026 and 2025 National Team Champiosnhip A Category. Also played 2 rapid (including Lothians Allegro Open 2026) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Glasgow Qualifier) recently. He took a 18-month break between Oct 2023 and May 2025. His peak of 2418 was reached at age 24 (Jan 2019); he also reached Scottish #3 in May 2022 and has been in Scottish top 5 for 77 months and counting (5 consecutive years on his current run).

Competes for Scotland since Jan 2026. Awarded IM in 2019 (age 24). Earned GM norms at 27th Open Intl Tnmt of Kavala 2018 - A group and 10th CSC London Chess Classic: FIDE Open 2018. At junior level, he reached #1, #2, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.