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Grigory Sanakoev
Full name	Grigory Konstantinovich Sanakoev
Country	Soviet Union  Russia
Born	(1935-04-17)17 April 1935 Voronezh, Soviet Union
Died	8 October 2021(2021-10-08) (aged 86) Voronezh, Russia
Title	ICCF Grandmaster (1984)
ICCF World Champion	1984–1991
ICCF rating	2511 (April 2014)
ICCF peak rating	2606 (April 2003)

Grigory Konstantinovich Sanakoev (17 April 1935 – 8 October 2021) was a Russian chess player who held the title of International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster. He was the twelfth World Correspondence Chess Championship (1984–1991) and finished in third place at the "Hans-Werner von Massow Memorial" tournament (1996–2002). Compared to his corresponce results, Sanakoev's results in over-the-board play were relatively modest. However, he won chess championship of Voronezh Region (Russia) on several occasions. Sanakoev is also the author of a book on correspondence chess titled World Champion at the Third Attempt.

References

1. "Ушел из жизни Григорий Константинович Санакоев (1935-2021)" [Grigory Konstantinovich Sanakoev passed away (1935-2021)]. ruchess.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
2. "Hans-Werner-von-Massow Gedenkturnier". iccf.com. Retrieved 4 June 2017.

External links

• Grigory Konstantinovich Sanakoev player details at ICCF
• Grigory Sanakoev player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Grigory Sanakoev chess games at 365Chess.com
• Grigory Sanakoev at ChessMail.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-06-11)

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