{{Short description|Russian chess player (1935–2021)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox chess player | name = Grigory Sanakoev | image = | caption = | full_name = Grigory Konstantinovich Sanakoev | country = {{URS}}<br />{{RUS}} | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1935|4|17}} | birth_place = Voronezh, Soviet Union | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2021|10|8|1935|4|17}} | death_place = Voronezh, Russia | title = {{nowrap|ICCF Grandmaster (1984)}} | ICCFworldchampion = 1984–1991 | ICCF_rating = [https://www.iccf.com/player?id=140015&tab=3 2511] (April 2014) | ICCF_peakrating = 2606 (April 2003) }}
'''Grigory Konstantinovich Sanakoev''' (17 April 1935 – 8 October 2021<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ruchess.ru/news/all/ushel_iz_zhizni_grigoriy_konstantinovich_sanakoev_1935_2021/ |title=Ушел из жизни Григорий Константинович Санакоев (1935-2021) |trans-title=Grigory Konstantinovich Sanakoev passed away (1935-2021) |website=ruchess.ru |language=ru |access-date=11 October 2021}}</ref>) 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).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iccf.com/EventCrossTable.aspx?id=35371 |title=Hans-Werner-von-Massow Gedenkturnier |website=iccf.com |access-date=4 June 2017}}</ref> 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''.
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==External links== * {{ICCF|140015|Grigory Konstantinovich Sanakoev}} * {{Chessgames player|80734|Grigory Sanakoev}} * {{365Chess.com player|Grigory_Sanakoev}} * {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611090817/http://www.chessmail.com:80/players/sanakoev.htm |title=Grigory Sanakoev at ChessMail.com}}
{{S-start}} {{succession box | before = Friedrich Baumbach | title = World Correspondence Chess Champion | years = 1984–1991 | after = Mikhail Umansky }} {{S-end}}
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