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). Sanakoev is also the author of a book on correspondence chess titled World Champion at the Third Attempt. References External links 1935 births 2021 deaths World Correspondence Chess Champions Correspondence chess grandmasters Russian chess players Soviet chess players Russian chess writers Soviet chess writers Soviet male writers 20th-century Russian male writers Sportspeople from Voronezh Writers from Voronezh