She is the older sister of WGM Elvira Berend (née Sakhatova).

From 1984 to 1989, Sachs participated six times in the USSR Women's Chess Championship finals, with the best result in 1985, when she ranked 5th place.

In 1986, she won the Soviet Armed Forces Women's Chess Championship.

In 1985, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title.

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