No. 18,275 in Russian
шахматиста
Chess player.
In a sentence
Вчера я играл против опытного шахматиста.
Yesterday, I played against an experienced chess player.
Here, 'шахматиста' is the genitive case of 'шахматист', indicating the object of the verb 'играл против', expressing whom the speaker played against.
Шахматиста выслушали на собрании клуба.
The chess player was listened to at the club meeting.
In this sentence, 'шахматиста' is in the accusative case because it is the direct object being listened to by the club members.
Все участники выдвинули шахматиста на турнире.
All participants nominated the chess player for the tournament.
Here, 'шахматиста' is in the accusative case again since it is the entity being nominated by the participants for the tournament.
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