本日の将棋棋戦
王座戦予選，三浦弘行九段vs石井健太郎七段戦，
石井七段が勝ち，予選決勝へ。
棋聖戦予選準決勝，八代弥七段が青嶋未来六段に勝利して，
決勝進出を決めました。
同じく棋聖戦予選準決勝，斎藤慎太郎八段が宮嶋健太四段に勝利して，
決勝進出を決めました。
昨日の順位戦A級，稲葉陽八段(5)が増田康宏八段(10)に負けて，
B級1組への降級が決まりました。
永瀬拓矢九段(2)は千田翔太八段(9)に勝ち，二敗を維持しました。
6勝2敗 佐藤天彦九段(6)
5勝2敗 永瀬九段(2)
5勝3敗 増田八段(10)
4勝4敗 佐々木勇気八段(7), 中村太地八段(8)，千田八段(9)
3勝4敗 渡辺明九段(3)
3勝5敗 豊島将之九段(1), 菅井竜也八段(4)
2勝6敗 稲葉八段(5)
永瀬九段が渡辺九段との対局を残していますが，
最終局は，天彦九段が勇気八段，永瀬九段と増田八段が直接対決。
勇気八段，増田八段が先手番となっています。
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heighten verb [I or T]
uk /ˈhaɪ.tən/ us /ˈhaɪ.t̬ən/
to increase or make something increase, especially an emotion or effect:
The strong police presence only heightened the tension among the crowd.
abdication noun [U]
uk /ˌæb.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌæb.dəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
the fact of no longer controlling or managing something that you are in charge of:
The council denied that their decision represented any abdication of responsibility.
It is difficult to imagine a more flagrant abdication of duty.
sheriff noun [C]
uk /ˈʃer.ɪf/ us /ˈʃer.ɪf/
in the US, an official whose job is to be in charge of performing the orders of the law courts and making certain that the laws are obeyed within a particular county
breakdown noun
uk /ˈbreɪk.daʊn/ us /ˈbreɪk.daʊn/
breakdown noun [C] (FAILURE)
a mechanical failure, or a failure in a system or a relationship:
There was evidently a breakdown in communication leading to the false report.
Their car trip was a disaster – they had frequent breakdowns and never reached their destination.
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