女流名人戦, 最終局へ！etc. - 増田有華さんを応援しながら英語学習＋α

本日の将棋棋戦

女流名人戦第4局，東京将棋会館で行われました。
後手番の西山朋佳女流三冠が福間香奈女流五段に勝ち，
2勝2敗のタイになり，運命の最終局へ。
最終局は4月11日(金)関西将棋会館で行われます。
両者は4月8日(火)マイナビ女子オープン開幕局を陣屋で指しますから，
大変ですね。

竜王戦1組ランキング戦準々決勝，木村一基九段vs郷田真隆九段戦，
木村九段が勝ち，準決勝で八代弥七段との対局。
負けた郷田九段は出場者決定戦へ回り，広瀬章人九段との対局。
同じく竜王戦4組ランキング戦準々決勝，村田顕弘六段vs狩山幹生五段戦，
狩山五段の勝利，準決勝へ。負けた村田六段は昇級者決定戦へ。

棋王戦予選準々決勝，井出隼平五段が森内俊之九段に勝ちました。
準決勝で佐藤和俊七段vs吉池隆真四段戦の勝者との対局となります。
同じく棋王戦予選準決勝，上野裕寿四段vs服部慎一郎七段戦，
服部六段が勝利して，予選決勝へ。

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crucial adjective
uk /ˈkruː.ʃəl/ us /ˈkruː.ʃəl/
B2 extremely important or necessary:
a crucial decision/question
crucial to Her work has been crucial to the project's success.
it is crucial that It is crucial that the problem is tackled immediately.

boost verb [T]
uk /buːst/ us /buːst/
boost verb [T] (INCREASE)
B2 to increase or improve something:
The company is looking for ways to boost sales in Asia, its biggest market.
I tried to boost his morale by praising his cooking.
Share prices were boosted by reports of the president's recovery.
The magazine misreported its sales figures in order to boost advertising revenue.
The new player's skilful debut performance should boost the team's confidence.
She claimed tax cuts would boost the economy.
The board is even considering increasing charges to boost profits.
The compliments she received after the presentation boosted her self-esteem.
The theatre managed to boost its audiences by cutting ticket prices.
More money is needed to boost the industry.
boost noun [C, usually singular]
an act or event that increases or improves something:
Typically sales jump in the autumn, when they get a boost from the back-to-school and holiday shopping seasons.
The campaign for pension reform received a boost on Friday.
Shares on Wall Street were given a boost by a rally in the US Treasury bond market.
a big/major/huge/significant boost
an increase:
a boost in sth Motorists who operate diesel-powered vehicles would face a 1.5-cent-a-gallon boost in fuel taxes.
The income boost for the two million lowest paid will not take effect until October.
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