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本日の将棋棋戦

順位戦A級,佐藤天彦九段vs豊島将之九段戦,22:00の時点で
互角ですが,残り時間が圧倒的に天彦九段が少ない展開ですね。
本日は終局を見守らず,就寝とします。

王将戦二次予選準決勝,大橋貴洸七段が羽生善治九段に勝利。

棋王戦決勝トーナメント,佐々木大地七段が中村太地八段に勝ち,
次局は羽生善治九段,渡辺明九段に連勝している大石直嗣七段との対局。

叡王戦八段予選,午前の対局は近藤誠也八段が真田圭一八段に勝ち,
増田康宏八段の待つ午後の対局へ。午後の対局,近藤八段の勝利。
叡王戦七段予選,午前の対局は及川拓馬七段が石井健太郎七段に勝ち,
高見泰地七段の待つ午後の対局へ。午後の対局,高見七段の勝利。

WTA & ATP tour

WTA1000モントリオール大坂なおみ選手は決勝で逆転負けとなり,準優勝。
WCからガウフ,大坂に勝ち,優勝したェムボコ選手はすごい。
WTA1000シンシナティ,伊藤あおい選手が1回戦をストレート勝ち。
ATP1000シンシナティ,西岡良仁選手は1回戦,ストレート負けで敗退。
ATP1000トロント,シェルトン選手がカチャノフ選手に勝ち,優勝しました。

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carry something out phrasal verb with carry verb B1 to do or complete something, especially that you have said you would do or that you have been told to do:
Dr Carter is carrying out research on early Christian art.
The hospital is carrying out tests to find out what's wrong with her.
Our soldiers carried out a successful attack last night.
It is hoped that the kidnappers will not carry out their threat to kill the hostages.
Don't blame me, I'm only carrying out my orders/instructions.

vulnerable adjective
uk /ˈvʌl.nər.ə.bəl/ /ˈvʌn.rə.bəl/ us /ˈvʌl.nɚ.ə.bəl/
C2 able to be easily physically or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked:
I felt very vulnerable, standing there without any clothes on.
It is on economic policy that the government is most vulnerable.
Tourists are more vulnerable to attack, because they do not know which areas of the city to avoid.
Opposite invulnerable
invulnerable adjective
uk /ɪnˈvʌl.nər.ə.bəl/ us /ɪnˈvʌl.nɚ.ə.bəl/
impossible to damage or hurt in any way:
The command bunker is virtually invulnerable, even to a nuclear attack.
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