本日の将棋棋戦
王将戦第3局1日目，後手番の藤井聡太竜王名人が角道を止めました。
先手番永瀬拓矢九段が55手目を封じました。最善手を封じていた場合には
永瀬九段が有利となるようです。
順位戦C級1組一斉対局，都成竜馬七段(10)が門倉啓太七段(8)に勝ち，
8勝1敗としました。負けた門倉七段は5勝4敗となりました。
都成七段は最終局が杉本昌隆八段(1)戦という鬼勝負へ。
宮本広志六段(22)が上野裕寿五段(28)に勝ち，5勝4敗，上野五段は
昇級争い脱落の6勝3敗となりました。
西田拓也六段(13)が高崎一生七段(3)に勝ち，8勝1敗として，昇級争いの
フロントランナーを維持しました。負けた高崎七段は3勝6敗。
杉本八段は飯塚祐紀八段(23)に負けてしまい，
自力での昇級が消えてしまいました。
勝った飯塚八段，負けた杉本八段はともに7勝2敗となりました。
岡部怜央五段(29)が高田明浩五段(19)に勝ち，自力での昇級可能性を
キープしました。高田五段は手痛い敗戦。
三枚堂達也七段(12)は終盤，二転三転する展開ながら，勝ち切りました。
勝った三枚堂七段は7勝2敗，最終局は西田六段との鬼勝負へ。
負けた西尾明七段(25)は2勝7敗となりました。
順位戦C級1組
8勝1敗 都成七段(10), 西田六段(13), 岡部五段(29)
7勝2敗 杉本八段(1), 三枚堂七段(12), 高田五段(19)，飯塚八段(23),
池永天志六段(30)
清麗戦予選，西山朋佳女流二冠が榊菜々女流2級に勝ち，
次局は伊藤沙恵女流四段との対局となります。
榊女流2級，頑張って勝ち上がってきたのだけど，相手が悪過ぎた。
負けた榊女流2級は再挑戦トーナメントに回り，伊奈川愛菓女流二段との対局。
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tally noun [C usually singular]
uk /ˈtæl.i/ us /ˈtæl.i/
tally noun [C usually sing] (COUNT)
a record or count of a number of items:
The final tally was 21 for and 16 against.
the populace noun [ S, + sing/pl verb ] formal
uk /ˈpɒp.jə.ləs/ us /ˈpɑː.pjə.ləs/
the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place:
Some studies show that workers in the nuclear industry are more likely than the general populace to get cancer.
nadir noun [S]
uk /ˈneɪ.dɪər/ us /ˈneɪ.dɚ/
formal the point at which something is at its lowest value or level:
At its nadir in the mid-1980s, the pound was almost at parity with the dollar.
Compare zenith (HIGHEST POINT) specialized
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