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“I didn’t overpress as much,” Raducanu said in explaining how she came back from 1-3 to win the opening set and then the match 6-3, 6-4.

Carlsen’s own fastest win was with the popular Bf4 London System where White’s quiet approach tempts Black to overpress and here provoked a rash pawn advance at move 15.

“It caught the people in merchandising off guard,” he explained, adding: “They didn’t want to overpress before any record was released. The song surprised everybody, it hit so fast.”

Overpress, ō-vėr-pres′, v.t. to overwhelm, to crush: to overcome by importunity.—n.

When in such a condition it does not do to overpress, as, if you do, the chances are the steer will wheel round, challenge you and get on the fight.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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