Magnus Carlsen, the Norwegian chess grandmaster and reigning World Chess Champion, won't defend or seek a sixth title in 2022.
,"The Magnus Effect" that he spent more than a year contemplating the decision – even before he won the title for the fifth time late last year – but he's ultimately comfortable with giving up his title. However, Carlsen did say he wasn't retiring from chess and would continue to play the game he's dominated since becoming the No. 1 ranked player in 2011.
"The conclusion is – it's very simple – that I'm not motivated to play another match. I simply feel that I don't have a lot to gain [by defending the title]. I don't particularly like it [the championship tournament] and although I'm sure a match would be interesting for historical reasons and all of that, I don't have any inclination to play and I will simply not play the match.
"... The world championship title has obviously given me a lot. It's opened a lot of doors and I'm happy about that. But the matches themselves have been at times interesting, at times a little bit of fun ... but overall I feel like it's my time to go from the world championship matches. I don't rule out a return in the future but I wouldn't particularly count on it, either. Just so there's no ambiguity here: I'm not retiring from chess.
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