"I simply feel that I don’t have a lot to gain," Mr. Carlsen said on a podcast for his sponsor Unibet, an online sports gaming company. "I don’t particularly like it, 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."
Magnus Carlsen, world chess champ, to relinquish crown
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