The Magnus Carlsen era in chess is just two weeks old, yet there is already a group of talented young players who hope to make it as short as possible.

After winning the world championship last month, Carlsen, already the world’s top-ranked player, is now the No. 1 target for rivals like Hikaru Nakamura of the United States and Fabiano Caruana of Italy.

For a whole new generation of players, Carlsen — who turned 23 on Nov. 30 — is something of an elder statesman.

Those players include Richard Rapport of Hungary, 17, who is ranked No. 58; Daniil Dubov, also 17, of Russia, who is No. 148; and Wei Yi, 14, of China, who is No. 212. Last month, Wei became the youngest player to earn a rating, the system used to rank players, of over 2,600. He is nine months younger than Carlsen was when he reached the 2,600 mark.