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"Three Generations" Mahjong

2024

"Three Generations" Mahjong

15.12.2024

The 1st SBR Mahjong Tournament on Auto Tables for Juniors "Mahjong Stars" 2024-12

The "Panda in the Chest" Family Club together with the Russian-Chinese Friendship Center "White Bear" held the FIRST SBR Mahjong club tournament on auto tables for juniors "Mahjong Stars" on December 15, 2024 in Moscow.

The tournament was attended by 12 juniors from Moscow, representing two mahjong clubs: the "Panda in the Chest" Family Club and the "Tile" tournament mahjong circle in the Meridian Cultural Center.

Winners and prize-winners

  • 1st place - Alexander Tishchenko, 14 years old
  • 2nd place - Amal Eid, 9 years old
  • 3rd place - Lidiya Istomina, 14 years old

Over the past two and a half years, about two dozen tournaments with the participation of junior players have been held in Russia, including three championships. As of the end of 2024, juniors make up a quarter of the SBR Mahjong player roster.

Today, young players have conquered a new peak — playing on automatic tables.

WELL DONE!

Gratitude

The Russian Mahjong Federation expresses its gratitude to Svetlana Ermanson, Maria Istomina, Alexander Istomin, and the Russian-Chinese Friendship Center "White Bear" for organizing and holding the tournament.

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23.11.2024

SBR Mahjong Tournament for Beginners "Mahjong Festival 2024-11"

The SBR Mahjong Tournament for Beginners "Mahjong Festival 2024-11" was held November 23, 2024 in Moscow at the Meridian Cultural Center.

28 players from Moscow took part in the tournament. The vast majority of participants, 17 players, played their first tournament!

What is a "Mahjong Festival"?

The idea goes back to the very first event of this kind, held back in June 2022, when a tournament was held immediately after the master class! At the suggestion of the organizer, the master class visitors magically turned into players, for many of them it was an unforgettable experience. The event was called "Mahjong Festival" — a symbiosis of educational and competitive components.

In order to hold a tournament specifically for beginners, it was decided to limit participation to "experienced" players and provide an opportunity to play for players with minimal or no experience at all (the first tournament). The result exceeded the wildest expectations — 28 participants of the "mahjong festival" in November are a clear proof of this. It was decided to explore the possibility and add more dates to the calendar for holding such tournaments.

Winners and runners-up:

  • 1st place overall — Maxim Pevchev, 15 years old
  • 2nd place overall — Lidiya Istomina, 14 years old
  • 3rd place overall and 1st place among debutants — Olga Nabatova
  • 2nd place among debutants — Margarita Makarcheva
  • 3rd place among debutants — Irina Lesneva
  • best "clan" — the Pevchev family

Organizer

Vitaly Novikov held his 74th tournament in mahjong, including the 32nd SBR Mahjong Tournament.

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More photos are available at link.

26.10.2024

"Three Generations" SBR Mahjong Tournament 2024-10

"Three Generations" SBR Mahjong Tournament 2024-10 took place on October 26, 2024 in Moscow at the Meridian Cultural Center.

The tournament was attended by 28 players from Moscow and the region, as well as from China.

Three Generations

Since September 2024, it was decided to expand the format of the city tournaments in Sichuan Mahjong "Junior+" by one generation. This does not mean that previously senior players could not take part in tournaments. Simply, in the new season this category of players will be able to receive separate prizes.

Winners and runners-up:

  • 1st place overall — Zhang Zhuoer (China)
  • 2nd place overall — Svetlana Shevyakova
  • 3rd place overall — Li Rongchao (China)
  • 1st place among seniors — Olga Shilova
  • 2nd place among seniors — Elena Sergeeva
  • 3rd place among seniors — Marina Platonova
  • 1st place among juniors — Anastasia Pevcheva, 13 years old
  • 2nd place among juniors — Maxim Pevchev, 15 years old
  • 3rd place among juniors — Makar Skripachev, 14 years

Vitaly Novikov held his 73rd mahjong tournament, including the 31st SBR tournament.

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13.10.2024

SBR Moscow Open Junior 2024

SBR Moscow Open Junior 2024 took place on October 13, 2024 in Moscow.

The tournament was attended by 20 juniors (children aged 7-16 y.o.) from Moscow and the region, representing two clubs: the family club of intellectual games "Panda in the Chest" and the tournament mahjong circle "Tile". In the course of an uncompromising struggle, a new champion among juniors emerged — he was the winner of the 1st SBR Moscow Open Junior Alexander Tishchenko (13 y.o.).

Winners and prize-winners

Overall standings

  • Absolute champion — Alexander Tishchenko (13 y.o.)
  • 1st place — Anastasia Pevcheva (13 y.o.)
  • 2nd place — Amal Eid (9 y.o.)
  • 3rd place — Lidiya Istomina (14 y.o.)

Debutants

  • 1st place — Artemy Belov (11 y.o.)
  • 2nd place — Artem Dobretsov (11 y.o.)
  • 3rd place — Kira Rodionova (7 y.o.)

Nominations

  • Best result in the session — Anastasia Pevcheva (13 y.o.), Artemy Belov (11 y.o.), Alexander Tishchenko (13 y.o.)
  • King of Kongs / Queen of Kongs — German Ermanson (10 y.o.), Daria Gneusheva (12 y.o.)
  • Two double fans / Maximum of fans — Amal Eid (9 y.o.)

Champion

New SBR Moscow Open Junior champion Alexander Tishchenko (13 y.o.) got acquainted with SBR mahjong in May 2022. In the 2022-2023 season, he studied in the tournament mahjong club "Tile". Two weeks before the junior championship, he participated in the city tournament "Three Generations" with 24 participants and won it! What is Alexander's secret? The recipe is simple — from October 2022 to September 2024, he did not miss a single tournament held within the walls of the Meridian cultural center in Moscow, that is, he played in all 16 tournaments and championships!

Gratitude

The Russian Mahjong Federation expresses gratitude to the administration of the family club of intellectual games "Panda in the Chest" and personally to Maria Istomina, Svetlana Ermanson, Alexander Istomin, as well as the RMF board representative Vitaly Novikov for organizing and holding the championship.

Video from the championship

The tournament is in progress.

Participants of the championship


Tishchenko Alexander, 13 y.o.


Pevcheva Anastasia, 13 y.o.


Eid Amal, 9 y.o.


Istomina Lidiya, 14 y.o.


Istomina Stefania, 11 y.o.


Shtifanov Evgeny, 10 y.o.


Belov Artemy, 11 y.o.


Ermanson German, 10 y.o.


Dobretsov Artem, 11 y.o.


Shevyakov Yaroslav, 9 y.o.


Chizhov Ivan, 11 y.o.


Skripachev Makar, 14 y.o.


Khomyakov Alexander, 9 y.o.


Kira Rodionova, 7 y.o.


Pavel Batov, 10 y.o.


Daria Gneusheva, 12 y.o.


Nikita Baltag, 8 y.o.


Pevchev Maxim, 15 y.o.


Shirinova Aigun, 10 y.o.


Kalyonova Maria, 9 y.o.

Photos from the championship


Poster


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The youngest (7 y.o.) and the oldest (15 y.o.) participants of the championship


Prizes


Championship results

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28.09.2024

"Three Generations" SBR Mahjong Tournament 2024-09

"Three Generations" SBR Mahjong Tournament 2024-09 took place on September 28, 2024 in Moscow at the Meridian Cultural Center.

The tournament was attended by 24 players from Moscow and the region, as well as from China.

Three Generations

Since September 2024, it was decided to expand the format of the city tournaments in Sichuan Mahjong "Junior+" by one generation. This does not mean that previously senior players could not take part in tournaments. Simply, in the new season this category of players will be able to receive separate prizes.

Winners and runners-up:

  • 1st place in the overall standings and 1st place among juniors — Alexander Tishchenko, 13 years old
  • 2nd place in the overall standings — Aldar Zhamyanov
  • 3rd place in the overall standings — Zhang Zhuoer 张卓尔
  • 1st place among seniors — Irina Nikitina
  • 2nd place among seniors — Elena Sergeeva
  • 3rd place among seniors — Marina Platonova
  • 2nd place among juniors — Amal Eid, 9 years old

Tournament Winner

Alexander Tishchenko (13 y.o.), the SBR Moscow Open Juniors 2022 Champion, won his second tournament among adult participants. He received a right for the priority participation in the SBR Moscow Open 2025.

Alexander studied in the "Tile" tournament mahjong club during the 2022-2023 academic season, but since September 2023, Alexander has been maintaining his fitness only by participating in monthly tournaments at the Meridian Cultural Center. We wish Alexander Tishchenko new victories in the tournament arena.

Vitaly Novikov held his 72nd mahjong tournament, including the 30th SBR tournament.

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More photos are available at link.

25.05.2024

The 7th SBR Moscow Open

The 7th SBR Moscow Open took place on May 25, 2024 in Moscow at the Meridian Central Cultural Center.

20 players from Moscow and the region, including 6 players from China, took part in the championship.

During the uncompromising struggle, a new champion of Moscow was determined — Denis Lugannikov, an experienced international tournaments mahjong player.

Winner and runners-up:

  • 1st place and champion title — Denis Lugannikov
  • 2nd place — Ilya Kvasha
  • 3rd place — Tan Bowen 谭博文 (China)

Ilya Kvasha, who played his 10th SBR Mahjong tournament, received a commemorative token. Irina Polonskaya received a prize for the “giant hand” nomination. Vitaly Novikov held his 29th SBR Mahjong tournament.

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Organizer


Welcome!


Prizes


Championship results

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05.05.2024

The first SBR mahjong tournament in “Panda in the Chest” club

The FIRST SBR mahjong tournament of the family club “Panda in the Chest” was held on May 5, 2024 in Moscow in the creative workshops “Chest”. 16 players from Moscow took part in the tournament.

The tournament in the “Panda in the Chest” club continues the series of tournaments of the “Junior+” format (i.e. tournaments with the participation of juniors — children 8-15 years old), a trend that began back in October 2022 at the Meridian Culture Center. As a rule, parents also participate in such tournaments along with juniors, forming “clans”, that is players from the same family. However, in the club tournament “Panda in the Chest” a kind of record was set, the participation of clans of three people, and there were THREE such clans!

During the uncompromising struggle, the winners and prize-winners were determined:

  • 1st place in the overall standings – Nikolay Ermanson
  • 2nd place in the overall standings – Karina Abdullaeva
  • 3rd place in the overall standings and 1st place among juniors – Lidiya Istomina, 13 years old
  • 2nd place among juniors – Anastasia Pevcheva, 13 years old
  • 3rd place among juniors – German Ermanson, 9 years old

Alexander Istomin held his the FIRST mahjong tournament. The Russian Mahjong Federation expresses gratitude to the creative workshops "Chest" (director – Maria Istomina) for providing a new platform for holding SBR mahjong tournaments.

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Tournament results

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06.04.2024

"Junior+" SBR Mahjong Tournament 2024-04

"Junior+" SBR Mahjong Tournament 2024-03 took place on April 6, 2024 in Moscow at the Meridian Cultural Center.

A club tournament, with 32 participants from three countries, de facto turned out to be the largest in the history of SBR tournaments in Russia, both in size and in terms of rating coefficient. 12 foreign players from China and Malaysia took part in the tournament.

Winners and runners-up:

  • 1st place in the overall standings – Cao Bitian 曹碧天
  • 2nd place in the overall standings – Denis Lugannikov
  • 3rd place in the overall standings – Alexey Kozhevnikov
  • 1st place among juniors – Ivan Chizhov, 10 years old
  • 2nd place among juniors – Alexander Tishchenko, 13 years old
  • 3rd place among juniors – Amal Eid, 8 years old

Several players received unusual prizes and incentives:

  • Aldar Zhamyanov — for his significant contribution to the development of relations between countries
  • Amal Eid, 8 years old — for winning hand in connection with the 9th anniversary of mahjong club "Tile"
  • Jin Mingjun (China) — prize from the organizer
  • Cao Bitian (China) — for the best result among foreign players
  • Lum sisters (Malaysia) — for the best result among the “clans”

Vitaly Novikov held his 70th mahjong tournament, including the 28th SBR tournament.

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16.03.2024

"Junior+" SBR Mahjong Tournament 2024-03

"Junior+" SBR Mahjong Tournament 2024-03 took place on March 16, 2024 in Moscow at the Meridian Cultural Center.

20 players from Moscow and the region, as well as from China, took part in the tournament.

Winners and runners-up:

  • 1st place in the overall standings – Bai Wuque 白无缺
  • 2nd place in the overall standings – Zhang Zhuoer 张卓尔
  • 3rd place in the overall standings – Alexey Kozhevnikov
  • 1st place among juniors – Alexander Tishchenko, 13 years old
  • 2nd place among juniors – Evgeniy Shtifanov, 10 years old
  • 3rd place among juniors – Amal Eid, 8 years old

Alexei Kozhevnikov and Evgeniy Shtifanov, who played their 10th Sichuan Mahjong tournament, received a commemorative token. The tournament also featured 6 players from China.

Photos from the tournament


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10 SBR tournaments played


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More photos are available at link.

17.02.2024

"Junior+" SBR Mahjong Tournament 2024-02

"Junior+" SBR Mahjong Tournament 2024-02 took place on February 17, 2024 in Moscow at the Meridian Cultural Center.

20 players from Moscow and the region, as well as from China, took part in the tournament.

Winners and runners-up:

  • 1st place in the overall standings – Sofya Idacheva
  • 2-3rd place in the overall standings – Irina Nikitina
  • 2-3rd place in the overall standings – Chen Ruixi 陈芮熙
  • 1st place among juniors – Alexander Tishchenko, 13 years old
  • 2nd place among juniors – Yaroslav Shevyakov, 8 years old
  • 3rd place among juniors – Amal Eid, 8 years old

Sofya Idacheva, who played her 10th Sichuan Mahjong tournament, received a commemorative token. The tournament also featured 5 players from China, which is quite unusual.

Photos from the tournament


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10 SBR tournaments played


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Tournament results

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20.01.2024

"Junior+" SBR Mahjong Tournament 2024-01

"Junior+" SBR Mahjong Tournament 2024-01 took place on January 20, 2024 in Moscow at the Meridian Cultural Center.

24 players from Moscow and the region took part in the tournament, including:

  • 7 juniors
  • 7 players of the "Panda in the Chest" club
  • 2 players aged "65+ y.o."
  • 1 player from China

Winners and runners-up:

  • 1st place in the overall standings – Darya Malik
  • 2nd place in the overall standings and 1st place among juniors — Alexander Tishchenko, 13 years old
  • 3rd place in the overall standings — Pavel Anokhin
  • 2nd place among juniors – Ivan Chizhov, 10 years old
  • 3rd place among juniors – German Ermanson, 9 years old

Marina Platonova, who played her 10th Sichuan Mahjong tournament, received a commemorative token.

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The best "clan"


10 SBR tournaments played


Tournament results

More photos are available at link.

Updated: 23.03.2025