Duplicate Bridge: Sept. 29

 

The Bridge Center of Buffalo and the Airport Bridge Club take part in the ACBL instant match point game at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4. Hand analysis booklets will be offered. Winners can earn red and gold points.

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The Airport Club has a double-point Swiss teams game with free pizza at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 30. Call 603-6943 to sign up. The club has triple-point games at 11:59 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, and 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, and a pairs game at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 5, followed at 1:30 p.m. by a triple-point Swiss teams game with 5 percent gold points for winners.

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Congratulations to Jay Levy, whose total of 17.90 made him the top master point winner at last weekend’s Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament in the Father Justin Council Knights of Columbus Hall on Union Road in Cheektowaga.

Other leading point winners included: Bud Seidenberg, 15.92; Saleh Fetouh, 14.99; Ken Meier, 14.18; Susan Cooper and Brian Meyer, 13.27; Michael Ryan, 12.30; John Ziemer, 11.56; and Dan Gerstman, 10.97. In all, 142 players earned points in the three-day competition.

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          The Buffalo Spooktacular Regional Tournament takes place Tuesday, Oct. 23, to Sunday, Oct. 28, in the Grand Island Holiday Inn. For info, click on this link: http://www.unit116.com/images/2012Spook.pdf.

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          Looking for local bridge clubs on the web?

          Bridge Center of Buffalo:

http://www.bridgecenterofbuffalo.com 

          Bridge Center Meridian

http://www.cuebid.com/meridian

          Western New York Unit 116: http://www.unit116.com/index.html

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Duplicate scores
Week of Sept. 17 to Sept. 23
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – International Fund Game. North-south, A/B: Doug Dean and Beverly Dale, 58.10%; C: Linda Vassallo and Wilson McClaren, 50.85%; east-west, A: John Ziemer and Liz Clark, 67.60%; B: Vince and Christine Pesce, 56.80%; C: Margaret Miles and Dede Kluckhohn, 46.63%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – International Fund Game. North-south, A: Vince Pesce and John Ziemer, 60%; B: Linda Wynes and Jan Hasselback, 58.75%; east-west, A/B/C: Ruth Wurster and Adrian Figliotti, 59.17%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday afternoon – International Fund Game. Howell, A: Beverly Dale and Dale Anderson, 60.65%; Liz Clark and Jerry Geiger, 57.76%; B: Adrian Figliotti and Jean Macdonald, 57.56%; C: Andrei Reinhorn and Elaine Kurasiewicz, 47.33%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday afternoon – International Fund Game. Howell. A: Celine Murray and Dale Anderson, 64.59%; Bob Andersen and Vince Pesce, 63.33%; B: Bill Boardman and Jean Macdonald, 54.17%; Rita Sofia and Janet Frisch, 51.85%; C: Barbara Sadkin and Pawan Matta, 47.78%; Bob Lederhouse and Paul Zatulove, 39.17%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – International Fund Game. North-south, A: Jim Mathis and Barbara Libby, 61.83%; B: Ruth Hnath and Faith Perry, 56.67%; C: Maury and Lois Tatelman, 51.42%; east-west, A/B: Bruce Burr and Ross Markello, 61.68%; C: Linda Milch and Sharon Chang, 46.94%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday afternoon – Howell. A: Bill Boardman and Mike Silverman, 60.94%; Ginny Panaro and Doug Dean, 56.96%; B: Eleanor Whelan and Carlton Stone, 50.52%; C: Joe and Ann Williams, 48.44%; Judy McDermid and Marilyn Steffan, 46.73%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – Individual Game. A: Bob Linn, 62.50%; B: Fenton Harrison, (tie) Chuck Heimerl, Bill Boardman, 55.56%; C: Elizabeth Young, 54.17%; Sudhakar Rao Perala, 45.83%.

Airport Bridge Club Sunday afternoon – Individual Game. A/B: (tie) Nancy Wolstoncroft, Ginny Panaro, 55.36%; C: Ruth Hnath, 48.21%. 

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Arthur “Chip” Kean and Art Matthies, 67.80%; Ted Kahn and Paul Zatulove, 55.11%; B: Natalie Abramson and Paula Rosen, 54.92%; C: Jane Roberts and Laura Houghtaling, 46.97%; east-west, A/B: Rivona Ehrenreich and Jo Finton, 65.15%; Linda Milch and Sharon Chang, 54.36%; C: Sandra Morrison and Norma Cohen, 52.84%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A/B: Donna Steffan and Judy Padgug, 60.16%; Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 59.72%; Meg Klamp and David Millward, 58.86%; C: Fran Kurtz and Harold Meyers, 52.78%; east-west, A/B: John Ziemer and Allen Beroza, 63.66%; C: Janet Dimet and Sharon Wilcox, 56.48%; Dorothy and Ed Rupp, 55.32%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A/B: David Hemmer and Saleh Fetouh, 71.07%; Warren O'Connell Jr. and Chris Urbanek, 60.18%; Bob Olin and Mary Jo Crone, 54.17%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: James and Karen Stephenson, 63.13%; Joyce Greenspan and Natalie Abramson, 56.28%; Ted Kahn and Richard McGowan, 55.43%; B/C: Peggy Stock and Cherry Searle, 48.48%;

east-west, A: Sol Messinger and Helen “Mickey” Martin, 57.25%; B/C: Liz Hemenway and Anne Astmann, 52.17%;

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A: Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 68.75%; B/C: Penny and Peter Shui, 58.04%; Sandra Marcussen and Judie Bailey, 54.17%; east-west, A: Mark Pascale and Buxees Singh, 58.73%; Gary Schmitt and Bob Olin, 56.08%; B: Ken Meier and Walt Olszewski, 53.70%; C: Gaurang Sheth and Gabriel Tannenbaum, 41.01%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Beverly Mallor and Denies Tait, 69.58%; Ruth Huppuch and Sandra Laub, 57.73%; Jack Kern and Lance Crawford, 55%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – International Fund Game. North-south, A: Joanne Kelley and Stan Kozlowski, 60.32%; B: Eleanor Whelan and Walt Olszewski, 54.71%; C: David Millward and Jean Macdonald, 48.71%; east-west, A: Adrian Figliotti and Jim Gullo, 61.86%; B: Mercedes Reinbolt and Bob Olin, 51.54%; C: Joe Benenati and Bob Lederhouse, 44.45%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday evening – Howell. A/B: Bob Olin and Beverly Dale, 59.38%; Gwilym Brick and Dan Blatz, 52.08%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Joyce Kindt and Ron Fill, 62.1%; Edna Fill and Nancy Acara, 59.2%; east-west, Dorothy Kumrow and Bud Eckert, 58.6%; Chuck Heimerl and Vince Taeger, 55.10%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. A: (tie)  Miriam Regnet and Kathryn Fenn, Walt Olszewski and Gene Giorgini, 58%; B: Jim Madan and Mark Pascal, 56%; C: Jean Rosenthal and Roy Crocker, 55%.

Unit 116 Buffalo Fall Sectional Friday morning – A/B: Kamil Bishara and Bob Feasley, 72.07%; Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 64.16%; C: Nancy Littenberg and Joyce Greenspan, 61.02%.

Unit 116 Buffalo Fall Sectional Friday afternoon – A: Jay Levy and Saleh Fetouh, 64.58%; B: Chongmin Zhang and Joanne Kelley, 62.73%; C: Liz Bryers and Janet Glazebrook, 54.51%.

Unit 116 Buffalo Fall Sectional Saturday morning – A: Ranald Davidson and Dan Gerstman, 69.23%; B: Elaine Kurasiewicz and Barry Passer, 68.62%; C: Arthur “Chip” Kean and Art Matthies, 59.15%.

Unit 116 Buffalo Fall Sectional Saturday afternoon – A: Susan Cooper and Brian Meyer, 67.65%; B: John Ziemer and Michael Ryan, 64.38%; C: Peter and Penny Shui, 56.64%.

Unit 116 Buffalo Fall Sectional Sunday – Swiss teams. A: Saleh Fetouh, Bud Seidenberg, Chris Urbanek and Jay Levy, 169 VPs; B/C: Gaurang Sheth, Ken Meier and Peter and Penny Shui, 138 VPs.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, David Stroud and Chuck Heimerl, 60%; Marion Morber and Shirley Cassety, 56%; east-west, Neil Katz and Joe Day, 71%; Diane Forrest and Joanne Zavarella, 54%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Marv Feuerstein and Anita Rauch, 57%; Harry Rogers and Dave Stroud, 53%; east-west, Martin Schaus and Ruth Walsh, 59%; Joean and Paul Lazarus, 49%. 

                           

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Lil Ungerleider and Dee Schaeffer, 58.3%; Adrienne and Harris Goldstein, 55/6%; east-west, Nita Ferrell and Ruth Killeen, 72.2%; Irwin Brock and Bernie Myer, 59.5%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – North-south, Pawan Matta and Fenton Harrison, 54%; east-west, Elaine Wegrzyn and Alan Ohloeft, 56%.

Friday Dupliclub – North-South, Edna and Ron Fill, 58%; Jennifer and Peter Reynolds, 54%; east-west, Frank Belz and Adam Dzimian, 58%; Angela Curtis and Sandra Marcussen, 54%.

Duplicate Bridge: Sept. 22

The Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament continues in the Knights of Columbus Hall, 2735 Union Road at William Street, Cheektowaga, with pairs games at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. today (Saturday, Sept. 22) and Swiss teams at 10:30 a.m. Sunday (Sept. 23). For info, click on this link: http://www.unit116.com/images/Sept2012Sectional.pdf.

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The Bridge Center of Buffalo and the Lockport Duplicate Club are closed today (Saturday, Sept. 22) for the sectional.

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The Airport Bridge Club is open during the tournament, offering an individual game at 11:59 a.m. today (call 603-6943 to sign up) and pairs at 1 p.m. Sunday. The club offers double point games Monday (Sept. 24) to Friday (Sept. 28). On Tuesday (Sept. 25) and Thursday (Sept. 27), there will be double sessions, with games at 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. and free lunch for players who stay for both games each day. 

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Beginner bridge lessons with Eugene Harvey begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday (Sept. 24) at the Bridge Center. Call him at 823-4060. Kathy Pollock continues her free mini-lessons there at 11:30 a.m. Mondays, followed by supervised play at noon. Call her at 588-0054.

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          The Buffalo Spooktacular Regional Tournament takes place Tuesday, Oct. 23, to Sunday, Oct. 28, in the Grand Island Holiday Inn. For info, click on this link: http://www.unit116.com/images/2012Spook.pdf.

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          Looking for local bridge clubs on the web?

          Bridge Center of Buffalo:

http://www.bridgecenterofbuffalo.com  

          Bridge Center Meridian

http://www.cuebid.com/meridian

          Western New York Unit 116: http://www.unit116.com/index.html

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Duplicate scores
Week of Sept. 10 to Sept. 16
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – Club Championship Game. North-south, A/B: Maury and Lois Tatelman, 57.93%; C: Marilyn Sultz and Usha Khurana, 52.82%; east-west, A: Nancy Kessler and Carlton Stone, 60.62%; B: Bill Boardman and Joe Rooney, 54.11%; C: Nadine Stein and Cynthia Helfman, 53.10%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – Club Championship Game. North-south, A: Vince Pesce and Harry Cheung, 64.54%; B: Linda Vassallo and Wilson McClaren, 54.13%; C: Mary Terrana and Pat Lakeman, 45.49%; east-west, A: Shirley Cassety and Marian Morber, 52.04%; B: Ginny Panaro and Paula Salamone, 51.61%; C: Ruth Wurster and Don Grant, 49.74%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday afternoon – Club Championship Game. North-south, A/B (tie): Florence Notto and Beverly Dale, Art Matthies and Mike Silverman, 56.25%; east-west, A/B: Marilyn Sultz and Dale Anderson, 58.75%; C: Janet Frisch and Celine Murray, 44.17%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday afternoon – Club Championship Game. Scrambled Mitchell.  A: Christine Pesce and Dorothy May, 60.58%; Vince Pesce and Paul Libby, 59.61%; B: Nancy Littenberg and Bill Regan, 58.33%; C: Barbara Sadkin and Joyce Greenspan, 50.00%; Carl and Jan Hasselback, 49.36%. 

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – Club Championship Game. North-south, A: Harry Cheung and John Ziemer, 69.44%; B: (tie) Rita Sierocinski and Linda Wynes, Eleanor Whelan and Carlton Stone, 50.23%; C: Bruce Burr and Ross Markello, 40.05%; east-west, A: Paul and Barbara Libby, 59.63%; B: Judy Kaprove and partner, 52.34%; C: Linda Milch and Sharon Chang, 50.26%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday afternoon – Club Championship Game. North-south, A: Paul Libby and Bob Andersen, 64.68%; B: Ginny Panaro and Doug Dean, 54.97%; C: Cynthia Helfman and Barbara Sadkin, 51.39%; east-west, A: John Ziemer and Jerry Geiger, 62.01%; B: Pawan Matta and Paula Salamone, 52.38%; C: Nancy Littenberg and Joyce Greenspan, 47.42%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – Individual Game. A: Cleveland Fleming, 70.83%; B: Jim Madan, 67.19%; Myra Razik, 54.69%; Bill Regan, 54.17%; C: Pawan Matta, 52.60%; Sandy Rifkin, 50.52%.

Airport Bridge Club Sunday afternoon – International Fund Individual Game. A: Carolyn Siracuse, 62.50%; B: (tie) Barbara Sadkin, Dorothy May, 58.93%; C: Paul Ganley, 51.79%. 

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Richard McGowan and Ted Kahn, 66.29%; B: Margaret and Bob Rivard, 55.93%; Judy Brothman and Sandra Silverberg, 55.68%; Jacqueline Hanley and Joanne Zavarella, 55.66%; Micki and Paul Zatulove, 54.79%; Sandy Scheff and Beverly Isenberg, 54.22%; C: Jane Roberts and Laura Houghtaling, 48.48%; east-west, A/B/C: Janet Dimet and Sharon Wilcox, 61.12%; Ginger Maiman and Marjorie Plumb, 59.47%; Elizabeth Young and Myra Razik, 57.01%; Sandra Laub and Liz Schulman, 55.15%; Sharon Chang and Linda Milch, 54.35%; Sheila Trossman and Leah Lipman, 54.11%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Jay Levy and Donna Steffan, 59.26%; Meg Klamp and Chris Urbanek, 56.48%; B: Tova Reinhorn and Allen Beroza, 54.40%; C: Berta Brown and Jeanne Gladysz, 50.69%; east-west, A: Joan Rose and Judy Padgug, 60.94%; B/C: Dorothy and Ed Rupp, 55.47%; Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 54.43%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A/B: Bob Olin and Christy Kellogg, 60.71%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: Natalie Abramson and Paula Rosen, 61.90%; C: Rivona Ehrenreich and Tish Schiffman, 58.04%; Beverly Isenberg and Elaine Zeve, 55.65%; Jacqueline Hanley and Helen “Mickey” Martin, 55.36%; Elaine Moon and Beena Deshmukh, 54.76%; east-west, A: Dorothy and Larry Soong, 58.93%; B: Jo Finton and Agi Maisel, 57.74%; C: James and Karen Stephenson, 53.87%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A: Judi Marshall and Meg Klamp, 63.89%; Claire Gareleck and Norm St. Denis, 63.19%; Bert Hargesheimer and Inge Gallant, 56.02%; B/C: Edith Knaszak and Jan O'Mara, 51.16%; east-west, A/B: Elaine Kurasiewicz and Sue Neubecker, 58.33%; C: Kathy Stamm and Jo Finton, 55.09%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A/B: Claire Gareleck and Pat Burns, 62.50%; Jim Gullo and Fred Yellen, 54.17%; C: Anne Watkins and Sue Neubecker, 50.46%; east-west, A: Joanne Kelley and Jay Levy, 59.49%; B: Judie Bailey and Donna Steffan, 56.02%; C: Elaine Kurasiewicz and Carol Bedell, 49.77%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon –  North-south, A: Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 63.69%; Meg Klamp and Fred Yellen, 58.63%; B: Usha Khurana and Carolyn Siracuse, 50.89%; C: Bernie and Dick Czarnecki, 48.81%; east-west, A: Howard and Joan Rose, 56.55%; B: Anne Watkins and Helen Panza, 55.06%; C: Beena and Madhav Deshmukh, 53.57%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – External Movement-One Winner. Joanne LaFay and Lillian Gotshall,  66.82%; Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 61.82%, Bob and Joan Ciszak, 57.28%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 56.82%; Glen and Pat Schmarder, 55%. 

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, A/B: David Millward and Jean Macdonald, 63.92%; C: Eleanor Whelan and Rita Sofia, 52.55%; east-west, A/B: Jim Gullo and Tova Reinhorn, 57.63%; Dorothy and Ed Rupp, 57.01%; C: Ruth Wurster and Mercedes Reinbolt, 49.30%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday evening – International Fund Game. Howell. A: Burt Hargeshimer and Alex Kowal, 60%; B: Elaine Kurasiewicz and Dian Petrov, 58%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Ron Fill and Chuck Heimerl, 61.25%; Jan O’Mara and Joyce Kindt, 55%; east-west, Frank Schlehr and Art Morth, 53.57%; Margaret and Bob Rivard, 51.43%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. A:  Elve Johnston and Kathryn Fenn, 61.6%; B: Roy Crocker and Bob Lederhouse,   61.1%; C: Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 50.5%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Howell. Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 57%; Connie Swick and Mercedes Reinbolt, 56%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon –  North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 64%; Marv Feuerstein and Anita Rauch, 54%; east-west, Jill and Bruce Brown, 61%; Emily Wandass and Harry Rogers, 60%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Peg Gorham and Geroge Mayers, 61%; Bruce and Jill Brown, 54%; east-west, Marv Feuerstein and Anita Rauch, 55%; Joe Day and Neil Katz, 54%. 

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Dee Schaeffer and Lil Ungerleider, 60.3%; Sallie Steele and Priscilla Bretschger, 59.1%; east-west, Irwin Brock and Bernie Meywer, 65%; Joe Fiore and Eleanor Murray, 59.1%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – North-south, Judy Thielman and Kathy Borcik, 62%; east-west, Elaine Wegrzyn and Alan Ohloeft, 53%.

College Club Duplicate – Howell. Neola McGuire and Parmalier Murphy, 62.5%; Marie Barker and Debbie Charles, 58.33%.        

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south,  Joanne Zavarella and Margaret Rivard, 61%; Pat and Mike Weber, 60%; east-west, Lee Gordon and Will Sanscrainte, 57%; Nancy Hoffman and Eileen Bisantz, 55%.

Duplicate Bridge: Sept. 15

The Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament is next weekend in the Knights of Columbus Hall, 2735 Union Road at William Street, Cheektowaga, with pairs games at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Friday and next Saturday, and Swiss teams at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 23. For info, call Sue Neubecker at 876-2630.  The Bridge Center of Buffalo will be closed during the sectional. 

The Airport Bridge Club has double point pairs games Sunday through Thursday, and is open during the sectional with pairs at noon Friday; an individual game at 11:59 a.m. next Saturday; and pairs at 1 p.m. on Sept. 23. 

 

Duplicate scores
Week of Sept. 3 to Sept. 9
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – International Fund Game. North-south, A: Mike Kisiel and Paul Ganley, 56.24%; B/C: Pat Lakeman and Mary Terrana, 54.06%; east-west, A: Paul and Barbara Libby, 64.32%; B: Gaurang Sheth and Dale Anderson, 55.68%; C: Richard Cramer-Benjamin and Pawan Matta, 47.60%.

Airport Bridge Club Monday afternoon – International Fund Game. North-south, A: Paul and Barbara Libby, 56.13%; B: Gaurang Sheth and partner, 54.85%; C: Carl and Jan Hasselback, 52.04%; east-west, A/B: Carlton Stone and Dale Anderson, 61.73%; C: Joe Rooney and Bill Boardman, 54.59%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – International Fund Game. North-south, A/B: Beverly Dale and Dale Anderson, 59.18%; C: Bruce Burr and Ross Markello, 51.49%; east-west, A/B: Adrian Figliotti and Paula Salamone, 58.96%; C: Jan Hasselback and Linda Wynes, 49.77%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday afternoon – International Fund Game.  North-south, A: Jerry Geiger and John Ziemer, 56.25%; B/C: Phyllis Wilkinson and Elsie Rogers, 55.42%; east-west, A: Ross Markello and Shirley Cassety, 57.92%; B: Harry Cheung and Liz Clark, 55.42%; C: Pat Kilbury and Marilyn Sultz, 50%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – International Fund Game. Scrambled Mitchell. A: Bob Linn and Jerry Geiger, 72.5%; B: Carlton Stone and Mike Silverman, 60%; C: Barbara Sadkin and Joyce Greenspan, 59.17%; Len and Nancy Knabelkamp, 53.75%. 

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – International Fund Game. North-south, A/B: Ross Markello and Bruce Burr, 60.65%; C: Miri Salamone-Burnett and Paula Salamone, 52.08%; east-west, A: Tom Fraas and Judi Marshall, 59.72%; B: Mike Silverman and Dale Anderson, 55.09%; C: Don Grant and Linda Wynes, 51.62%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – International Fund Game.

Howell. A: Paul Libby and Paula Salamone, 63.33%; B/C: Joe Rooney and Nancy Littenberg, 62.08%; Joyce Greenspan and Alicia Kolipinski, 53.75%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – Club Championship Game. North-south, A/B/C: Sandy Rifkin and Mike Mesirov, 59.17%, east-west, A: Shirley Cassety and Ross Markello, 59.58%; B/C: Bill Boardman and Joe Rooney, 51.67%.

Airport Bridge Club Sunday morning – Unit Championship. Swiss Teams. A/B: Eleanor Whelan, Carlton Stone, Celine Murray and Dale Anderson, 102 VPs; C: (tie) Linda Zittel, Jan Hasselback, Paul Zittel and Carl Hasselback; Adrian Figliotti, Selina Volpatti, Alicia Kolipinski and Mike Silverman, 97 VPs. 

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Jacqueline Hanley and Joanne Zavarella, 65.48%; B: David Whitt and Carl McMurtry, 63.39%; Sandy Adler and Sandra Rifkin, 57.74%; east-west, A/B/C: Sol Messinger and Joel Brownstein, 60.42%; Lynn Witmer and Jeff Thier, 55.65%; Craig Schmidt and Fran Schmidt, 54.17%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Anne Watkins and Berta Brown, 61.11%; B: Doug Dean and Luke Danielson, 59.26%; Judy Padgug and Joanne Kelley, 58.80%; C: Fran Kurtz and Michael Mesirov, 51.16%; east-west, A/B: David Millward and Jim Gullo, 59.03%; Jay Levy and Joan Rose, 57.87%; Allen Beroza and John Ziemer, 57.18%; C: Gary Schmitt and Tova Reinhorn, 54.17%; Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 54.17%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A/B: Jim  Gullo and Eugene Harvey, 58%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Ann Coughlin and Elizabeth Young, 69.94%; Jacqueline Hanley and Rose Bochiechio, 60.54%; Elaine Moon and Beena Deshmukh, 57.96%; Bill Rich and Richard McGowan, 57.96%; B/C: Hannah Weinberg and Penelope Shuman, 46.13%; east-west, A: Marilyn Shuman and Judy Zeckhauser, 60.71%; Gerry Dominski and Pat Kilbury, 58.63%; B/C: Janet Dimet and Sharon Wilcox, 53.32%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A: Pat Burns and Jeanne Gladysz, 67.59%; B: Joyce Kindt and Paul Morgante, 66.20%; C: Joe Peters and Gene Giorgini, 51.85%; east-west, A: Joel Brownstein and Jim Gullo, 65.05%; B/C: Linda Burroughsford and Sean Bennett, 52.55%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Dian Petrov and Gene Finton, 61.17%; B: Carlton Stone and Eleanor Whelan, 59.47%; David Millward and Judy Padgug, 56.82%; C: Cynthia Helfman and Nadine Stein, 48.67%; east-west, A: Bud  Seidenberg and Chris Urbanek, 64.77%; Jim Gullo and Elaine Kurasiewicz, 55.87%; B/C: Ron Helfman and Stew Brenner, 50.95%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – North-south, A: Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 63.13%; B/C: Usha Khurana and John Marvin, 50.53%; east-west, A: Meg Klamp and Sharon Benz, 61.98%; B/C: Claire Gareleck and Pat Burns, 51.04%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Sunday afternoon – Pro-am game. North-south, A: Meg Klamp and James Madan, 65.01%; B/C: David Millward and Marilyn Shuman, 55.77%; east-west, A/B: Bob Feasley and Elizabeth Beishline, 60.57%; Art Morth and Art Matthies, 60.28%; C: Walt Olszewski and Madhav Deshmukh, 54.49%; Mark Pascale and Beena Deshmukh, 54.09%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Joanne LaFay and Lillian Gotshall, 69.09%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 62.73%; Joe Miranda and Denise Mattingly, 59.54%; Rob Hessel and Jane Larcom, 55.91%; Jim Hoover and Phil Kadet, 53.18%; Joe Benenati and Phil Kitner, 52.5%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – International Fund Game. North-south, A/B/C: Betty Metz and Carol Bedell, 62.51%; Ken Meier and Dorothy May, 54.17%; east-west, A: Elaine Kurasiewicz and Dian Petrov, 61.49%; B: Pat Burns and Jeanne Gladysz, 58.04%; C: Andrei and Tova Reinhorn, 54.68%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, John Garrity and Bill Rich, 61.66%; Ron Fill and Al Dickman, 58.34%; east-west, Lance and Pam Pollock, 63.93%; Margaret and Robert Rivard, 54.29%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. A: Joyce Kindt and Carolyn Siracuse, 61%; B: Roy Crocker and Marge Schomers,  56%; C: Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 51%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Roy Crocker and Bob Lederhouse, 60%; B: Anne Clancy and Edie Moran, 52%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Chuck Heimerl and Marian Morber, 70%; Bruce and Jill Brown, 50%; east-west, Joe Day and Neil Katz, 60%; Chuck Schaus and Ruth Walsh, 55%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Dee Schaeffer and Lil Ungerleider, 65%; Joe Fiore and Fred Nadel, 62.2%; east-west, Jeannette Reid and Dick Munschauer, 58.3%;  Betty Ferrick and Mike Milch, 55.6%.   

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – North-south, (tie) Sudha and Sukhanand Jain, Bill Adolph and Stan Kozlowski, 56%; east-west, Pawan Matta and Fenton Harrison, 60%.

Friday Dupliclub – Dave and Moragh Stroud, 72%; Peter and Jennifer Reynolds, 54%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, JoAnne Zavarella and Margaret Rivard, 66%; Evelyn Vitello and  Edna Fill, 51%; east-west, Pat and Mike Weber, 66%; Kay and Rich Brinkman, 53%.

Duplicate Bridge: Sept. 8

Bridge Club Meridian is holding extra-point games at no extra charge each Monday in the month of September at either its 10:30 a.m. morning session or its 7:15 p.m. evening session.

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The Airport Bridge Club has a prize money pairs game at noon today, Saturday, Sept. 8; double point Swiss teams at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 9; double point pairs Monday, Sept. 10, through Friday, Sept. 14; and its progressive jackpot individual game next Saturday, Sept. 15. For info or to sign up for the individual game, call 603-6943.

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The Bridge Center of Buffalo has a pro-am pairs game with unit rating at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9. The club will be offering lessons for beginners soon. Call Eugene Harvey at 823-4060 for information.

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Western New York Unit 116 will hold the Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament Friday, Sept. 21, to Sunday, Sept. 23, in the Knights of Columbus Hall, 2735 Union Road at William Street, Cheektowaga, with pairs games at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Friday and next Saturday, and Swiss teams at 10:30 a.m.  next Sunday.
For info, call chairwoman Sue Neubecker at 876-2630 or e-mail suebobneu@roadrunner.com.  For partnerships, call Dian Petrov at 688-1226 or e-mail dpetrov@roadrunner.com. The Bridge Center of Buffalo will be closed during the sectional. 

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This online version of the Duplicate Bridge Column that appears on Saturdays in the Living section of The Buffalo News includes notes and results that could not be included in the print edition due to space limitations.

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The Duplicate Bridge Column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson with a deadline of Monday evening for the print edition and Wednesday evening for the online edition. To submit results and announcements, e-mail dahotwings@aol.com or danderson@buffnews.com. Dale Anderson generally can be reached by phone at The Buffalo News at (716) 849-4420 from 6:30 p.m. to midnight Sunday through Thursday.

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Dale Anderson's quest to become a Gold Life Master and other observations on the game can be found in the Dalebridge section of this blog.

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Duplicate scores
Week of Aug. 27 to Sept. 2
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – NAP Qualifier. North-south, A: Bev Cohen and Jerry Geiger, 62.34%; B: Maury and Lois Tatelman, 58.01%; C: Nadine Stein and Cynthia Helfman, 46.31%; east-west, A: Harry Cheung and John Ziemer, 62.66%; B: Judie Bailey and Paula Salamone, 58.81%; C: Eileen Karnofsky and Nancy Littenberg, 58.17%. August Club Series: Judie Bailey, 7.5 points; Nancy Littenberg, 5.5.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – Charity Club Championship. A: Adrian Figliotti and Mike Silverman, 69.71%; Paul Libby and Judi Marshall, 64.94%; B: Alicia Kolipinski and Dale Anderson, 59.41%; C: Elsie Rogers and Eva Schmidt, 54.18%; Paula Kotowski and Dede Kluckhohn, 47.63%. August Club Series: Mike Silverman, 13.5 points; Dede Kluckhohn, 12.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday afternoon – NAP Qualifier. North-south, A/B/C: Eva Schmidt and Elsie Rogers, 56.14%; east-west, A: Judi Marshall and Liz Clark, 71.85%; B: Adrian Figliotti and Mike Silverman, 55.01%; C: Dorothy May and Ginny Panaro, 44.06%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday noon – NAP Qualifier. North-south, A: Bev Cohen and Judi Marshall, 60.71%; B: Maury and Lois Tatelman, 56.85%; C: Sharon Chang and Ruth Kozower, 44.35%; east-west, A: Bob Andersen and Jerry Geiger, 64.29%; Len and Nancy Knabelkamp, 57.44%. August Club Series: (tie) Celine Murray, Dale Anderson, 10 points.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – NAP Qualifier. North-south, A/B: Jerry Kemsley and Luke Danielson, 60.91%; C: Marilyn Sultz and Ruth Wurster, 49.74%; east-west, A: Tom Fraas and Judi Marshall, 61.72%; B: Nancy Kessler and Carlton Stone, 55.09%; C: Ron Helfman and Stew Brenner, 46.85%. August Club Series: Mike Kisiel, 8 points; (tie) Luke Danielson, Jerry Kemsley, 7.5.

Airport Bridge Club Friday noon – NAP Qualifier. North-south, A/B/C: Joyce Greenspan and Barbara Sadkin, 62.17%; east-west, A: Liz Clark and Vince Pesce, 58.93%; B/C: Steve Newman and Nancy Littenberg, 50.60%. August Club Series: Liz Clark, 12 points; John Ziemer, 8.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – Individual game. A/B: Chuck Heimerl, 64.29%; B/C: Pawan Matta, 62.86; B: Fenton Harrison, 55.71%; C: (tie) Val Derenda, Mike Mesirov, 51.90%. August Club Series: Dorothy May, 8 points; (tie) Shakeel Ahmad, Manju Ceylony, 6.

Airport Bridge Club Sunday afternoon – Howell. A/B: Carl and Jan Hasselback, 68%; Dorothy May and Paula Salamone, 59%. August Club Series: Jerry Geiger, 13 points; John Ziemer, 9.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: Arthur Kean and Art Matthies, 59.66%; Joe Miranda and Denise Mattingly, 58.14%; Joanne Zavarella and Jacqueline Hanley, 54.73%; Richard McGowan and Natalie Abramson, 54.73%; Beverly Isenberg and Sandra Scheff, 54.17%; C: Jane Roberts and Laura Houghtaling, 49.05%; east-west, A: Dorothy Soong  and  Larry Soong, 63.83%; B: Tish Schiffman and Martha Quinn, 58.52%; Margaret and Robert Rivard, 56.63%; C: Paul and Virginia Ziebarth, 56.44%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Berta Brown and Stan Kozlowski, 61.11%; Meg Klamp and Judy Padgug, 59.49%; Jim Gullo and Betty Metz, 57.18%; B: Rita Sierocinski and Carolyn Siracuse, 52.08%; east-west, A/B: James Tao and Elaine Kurasiewicz, 66.15%; Michael Mesirov and Gene  Finton, 60.68%; Allen Beroza and Tova Reinhorn, 58.07%; Bud Seidenberg and Judy Graf, 57.55%; Chris Urbanek and Penny Shui, 56.77%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A: Eugene Harvey and Jim Gullo, 64.58%; Meg Klamp and John Bielinski, 61.46%; Chris Urbanek and Saleh Fetouh, 54.50%;

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Ted Kahn and Jacqueline Hanley, 62.58%; Joan Smith and Fran Witnauer, 57.82%; B: Tish Schiffman and Marilyn Shuman, 55.06%; C: Mary Blanchard and Liz Schulman, 48.30%; east-west, A: Jo Finton and Richard McGowan, 61.01%; B: Violet Makhija and Laurie Foster, 58.63%; C: Hannah Weinberg and Penelope Shuman, 54.46%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A: Meg  Klamp and Bev Cohen, 57.87%; B/C: Eugene Giorgini and Joe Peters, 53.70%; east-west, A/B: Peter Shui and Ken Meier, 59.95%; Mark Pascale and Jim Madan, 54.63%; C: Jeff Bender and Richard Cramer-Benjamin, 52.55%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – Howell. A: Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 67.08%; Berta Brown and Stan Kozlowski, 59.17%; B: Fran Kurtz and Carolyn Siracuse, 55.83%; Joyce Meskill and Betty Bronstein, 54.17%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon –  Howell. A/B/C: Pat Lakeman and Betty Metz, 67.71%; Judie Bailey and Jim Jacobi, 56.77%; Ted Kahn and Ten-Pao Lee, 56.77%; Robert Olin and Robert Feasley, 55.21%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 61.82%; (tie) Joanne LaFay and Lillian Gotshall, Dan Clark and Dave Larcom 60.09%; Jack Kern and Lance Crawford,  57.73%; Darcy Young and Bob Farwell, 55%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, (tie) Edna Fill and Al Dickman, Nancy Acara and Beverly Dale, 53%; east-west, Jennifer Reynolds and Lillian Reynolds, 57%; Chuck Heimerl and Adam Dzimian, 52.5%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. A: Mark Pascale and Jim Madan, 62.2%; B: Barbara and John Scott, 62.1%; C: Paula and Jim Jones, 61.6%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Elve Johnston and Marge Schomers, 65%; (tie)  Roy Crocker and Bob Lederhouse, Edie Moran and Anne Clancy, 49%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 65%; Bill Rich and Chuck Heimerl, 63%; east-west, Emilie Wandass and Harry Rogers, 65%; Barb Hill and Ellie Guyett, 58%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Chuck Heimerl and Marian Morber, 55%; Bruce and Jill Brown, 54%; east-west, Joe Day and Neil Katz, 68%; Sophie Mueller and Karen Synor, 55%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Adrienne and Harris Goldstein, 60.4%; Bernice Baker and Fitzi Schmitt, 60.1%; east-west, Nita Ferrell and Ruth Killeen, 63.1%; Joe Fiore and Estelle Gafter, 57.9%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – North-south, Gloria Giza and Stan Kozlowski, 63%; east-west, Elsie Rogers and Emmett Vincent, 59%.