Duplicate Bridge: Dec. 6

The Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC), which offers silver points in games at participating ACBL-sanctioned clubs, begins Monday, Dec. 8, and continues through Sunday, Dec. 14. 

At the Airport Bridge Club, there will be separate STaC pairs games at 10 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. every day Monday, Dec. 8, through next Saturday, Dec. 13, with a snack served during a short break between sessions. 

The club finishes the week with two STaC "Eight Is Enough" Swiss team games at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14. Sub sandwiches will be served between sessions. Pre-registration is necessary. Call 603-6943.

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Mini-lessons are offered before many games at the Bridge Center of Buffalo. For info, call 834-4222 or click this link.

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The email newsletter from the Airport Bridge Club now comes from a new address, bill@airportbridgeclub.com. The club requests that you add this to your safe domain list. To be added to the email list, call 836-7016.

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Tournament calendar

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, to Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015. For info, click this link.

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, to Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015. For info, click this link.

61^st Niagara District Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario Street, St. Catharines, Ont., Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, to Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015.

Toronto Easter Regional – International Plaza Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto. Tuesday, March 31, 2015, to Sunday, April 5, 2015.

Rochester Spring Sectional – Location TBA. Saturday, April 11, 2015, and Sunday, April 12, 2015.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, April 17, 2015, to Sunday, April 19, 2015.

Burt Garrell Upstate New York Regional – R.I.T. Inn & Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, West Henrietta (Rochester). Monday, May 11, 2015, to Sunday, May 17, 2015. For info, click this link.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 19, 2015, to Monday, May 25, 2015.

Ithaca Sectional – Location TBA. Saturday, June 13, 2015, and Sunday, June 14, 2015.

District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 15, 2015, to Sunday, June 21, 2015.

Buffalo Regional – Location and dates TBA. Previously scheduled for Tuesday, June 23, 2015, to Sunday, June 28, 2015.

Rochester Summer Sectional – Location TBA. Saturday, July 11, 2015, and Sunday, July 12, 2015.

Hamilton Sectional – Royal Canadian Legion, 435 Limeridge Road, East Hamilton, Ont. Saturday, July 18, 2015, and Sunday, July 19, 2015.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Willliamsville. Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, to Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Webster Columbus Center, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, and Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Location TBA. Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, and Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015.

Niagara Falls Regional – Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5685 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, to Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015.

District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, to Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015.

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, to Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016.

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Willliamsville. Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, to Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016.

Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, March 22, 2016, to Sunday, March 27, 2016.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Willliamsville. Friday, April 8, 2016, to Sunday, April 10, 2016.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Tuesday, May 24, 2016, to Monday, May 30, 2016.

District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 13, 2016, to Sunday, June 19, 2016.

Syracuse Regional – Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, to Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Willliamsville. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, to Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016.

Buffalo Regional – Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, to Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016.

District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, to Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Bridge Club Meridian.

Western New York Unit 116.

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The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version normally appears in the Life & Arts section in the Saturday edition of The Buffalo News. If it’s not in its usual place, try the Sports section.

The online version contains unabridged scores and a longer list of notices. Deadline for submission of scores and notices is Tuesday night.

Sometimes the online version does not materialize on the Buffalo News website. When that happens, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

Email danderson@buffnews.com or dahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is (716) 849-4420.

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A Silver Life Master since Nov. 10, 2011, Dale Anderson hopes to reach a career total of 1,800 master points before Christmas. He blogs about his progress toward Gold Life Master (2,500 points) and other bridge adventures here.

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Duplicate scores
Week of Nov. 24 to Nov. 30
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, A/B/C: Michael and Ruth Kozower, 57.92%; east-west, A/B: John Kirsits and Nancy Kessler, 64.17%; C: Ron Henrikson and Bill Boardman, 41.25%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A/B: Harry Meyers and Fran Kurtz, 60.85%; C: Eva Schmidt and Joyce Greenspan, 45.77%; east-west, A/B: Nancy Kessler and Martin Pieterse, 57.14%; C: Dorothy May and David Donaldson, 45.84%. 

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Charity Club Championship. Howell. A: Liz Clark and Wilson McClaren, 59%; B: (tie) Marietta Kalman and Sharon Chang, Martin Pieterse and Mike Silverman, 50%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – Howell. A: Mike Silverman and Paula Kotowski, 60.88%; B: Michael and Ruth Kozower, 55.29%; C: Art Schumacher and Ron Henrikson, 50.81%. 

Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – Charity Club Championship. Howell. A: Mohan Prabhu and Dale Schlyer, 67.48%; B: Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, 53.59%; C: Ruth and Michael Kozower, 50.37%; Sushil Amlani and Ron Henrikson, 50.35%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: Natalie Abramson and Richard McGowan, 62.29%; C: Francine and Louis Pfohl, 49.66%; east-west, A: Joel Brownstein and Sol Messinger, 61.35%; B: Ginger Maiman and Marjorie Plumb, 56.63%; Carol Roth and Nancy Torrell, 54.68%; C: Marilyn Wortzman and Jeffrey Oshlag, 52.60%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – Howell. A/B: Davis Heussler and Bob Padgug, 59.72%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A: Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 66%; B: David Hemmer and Saleh Fetouh, 60%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 57.14%; B/C: Martha and John Welte, 56.85%; Stan Kozlowski and Berta Brown, 56.25%; east-west, A: Jay Levy and Jay Costello, 63.10%; Harry Cheung and Liz Clark, 57.74%; B/C: John Marvin and Usha Khurana, 52.08%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A/B: Fred Yellen and Judy Graf, 58.33%; Sharon Benz and John Toy, 54.17%; C: John and Martha Welte, 52.08%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 70.46%; Joe Miranda and Dave Larcom, 52.3%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, Art Morth and Sharon Wilcox, 65.77%; Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, 58.04%; John Lewis and Bernie Czarnecki, 44.64%; east-west, Bob Padgug and Gene Finton, 58.33%; Florence Boyd and Ruth Wurster, 51.79%; Carol Bedell and Marietta Kalman, 50.60%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – Howell. Bob Lederhouse and Anne O’Connor, 61.8%; Bill Rich and Gene Nowatniak, 58.3%; Dorothy May and Ron Henrikson, 56.3%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. Jeff Bender and Gabe Tannenbaum, 65%; Jasbeer and Violet Makhija. 58.5%; Roy Crocker and John Lewis, 56%; Sushil Amlani and Walt Olszewski, 53%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Howell. Dave and Jane Larcom, 70%; Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, 62.5%; Edie Moran and Anne Clancy, 52%.

Other clubs

ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Howell. Alice Bragg and Cleveland Fleming, 60.63%; Diana Brown and Doanne Jackson, 53.56%.
         Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Billand Jo Rich, 63%; Bruce Burr and Ross Markello, 56%; east-west, Paul Ziebarth and Marion Morber, 59%; Carol Neuhaus and Jim Tao, 58%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Sandy Recoon and Fred Nadel, 58.3%; Pris Bretschger and Sallie Steele, 48.3%; Jeanette Reid and Dick Munschauer, 47.5%; east-west, Nita Ferrell and Ruth Killeen, 65.6%; Betty Seifert and Jerry Stange, 55.2%; Evie Miller and Emily Wettlaufer, 50%.   

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – Howell. Lou Lombardi and Marie Lanza, 61.3%; Bob Rivard and Idamae Klipfel, 57.5%.