Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Duplicate Bridge: Jan. 2

The Airport Bridge Club will award extra points at all of its 11 a.m. games this Saturday, Jan. 2, and Monday, Jan. 4, through next Saturday, Jan. 9, to support the ACBL Junior Fund. Beginners and novices can join a special practice play session at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5. For details, call 603-6943.
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Bridge Club Meridian also will have an extra-point game at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 4, to support the ACBL Junior Fund.
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The Bridge Center of Buffalo will offer lunch with Jim Gullo at its 10:30 a.m. game Friday, Jan. 8.
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Tournament calendar
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Holiday Inn, 6001 Rockside Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 13, to Sunday, Jan. 17. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan. 22, to Sunday, Jan. 24. For info, click this link.
Toronto Easter Regional – International Plaza Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, March 22, to Sunday, March 27.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 8, to Sunday, April 10.
Gatlinburg Regional – Gatlinburg Convention Center, Gatlinburg, Tenn. Monday, April 11, to Sunday, April 17. For info, click this link.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 24, to Monday, May 30. For info, click this link.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 13, to Sunday, June 19.
Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn, 411 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 1, to Sunday, Aug. 7.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh Airport, 1111 Airport Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 30, to Sunday, Sept. 5.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 16, to Sunday, Sept. 18.
Buffalo Regional – Adam’s Mark Hotel, 120 Church St. Tuesday, Oct. 18, to Sunday, Oct. 23.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 5, to Sunday, Dec. 11.
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.
St. Catharines Sectional – Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, to Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017.
Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, April 11, 2017, to Sunday, April 16, 2017.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Friday, April 21, 2017, to Sunday, April 23, 2017.
Upstate New York Regional – Rochester. Monday, May 1, 2017, to Sunday, May 7, 2017.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Tuesday, May 23, 2017, to Monday, May 29, 2017.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 12, 2017, to Sunday, June 18, 2017.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, to Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017.
Buffalo Regional – Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, to Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, to Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017.
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Bridge club websites:
Click names for links.
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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 ordahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is (716) 849-4420.
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A Silver Life Master since 2011, Dale Anderson finished the year with a career total of 1,950 master points. 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 Dec. 21 to Dec. 27
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs
Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – ACBL International Fund Game. A: Paula Salamone and partner, 64.06%; B/C: Joe Rooney and Bill Boardman, 55.81%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A/B: Martin and Barbara Pieterse, 59.23%; C: Pat Lakeman and Mary Terrana, 44.05%; east-west, A: John Ziemer and Jerry Geiger, 65.18%; B: (tie) Mary Jo Whitehead and Michael Putnam, Jacqueline and Sharon Chang, 50%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – A/B: Dorothy May and Paula Salamone, 67%; Bill Boardman and Dale Anderson, 58%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – A: Ed Drozen and Barbara Libby, 62.89%; B/C: Jacqueline and Sharon Chang, 51.99%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – A: Rashid Kahn and Vera Carpenter, 71.55%; Dale Anderson and partner, 57.38%; Alan Greer and Bob Smith, 56.14%; B: Shirley Cassety and Ross Markello, 49.40%; C: Paula Salamone and Alex Miller, 43.85%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday evening – A/B/C: John and Martha Welte, 58.07%; Cathy Majewski and Teresa Fraas, 57.85%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Gene Nowatniak and Marilyn Wortzman, 60.42%; B: David Whitt and Sharon Wilcox, 53.28%; C: Mary Blanchard and Carol Roth, 51.79%; east-west, A/B/C: Burt Freiman and Larry Abate, 54.50%; Sandra Silverberg and Gail Pitterman, 52.65%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – A/B: Jim Gullo and Andrei Reinhorn, 69.63%; C: Jacqueline and Sharon Chang, 44.07%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A/B: Gaurang Sheth and Manju Ceylony, 63.39%; Carol Bedell and Fran Kurtz, 59.82%; east-west, A/B: Jeff Bender and Rich Cramer-Benjamin, 60.12%; C: Agi Maisel and Marcia Wright, 52.68%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 60.42%; Cathy Majewski and Chris Urbanek, 58.33%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargeshimer, 56.25%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 71.43%; Darcy Young and Bob Farwell, 54.76%; Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 53.57%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – ACBL International Fund Game. North-south, A: Judy Padgug and Bud Seidenberg, 62.04%; B: Ted Kahn and Dian Petrov, 60.19%; C: Dick Czarnecki and Andrei Reinhorn, 49.54%; east-west, A: Davis Heussler and Dan Gerstman, 65.97%; B/C: Betty Metz and Carol Bedell, 52.78%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – Paul Morgante and Art Morth, 66.7%; Carolyn Siracuse and Anne O’Connor, 56.8%; Edna Fill and Chuck Heimerl, 55.2%.
Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Marilyn White and Jean Rosenthal, 58.73%; John Lewis and Roy Crocker, 53.97%; (tie) Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, Judie Bailey and Bob Lederhouse, 50.79%.
Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Roy Crocker and Bob Lederhouse, 63.19%; Edward Harman and Ted Kahn, 60.42%; Miriam Regnet and Mark Pascale, 59.72%; Edith Moran and Anne Clancy, 43.75%.
Other clubs
ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – David Mathis and Doanne Jackson, 70%; Diana Brown and Edward Harris, 53.33%.
Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Jill and Bruce Brown, 64%; George Mayers and Peg Gorham, 53%; east-west, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 64%; Carol Neuhaus and Martin Schaus, 53%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – Jill and Bruce Brown, 59%; Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 56%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Sukhanand and Sudha Jain, 56.9%; Priscilla Brestchger and Nick Leibovic, 54.6%; east-west, Bill Hambridge and Sandy Recoon, 61.9%; Evie Miller and Emily Wettlaufer, 55.6%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – Mike Brown and Ron Fill, 56.3%; Joanne Biondo and Julie Albert, 50%. 

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Duplicate Bridge: Dec. 26

The Airport Bridge Club will award extra points at all of its games during the coming week. The club will be open Thursday and Friday, New Year’s Day.
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The Bridge Center of Buffalo will offer supervised play for beginners at noon Monday. The club will be closed Thursday and Friday.
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Tournament calendar
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Holiday Inn, 6001 Rockside Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, to Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, to Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016. For info, click this link.
Toronto Easter Regional – International Plaza Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, March 22, 2016, to Sunday, March 27, 2016.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 8, 2016, to Sunday, April 10, 2016.
Gatlinburg Regional – Gatlinburg Convention Center, Gatlinburg, Tenn. Monday, April 11, 2016, to Sunday, April 17, 2016. For info, click this link.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 24, 2016, to Monday, May 30, 2016. For info, click this link.
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 – Holiday Inn, 411 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, to Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh Airport, 1111 Airport Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, to Sunday, Sept. 5, 2016.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, to Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016.
Buffalo Regional – Adam’s Mark Hotel, 120 Church St. Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016, to Sunday, Oct. 23, 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.
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.
St. Catharines Sectional – Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, to Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017.
Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, April 11, 2017, to Sunday, April 16, 2017.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Friday, April 21, 2017, to Sunday, April 23, 2017.
Upstate New York Regional – Rochester. Monday, May 1, 2017, to Sunday, May 7, 2017.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Tuesday, May 23, 2017, to Monday, May 29, 2017.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 12, 2017, to Sunday, June 18, 2017.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, to Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017.
Buffalo Regional – Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, to Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, to Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017.
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Bridge club websites:
Click names for links.
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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 ordahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is (716) 849-4420.
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A Silver Life Master since 2011, Dale Anderson reached a career total of 1,900 master points a couple months ago. 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 Dec. 14 to Dec. 20
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs
Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – A: Joanne LaFay and John Fiegl, 61.06%; B: Joe Rooney and Bill Boardman, 57.30%; C: Ron Henrikson and Judie Bailey, 49.54%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A/B/C: Barbara Sadkin and Joyce Greenspan, 55.36%; Bob Kaprove and Paula Kotowski, 52.68%; east-west, A/B/C: Ron Henrikson and David Donaldson, 58.04%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – A: Mike Ryan and Jerry Geiger, 63.67%; Judi Marshall and John Ziemer, 58.34%; B: Tish Schiffman and Paula Salamone, 54.35%; C: Nadine Stein and Ron Henrikson, 51.39%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – A: Mike Ryan and Jerry Geiger, 58.33%; B: Ken Meier and Sandi England, 55.56%; C: Ron Henrikson and Art Schumacher, 50.69%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – A: John and Martha Welte, 58.73%; B: Jan and Carl Hasselback, 58.54%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – A/B: Alan Greer and Paula Salamone, 71%; Ron Henrikson and Dale Anderson, 54%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday noon – 99ers. Howell, A/B: Janice Sufrin and Marion LaVigne, 63.10%; Marcia Frankel and Jim McClure, 59.52%; C: Gini Sicignano and Joan Nigrelli, 58.33%; Louise Hayes and Joann Smith, 55.95%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday evening – Howell. A/B: Bob Sommerstein and Larry Abate, 64%; Christy Kellogg and Jim Gullo,  58%; Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 55%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: Francine and Louis Pfohl, 64.99%; Laurie Foster and Judith Babat, 64.32%; C: Elizabeth Defeo and Rose Ann Grimaldi, 40.29%; east-west, A: Usha Khurana and Chip Kean, 63.83%; B: Janet Dimet and Sharon Wilcox, 62.03%; Joel Brownstein and Sol Messinger, 58.86%; C: Jeffrey Oshlag and Marilyn Wortzman, 54.33%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – Howell. A/B/C: Cathy Majewski and Elaine Universal, 58.98%; Jay Levy and Davis Heussler, 57.44%; Jim Gullo and Stan Kozlowski, 57.05%; Saleh Fetouh and Chris Urbanek, 54.49%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 Game. North-south, A: Andrei Reinhorn and Agi Maisel, 57.95%; Bill Rich and Lance Pollock, 57.81%; B: Jim McClure and Judith Babat, 56.33%; Natalie Abramson and Marjorie Plumb, 56.04%; Gene Nawotniak and Chip Kean, 55.21%; C: Francine and Louis Pfohl, 49.33%; east-west, A: Usha Khurana and Joe Miranda, 67.11%; B/C: Marilyn Wortzman and Janie Polk, 63.30%; Elizabeth Defeo and Phyllis Stasiowski, 60.14%; Jane Roberts and Laura Houghtaling, 57.80%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A: Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, 61.31%; B: Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 60.71%; C: Jan O’Mara and Edith Knaszak, 31.55%; east-west, A/B: Tova Reinhorn and Gary Schmitt, 59.23%; C: John and Martha Welte, 52.68%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: David Hemmer and Saleh Fetouh, 66.90%; B: Fred Yellen and Jim Gullo, 58.33%; C: Sue Neubecker and Jeanne Gladysz, 50.69%; east-west, A: Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 64.35%; B: Andrei Reinhorn and Donna Steffan, 57.18%; C: Tom Koralewski and Linda Burroughsford, 53.47%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – North-south, A/B/C: Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 65.97%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 57.41%; east-west, A: Stan Kozlowski and Chris Urbanek, 56.94%; B/C: John and Martha Welte, 56.48%; Chuck Heimerl and Sam Grossman, 56.25%; Davis Heussler and Fred Yellen, 55.09%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 62.5%; Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 58.8%; Sandi England and Tom Koralewski, 56.48%; Jack Kern and Lance Crawford, 51.39%; James Downing and Jim Biggers, 48.61%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – A: Stan Kozlowski and Judy Padgug, 61.31%; Allen Beroza and Mike Ryan, 61.01%; B/C: John Lewis and Bernie Czarnecki, 51.79%; Anne Watkins and Linda Burroughsford, 50.89%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Dorothy May and Carolyn Siracuse, 67.4%; Al Dickman and Chuck Heimerl, 53.6%; east-west, Jo and Bill Rich, 62.8%; Rich Cramer-Benjamin and Jeff Bender, 58.9%.
Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 56.55%; (tie) Eugene Giorgini and Walt Olszewski, Roy Crocker and John Lewis, 55.36%; (tie) Barry Hemphill and David Mazur, Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 50.60%.
Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Dian Petrov and Ted Kahn, 59.38%; Miriam Regnet and Kathy Fenn, 58.33%; (tie) Edith Moran and Anne Clancy, Roy Crocker and Bob Lederhouse, 55.21%.
Other clubs
ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – (Tie) Pamela Murphy and Joann Dandridge, Vivian and Pearl Harris, 53.13%.
Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 60%; George Mayers and Peg Gorham, 56%; east-west, Carol Neuhaus and Martin Schaus, 58%; Lorey Repicci and Joe Day, 56%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Peg Gorham and George Mayers, 72%; Shirley Cassety and Sam Grossman, 60%; east-west, Mike Brown and Ron Fill, 62%; Carl Gebauer and Dave Stroud, 54%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Fred Nadel and Eleanor Murray, 58.10%; Sukhanand and Sudha Jain, 50.7%; east-west, Esther Greene and Ruth Lansing, 64.2%; David and Teddy Speser, 57.5%.
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – North-south, Anne Watkins and Rita Sofia, 61%; east-west, Kathy Borcik and Bill Westley, 61%.
Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – Thelma Frauenhofer and Edna Henrich, 61.2%; (tie) Margaret Rivard and Kay Brinkman, Mike Brown and Ron Fill, 57%.


Thursday, December 17, 2015

Duplicate Bridge: Dec. 19

An ACBL-wide game with extra points and hand analysis will be played Monday, Dec. 21, at 10:30 a.m. at Bridge Club Meridian and at 11 a.m. at the Airport Bridge Club, where there will be no extra charge.
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The Airport Bridge Club is extending its holiday celebration with cookies and extra points at 11 a.m. games this Saturday, Dec. 19, and next week through Christmas Eve on Thursday, Dec. 24. The club will be closed on Friday, Christmas Day, Dec. 25. 
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The Bridge Center of Buffalo will be closed Thursday, Dec. 24, and open Friday, Dec. 25, for its third annual Holiday Game at 11:45 a.m.
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Congratulations to John Ziemer, top Buffalo player and overall master point champion in the District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) Dec. 7 to 13 with a whopping 37.61 points. District 5 includes Buffalo, Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
      Other Buffalo players among the point leaders included Jerry Geiger, 32.45 (second), Martha and John Welte, 22.10 (tied for sixth), Tom Koralewski, 20.12 (ninth), Judi Marshall, 15.96 (13th), Art Matthies, 15.16 (15th), and Bud Seidenberg, 11.75 (33rd).
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Tournament calendar
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Holiday Inn, 6001 Rockside Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, to Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, to Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016. For info, click this link.
Toronto Easter Regional – International Plaza Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, March 22, 2016, to Sunday, March 27, 2016.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 8, 2016, to Sunday, April 10, 2016.
Gatlinburg Regional – Gatlinburg Convention Center, Gatlinburg, Tenn. Monday, April 11, 2016, to Sunday, April 17, 2016. For info, click this link.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 24, 2016, to Monday, May 30, 2016. For info, click this link.
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 – Holiday Inn, 411 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, to Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh Airport, 1111 Airport Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, to Sunday, Sept. 5, 2016.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, to Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016.
Buffalo Regional – Adam’s Mark Hotel, 120 Church St. Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016, to Sunday, Oct. 23, 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.
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.
St. Catharines Sectional – Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, to Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017.
Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, April 11, 2017, to Sunday, April 16, 2017.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Friday, April 21, 2017, to Sunday, April 23, 2017.
Upstate New York Regional – Rochester. Monday, May 1, 2017, to Sunday, May 7, 2017.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Tuesday, May 23, 2017, to Monday, May 29, 2017.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 12, 2017, to Sunday, June 18, 2017.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, to Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017.
Buffalo Regional – Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, to Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, to Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017.
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Bridge club websites:
Click names for links.
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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 ordahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is (716) 849-4420.
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A Silver Life Master since 2011, Dale Anderson reached a career total of 1,900 master points a couple months ago. 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 Dec. 7 to Dec. 13
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs
Airport Bridge Club Monday morning –
A: John Ziemer and Jerry Geiger, 70.49%; Judi Marshall and Barbara Libby, 59.55%; B: Dale Anderson and Barbara Sadkin, 47.71%.
Airport Bridge Club Monday afternoon – A: John Ziemer and Jerry Geiger, 66.60%; Judi Marshall and Tom Koralewski, 60.23%; B: Dale Anderson and Barbara Sadkin, 55.79%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A/B: Davis Heussler and Tom Koralewski, 58.25%; Linda Vassallo and Wilson McClaren, 50.33; east-west, A: Allen Beroza and Judi Marshall, 60.67%; B: Alicia Kolipinski and Dorothy May, 54.67%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday afternoon – A/B: Alex Miller and partner, 63.48%; Ruth Kozower and Judy Kaprove, 60.33%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – A: Jerry Geiger and Art Matthies, 63.55%; John Ziemer and Judi Marshall, 57.76%; B: Paula Kotowski and Mike Silverman, 54.58%; Marietta Kalman and Judy Kaprove, 49.88%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday afternoon – North-south, A: Allen Beroza and John Kirsits, 58.50%; Mike Ryan and Howard Foster, 56.33%; B: Marietta Kalman and Judy Kaprove, 55.25%; east-west, A: John Ziemer and Judi Marshall, 56.75%; B: Ron Henrikson and Art Matthies, 53.92%; Ted May and Dale Anderson, 52.08%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A: (tie) Mike Ryan and John Ziemer, Nancy Kessler and Wilson McClaren, 56.67%; east-west, A: Judi Marshall and Tom Koralewski, 65.83%; B: Helen Panza and Mike Silverman, 55.42%; Guarang Sheth and Art Matthies, 52.92%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday afternoon – A/B: Art Matthies and Gaurang Sheth, 63.74%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – A/B: John and Martha Welte, 68.80%; Bill Boardman and partner, 59.38%; John Kirsits and Paula Kotowski, 55.92%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday afternoon – A/B: John and Martha Welte, 65.03%; Bob Kaprove and Dale Anderson, 54.85%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – A: Cleveland Fleming and partner, 56.80%; B: Guarang Sheth and Art Matthies, 54.26%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – A/B: Guarang Sheth and Art Matthies, 68.75%; Ron Henrikson and Dale Anderson, 54.26%; C: Carol Roth and Nancy Torrell, 48.75%.
Airport Bridge Club Sunday morning – Swiss teams. A/B/C: Judy and Bob Kaprove, Chuck Schorr and Eleanor Whelan, 52 VPs.
Airport Bridge Club Sunday afternoon – Swiss teams. A: Jerry Geiger, John Ziemer, Sandi England and Tom Koralewski, 60 VPs; B: Carolyn Siracuse, Dale Anderson, Linda Burroughsford and Peter Patterson, 42 VPs.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday noon – 99ers. Howell. A/B: Janice Sufrin and Marion LaVigne, 63.10%; C: Gini Sicignano and Joan Nigrelli, 58.33%; Louise Hayes and Joann Smith, 55.95%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday evening – Howell. A: Jim Gullo and Eugene Harvey, 56.94%; David Hemmer and Bob Sommerstein, 54.86%; B: Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 51.39%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 56.55%; David Whitt and Sharon Wilcox, 55.53%; C: Marilyn Wortzman and Jeffrey Oshlag, 55.23%; east-west, A: Kathy Stamm and Celine Murray, 59.65%; B/C: Marjorie Plumb and Ginger Maiman, 58.08%; Janet Dimet and Sandra Morrison, 55.36%; Jane Roberts and Laura Houghtaling, 54.89%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A/B: Jeanne Gladysz and Berta Brown, 61.01%; C: Gene Nawotniak and Chip Kean, 51.49%; east-west, A/B: David Donaldson and Ed Drozen, 58.93%; C: Gary Schmitt and John Lyth, 49.40%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 Game. North-south, A/B: Natalie Abramson and Marjorie Plumb, 66.45%; Chip Kean and Joe Miranda, 56.88%; Gene Nawotniak and Bill Rich, 56.81%; Jim McClure and Joyce Frayer, 55.09%; C: Jewel Marshall and Denise Slattery, 46.88%; east-west, A/B: David Donaldson and Henry Porter, 57.44%; Laurie Foster and Violet Makhija, 56.90%; Judith Babat and Rivona Ehrenreich, 55.51%; Jim and Gloria Brown, 55.06%; Joyce Greenspan and Richard McGowan, 54.69%; C: Ruth Nawotniak and Marilyn Wortzman, 52.99%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – Howell. A: David Hemmer and Saleh Fetouh, 61.86%; (tie) Art Morth and Nancy Wolstoncroft, Jeff Bender and Chris Urbanek, 60.90%; B/C: John and Martha Welte, 58.63%; Ten-Pao Lee and Gary Schmitt, 56.41%; Henry Chudy and Peter Patterson, 55.77%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: John Ziemer and Vic Bergsten, 66.18%; B: Davis Heussler and Tom Koralewski, 61.63%; Barbara Sadkin and Joyce Greenspan, 54.56%; C: David Whitt and Sharon Wilcox, 52.13%; east-west, A: Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 66.38%; B: Helen Panza and Betty Metz, 59.68%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A: Ten-Pao Lee and Stan Kozlowski, 62.50%; Saleh Fetouh and Jay Levy, 61.46%; B: Fran Kurtz and Anne Watkins, 52.08%; C: John and Martha Welte, 47.40%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Joyce Kindt and Jane Larcom, 57.87%; Bob and Joan Ciszak, 56.94%; Joanne LaFay and Lillian Gotshall, 55.56%; Edward Harman and Bob Lederhouse, 54.63%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Betty Metz and Carol Bedell, 61%; Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 57.53%; Sue Neubecker and Elaine Kurasiewicz, 55.98%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Jack Cukierman and Art Morth, 67.8%; Jan O’Mara and Joyce Kindt, 59.3%; east-west, Alicia Kolipinski and Al Dickman, 56.5%; Pam and Lance Pollock, 56%.
Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Mark Pascale and Paul Capen, 61.11%; Sushil Amlani and Walt Olszewski, 60.65%; Edward Harman and Bob Lederhouse, 53.24%.
Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – (Tie) Edith Moran and Anne Clancy, Joyce Kindt and Carolyn Siracuse, 57.41%; Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 53.70%; Beena and Madhav Deshmukh, 53.24%.
Other clubs
ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Shirley Thompson and David Mathis, 64.44%; Pearl and Vivian Harris, 47.78%.
Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 63%; Jill and Bruce Brown, 60%; east-west, Carol Neuhaus and Martin Schaus, 67%; B. J, McMath and Pat Truell, 62%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Shirley Cassety and Sam Grossman, 55%; Peg Gorham and George Mayers, 54%; east-west, Carol Neuhaus and Paul Ziebarth, 65%; Dave Stroud and Mariam Roecker, 62%.
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Bill Adolf and Bill Westley, 65%; Mary Davey Carr and Dona Tepas, 58%; Pat O’Brien and Judy Thielman, 57%.
College Club Duplicate – Howell. Bonnie Botsford and Delight Dann, 65.27%; (tie) Jane Hansen and Betty Loucks, Clare Schultz and Nancy Thomas, 54.16%; Gayle Cryan and Carol Lauber, 53.47%.
Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – Kay Brinkman and Margaret Rivard, 67.5%; Ann Drapo and Sue Riccio, 57.5%; Mike Brown and Ron Fill, 50%.


Thursday, December 10, 2015

Duplicate Bridge: Dec. 12


        Unit games with extra points will be held Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 9:30 a.m. in the Bridge Club of East Aurora; at 10:30 a.m. in the Bridge Center of Buffalo, which also will have a holiday party; and at 11 a.m. in the Airport Bridge Club.
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        Another unit game will be played next Saturday, Dec. 19, at noon in the Bridge Center of Buffalo and at 1 p.m. at Lockport Duplicate.
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        The Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) continues today, Saturday, Dec. 12, and Sunday, Dec. 13, in local ACBL-sanctioned clubs. The Airport Club will have STaC pairs games at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. today, STaC Swiss teams at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Sunday (call 603-6943 to sign up), plus a Holiday Week Extravaganza with triple-point games all next week. Tuesday, Dec. 15, and Wednesday, Dec. 16, feature the club’s annual holiday Cookie Bash.
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        Congratulations to Carol Bedell, Jim Gullo and Betty Metz, newly elected to the board of directors of Western New York Unit 116. Results of the election were announced at the annual unit meeting last Sunday. 
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Tournament calendar
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Holiday Inn, 6001 Rockside Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, to Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, to Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016. For info, click this link.
Toronto Easter Regional – International Plaza Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, March 22, 2016, to Sunday, March 27, 2016.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 8, 2016, to Sunday, April 10, 2016.
Gatlinburg Regional – Gatlinburg Convention Center, Gatlinburg, Tenn. Monday, April 11, 2016, to Sunday, April 17, 2016. For info, click this link.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 24, 2016, to Monday, May 30, 2016. For info, click this link.
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 – Holiday Inn, 411 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, to Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh Airport, 1111 Airport Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, to Sunday, Sept. 5, 2016.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, to Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016.
Buffalo Regional – Adam’s Mark Hotel, 120 Church St. Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016, to Sunday, Oct. 23, 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.
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.
St. Catharines Sectional – Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, to Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017.
Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, April 11, 2017, to Sunday, April 16, 2017.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Friday, April 21, 2017, to Sunday, April 23, 2017.
Upstate New York Regional – Rochester. Monday, May 1, 2017, to Sunday, May 7, 2017.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Tuesday, May 23, 2017, to Monday, May 29, 2017.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 12, 2017, to Sunday, June 18, 2017.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, to Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017.
Buffalo Regional – Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, to Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, to Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017.
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Bridge club websites:
Click names for links.
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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 ordahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is (716) 849-4420.
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A Silver Life Master since 2011, Dale Anderson reached a career total of 1,900 master points a couple months ago. 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. 30 to Dec. 6
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – A/B: John Kirsits and Nancy Kessler, 56.25%; C: Nadine Stein and Ron Henrikson, 54.86%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Jerry Geiger and Judi Marshall, 58.80%; B: Mary Lou Scanlon and Florence Notto, 56.48%; C: Ted Kahn and Tish Schiffman, 40.28%; east-west, A: Mike Silverman and Art Matthies, 64.81%; Harry Cheung and Liz Clark, 59.03%; B/C: Sharon Chang and Linda Milch, 52.78%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – A: Jerry Geiger and Bob Linn, 59.52%; B/C: Ruth Wurster and Marilyn Sultz, 55.95%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A/B/C: Paula Kotowski and Barbara Sadkin, 60.91%; east-west, A: Judi Marshall and Barbara Libby, 66.62%; Vince Pesce and Liz Clark, 55.80%; B: Elaine Kurasiewicz and Joe Rooney, 53.17%; C: Tom Koralewski and Pawan Matta, 41.93%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – A: Mike Ryan and Allen Beroza, 59.03%; Alan Greer and Hilda Fairweather, 57.64%; B: Martin and Barbara Pieterse, 56.25%; C: Dale Anderson and Selina Volpatti, 53.47%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – A: Mike Silverman and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 65.97%; Alan Greer and Cleveland Fleming, 59.03%; Liz Clark and Jerry Geiger, 52.55%; B: Dale Anderson and Paula Salamone, 49.31%; C: Doanne Jackson and Pam Murphy, 46.06%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday evening – Howell. A/B: Bill Rushmore and Kathy Pollock, 63.33%; Dian Petrov and Judy Padgug, 60.74%; Jay Levy and Chris Urbanek, 60.37%; David Hemmer and Jim Gullo, 57.04%; C: Davis Heussler and David Colligan, 56.30%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 60.23%; Jim McClure and Chip Kean, 57.58%; C: Mary Blanchard and Carol Roth, 47.73%; east-west, A: Jim and Gloria Brown, 57.39%; B/C: Sandra Silverberg and Judy Katz, 57.20%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Linda Burroughsford and Stan Kozlowski, 55.06%; B: Fran Kurtz and Susan Bergman, 54.17%; Donna Steffan and Judy Graf, 54.17%; Judy Padgug and Joanne Kelley, 54.17%; C: Cathy Majewski and Gay Simpson, 49.40%; east-west, A: Helen Panza and Ed Drozen, 64.58%; Jay Levy and Joan Rose, 64.29%; Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 56.85%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 Game. North-south, A: Rajat Basu and Ted Kahn, 58.14%; B: Carla Press and Agi Maisel, 55.84%; C: Peggy Mergenhagen and Helen Reilly, 55.30%; Cherry Searle and Loretta Yearke, 54.92%; Denise Slattery and Jewel Marshall, 54.92%; Gene Nawotniak and Chip Kean, 54.51%; east-west, A: Larry and Dorothy Soong, 60%; B: Janie Polk and Tish Schiffman, 58.47%; Vince Taeger and Bill Rich, 56.85%; Jim and Gloria Brown, 55.87%; Terry Camp and Pat Haynes, 54.47%; C: Burt Freiman and John Bava, 53.98%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A: Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, 71.09%; B/C: Bob Sommerstein and Peter Patterson, 58.13%; Gary Schmitt and John Lyth, 57.10%; Sue Neubecker and Elaine Kurasiewicz, 55.87%; east-west, A: Art Morth and Bill Rushmore, 60.16%; B: Ten-Pao Lee and Linda Burroughsford, 56.55%; Walt Olszewski and John Marvin, 55.83%; C: Henry Chudy and Peter Shui, 45.79%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A/B: Fred Yellen and Judy Graf, 57.41%; C: Tova Reinhorn and Betty Metz, 53.70%; east-west, A: Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 63.66%; B: Harry Cheung and Jim Tao, 58.33%; C: Ginny Panaro and John Lyth, 54.86%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A/B/C: Cathy Majewski and Andrei Reinhorn, 55.95%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Sandi England and Tom Koralewski, 62.02%; Liz Clark and Joe Rooney, 60.65%; Jack Kern and Lance Crawford, 53.7%; Joe Benenati and Philip Kintner, 52.78%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, Chris Urbanek and Judy Padgug, 63.67%; B: Ginny Panaro and Jeanne Gladysz, 54.78%; C: Dick Czarnecki and John Lewis, 54.75%; east-west, A: Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 65.08%; B: Betty Metz and Carol Bedell, 53.04%; C: Dorothy Soong and Helen Panza, 48.25%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Jeff Bender and Gene Nawotniak, 55.8%; Edna Fill and Jan O’Mara, 52.9%; east-west, Jack Cukierman and Bob Lederhouse, 60.4%; Rich Cramer-Benjamin and Art Morth, 52.5%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Paul Capen and Mark Pascale, 59.72%; Sushil Amlani and Walt Olszewski, 54.63%; Roy Crocker and John Lewis, 53.24%; Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 52.31%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Kathy Fenn and Elve Johnston, 55.56%; Edith Moran and Anne Clancy, 55.09%; Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, 54.17%; Paul Capen and Carol Neuhaus, 53.24%.

Unit 116 Holiday Pairs Sunday – A: Kathy Pollock and Bert Feasley, 65.74%; B: Larry and Dorothy Soong, 61.98%; C: John and Martha Welte, 60.78%.

Other clubs

ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Shirley Thompson and David Mathis, 65%; Alice Bragg and Joanne Dandridge, 53.35%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Shirley Cassety and Sam Grossman, 60%; Bruce Burr and Ross Markello, 55%; east-west, Joe Day and Lorey Repicci, 64%; Carol Newhaus and Paul Ziebarth, 61%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Jeannette Reid and Dick Munschauer, 58.1%; Eleanor Murray and Fred Nadel, 57.5%; east-west, (tie) Betty Bowling and Bette Seifert, Sandy Recoon and Bill Hambridge, 55%; (tie) Teddy and David Speser, Evie Miller and Emily Wettlaufer, 50.6%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – George Dorigo and Stan Kozlowski, 68%; Judy Thielman and Pat O’Brien, 65%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – Mike Brown and Mike Brown, 57.3%; (tie) Margaret Rivard and Kay Brinkman, Thelma Frauenhofer and Edna Henrich, 52.1%.


Thursday, December 3, 2015

Duplicate Bridge: Dec. 5



 
The Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC), which awards silver master points at regular games in ACBL-sanctioned clubs, begins Monday and continues to Dec. 13.
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The Airport Bridge Club will have two STaC games daily – at 10 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. – from Monday to next Saturday.
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The Bridge Center of Buffalo will offer supervised play for beginners from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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Western New York Unit 116 regularly schedules unit-sponsored games. They include:
Club-hosted unit games, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 9:30 a.m. at Bridge Club of East Aurora, 10:30 a.m. at Bridge Center of Buffalo, 11 a.m.at Airport Bridge Club.
Club-hosted unit games, Saturday, Dec. 19, noon at Airport Bridge Club, noon at Bridge Center of Buffalo, 1 p.m. at Lockport Duplicate.
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Tournament calendar
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Holiday Inn, 6001 Rockside Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, to Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, to Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016. For info, click this link.
Toronto Easter Regional – International Plaza Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, March 22, 2016, to Sunday, March 27, 2016.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 8, 2016, to Sunday, April 10, 2016.
Gatlinburg Regional – Gatlinburg Convention Center, Gatlinburg, Tenn. Monday, April 11, 2016, to Sunday, April 17, 2016. For info, click this link.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 24, 2016, to Monday, May 30, 2016. For info, click this link.
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 – Holiday Inn, 411 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, to Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh Airport, 1111 Airport Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, to Sunday, Sept. 5, 2016.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, to Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016.
Buffalo Regional – Adam’s Mark Hotel, 120 Church St. Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016, to Sunday, Oct. 23, 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.
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.
St. Catharines Sectional – Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, to Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017.
Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, April 11, 2017, to Sunday, April 16, 2017.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Friday, April 21, 2017, to Sunday, April 23, 2017.
Upstate New York Regional – Rochester. Monday, May 1, 2017, to Sunday, May 7, 2017.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Tuesday, May 23, 2017, to Monday, May 29, 2017.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 12, 2017, to Sunday, June 18, 2017.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, to Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017.
Buffalo Regional – Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, to Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, to Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017.
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Bridge club websites:
Click names for links.
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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 ordahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is (716) 849-4420.
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A Silver Life Master since 2011, Dale Anderson reached a career total of 1,900 master points a couple months ago. 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. 23 to Nov. 29
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs
Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – A: Harry Cheung and John Ziemer, 68.52%; B: Nadine Stein and Dale Anderson, 54.96%; C: Bill Boardman and Joe Rooney, 53.18%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A/B: Allen Beroza and Sandi England, 61.01%; C: Carol Bedell and Nadine Stein, 48.21%; east-west, A/B: Mike Silverman and Art Matthies, 57.44%; C: Ron Henrikson and Dorothy May, 52.68%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – A: John Ziemer and Judi Marshall, 61.98%; B: Dorothy May and Florence Notto, 58.33%; Usha Khurana and Ron Henrikson, 50.52%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – Home style pairs. (Tie) John Ziemer and Ken Meier, Ron Henrikson and Nadine Stein, Cleveland Fleming and Joe Rooney, 2 wins.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – A/B: Cleveland Fleming and Bill Boardman, 77.50%; C: Shirley Cassety and Ross Markello, 62.50%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday evening – Howell. A: David Hemmer and Saleh Fetouh, 62.50%; Eugene Harvey and Judy Padgug, 57.14%; B/C: Martha and John Welte, 54.76%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: David Whitt and Sharon Wilcox, 60.12%; Chip Kean and Judy Zeckhauser, 57.44%; Natalie Abramson and Richard McGowan, 56.55%; C: Francine and Louis Pfohl, 51.49%; east-west, A/B: Val Derenda and William Noltee, 62.50%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 59.82%; C: Sandra Silverberg and Marcia Wright, 57.44%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – Howell. A: Jay Levy and Chris Urbanek, 59.26%; B: Rita Sofia and Anne Watkins, 56.94%; C: Larry and Dorothy Soong, 55.09%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – Howell. A: Fred Yellen and Judy Padgug, 59.26%; B: Ten-Pao Lee and Mike Ryan, 58.80%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 56.48%; C: Davis Heussler and Linda Burroughsford, 53.70%. 
Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A: Chris Urbanek and Stan Kozlowski, 61.11%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 58.33%; B: Fran Kurtz and Pat Burns, 56.25%; C: John and Martha Welte, 47.22%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Bob and Joan Ciszak, 57.29%; Jack Kern and Lance Crawford 56.25%; Dave and Jane Larcom, 52.08%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – A: Jay Levy and Judy Padgug, 64.42%; Jim Gullo and Tova Reinhorn, 61.54%; B: Rita Sofia and Anne Watkins, 54.81%; Ken Meier and Dorothy May, 53.85%; C: Dick Czarnecki and Bob Lederhouse, 52.57%; Andrei Reinhorn and Dorothy Soong, 49.68%.
        Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Sue Neubecker and Joyce Kindt, 56.6%; Mike and Vince Taeger, 52.6%; east-west, Henry Chudy and Gene Nawotniak, 56.2%; Alicia Kolipinski and Al Dickman, 52.9%.
Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Gwilym Brick and Dan Blatz, 58.84%; Bob Lederhouse and Gene Nawotniak, 58.07%; Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 56.22%; Beena and Madhav Deshmukh, 54.89%.
Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Ted Kahn and Rajinder Puri, 58.69%; Elve Johnston and Kathy Fenn, 56.52%; Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, 55.73%. 
Other clubs
ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Shirley Thompson and David Mathis, 66%; Diana Brown and Marcia Turley, 50%.
Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 61%;  Ross Markello and Marion Morber, 60%; east-west, Joe Huber and Chuck Heimerl, 63%; Paul Ziebarth and Dave Stroud, 56%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Joan Mack and Dick Munschauer, 62.4%; Sukhanand and Sudha Jain, 51.9%; east-west, Betty Bowling and Bette Seifert, 58.9%; David and Teddy Speser, 55.6%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – Mike Brown and Ron Fill, 56.3%; Margaret Rivard and Idamae Klipfel, 52.1%.