Duplicate Bridge: Aug. 6

The Airport Bridge Club will have North American Pairs qualifying games, awarding red points, this Saturday, Tuesday (1 p.m.), Thursday, Friday and next Saturday. The club has extra-point games Monday, Tuesday (10 a.m.) and Wednesday.

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A Unit 116 “Eight Is Enough” Swiss team game, which balances players according to experience, will be played at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, in the Airport Bridge Club. Partners and teams should register by calling Howard Foster at 633-2617 or Tova Reinhorn at 632-2056. For more info, click this link.

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Western New York Unit 116 regularly sponsors special games. Currently they include:

Annual Meeting and Game – Saturday, Dec. 3. Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. 

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Tournament calendar

Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn, 411 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Today, Saturday Aug. 6, and Sunday, Aug. 7. For info, click this link.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh Airport, 1111 Airport Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 30, to Sunday, Sept. 5. For info, click this link.

Lake Erie Sectional – The Bridge Center, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 10, and Sunday, Sept. 11.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 16, to Sunday, Sept. 18. For info, click this link.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Location TBA. Saturday, Oct. 15, and Sunday, Oct. 16.

Buffalo Regional – Adam’s Mark Hotel, 120 Church St. Tuesday, Oct. 18, to Sunday, Oct. 23. For info, click this link.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca County Office Building-Senior Center, 1 DiPriono Drive, Waterloo. Saturday, Nov. 12, and Sunday, Nov. 13.

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 – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017.

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.

St. Catharines Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, to Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017.

Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 11, 2017, to Sunday, April 16, 2017.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 21, 2017, to Sunday, April 23, 2017.

Upstate New York Regional – RIT Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, West Henrietta (Rochester). Monday, May 1, 2017, to Sunday, May 7, 2017.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. 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.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh Airport, 1111 Airport Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, to Sunday, Sept. 4, 2017.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, to Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017.

Buffalo Regional – Adam’s Mark Hotel, 120 Church St. Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, to Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Location TBA, Waterloo. Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, and Sunday, Nov. 12, 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.

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, to Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018.

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, to Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018.

Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, March 27, 2018, to Sunday, April 1, 2018.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Friday, April 13, 2018, to Sunday, April 15, 2018.

Rochester Spring Sectional – Saturday, April 28, 2018, and Sunday, April 29, 2018.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Tuesday, May 22, 2018, to Monday, May 28, 2018.

District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 11, 2018, to Sunday, June 17, 2018.

Rochester Summer Sectional – Saturday, July 14, 2018, and Sunday, July 15, 2018.

Syracuse Regional – Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, to Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, to Sunday, Sept. 3, 2018.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, to Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, and Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018.

Buffalo Regional – Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, to Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, and Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018.

District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, to Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018.

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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, like it did June 25 and July 16, 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 and a Ruby Life Master since the ACBL created that new master point rank a little while ago, Dale Anderson blogs about his progress toward Gold Life Master (2,500 points) and other bridge adventures here.

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Duplicate scores
Week of July 25 to July 31

ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning –

North-south, A: Cleveland Fleming and Bob Linn, 55.06%; B/C: Chris Malarkey and Ron Henrikson, 52.68%; east-west, A/B: Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 62.50%; C: Dede Kluckhohn and Lois Tatelman, 55.95%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Judi Marshall and Liz Clark, 62.80%; B: Marilyn Sultz and Dale Anderson, 55.06%; C: Mary Terrana and Pat Lakeman, 46.13%; east-west, A: Jerry Geiger and John Ziemer, 60.12%; B/C: Alicia Kolipinski and Ron Henrikson, 56.85%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Bob Linn and Bill Boardman, 55.36%; Allen Beroza and Vince Pesce, 53.57%; B: Walt Olszewski and Martin Pieterse, 52.08%; June Feuerstein and Dale Anderson, 50.60%; east-west, A: Danny Ioannidis and Murrae Egnos, 66.07%; Jerry Geiger and Art Matthies, 53.27%; B/C: Ron Henrikson and Art Schumacher, 49.11%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A: Brian Block and Dale Anderson, 60.87%; Joe Rooney and Bill Boardman, 52.33%; B: Eva Schmidt and Elsie Rogers, 50.42%; C: Marilyn Sultz and Ruth Wurster, 50%; east-west, A/B/C: Sharon Chang and Linda Milch, 65.75%; Bob Kaprove and Ron Henrikson, 56.67%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday afternoon – North-south, A/B: Myra Razik and Tom Koralewskik, 62.50%; Mike Silverman and Art Matthies, 53.33%; C: Fenton Harrison and Florence Boyd, 47.08%. east-west, A: Judi Marshall and John Ziemer, 57.08%; Alan Greer and Cleveland Fleming, 62.92%; B: Joe Rooney and Bill Boardman, 54.58%; C: Brian Block and Tish Schiffman, 47.08%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – North-south, A/B: Ruth Wurster and Joyce Greenspan, 59.52%; Ted Kahn and Denise Slattery, 53.87%; east-west, A: Martha and John Welte, 61.90%; B: Terry and Paul Ganley, 58.93%; C: Nancy Litterberg and Lois Tatelman, 49.40%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – North-south, A: Mike Silverman and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 57.42%; B: Shirley Cassety and Ross Markello, 55.83%; C: Chris Malarkey and Ron Henrikson, 52.08%; east-west, A: Alan Greer and Elsie Rogers, 62.08%; B: Martha and John Welte, 59.17%; C: Larry and Dottie Soong, 48.33%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Sandy Scheff and Beverly Isenberg, 62.50%; Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 61.36%; B/C: Elizabeth Defeo and Phyllis Stasiowski, 55.87%; Larry Abate and Bert Freiman, 55.49%; east-west, A: Richard McGowan and Marilyn Shuman, 60.23%; B/C: Terry Camp and Pay Haynes, 56.63%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – One Winner. A/B: Donna Steffan and Linda Burroughsford, 62.22%; C: Carol Bedell and Tova Reinhorn, 55.93%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 game. North-south, A/B: Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 64.12%; C: John Bava and Margaret Zhou, 46.76%; east-west, A/B: Marilyn Shuman and Ginger Maiman, 59.95%; Pat Kilbury and Jeffrey Oshlag, 54.40%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 53.94%; C: Janie Polk and Judith Bailey, 49.54%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A: Christy Kellogg and Jim Gullo, 59.74%; B/C: James Easton and Dennis Clary, 56.76%; east-west, A: Ten-Pao Lee and Mike Ryan, 57.86%; B: Art Morth and Rich Cramer-Benjamin, 56.33%; C: Tova Reinhorn and Peter Shui, 51.49%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 64.35%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargeshimer, 60.65%; B: Joyce Meskill and Jim Gullo, 59.26%; C: Helen Panza and Jeanne Gladysz, 46.99%; east-west, A: Jay Levy and Donna Steffan, 56.48%; B/C: Adrian Figliotti and Jo Nasoff-Finton, 53.47%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – One winner. A/B: Mike Ryan and Judy Graf, 59.38%; C: Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 56.25%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning –  Joe Miranda and Denise Mattingly, 56.94%, Jack Kern and Lance Crawford, 56.25%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 52.08%; Pepe Justica-Linde and Maureen Cancilla, 50.69%; Lillian Gotshall and Jane Larcom, 50%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, Tova Reinhorn and Jim Gullo, 59.13%;  Jay Levy and Jay Costello, 57.64%; Sue Neubecker and Ethan Xie, 49.51%; east-west, Pat Rasmus and Bob Sommerstein, 57.83%; Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 55.95%; Teresa Fraas and Elaine Universal, 54.31%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Jim Madan and Mark Pascale, 69.21%; John Lewis and Roy Crocker, 64.94%; Gwilym Brick and Dan Blatz. 54.52%; Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 51.51%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – North-south, Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 57.29%; John and Barbara Scott, 55.90%; Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, 50%; east-west, Ed Harman and Connie Swick, 61.90%; Edith Moran and Anne Clancy, 54.37%; Marilyn Wortzman and Mary Blanchard, 52.38%.

Other clubs

ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Pamela Murphy and Doanne Jackson, 66.23%; Shirley Thompson and David Mathis, 53%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Edna  Fill and Chuck Heimerl, 60%; Bruce and Jill Brown, 56%; east-west, Carol Newhaus and Paul Ziebarth, 59%; Joe Day and Lorey Repicci, 58%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Mary Blanchard and Ruth Jones, 60.9%; Sudha and Sukhanand Jain, 59.4%; Pearl Brenner and Harris Goldstein, 53.9%; east-west, Dottie Potembski and Jerry Stange, 61.1%; (tie) Sandy Recoon and Bill Hambridge, Pris Bretschger and Carmen Caruana, 51.1%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Ellen Lochead and Bill Rogers, 70%; (tie) Kathy Borcik and Bill Westley, Dona Tepas and Marge McMillen, 55%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Dorothy and Ed Rupp, 54.3%; Pat and Mike Weber, 53.1%; east-west, Paul Morgante and Ellen Errigo, 61.2%; Kay Brinkman and Lynda Pettit, 60.6%.