Duplicate Bridge: July 15

The Airport Bridge Club will award extra points, half red, at all of its games today, Saturday, July 15, and during the coming week. Bridge Club Meridian will have an extra-point game at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 17.

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Starting time will change to noon for all games at the Airport Club beginning Tuesday, July 18, and continuing through Monday, Aug. 14. The game on Monday, July 17, will start at 11 a.m. The club also will have a free extra-point birthday game and potluck dinner at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 18.

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Hamburg Senior Bridge, which has been meeting on Tuesday afternoons for the past two years at the Hamburg Senior Center, 4540 Southwestern Blvd., is looking for additional players.

Previous players who have been away from the game, as well as advanced beginners who recently took classes, are welcome to join the group.

Players arrive around 12:15 p.m. Play begins at 12:30 and ends around 3:30. For more information, players can drop in prior to the game, call 202-4505 or email chetzler@roadrunner.com.

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

Annual Picnic and Game – Sunday, Aug. 20. Rescue Fire Hall, 1241 Strad Ave., North Tonawanda.

Annual Meeting and Game – Saturday, Dec. 2. Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst.

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Tournament calendar

Rochester Summer Sectional – Moose Club, 5375 W. Henrietta Road, Henrietta. Today, Saturday, July 15, and Sunday, July 16. For info, click this link.

Roni Atkins Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Monroeville Convention Center/Doubletree Hotel, 209 Mall Plaza Blvd., Monroeville, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 29, to Sunday, Sept. 4. For info, click this link.

Great Lakes Fall Sectional – Erie Bridge Association, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 9, and Sunday, Sept. 10. For info, click this link.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 15, to Sunday, Sept. 17. For info, click this link.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Location TBA, Webster. Saturday, Oct. 14, and Sunday, Oct. 15.

Buffalo Regional – Adam’s Mark Hotel, 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 17, to Sunday, Oct. 22. For info, click this link.

Pittsburgh Fall Sectional – Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center, 3579 Masonic Way, Pittsburgh, Pa. Friday, Oct. 27, to Sunday, Oct. 29.

Niagara Falls Regional – Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5685 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 7, to Sunday, Nov. 12. For info, click this link.

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

District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 4, to Sunday, Dec. 10.

2018

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, to Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018.

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, to Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018.

Niagara District Sectional – Holiday Inn Parkway Conference Centre, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, to Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018.

Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, March 27, 2018, to Sunday, April 1, 2018.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, April 13, 2018, to Sunday, April 15, 2018.

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

Ithaca Sectional – Location TBA. Saturday, May 19, 2018, and Sunday, May 20, 2018.

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

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 – Location TBA, Webster. Saturday, July 14, 2018, and Sunday, July 15, 2018.

Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, to Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Monroeville Convention Center/Doubletree Hotel, 209 Mall Plaza Blvd., Monroeville, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, to Sunday, Sept. 3, 2018.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, to Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Location TBA, Webster. Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, and Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018.

Buffalo Regional – Adams Mark Hotel, 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, to Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Location TBA, Canandaigua. 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.

2019

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, to Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019.

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, to Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Friday, April 5, 2019, to Sunday, April 7, 2019.

Rochester Spring Sectional – Saturday, April 13, 2019, and Sunday, April 14, 2019.

Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, April 16, 2019, to Sunday, April 21, 2019.

Rochester Regional – Tuesday, May 13, 2019, to Sunday, May 18, 2019.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Tuesday, May 21, 2019, to Monday, May 27, 2019.

District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 10, 2019, to Sunday, June 16, 2019.

Rochester Summer Sectional – Saturday, July 13, 2019, and Sunday, July 14, 2019.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, to Sunday, Sept. 2, 2019.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, to Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, and Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019.

Buffalo Regional – Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, to Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019.

Niagara Falls Regional – Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, to Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, and Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019.

District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, to Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019.

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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, Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current Saturday date, which should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website.

Sometimes the online version does not materialize on the Buffalo News website, at least not in a timely fashion. When that happens, like it did a couple times recently, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

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

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

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A Ruby Life Master since the ACBL created that new ranking at the beginning of 2016, Dale Anderson recently surpassed 2,200 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 July 3 to July 9

ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning –

One winner. A: Vera Carpenter and Rashid Khan, 67.55%; B: Paula Kotowski and Barbara Pieterse, 56.90%; Mike Silverman and Martin Pieterse, 56.17%; C: Mary Terrana and Ron Henrikson, 54.51%; Florence Boyd and Marilyn Sultz, 54.39%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – Howell. Denise Slattery and Ron Henrikson, 59.27%; Art Matthies and Mike Silverman, 57.88%; Jim Easton and Dennis Clary, 57.57%; Margaret Zhou and Ed Morgan, 56.95%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Mike Mesirov and partner, 63.51%; Bob Linn and John Ziemer, 56.89%; Judi Marshall and Jerry Geiger, 56.29%; B/C: Amita Arora and Sharon Chang, 55.98%; east-west, A: Mike Silverman and Cleveland Fleming, 58.48%; Denise Slattery and Alan Greer, 57.49%; B: Bill Regan and Dale Anderson, 55.23%; Paula Kotowski and Christine Malarkey, 51.45%; C: Cynthia and Ron Helfman, 46.85%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A: Denise Slattery and Alan Greer, 62.03%; B: Nancy Kessler and Bob Kaprove, 58.42%; John Kirsits and Ken Meier, 54.51%; C: Florence Boyd and Gene Nowatniak, 51.31%; east-west, A: Judi Marshall and Tom Fraas, 58.13%; B/C: John Bava and Ed Morgan, 55.78%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – North-south, A/B: Nancy Littenberg and Jean Macdonald, 62.13%; C: Denise Slattery and Joyce Greenspan, 46.96%; east-west, A: Liz Clark and Joanne Lafay, 59.55%; B: Martha and John Welte, 58.97%; Sandi England and Ken Meier, 53.44%; C: Dorothy and Larry Soong, 50.81%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – North-south, A: Jerry Geiger and John Ziemer, 61.50%; B: Denise Slattery and Dale Anderson, 53.17%; C: Christine Malarkey and Ron Henrikson, 52.75%; east-west, A: Alan Greer and Tom Fraas, 71%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Barbara Libby, 61.83%; B: Paula Salamone and Miri Salamone-Burnett, 49.75%; Gay Simpson and Jim Easton, 47.25%; C: Chuck Heimerl and Al Dickman, 37.67%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – One winner. A: Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 59.61%; Jay Levy and Joan Rose, 59.30%; B/C: Tova Reinhorn and Dorothy Soong, 58.98%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 game. North-south, A: Beena Deshmukh and Bill Rich, 58.09%; Usha Khurana and Joe Miranda, 57.75%; B: Violet Makhija and Laurie Foster, 53.60%; C: Beverly and Fred Isenberg, 48.99%; east-west, A/B: Ruth Nawotniak and Joyce Frayer, 66.14%; C: John Meindl and Pat Lanighan, 55.89%; Carla Press and Agi Maisel, 54.73%; Paul Ziebarth and Carol Newhouse, 54.30%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – One winner. A: Dian Petrov and John Lyth, 63.70%; (tie) Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, Sharon Benz and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 57.04%; B: Penny Shui and Ken Meier, 54.44%; C: Linda Burroughsford and Ten-Pao Lee, 52.22%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Sharon Benz and Meg Klamp, 58.63%; B/C: John Lyth and Jim Baker, 56.55%; Kamil Bishara and Gene Finton, 54.46%; east-west, A: Jay Levy and David Hemmer, 60.71%; Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 58.33%; B: Judy Graf and Fred Yellen, 57.74%; C: Cynthia and Ron Helfman, 51.49%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – One winner. A: Mike Ryan and Ten-Pao Lee, 66.67%; Chris Urbanek and Meg Klamp, 59.26%; Bud Seidenberg and Marietta Kalman, 54.44%; B/C: Raj Puri and Eva Schmidt, 54.07%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Bill Feasley and Paul Zittel, 63.69%; Joanne Lafay and Lillian Gotshall, 62.5%; Bob Lederhouse and Dave Larcom, 53.57%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, A/B: Mary Ball and Jay Levy, 67.13%; Dan Gerstman and Brian Meyer, 62.77%; C: Gene Finton and Bob Kaprove, 50.69; east-west, A/B: Davis Heussler and John Lyth, Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 57.41%; C: Adrian Figliotti and Jo Nasoff-Finton, 49.07%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Carolyn Siracuse and Bill Rich, 57.1%; Joyce Kindt and Anne O’Connor, 52.8%; east-west, Marilyn Wortzman and Bob Lederhouse, 59.5%; Al Dickman and Ron Fill, 55.7%. 

Lockport Duplicate Bridge Saturday afternoon – North-south, James and Paula Jones, 54.38%; Dave and Jane Larcom, 54.17%; Walt Olszewski and Bob Lederhouse, 53.75%; Sushil and Maria Amlani, 50%; east-west, Edith Moran and Anne Clancy, 55.42%; Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 52.08%; Beena and Madhav Deshmukh, 51.25%. 

Other clubs

ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Howell. Diana Brown and Pearl Harris, 66%; Noela McGuire and Pamela Murphy, 58%.

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, George Mayers and Chuck Heimerl, 63%; Dolores Shearer and Olga Lockwood, 55%; east-west, Mike Brown and Ron Fill, 56%; Herb Falk and Dave Stroud, 55.7%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 62.6%; George Mayers and Marian Morber, 61.9%; east-west, Sheila Trossman and Martha Falsone, 58.2%; Pat Truell and Nancy Torrell, 53.9%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Meena Rustgi and Sukanhand Jain, 64.2%; Susan Levy and Nick Leibovic, 48/3%; east-west, Perry Hoffman and Emmy Wettlaufer, 59.4%; Joan Mack and Dick Munschauer, 54.2%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Judy Thielman and Bill Adolf, 68%; Ellen Lochead and Bill Rogers, 56%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Paul Morgante and Ron Fill, 61.5%; Pat and Mike Weber, 59%; Evelyn Vitello and Edna Fill, 45.8%; east-west, Dorothy and Ed Rupp, 70.8%; Marv Feuerstein and Fritz Schweiger, 62.5%; Lynda Pettit and Kay Brinkman, 57.5%.