Duplicate Bridge: May 19, 2018

Free lessons to introduce middle and high school students to the game of bridge will begin this Sunday, May 20, and continue every Sunday for eight weeks through July 15 at the Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Classes begin at 11:30 a.m. Refreshments will be provided. For info, email Carol Bedell at lorac5@roadrunner.com.

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Extra-point games will be offered at all games next week at Bridge Club Meridian, the Bridge Center of Buffalo and the Airport Bridge Club. The Airport Club has no extra fee.

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The Airport Bridge Club will celebrate Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, with extra-point games at 10 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. and a free snack.

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Bridge Club Meridan has moved from its longtime venue at the Zion Church in the Town of Tonawanda to facilities at 209 S. Youngs Road, Amherst. Games are held every Monday at 10:30 a.m.

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Tournament calendar

Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 22, to Monday, May 28. For info, click this link.

Ithaca Sectional – Kendal at Ithaca, 2230 N. Triphammer Road, Ithaca. Saturday, June 2, and Sunday, June 3. For info, click this link.

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

Buffalo Non-Life Master Sectional – Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive, Amherst. Saturday, June 30, and Sunday, July 1. For info, click this link.

Southwest Ontario Regional – Bingemans Conference and Convention Centre, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener, Ont. Tuesday, July 3, to Sunday, July 8. For info, click this link.

Hamilton Sectional – Royal Canadian Legion, 435 Limeridge Road East, Hamilton, Ont. Saturday, July 14, and Sunday, July 15.

Rochester Summer Sectional – Moose Club, 5375 W. Henrietta Road, Henrietta. Saturday, July 14, and Sunday, July 15.

Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 13, to Sunday, Aug. 19. For info, click this link.

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

St. Catharines Regional – Holiday Inn Parkway Conference Centre, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Tuesday, Sept. 4, to Sunday, Sept. 9.

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

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

Buffalo Regional – Adams Mark Hotel, 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 16, to Sunday, Oct. 21. For info, click this link.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Location TBA, Canandaigua. Saturday, Nov. 10, and Sunday, Nov. 11.

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

2019

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, to Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019.

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, to Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019.

Buffalo Spring Sectional –Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst, Friday, April 5, 2019, to Sunday, April 7, 2019.

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

Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 16, 2019, to Sunday, April 21, 2019.

Ithaca Sectional – TBA. Saturday, May 4, 2019, and Sunday, May 5, 2019

Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 21, 2019, to Monday, May 27, 2019.

Niagara-on-the-Lake Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, May 31, 2019, to Sunday, June 2, 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 – TBA. Saturday, July 13, 2019, and Sunday, July 14, 2019.

Rochester Regional – TBA. Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2019, to Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh International Airport, 1111 Airport Blvd., Coraopolis, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, to Sunday, Sept. 2, 2019.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, to Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019.

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

Buffalo Regional – Adam's Mark Hotel, 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, to Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019.

Toronto Fall Regional – Delta by Marriott Airport Conference Centre, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, to Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca Falls. 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.

2020

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, to Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020.

Rochester Spring Sectional – Saturday, March 28, 2020, and Sunday, March 29, 2020.

Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West. Tuesday, April 7, 2020, to Sunday, April 12, 2020.

Rochester 199er Sectional – Friday, April 17, 2020, and Saturday, April 18, 2020.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Tuesday, May 19, 2020, to Monday, May 25, 2020.

Niagara-on-the-Lake Regional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, May 22, 2020, to Sunday, May 24, 2020, or Friday, June 5, 2020, to Sunday, June 7, 2020.

Ithaca Sectional – Saturday, June 13, 2020, and Sunday, June 14, 2020.

Southwest Ontario Regional – Bingemans Conference and Convention Centre, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener, Ont. Tuesday, July 7, 2020, to Sunday, July 12, 2020.

Rochester Summer Sectional – Saturday, July 11, 2020, and Sunday, July 12, 2020.

Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn Syracuse, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, to Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Monroeville Convention Center/DoubleTree Hotel, 209 Mall Plaza, Monroeville, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, to Sunday, Sept. 7, 2020.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, and Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020.

Buffalo Regional – Adam's Mark Hotel, 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, to Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca County Office Building, 1 DiPronio Drive, Seneca Falls. Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, and Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020.

Niagara Falls Sectional – Crown Plaza Hotel, 5685 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls, Ont. Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, to Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020.

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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. Worse yet, columns from previous weeks currently cannot be accessed on the News website. But all is not lost. They are available in 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 attained a career total of 2,350 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 May 7 to May 13

ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning –

North-south, A/B: Nadine Stein and Ron Henrikson, 56.85%; Sandi England and David Donaldson, 55.95%; Judy Kaprove and Denise Slattery, 51.79%; east-west, A: Liz Clark and Alan Greer, 62.80%; B: Martin Pieterse and Bob Kaprove, 56.85%; C: Barbara Multerer and Art Schumacher, 52.08%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Paula Kotowski and Vince Pesce, 59.23%; Barbara Libby and Dorothy May, 58.04%; B: Eva Schmidt and Ruth Wurster, 51.49%; Eleanor Whelan and Joyce Greenspan, 50.60%; C: Jan Hasselback and Linda Zittel, 48.21%; east-west, A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 63.69%; Liz Clark and John Ziemer, 56.25%; B/C: David Donaldson and Bob Kaprove, 55.06%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A/B: Beena Deshmukh and Usha Khurana, 53.87%; Martin Pieterse and Walt Olszewski, 53.27%; Nadine Stein and Michael Kozower, 52.38%; east-west, A: Alan Greer and John Ziemer, 68.15%; B: Pawan Matta and Bill Boardman, 53.57%; June Feuerstein and Dale Anderson, 50.60%; C: Denise Slattery and Bob Kaprove, 44.94%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A: Denise Slattery and Bob Linn, 55.56%; John Kirsits and Ken Meier, 54.23%; Marietta Kalman and Dale Anderson, 52.12%; Judi Marshall and John Ziemer, 51.85%; B: Ruth Kozower and Ed Drozen, 47.62%; C: Florence Boyd and Fenton Harrison, 46.83%; east-west, A; Helen Panza and Mike Silverman, 62.20%; Mike Ryan and Howard Foster, 58.63%; Barbara Libby and Alan Greer, 54.76%; B: Nancy Kessler and Ross Markello, 54.47%; C: Alex Miller and Paul Ganley, 50.30%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – North-south, A: Bob Linn and Alan Greer, 62.50%; B: Dorothy May and Joe Rooney, 55.06%; C: Judy Kaprove and Nadine Stein, 51.79%; east-west, A: Martha and John Welte, 58.33%; Vic Bergsten and John Ziemer, 53.57%; B/C: Larry Abate and Bob Sommerstein, 51.19%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 60.23%; B: Laurie Foster and Judith Babat, 55.68%; Jim Easton and Bonnie Clement, 55.11%; Terry Camp and Pat Haynes, 54.92%; C: JoAnne Nover and Janet Desmon, 48.48%; east-west, A: Judy Katz and Rose Ann Grimaldi, 59.47%; B: Sol Messinger and Joel Brownstein, 57.77%; Bram and Terry Hamovitch, 56.25%; Carol Neuhaus and Lorey Repicci, 54.92%; C: Janie Polk and Sandra Morrison, 46.59%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Open game. North-south, A: Dian Petrov and Saleh Fetouh, 57.74%; B: Judy Graf and Sue Neubecker, 56.55%; Donna Steffan and Linda Burroughsford, 54.76%; C: Marilyn Wortzman and Ruth Nawotniak, 48.21%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – One winner. A: Chris Urbanek and Terry Fraas, 60.37%; B/C: Mary Ball and Art Morth, 58.15%; Jim Gullo and Bob Padgug, 55.56%; Judy Graf and Joanne Kelley, 54.81%; Saleh Fetouh and Judy Padgug, 54.81%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 game. North-south, A: Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 61.13%; Usha Khurana and Joe Miranda, 57.89%; B: Jim Easton and Bonnie Clement, 57.20%; Marilyn Wortzman and Sol Messinger, 56.14%; C: Betty Defeo and Rose Ann Grimaldi, 45.53%; east-west, A/B: Jane Roberts and Laura Houghtaling, 61.52%; Larry and Dorothy Soong, 60.04%; C: Bram and Terry Hamovitch, 51.26%; Judith Babat and Rivona Ehrenreich, 47.24%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – One winner. A/B/C: Penny and Peter Shui, 58.33%; John and Martha Welte, 56.25%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A/B: Fran Kurtz and Elaine Kurasiewicz, 61.01%; Dian Petrov and Gene Finton, 60.71%; Barbara Libby and Jill Wooldridge, 58.93%; C: Jo Nasoff-Finton and Adrian Figliotti, 53.87%; east-west, A: Chris Urbanek and Stan Kozlowski, 67.26%; B: Pat Burns and Sue Neubecker, 59.52%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – One winner. A/B/C: John and Martha Welte, 61.11%; Gene Finton and Judy Padgug, 56.94%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 55.56%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Bill Feasley and Paul Zittel, 65.63%; Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 62.5%; (tie) Lance Crawford and Mareen Cancillia, Bob and Joan Ciszak, 46.88%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Linda Burroughsford and Jim Easton, 60.42%; Dorothy May and Ken Meier, 57.29%; Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 53.13%; Sue Neubecker and Ginny Panaro, 48.96%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Chuck Heimerl and Ron Fill, 55%; Sandy Marcussen and Anne O’Connor, 53.8%; east-west, Pam and Lance Pollock, 60.4%; Terry & Bram Hamovitch, 54.6%. 

Lockport Duplicate Bridge Tuesday evening – John and Barbara Scott, 57.83%; Ed Harman and Bob Lederhouse, 55.90%; Madhav and Beena Deshmukh, 55.18%; Jim and Paula Jones, 52.66%. 

Lockport Duplicate Bridge Saturday afternoon – Eleanor Whelan and Walt Olszewski, 59.90%; Bob Linn and partner, 58.85%; John and Barbara Scott, 57.30%; Jim and Paula Jones, 54.69%. 

Other clubs

ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Shirley Thompson and David Mathis, 66.67%; Marcia Turley and Doanne Jackson, 58.33%.

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, George Mayers and Chuck Heimerl, 60%; Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 57%; east-west, Anita Fink and Freda Brummer, 55%; Fritz Schweiger and Joanne Zavarella, 54%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 67%; George Mayers and Chuck Heimerl, 61%; east-west, Fritz Schweiger and Marv Feuerstein, 57%; Ron Fill and Harry Metcalf, 54%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Dottie Potembski and Jerry Stange, 59.7%; Harry Metcalf and Fred Nadel, 55.6%; Meena Rustgi and Sukhanand Jain, 53.5%; east-west, Judith Nichol and Perry Hoffman, 61.7%; Joan Mack and Dick Munschauer, 58.3%; Sandy Recoon and George Lee, 56.7%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – North-south, Jane and Paul Garvey, 63%; (tie) Dona Tepas and Marge McMillen, Linda Vassallo and Wilson McClaren, 47%; east-west, Kathy Borcik and Bill Westley, 56%; Lata Maheshwari and Bob Jorgensen, 52%.

College Club Duplicate Wednesday – Howell. Clare Schultz and John Rex, 56.35%; Cleo Alexander and Nancy Davidson, 55.56%; Beverly Thomas and Mary Vacanti, 54.76%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Joanne Zavarella and Paul Morgante, 61.6%; Mike Brown and Ron Fill, 51.6%; east-west, Fritz Schweiger and Marv Feuerstein, 63.3%; Dorothy and Ed Rupp, 60%.