Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Duplicate Bridge: March 2, 2019




The Airport Bridge Club will award extra points at its pairs game at noon today, Saturday, March 2. 

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The Bridge Center of Buffalo now offers a separate section for players with fewer than 1,000 master points at its games at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays.
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The Delaware Wednesday Club has moved its games to the Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Games at 7 p.m. each Wednesday are invitational.
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Tournament calendar

2019

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst, Friday, April 5, to Sunday, April 7. For info, click this link
Rochester Spring Sectional – Knights of Columbus Hall, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, April 13, and Sunday, April 14. For info, click this link
Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 16, to Sunday, April 21. For info, click this link.
Unit 112 199er Sectional – Strathallen Hotel, 550 East Ave., Rochester. Friday, April 19, and Saturday, April 20. For info, click this link.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 21, to Monday, May 27. For info, click this link.
Niagara-on-the-Lake Non-Life Master Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, May 31, to Sunday, June 2. For info, click this link.
Ithaca Sectional – TBA. Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16.
Unit 166 Summer Regional – Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto Airport & Conference Centre, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto. Tuesday, July 2, to Sunday, July 7. For more info, click this link
Rochester Summer Sectional – Knights of Columbus Hall, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, July 13, and Sunday, July 14.
Hamilton Sectional – Royal Canadian Legion, 435 Limeridge Road East, Hamilton, Ont. For info, click this link.
Rochester Regional – RIT Inn & Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, Henrietta. Tuesday, Aug. 5, to Sunday, Aug. 11. For more info, click this link. 
St. Catharines 299er Sectional – Bridge Centre of Niagara, 6-2E Tremont Drive, St. Catharines, Ont. Saturday, Aug. 17, and Sunday, Aug. 18.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – DoubleTree Pittsburgh-Green Tree, 500 Mansfield Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 3, to Sunday, Sept. 9.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst, Friday, Sept. 20, to Sunday, Sept. 22.
Rochester Fall Sectional – TBA. Saturday, Sept. 28, and Sunday, Sept. 29.
Buffalo Regional – Buffalo Grand Hotel (formerly Adam's Mark), 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 15, to Sunday, Oct. 20.
Niagara Falls Regional – Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5865 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 5, to Sunday, Nov. 10. For info, click this link.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca Falls. Saturday, Nov. 16, and Sunday, Nov. 17.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 9, to Sunday, Dec. 15.

2020

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, to Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, to Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020.
St. Catharines Sectional – Holiday Inn and Suites Parkway Conference Center, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, to Sunday, Feb. 9, 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.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 24, 2020, to Sunday, April 26, 2020.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 19, 2020, to Monday, May 25, 2020.
Niagara-on-the-Lake Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. 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.
St. Catharines 299er Sectional – Bridge Centre of Niagara, 6-2E Tremont Drive, St. Catharines, Ont. Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, and Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – DoubleTree Pittsburgh-Green Tree, 500 Mansfield Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, to Sunday, Sept. 7, 2020.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, to Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, and Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020.
Buffalo Regional – Buffalo Grand Hotel (formerly Adam's Mark), 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.
Unit 255 Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, to Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020.
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Bridge club websites:
Click names for links.
• • •
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.
• • •
 Now a Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson reached a career milestone of 2,500 master points last month. He blogs about his quest for the next measure of achievement, Emerald Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge adventures here.

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Duplicate scores
Week of Feb. 18 to Feb. 24
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, A: Linda Burroughsford and Alan Greer, 58.85%; B: Gay Simpson and Paula Kotowski, 57.81%; C: June Feuerstein and Marilyn Sultz, 48.44%; east-west, A/B: Nancy Kessler and Ross Markello, 55.63%; C: (tie) Alex Miller and Paul Ganley, Pawan Matta and Cleveland Fleming, 49.38%.
Airport Bridge Club Monday afternoon – North-south, A: Linda Burroughsford and Alan Greer, 59.58%; Florence Boyd and Cleveland Fleming, 56.25%; B: Linda Vassallo and Walt Olszewski, 55%; C: Pawan Matta and Ron Henrikson, 47.50%; east-west, A/B: Alex Miller and Paul Ganley, 61.25%; Dorothy Soong and partner, 54.17%; C: Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 51.67%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Cleveland Fleming and Ron Henrikson, 58.93%; John Ziemer and Mike Ryan, 53.57%; B/C: Jan Hasselback and Linda Zittel, 52.38%; east-west, A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 57.49%; B: Art Matthies and Mike Silverman, 56.25%; Nancy Kessler and Ross Markello, 49.70%; C: Sandi England and Joanne LaFay, 47.68%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A: June Feuerstein and Dale Anderson, 66.42%; Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, 52.42%; B: Martha and John Welte, 51.50%; Florence Boyd and Bill Boardman, 51.25%; C: Larry Abate and John Bava, 48.50%; east-west, A: Pawan Matta and Cleveland Fleming, 62.27%; B: Walt Olszewski and Martin Pieterse, 55.92%; C: Sharon Chang and Nadine Stein, 46.83%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday afternoon – North-south, A: Judi Marshall and Allen Beroza, 63.75%; Martha and John Welte, 56.25%; B: June Feuerstein and Dale Anderson, 50.42%; C: Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 41.25%; east-west, A: Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, 64.17%; Dennis Clary and Alan Greer, 56.67%; B: Pawan Matta and Cleveland Fleming, 54.17%; C: Larry Abate and Ron Henrikson, 42.50%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A/B: Eleanor Whelan and Ed Drozen, 62.92%; Paula Kotowski and Bill Boardman, 51.67%; C: Denise Slattery and Cleveland Fleming, 47.50%; east-west, A: Judi Marshall and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 62.50%; B: Sandi England and Ken Meier, 53.33%; Helen Panza and Mike Silverman, 51.25%; C: Ron Henrikson and Art Schumacher, 49.17%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – A/B: Sandi England and Ken Meier, 62.04%; C: Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 58.80%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – North-south, A: Dorothy May and Ron Henrikson, 60.16%; B: Martha and John Welte, 53.52%; C: Rolene Pozarny and Pawan Matta, 50.14%; east-west, A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 64.06%; B: Shirley Cassety and Ross Markello, 53.44%; C: Terry and Paul Ganley, 44.54%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday afternoon – 99ers. Victory point game. (3-way tie) Gini Sicignano and Joan Nigrelli, David Schott and Penn Watson, Jo Ann Smith and Edward Ziegenfuss, 2 wins.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday afternoon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: John Bava and Ed Morgan, 63.39%; Pat Kilbury and Jeff Oshlag, 55.36%; Paula Rosen and Jim McClure, 50.89%; B: Pat Haynes and Terry Camp, 48.51%; C: JoAnne Nover and Bonnie Clement, 47.62%; east-west, A/B: Rose Bochiechio and Paul Morgante, 58.33%; Carla Press and Agi Maisel, 50.30%; C: (tie) Susan Cardamon and Marcia Wright, Joel Brownstein and Willard Pottle, 46.13%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – A: Donna Steffan and Judy Padgug, 62.92%; Mary Ball and Art Morth, 57.92%; Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 56.25%; B: Betty Metz and Barbara Landree, 53.75%; Tova Reinhorn and Gary Schmitt, 50%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday afternoon – 999er game. Carla Press and Agi Maisel, 64.11%; Violet Makhija and Laurie Foster, 60.57%; Bill Rich and Joel Brownstein, 58.21%; Paula Rosen and Jim McClure, 49.71%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – A: Linda Burroughsford and Bert Hargeshimer, 58.33%; Saleh Fetouh and Ed Morgan, 54.32%; B: Martha and John Welte, 53.96%; C: Edith Knaszak and Jan O’Hara, 53.37%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – A: Glenn Milgrim and Ethan Xie, 60.26%; Saleh Fetouh and Dian Petrov, 58.65%; B: Judy Graf and Jim Gullo, 56.41%; C: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Ten-Pao Lee, 54.17%; Cathy Majewski and Tova Reinhorn, 53.85%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Judy Graf and Stan Kozlowski, 62.50%; (tie) Cathy Majewski and Rajarshi Roy, Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargeshimer, 55%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 67.26%; Linda Zittel and Lillian Gotshall, 52.98%; (tie) Sandi England and Joe Miranda, Pepe Justicia-Linde and Dave Larcom, 52.38%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, Sharon Benz and John Sinclair, 59.57%; Claire Gareleck and Barbara Landree, 59.32%; Judy Padgug and Bud Seidenberg, 54.12%; east-west, Saleh Fetouh and Jay Costello, 59.885; Davis Heussler and Ethan Xie, 57.84%; Bob Linn and Art Morth, 50.54%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – Bob Lederhouse and Lance Pollock, 65%; (tie) Jack Cukierman and Sam Grossman, Anne O’Connor and Art Morth, 50%.
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Tuesday evening – Rajarshi Roy and Dian Petrov, 60.42%; Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 56.25%; Jim Lanzo and Eugene Giorgini, 54.17%; (tie) Sushil Amlani and Jeff Bender, Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 48.96%.
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Saturday afternoon – Roy Crocker and Kathy Fenn, 57.14%; Jim Lanzo and Paul Capen, 55.95%; Bob Linn and Bob Lederhouse, 49.40%; Bob and Joan Ciszak, 48.81%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – (Feb. 14). Ron Fill and Mike Brown, 61%; Rajinder Puri and Cindy Darone, 58%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – (Feb. 21). North-south, George Mayers and Marian Morber, 57%; Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 54%; east-west, Carl Gebauer and Marv Feuerstein, 65%; Phyllis and Alan Vogt, 44%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Meena Rustgi and Bob Kaiser, 67.2%; Nick Leibovic and Dick Munschauer, 46.9%; east-west, Esther Greene and Ruth Lansing, 62.5%; Betty Bowling and Bette Seifert, 52.1%.
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Kathy Borcik and Bill Westley, 66%; Ellen Lochead and Bill Rodgers, 63%.
Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – Mary Veitch and Carmella Losi, 59.4%; (tie) Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, Mike Brown and Ron Fill, 53.2%.

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Duplicate Bridge: Feb. 23, 2019


Ace of Spades for Rabbit Cards by Laura Inksetter.


The Airport Bridge Club takes part in the ACBL-wide Interclub Championship game at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25, with hand records, analysis and bonus points for winners at the district level.
The club also will offer extra-point games at noon today, Saturday, Feb. 23; at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 28; and at noon next Saturday, March 2. 
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Bridge Club Meridian will award extra points at its game at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25.
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The Delaware Wednesday Club has moved its games to the Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Games at 7 p.m. each Wednesday are invitational.
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Tournament calendar

2019

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst, Friday, April 5, to Sunday, April 7. For info, click this link
Rochester Spring Sectional – Knights of Columbus Hall, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, April 13, and Sunday, April 14. For info, click this link
Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 16, to Sunday, April 21. For info, click this link.
Unit 112 199er Sectional – Strathallen Hotel, 550 East Ave., Rochester. Friday, April 19, and Saturday, April 20. For info, click this link.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 21, to Monday, May 27. For info, click this link.
Niagara-on-the-Lake Non-Life Master Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, May 31, to Sunday, June 2. For info, click this link.
Ithaca Sectional – TBA. Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16.
Unit 166 Summer Regional – Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto Airport & Conference Centre, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto. Tuesday, July 2, to Sunday, July 7. For more info, click this link
Rochester Summer Sectional – Knights of Columbus Hall, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, July 13, and Sunday, July 14.
Hamilton Sectional – Royal Canadian Legion, 435 Limeridge Road East, Hamilton, Ont. For info, click this link.
Rochester Regional – RIT Inn & Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, Henrietta. Tuesday, Aug. 5, to Sunday, Aug. 11. For more info, click this link. 
St. Catharines 299er Sectional – Bridge Centre of Niagara, 6-2E Tremont Drive, St. Catharines, Ont. Saturday, Aug. 17, and Sunday, Aug. 18.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – DoubleTree Pittsburgh-Green Tree, 500 Mansfield Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 3, to Sunday, Sept. 9.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst, Friday, Sept. 20, to Sunday, Sept. 22.
Rochester Fall Sectional – TBA. Saturday, Sept. 28, and Sunday, Sept. 29.
Buffalo Regional – Buffalo Grand Hotel (formerly Adam's Mark), 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 15, to Sunday, Oct. 20.
Niagara Falls Regional – Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5865 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 5, to Sunday, Nov. 10. For info, click this link.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca Falls. Saturday, Nov. 16, and Sunday, Nov. 17.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 9, to Sunday, Dec. 15.

2020

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, to Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, to Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020.
St. Catharines Sectional – Holiday Inn and Suites Parkway Conference Center, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, to Sunday, Feb. 9, 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.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 24, 2020, to Sunday, April 26, 2020.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 19, 2020, to Monday, May 25, 2020.
Niagara-on-the-Lake Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. 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.
St. Catharines 299er Sectional – Bridge Centre of Niagara, 6-2E Tremont Drive, St. Catharines, Ont. Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, and Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – DoubleTree Pittsburgh-Green Tree, 500 Mansfield Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, to Sunday, Sept. 7, 2020.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, to Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, and Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020.
Buffalo Regional – Buffalo Grand Hotel (formerly Adam's Mark), 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.
Unit 255 Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, to Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020.
• • •
Bridge club websites:
Click names for links.
• • •
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.
• • •
 Now a Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson reached a career milestone of 2,500 master points last month. He blogs about his quest for the next measure of achievement, Emerald Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge adventures here.

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Duplicate scores
Week of Feb. 11 to Feb. 17
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – A: Dennis Clary and Alan Greer, 70%; B: Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 55%; Nancy Kesler and Ross Markello, 54.17%; C: (3-way tie) Pawan Matta and Ron Henrikson, Florence Boyd and Ruth Wurster, Dorothy and Larry Soong, 52.92%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Vince Pesce and Allen Beroza, 61.67%; B: (tie) Usha Khurana and Dale Anderson, Chip Kean and Gene Nowatniak, 59.17%; east-west, A/B: Barbara Libby and Ed Drozen, 57.50%; Art Matthies and Mike Silverman, 55%; C: Nancy Kessler and John Kirsits, 51.25%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A/B: Denise Slattery and Art Matthies, 56.25%; Paula Salamone and Miri Salamone-Burnett, 54.17%; C: Martha and John Welte, 53.33%; east-west, A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Mike Silverman, 62.92%; B: Dorothy and Larry Soong, 56.25%; Dorothy May and Pawan Matta, 51.67%; C: Walt Olszewski and Martin Pieterse, 45.42%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A/B: Paula Kotowski and Walt Olszewski, 61.31%; C: Barbara Multerer and Art Schumacher, 58.63%; east-west, A: (tie) John Kirsits and Ken Meier, Pawan Matta and Ron Henrikson, 53.87%; B: (tie) Denise Slattery and Gay Simpson, Martha and John Welte, 52.98%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – A/B: Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 56.94%; Ed Drozen and Walt Olszewski, 55.56%; Dorothy May and Joe Rooney, 53.47%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 62.50%; Martha and John Welte, 60.19%; Shirley Cassety and Ross Markello, 54.69%; B: (tie) Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, Rolene Pozarny and Cleveland Fleming, 50.52%; C: (tie) Terry and Paul Ganley, Ed Morgan and Ron Henrikson, 46.88%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, Pat Haynes and Terry Camp, 58%; John Bava and Ed Morgan, 57.50%; Paula Rosen and Judy Zeckhauser, 53.50%; east-west, JoAnne Nover and Larry Abate, 63%; Gini Sicignano and Joan Nigrelli, 51.50%; Joel Brownstein and Willard Pottle, 50%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – A/B: Elaine Kurasiewicz and Sharon Benz, 58.33%; Ed Morgan and Saleh Fetouh, 57.74%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 999er game. Bill Rich and Vince Taeger, 69.21%; Gene Nowatniak and Chip Kean, 57.70%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 56.94%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 55.33%; Usha Khurana and Joe Miranda, 55.03%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – A: Chris Urbanek and John Sinclair, 61.57%; Bert Hargeshimer and Rajarshi Roy, 60.19%; B: Henry Chudy and Peter Patterson, 55.56%; Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, 51.85%; C: Edith Knaszak and Jan O’Mara, 47.69%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – Bob Padgug and Jim Gullo, 59.52%; Christy Kellogg and Stan Kozlowski, 58.04%; Saleh Fetouh and Kamil Bishara, 55.36%; Judy Padgug and John Ziemer, 52.38%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – (Tie) Rajarshi Roy and Saleh Fetouh, Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, 57%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Sunday afternoon – North-south, A: Mike Ryan and Ten-Pao Lee, 61.90%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargeshimer, 61.01%; Judy Padgug and Bud Seidenberg, 57.44%; B: Barbara Landree and Betty Metz, 51.49%; Kamil Bishara and David Colligan, 50.60%; east-west, A: Chris Urbanek and John Sinclair, 69.05%; Donna Steffan and Saleh Fetouh, 60.71%; B: Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, 59.82%; Martha and John Welte, 51.49%; C: Judy Zeckhauser and Pat Haynes, 49.70%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – (Tie) Bob and Joan Ciszak, Joanne LaFay and Lillian Gotshall, 59%; Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 52%; Paul Zittel and Jane Larcom, 48%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Bob Linn and John Ziemer, 63.69%; Sharon Benz and Judi Marshall, 57.14%; Judy Graf and Jim Gullo, 52.98%; Dorothy May and Ken Meier, 51.79%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – (Tie) Jack Cukierman and Saleh Fetouh, Bob Lederhouse and Art Morth, 52.5%.
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Tuesday evening – Walt Olszewski and Sushil Amlani, 57.81%; Roy Crocker and John Lewis, 57.65%; Jeff Bender and Jim Lanzo, 56.75%.
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Saturday afternoon – Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, 61.11%; Jim Lanzo and Paul Capen, 55.56%; Sharon Wilcox and Eleanor Whelan, 52.08%; David and Connie Wilson, 51.39%; (tie) Stuart Caswell and William Castle, Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 50.69%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 62%; George Mayers and Chuck Heimerl, 55%; east-west, Rolene Pozarny and Marv Feuerstein, 55%; Mike Brown and Ron Fill, 52%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Meena Rustgi and Sukanhand Jain, 61.3%; Sandy Recoon and Fred Nadel, 56.3%; Dottie Potembski and Jerry Stange, 48.8%; east-west, Ruth Jones and Carol Griego, 65.6%; Dick Munschauer and Bob Kaiser, 51.3%; Betty Bowling and Bette Seifert, 46.3%.
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Stan Kozlowski and Bob Jorgensen, 80%; (tie) George Dorigo and Bob Stroman, Linda Vassallo and Wilson McClaren, 53%.
Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 66.3%; Marv Feuerstein and Paul Morgante, 63.8%; Bob Hilburger and Mike Brown, 47.5%.

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Duplicate Bridge: Feb. 16, 2019


Bicycle U.S. Presidents playing cards


The Airport Bridge Club has two days with double sessions next week. 
For Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 18, the club will have a pairs game at 10 a.m. and an extra-point pairs game at 1:15 p.m.
On Wednesday, Feb. 20, there also will be a pairs game at 10 a.m., followed by the ACBL-wide Charity Game at 1:15 p.m., with hand records, analysis and bonus points for winners at the district level.
The club also will offer an extra-point game at noon next Saturday, Feb. 23. 
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The Bridge Center of Buffalo will hold its monthly 1 p.m. Sunday game this weekend.
• • •
The Delaware Wednesday Club has moved its games to the Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Games at 7 p.m. each Wednesday are invitational.
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Congratulations to Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, the Buffalo area players who won the most master points at the St. Catharines, Ont., Sectional Tournament last weekend. Tied for 42nd place overall, they earned 7.77 points.
Other Buffalo area partnerships doing well in St. Catharines included Sandi England and Ken Meier, both with 5.15 points; and Saleh Fetouh and Dian Petrov, both with 4.65. For complete results, click this link


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Tournament calendar

2019

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst, Friday, April 5, to Sunday, April 7. For info, click this link
Rochester Spring Sectional – Knights of Columbus Hall, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, April 13, and Sunday, April 14. For info, click this link
Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 16, to Sunday, April 21. For info, click this link.
Unit 112 199er Sectional – Strathallen Hotel, 550 East Ave., Rochester. Friday, April 19, and Saturday, April 20. For info, click this link.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 21, to Monday, May 27. For info, click this link.
Niagara-on-the-Lake Non-Life Master Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, May 31, to Sunday, June 2. For info, click this link.
Ithaca Sectional – TBA. Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16.
Unit 166 Summer Regional – Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto Airport & Conference Centre, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto. Tuesday, July 2, to Sunday, July 7. For more info, click this link
Rochester Summer Sectional – Knights of Columbus Hall, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, July 13, and Sunday, July 14.
Hamilton Sectional – Royal Canadian Legion, 435 Limeridge Road East, Hamilton, Ont. For info, click this link.
Rochester Regional – RIT Inn & Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, Henrietta. Tuesday, Aug. 5, to Sunday, Aug. 11. For more info, click this link. 
St. Catharines 299er Sectional – Bridge Centre of Niagara, 6-2E Tremont Drive, St. Catharines, Ont. Saturday, Aug. 17, and Sunday, Aug. 18.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – DoubleTree Pittsburgh-Green Tree, 500 Mansfield Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 3, to Sunday, Sept. 9.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst, Friday, Sept. 20, to Sunday, Sept. 22.
Rochester Fall Sectional – TBA. Saturday, Sept. 28, and Sunday, Sept. 29.
Buffalo Regional – Buffalo Grand Hotel (formerly Adam's Mark), 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 15, to Sunday, Oct. 20.
Niagara Falls Regional – Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5865 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 5, to Sunday, Nov. 10. For info, click this link.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca Falls. Saturday, Nov. 16, and Sunday, Nov. 17.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 9, to Sunday, Dec. 15.

2020

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, to Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, to Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020.
St. Catharines Sectional – Holiday Inn and Suites Parkway Conference Center, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, to Sunday, Feb. 9, 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.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 24, 2020, to Sunday, April 26, 2020.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 19, 2020, to Monday, May 25, 2020.
Niagara-on-the-Lake Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. 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.
St. Catharines 299er Sectional – Bridge Centre of Niagara, 6-2E Tremont Drive, St. Catharines, Ont. Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, and Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – DoubleTree Pittsburgh-Green Tree, 500 Mansfield Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, to Sunday, Sept. 7, 2020.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, to Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, and Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020.
Buffalo Regional – Buffalo Grand Hotel (formerly Adam's Mark), 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.
Unit 255 Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, to Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020.
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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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 Now a Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson reached a career milestone of 2,500 master points last month. He blogs about his quest for the next measure of achievement, Emerald Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge adventures here.

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Duplicate scores
Week of Feb. 4 to Feb. 10
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning –North-south, A: Linda Burroughsford and Alan Greer, 61.31%; B: (3-way tie) Barbara Sadkin and Paula Kotowski, Sandi England and Linda Zittel, Martin Pieterse and Mike Silverman, 51.79%; C: Marilyn Sultz and Florence Boyd, 47.32%; east-west, A: Judi Marshall and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 56.35%; B: Nancy Kessler and Ross Markello, 56.08%; Dorothy and Larry Soong, 53.70%; Bill Boardman and Joe Rooney, 52.91%; C: Joanne LaFay and John Fiegl, 49.74%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – A: Linda Vassallo and Walt Olszewski, 60.26%; John Ziemer and Mike Ryan, 58.01%; B: Barbara Pieterse and Paula Kotowski, 57.37%; Joyce Greenspan and Barbara Sadkin, 55.13%; Martha and John Welte, 53.85%; C: Pawan Matta and Bill Boardman, 45.24%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – (Tie) Martha and John Welte, June Feuerstein and Dale Anderson, 57.74%; Ed Morgan and Alan Greer, 57.14%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Mike Silverman, 48.21%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – A: Barbara Libby and Alan Greer, 61.57%; B: (tie) John Ziemer and Allen Beroza, Dorothy and Larry Soong, 56.94%; Gay Simpson and Denise Slattery, 54.17%; Rita Sofia and Joyce Greenspan, 53.70%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – A/B: Dorothy May and Bill Boardman, 67.71%; Sandi England and Ken Meier, 60.65%; C: Sharon Wilcox and Joyce Greenspan, 53.65%; Vic Bergsten and Walt Olszewski, 52.60%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – A: Martha and John Welte, 59.72%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 57.87%; Judi Marshall and Ron Henrikson, 54.63%; Shirley Cassety and Ross Markello, 51.39%; B: Rolene Pozarny and Joyce Greenspan, 50%; C: Alice Bragg and Cleveland Fleming, 47.69%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, Pat Haynes and Terry Camp, 56.67%; Pat Kilbury and Jeff Oshlag, 54.58%; Paula Rosen and Judy Zeckhauser, 50.83%; east-west, JoAnne Nover and Rajarshi Roy, 64.58%; Susan Cardamon and Marcia Wright, 51.25%; (tie) Martha Quinn and Rose Bochiechio, Lynn Witmer and Bill Noltee, 45.42%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – Tova Reinhorn and Jim Gullo, 59.72%; Saleh Fetouh and Bob Padgug, 57.87%; Judy Padgug and Sharon Benz, 55.09%; Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 52.78%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 999er game. A: Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 58.46%; Bill Rich and Joe Miranda, 57.09%; B/C: Judith Babat and Rivona Ehrenreich, 54.63%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – A: Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargeshimer, 59%; Chris Urbanek and John Sinclair, 57%; B: Bill Rushmore and Art Morth, 55%; C: (tie) Henry Chudy and Peter Patterson, Terry Fraas and Rajarshi Roy, 50%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – Mike Ryan and Ten-Pao Lee, 57.87%; Stan Kozlowski and Chris Urbanek, 55.09%; (tie) Sharon Benz and Nancy Wolstoncroft, Claire Gareleck and Ginny Panaro, 53.70%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – (Tie) Barb Booi and Jane Larcom, Joe Miranda and Sandi England, 63%; John Fiegl and Merry Osterander, 56%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Mary Ball and Art Morth, 61.33%; Mike Ryan and Bob Linn, 55.68%; Betty Metz and Carol Bedell, 53.26%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 51.63%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – Jack Cukierman and Saleh Fetouh, 64.8%; Ed Harman and Sam Grossman, 55.6%; (tie) Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, Joyce Kindt and Anne O’Connor, 54.8%.
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Tuesday evening – Jasbeer amd Violet Makhija, 65.28%; Jim Lanzo and Jeff Bender, 56.25%; Walt Olszewski and Jan O’Mara, 54.86%; Roy Crocker and John Lewis, 50.69%. 
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Saturday afternoon – (Tie) Bob Linn and Alex Ivanov, Jim Lanzo and Paul Capen, 60.42%; Kathy Fenn and Elve Johnston, 56.94%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 54.86%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Bill Westley and Kathy Borcek, 61%; George Mayers and Chuck Heimerl, 58%; east-west, Mike Brown and Ron Fill, 70%; Marv Feuerstein and Marian Morber, 49%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 60%; Rajinder Puri and Cindy Darone, 50%; east-west, Carl Gebauer and Marv Feuerstein, 61%; David Young and Tim Hartnett, 45%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Meena Rustgi and Sukhanand Jain, 69.2%; Dottie Potembski and Jerry Stange, 59.2%; east-west, Bob Kaiser and Dick Munschauer, 66.7%; (tie) Betty Bowling and Bette Seifert, Vera Arrison and Mary Kloepfer, 52.1%.   
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – (Tie) Kathy Borcik and Bill Westley, Linda Vassallo and Wilson McClaren, 61%; Lata Maheshwari and Bob Jorgensen, 51%.