Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Duplicate Bridge: June 29, 2019




The Airport Bridge Club will offer extra points at its games at noon today, Saturday, June 29, and at 11 a.m. next week. The club will be open on Thursday, July 4, Independence Day.
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Bridge Club Meridian also will award extra points at its game at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 1. The Bridge Center of Buffalo will be closed on Thursday, July 4.
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Want to know where to play bridge or how to learn the game? Info is available from John Bava of Western New York Unit 116 at 908-256-6466 or email jbava@roadrunner.com.
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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

Unit 166 Summer Regional – Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto Airport & Conference Centre, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto. Tuesday, July 2, to Sunday, July 7. For info, click this link.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Webster Columbus Center, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, July 13, and Sunday, July 14. For info, click this link.
Hamilton Sectional – Royal Canadian Legion, 435 Limeridge Road East, Hamilton, Ont. Saturday, July 20, and Sunday, July 21. For info, click this link.
Rochester Regional – RIT Inn & Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, Henrietta. Tuesday, Aug. 5, to Sunday, Aug. 11. For 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. For info, click this link.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – DoubleTree Pittsburgh-Green Tree, 500 Mansfield Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 3, to Sunday, Sept. 9. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst, Friday, Sept. 20, to Sunday, Sept. 22.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Webster Columbus Center, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, Sept. 28, and Sunday, Sept. 29.
Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Center, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. 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. For info, click this link.
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.
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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.
• • •
 Now a Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson reached a career milestone of 2,500 master points in January. 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 June 17 to June 23

ACBL Sanctioned Clubs
Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, A: Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, 66.57%; B: Sandi England and Bob Kaprove, 65.99%; C: Nadine Stein and Cynthia Helfman, 42.85%; east-west, A/B: Ed Morgan and Ken Meier, 60.62%; C: Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 58.76%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A/B: Art Matthies and Mike Silverman, 55.74%; C: John Bava and Ed Morgan, 55.44%; east-west, A: Martha and John Welte, 57.61%; B: Nancy Kessler and Ross Markello, 54.08%; C: Joyce Greenspan and Paula Kotowski, 53.83%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – A: John Ziemer and Alan Greer, 71.35%; Bob Sommerstein and Allen Beroza, 62.04%; B: Barbara Sadkin and Larry Abate, 61.98%; Usha Khurana and Ron Henrikson, 54.17%; John Bava and Mike Silverman, 50%; C: Nadine Stein and Pawan Matta, 43.23%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A: Tom Fraas and Allen Beroza, 61.80%; B/C: Bob Kaprove and David Donaldson, 55.10%; east-west, A: Barbara Libby and Alan Greer, 57.10%; B: Martha and John Welte, 57.02%; Pawan Matta and Ed Drozen, 53.79%; C: Ron Henrikson and Art Schumacher, 51.27%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – North-south, A: Ken Meier and Allen Beroza, 61.66%; Judi Marshall and Tom Fraas, 57.99%; B: Paula Kotowski and Barbara Pieterse, 49.55%; C: Nadine Stein and Judy Kaprove, 48.38%; east-west, A: Elaine Kurasiewicz and Martin Pieterse, 60.86%; B: Martha and John Welte, 60.17%; C: Cynthia and Ron Helfman, 51.10%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 59.52%; B: Paula Salamone and John Welte, 58.93%; C: Rolene Pozarny and Joyce Greenspan, 51.19%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday evening – Novice game. North-south, A/B: John Houghtaling and Bruce Roberts, 65.90%; Candy Graser and David Schott, 62.15%; east-west, A/B: Cherie and Ron Smith, 63.58%; Donna Saia and Jeffrey Feather, 59.32%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday afternoon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Rajarshi Roy and Larry Himelein, 63.83%; Phyllis Wilkinson and Ginny Panaro, 63.07%; B: Pat Haynes and Terry Camp, 58.90%; Judith Bailey and Janie Polk, 54.55%; Susan Levy and David Schott, 53.22%; east-west, A/B: Judith Babat and Fred Isenberg, 60.23%; Carla Press and Agi Maisel, 56.82%; Carol Roth and Patty Porter, 55.68%; C: Lorey Repicci and Pat Truell, 51.52%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – Susan Bergan and Sharon Benz, 65.28%; (tie) Christy Kellogg and Stan Kozlowski, Jay Levy and Fred Yellen, 55.09%; Saleh Fetouh and Jay Costello, 51.85%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday afternoon – 999er game. A/B: Paula Rosen and Jim McClure, 58.51%; Judy Zeckhauser and Chip Kean, 56.13%; C: Carol Neuhaus and Ruth Nawotniak, 54.76%; Terry and Bram Hamovitch, 51.36%; east-west, A: Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 61.61%; B: Richard McGowan and Bill Rich, 55.95%; C: Pat Haynes and Terry Camp, 55.06%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – A/B: Eugene Harvey and Jim Gullo, 61.98%; John Sinclair and David Colligan, 58.33%; C: Cathy Majewski and Vince Taeger, 52.08%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A/B: Sharon Benz and John Marvin, 57.14%; Kathy Pollock and Bill Rushmore, 54.17%; C: Audrey Ray and Carol Roth, 53.87%; east-west, A/B: Davis Heussler and Fred Yellen, 59.23%; Donna Steffan and Paul Morgante, 52.38%; C: Betty Metz and Tova Reinhorn, 52.08%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Sunday afternoon – North-south, A: Sue Neubecker and Art Morth, 59.71%; Judy Padgug and Bud Seidenberg, 58.14%; B/C: Pat Kilbury and Paul Morgante, 55.58%; east-west, A/B: Rajarshi Roy and Jeff Bender, 57.39%; C: Ruth Nawotniak and Carol Neuhaus, 55.68%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 60.71%; Joyce Kindt and Ed Harman, 58.93%; Bill Feasley and Paul Zittel, 57.14%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 50.61%. 
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Rajat Basu and Gautam Mukherji, 61.81%; Gene Finton and Kamil Bishara, 61.11%; Rita Sofia and Helen Panza, 60.42%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Nancy Wolstoncroft and Rajarshi Roy, 62.8%; Bill Rich and Henry Chudy, 51.8%; east-west, Saleh Fetouh and Jack Cukierman, 66.5%; Jim Lanzo and Walt Olszewski, 55.6%.
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Tuesday evening – Rajarshi Roy and Jim Lanzo, 62.04%; Kathy Fenn and Ed Harman, 56.02%; Gwilym Brick and Dan Blatz, 55.09%; (tie) Roy Crocker and John Lewis, Dian Petrov and Sushil Amlani, 50%.          
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Saturday afternoon – North-south, Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 61.74%, Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, 61.55%; Elaine Kurasiewicz and Sue Neubecker, 55.30%; Bert Hargesheimer and Christy Kellogg, 54.73%; Paul and Linda Zittel, 53.03%; Joyce Kindt and Anne O’Connor, 47.92%; east-west, Donna Steffan and Saleh Fetouh, 60.23%; Rajarshi Roy and Davis Heussler, 58.71%; Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 55.68%; Jim Easton and Linda Burroughsford, 54.73%; (tie) Rajinder Puri and Bob Linn, Bob Lederhouse and Jim Lanzo, 54.17%; Art Aronson and Lois Porter, 53.22%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Joe Huber and Bobbi Huber, 59%; Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 58%; east-west, Anita Fink and Freda Brummer, 61%; Mary Banks and Ron Fill, 55%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, George Mayers and Marian Morber, 57.6%; Jill and Bruce Brown, 53%; east-west, (tie) Fritz Scheiger and Marv Feuerstein, Ron Fill and Mary Banks, 58.3%; Jeff Peters and Karen Synor, 52.8%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Harry Metcalf and Bob Kaiser, 57.3%; Meena Rustgi and Sukhanand Jain, 56.3%; east-west, Joan Mack and Dick Munschauer, 55.2%; Perry Hoffman and Adele Denton, 51%.
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Jane and Paul Garvey, 69%; Kathy Borcik and Bill Westley, 66%.



Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Duplicate Bridge: June 22, 2019



Lunatica playing cards from Thirdway Industries, created by Italian designer Giovanni Meroni.  

The Lockport Duplicate Bridge Club will hold a strawberry social at 12:30 p.m. today, Saturday, June 22, followed by an open pairs game at 1. For info, call Bob Lederhouse at 625-9443.
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The Bridge Center of Buffalo is closed today, Saturday, June 22. The club will hold a Strawberry Festival at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, along with a game honoring Kathy Pollock for her contributions to the club.
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The Airport Bridge Club will have extra point games at no extra charge at noon today, Saturday, June 22, and at 11 a.m. all next week. Bridge Club Meridian will have an extra point game at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 24.
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Congratulations to Alan Greer, the leading Buffalo player in last week’s District 5 Secional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC). He was third in the district with 26.47 points.
Other Buffalo area players doing well in the STaC included Linda Burroughsford, 19.75; Mike Silverman, 18.22; Art Matthies, 15.01; John Ziemer, 14.73; Mike Ryan, 13.59; Rajarshi Roy, 11.89; Davis Heussler, 11.58; Judy Graf, 11; Paul Zittel, 10.95; and Saleh Fetouh, 10.60. For complete STaC results, click this link.
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Want to know where to play bridge or how to learn the game? Info is available from John Bava of Western New York Unit 116 at 908-256-6466 or email jbava@roadrunner.com.
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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

Unit 166 Summer Regional – Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto Airport & Conference Centre, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto. Tuesday, July 2, to Sunday, July 7. For info, click this link.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Webster Columbus Center, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, July 13, and Sunday, July 14. For info, click this link.
Hamilton Sectional – Royal Canadian Legion, 435 Limeridge Road East, Hamilton, Ont. Saturday, July 20, and Sunday, July 21. For info, click this link.
Rochester Regional – RIT Inn & Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, Henrietta. Tuesday, Aug. 5, to Sunday, Aug. 11. For 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. For info, click this link.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – DoubleTree Pittsburgh-Green Tree, 500 Mansfield Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 3, to Sunday, Sept. 9. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst, Friday, Sept. 20, to Sunday, Sept. 22.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Webster Columbus Center, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, Sept. 28, and Sunday, Sept. 29.
Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Center, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. 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. For info, click this link.
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.
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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.
• • •
 Now a Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson reached a career milestone of 2,500 master points in January. 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 June 10 to June 16
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs
Airport Bridge Club Monday morning –North-south, A/B: Paul Zittel and David Donaldson, 68.33%; east-west, A: Linda Burroughsford and Alan Greer, 60.83%; B: Martin Pieterse and Mike Silverman, 60.42%.
Airport Bridge Club Monday afternoon – A: Linda Burroughsford and Alan Greer, 64.58%; B: John Ziemer and Bob Sommerstein, 58.33%; Judie Bailey and Dale Anderson, 55.73%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Vince Pesce and Allen Beroza, 64.33%; B: Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 56.94%; C: Christine Malarkey and Brian Block, 52.43%; east-west, A/B: Art Matthies and Mike Silverman, 71.93%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday afternoon – A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 60.85%; B: Dorothy May and Dale Anderson, 57.77%; Pawan Matta and Art Matthies, 56.75%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A/B: Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, 64%; east-west, A/B: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Mike Silverman, 63.92%; Margaret Zhou and Ed Morgan, 52.25%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday afternoon – A: John Ziemer and Alan Greer, 71%; B: Dorothy May and Gay Simpson, 56.69%; June Feuerstein and Dale Anderson, 56.02%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A/B: Ed Drozen and Tom Fraas, 64.58%; Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, 57.50%; east-west, A/B: John Bava and Ed Morgan, 59.17%; Helen Panza and Mike Silverman, 58.75%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday afternoon – A/B: June Feuerstein and Alex Miller, 61.14%; Martha and John Welte, 58.77%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – North-south, A/B: Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 61.67%; east-west, A/B: Sandi England and Ken Meier, 60.83%; Janet Frisch and Tom Fraas, 57.25%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday afternoon – A: Judi Marshall and Allen Beroza, 57.68%; B: Sandi England and Ken Meier, 55.93%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – A/B: Gay Simpson and Paul Zittel, 61.59%; Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, 60.14; Shirley Cassety and Ross Markello, 55.80%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – A/B: Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, 56.40%; Art Matthies and partner, 54.40%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday evening – Novice game. North-south, A/B: John Houghtaling and Bruce Roberts, 54.17%; C: Celine Laduca and Pierre Williot, 51.67%; east-west, A/B/C: Peg and Jeff Feather, 56.67%; Cherie and Ron Smith, 55%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday afternoon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 59.85%; B: Jini and John Rubenstein, 59.66%; C: Betty Defeo and Rose Ann Grimaldi, 51.52%; east-west, A: Larry Abate and Rajarshi Roy, 61.93%; B: Carol Roth and Audrey Ray, 61.74%; Larry Himelein and Sol Messinger, 58.90%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – A: Christy Kellogg and Jay Levy, 63.78%; Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 60%; B: Mary Ball and Art Morth, 57.63%; John Sinclair and Rajarshi Roy, 57.41%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday afternoon – 999er game. North-south, Bill Rich and Richard McGowan, 60.38%; B: Laura Houghtaling and Jane Roberts, 59.10%; C: Terry and Bram Hamovitch, 54.51%; east-west, A/B: Pat Kilbury and Jeff Oshlag, 62%; C: Sandra Silverberg and Judy Katz, 52.70%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – A: Saleh Fetouh and Gene Finton, 69.05%; B: Sue Neubecker and Tova Reinhorn, 56.55%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargeshimer, 59.72%; B: Judy Padgug and Kamil Bishara, 54.40%; east-west, A: Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 65.05%; B: Gene Finton and Bob Padgug, 53.94%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday afternoon – A/B: (Tie) Ethan Xie and Jay Levy, Mike Ryan and Rajarshi Roy, 57.74%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 76%; Joe Miranda and Sandi England, 57%; Joanne LaFay and Lillian Gotshall, 51%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Rajat Basu and Gautam Mukherji, 61.81%; Gene Finton and Kamil Bishara, 61.11%; Rita Sofia and Helen Panza, 60.42%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – Jeff Bender and Rajarshi Roy, 64.6%; Saleh Fetouh and Jack Cukierman, 63.9%; Mike and Vince Taeger, 53.5%.
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Tuesday evening – North-south, Jeff Bender and  Rajarshi Roy, 63.50%; Jim Lanzo and Eugene Giorgini, 51.50%; east-west, Gwilym Brick and Dan Blatz, 58.50%; Walt Olszewski and Sushil Amlani, 55%. 
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Saturday afternoon – Bob Lederhouse and Bob Linn, 65%; Madhav Deshmukh and Sushil Amlani, 62.50%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Bill Westley and Ellen Lochead, 69%; Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 58%; east-west, Herb Falk and Marv Feuerstein, 62%; Mary Banks and Ron Fill, 55%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, George Mayers and Marian Morber, 63%; Jill and Bruce Brown, 58%; east-west, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 60%; Jeff Peters and Karen Synor, 58%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Harry Metcalf and Bob Kaiser, 63.1%; David Reeves and Nelson Torre, 55.6%; Meena Rustgi and Sukhanand Jain, 53.1%; east-west, Ruth Jones and Carol Greico, 69.4%; Perry Hoffman and Adele Denton, 52.5%; Esther Greene and Ruth Lansing, 46.9%.  
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Marge Zaprowski and Bob Jorgensen, 64%; Elaine Wegrzyn and Ellen Lochead, 60%; Marge McMillen and Kumar Shyam, 53%.
Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 67.5%; Paul Morgante and Marv Feuerstein, 65.7%; east-west, Joanne Zavarella and Fritz Schweiger, 64.4%; Kay Brinkman and Lynda Pettit, 59.4%; Sylvia Keohane and Dorothy Massman, 46.9%.

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Duplicate Bridge: June 15, 2019



Strawberry Shortcake playing cards. 

The Lockport Duplicate Bridge Club will hold a strawberry social at 12:30 p.m. next Saturday, June 22, followed by an open pairs game at 1. For info, call Bob Lederhouse at 625-9443.
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The Bridge Center of Buffalo will be closed next Saturday. The club will hold a Strawberry Festival at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, along with a game honoring Kathy Pollock for her contributions to the club.
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The Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) continues today, Saturday June 15, with silver points awarded for games at the Airport Bridge Club, the Bridge Center and the Lockport Duplicate Club.
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The Airport Bridge Club will have STaC games at 10 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. today at no extra charge. The club holds charity games with extra points all next week benefiting the Western New York Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. 
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Want to know where to play bridge or how to learn the game? Info is available from John Bava of Western New York Unit 116 at 908-256-6466 or email jbava@roadrunner.com.
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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

District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Ends today, Saturday, June 15.
Unit 166 Summer Regional – Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto Airport & Conference Centre, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto. Tuesday, July 2, to Sunday, July 7. For info, click this link.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Webster Columbus Center, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, July 13, and Sunday, July 14. For info, click this link.
Hamilton Sectional – Royal Canadian Legion, 435 Limeridge Road East, Hamilton, Ont. Saturday, July 20, and Sunday, July 21. For info, click this link.
Rochester Regional – RIT Inn & Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, Henrietta. Tuesday, Aug. 5, to Sunday, Aug. 11. For 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. For info, click this link.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – DoubleTree Pittsburgh-Green Tree, 500 Mansfield Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 3, to Sunday, Sept. 9. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst, Friday, Sept. 20, to Sunday, Sept. 22.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Webster Columbus Center, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, Sept. 28, and Sunday, Sept. 29.
Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Center, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. 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. For info, click this link.
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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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.
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Duplicate scores
Week of June 3 to June 9
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs
Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 59.19%; Linda Burroughsford and Alan Greer, 56.38%; Bob Sommerstein and Allen Beroza, 54.72%; east-west, Martin Pieterse and Mike Silverman, 54.71%; Joe Rooney and Bill Boardman, 53.85%; Nancy Littenberg and Jean Macdonald, 53.48%; Judi Marshall and Joanne LaFay, 53.17%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A/B: Elaine Kurasiewicz and Martin Pieterse, 62.80%; Barbara Pieterse and Joyce Greenspan, 56.55%; C: Christine Malarkey and Ron Henrikson, 47.32%; east-west, A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 58.04%; B/C: David Donaldson and Bob Kaprove, 55.36%; John Bava and Ed Morgan, 51.79%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Nancy Littenberg and Jean Macdonald, 64.37%; Ed Morgan and Mike Silverman, 61.27%; John Ziemer and Alan Greer, 58.28%; Martin Pieterse and Walt Olszewski, 56.73%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 55.51%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – A: Davis Heussler and Alan Greer, 67.04%; Kamil Bishara and Ten-Pao Lee, 58.12%; B: June Feuerstein and Barbara Sadkin, 56.41%; Gay Simpson and Ed Morgan, 53.59%; C: Art Schumacher and Ron Henrikson, 50.16%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – World Wide Bridge Contest. North-south, Sandi England and Ken Meier, 58.39%; John Ziemer and Vic Bergsten, 57.64%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Mike Silverman, 54.07%; Selina Volpatti and Dale Anderson, 52.99%; east-west, Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 59.38%; John Welte and Alan Greer, 57.39%; Lois Tatelman and Nancy Littenberg, 52.33%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – World Wide Bridge Contest. Shirley Cassety and Ross Markello, 61.46%; Ed Morgan and Ron Henrikson, 57.81%; Alan Greer and partner, 57.30%; Gay Simpson and Dorothy May, 54.63%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday evening – Novice game. Cherie and Ron Smith, 59.43%; Marcia Turley and Celine LaDuca, 57.35%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday afternoon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B/C: Rajarshi Roy and Larry Abate, 73.26%; Carla Press and Agi Maisel, 58.01%; Natalie Abramson and Marge Plumb, 57.41%; east-west, A/B/C: Marcia Wright and Ginger Maiman, 61.65%; Terry and Bram Hamovitch, 60.41%; Jane Roberts and Laura Houghtaling, 57.24%; Pat Haynes and Larry Himelein, 56.73%; Pat Kilbury and Jeff Oshlag, 55.46%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – A: Mike Ryan and Ten-Pao Lee, 67.31%; Chris Urbanek and Saleh Fetouh, 62.82%; Jay Levy and Bill Rushmore, 59.30%; Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 53.85%; Donna Steffan and Judy Graf, 52.57%; B: Elaine Kurasiewicz and Jo Nasoff-Finton, 50.96%; Betty Metz and Andrei Reinhorn, 50.32%; Stuart Caswell and William Castle, 48.40%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday afternoon – 999er game. North-south, A/B: JoAnne Nover and Paul Morgante, 59.09%; (tie) Pat Kilbury and Jeff Oshlag, Pat Haynes and Terry Camp, 55.87%; east-west, A/B: Bill Rich and Vince Taeger, 60.98%; Joel Brownstein and Sol Messinger, 60.80%; Terry and Bram Hamovitch, 56.63%; Sandra Silverberg and Judy Katz, 55.30%; Carla Press and Agi Maisel, 54.17%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – Chris Urbanek and Andrei Reinhorn, 60.42%; Sharon Benz and Dian Petrov, 57.64%; B: Bob Sommerstein and Larry Abate, 54.17%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – World Wide Bridge Contest. North-south, A: Mike Ryan and Fred Yellen, 58.63%; Judy Padgug and Jim Gullo, 58.33%; B: Fran Kurtz and Andrei Reinhorn, 53.27%; Davis Heussler and David Colligan, 50.30%; east-west, A: Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 58.63%; B: Gene Finton and Kamil Bishara, 53.87%; Helen Panza and Carol Bedell, 47.62%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday afternoon –World Wide Bridge Contest. A: Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargeshimer, 65.56%; Jay Levy and Saleh Fetouh, 59.63%; B: Kamil Bishara and Gene Finton, 57.04%; Sharon Benz and Rajinder Puri, 54.44%; C: Jini and John Rubenstein, 51.11%; Jo Nasoff-Finton and Edward Ziegenfuss, 50.74%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Bill Feasley and Paul Zittel, 69%; Lance Crawford and Maureen Cancilla, 51%; Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 47%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 62.96%; Sharon Benz and Judy Graf, 59.26%; John Sinclair and Saleh Fetouh, 56.02%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Henry Chudy and Art Morth, 65.2%; Ed Morgan and Saleh Fetouh, 57.8%; east-west, Rajarshi Roy and Jim Lanzo, 60.7%; Mike and Vince Taeger, 57.7%.
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Tuesday evening – Rajarshi Roy and Larry Abate, 63.83%; Miriam Regnet and Kathy Fenn, 57.17%; Jim Lanzo and Jeff Bender, 54.11%. 
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Saturday afternoon – Walt Olszewski and David Donaldson, 64.58%; (tie) Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, Paul Capen and Jim Lanzo, 51.04%; Maria and Sushil Amlani, 50%.

Other clubs

ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Pamela Murphy and Doanne Jackson, 61.1%; Shirley Thompson and David Mathis, 57.4%.
Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Jill and Bruce Brown, 60%; Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 58%; east-west, Kokila Chheda and Prem Lata Maheshwari, 59%; Bill Westley and Ellen Lochead, 55%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, George Mayers and Marian Morber, 65%; Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 56%; east-west. Ron Fill and Mary Banks, 63%; Jeff Peters and Karen Synor, 58%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Carol Greico and Bob Kaiser, 59.4%; Esther Greene and Ruth Lansing, 55.2%; east-west, Joan Mack and Dick Munschauer, 63.5%; David Reeves and Nelson Torre, 60.4%.
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Ellen Lochead and Lata Maheshwari, 61%; Kathy Borcik and Bill Westley, 55%; Bill Adolf and Wilson McClaren, 53%.
Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – Marv Feuerstein and Paul Morgante, 61.3%; Joanne Zavarella and Fritz Schweiger, 58.8%; Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 57.5%.