Duplicate Bridge: July 30, 2022

 

You can’t miss it. Walk into the Boulevard Mall, 1227 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst, through the entrance next to TGIFriday’s, and the Buffalo Bridge Center’s new clubroom is right at the end of the corridor, where it meets the main concourse.

The club hosts a pair of games there at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday – one for novices with 99 master points or less and another for players with fewer than 1,200 points. A free lesson with director Chris Urbanek is offered at 10 a.m.

On Thursdays, there also are two games at 10:30 a.m. – one for 99ers and another for more experienced players with fewer than 1,600 points. A free lesson is offered at 10.

In addition, the club holds two open in-person games for all players – at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and 10:30 a.m. Friday. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-280-6114.

There also will be a special game to officially celebrate the opening of the new club on Sunday, Aug. 14.

The Bridge Center continues to offer a game on Bridge Base Online at 7 p.m. Mondays for players with fewer than 750 points. It also hosts the Delaware Wednesday game online at 7 p.m. Wednesdays.

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Western New York Unit 116 will hold its summer outing next Saturday, Aug. 6, at the home of the Lockport Dupliclub in the Dale Association, 33 Ontario St., Lockport. Enter via the parking lot in the rear. Lunch at noon, game at 1 p.m. Vaccinations required. Pre-register by calling or texting John Bava at 908-256-6466 or emailing him at JBava@roadrunner.com.

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Players at the Amherst Senior Center have voted to eliminate their Thursday afternoon game and play on Monday and Friday afternoons instead.

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The East Aurora Bridge Club has been holding face-to-face games nearly two years. Play begins at 10 a.m. Wednesdays in the Aurora Senior Citizens Center, 101 King St., East Aurora. Attendance is generally three or four tables. For more info, email director Dave Larcom at dmocral@verizon.net.

The Bridge Centre of Niagara in St. Catharines, Ont., has in-person games at 1 p.m. Wednesdays (open to all players) and Thursdays (players with fewer than 499 points). The club’s other regularly scheduled games continue on Bridge Base Online. For more info, click here.

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The Rust Belt Bridge Group, which invites players from Buffalo, Cleveland and Pittsburgh to play on Bridge Base Online, has novice games at 9:45 a.m. Monday to Saturday, with open games at 9:50. To visit the group’s homepage, click this link. For other info, call Dian Petrov at 716-688-1226 or email dpetrov@roadrunner.com.

The Airport Bridge Club is linked on Bridge Base Online with the Alliance Bridge Club, the ACBL’s largest bridge club, which offers more than a dozen games every day. Anyone who has played at the Airport Club is automatically a member. For more info, visit alliancebridgeclub.com or call Airport Club manager Bill Finkelstein at 716-603-6943.

The Delaware Wednesday Club plays on Bridge Base Online under auspices of the Buffalo Bridge Center at 7 p.m. Wednesday. For info, call Ed Harman at 716-480-1666 or email eharmon@roadrunner.com.

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Tournament calendar

2022

Rochester Non-Life Master Sectional – Temple B’Rith Kodesh, 2131 Elmwood Ave., Rochester. Wednesday, Aug. 10, and Thursday, Aug. 11. For more info, click this link.

Niagara 499er Summer Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Aug. 19, to Sunday, Aug. 21. For info, click this link.

Roni Regional – Masonic Center North, 3579 Masonic Way, Pittsburgh. Friday, Sept. 2, to Sunday, Sept. 4. For more info, click this link.

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

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

Rochester Fall Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Gates. Saturday, Oct. 1, and Sunday, Oct. 2. For more info, click this link.

Niagara Regional Tournament – Holiday Inn and Suites, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 8, to Sunday, Nov. 13. For info, click this link.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Bridge Club Meridian.

Western New York Unit 116.

The Airport Bridge Club does not have a website. For info, call 716-603-6943.

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Duplicate scores from Bridge Base Online
Week of July 18 to July 24

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game. Linda Milch and Paula Rosen, 59.72%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 58.33%; Margaret Zhou and Joyce Frayer, 54.17%; Tammy Tempfer and Michael Metzger, 53.47%; (tie) Mary Holes and Leslie Deich, Larry Himelein and David Schott, 50%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,200 game. North-south, Linda and John Houghtaling, 60.42%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 58.63%; Janet Desmon and Joanne Nover, 58.04%; Bonnie Clement and Larry Himelein, 55.06%; east-west, Bill Rich and Jim Hassett, 65.18%; Amita Arora and Jim Lanzo, 57.44%; Hannah Weinberg and Judith Babat, 57.14%; Paula Rosen and Jim McClure, 50.89%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-1,600 game. Audrey Ray and Carol Roth, 61.90%; Laura and John Houghtaling, 59.05%; Joanne Nover and Janet Desmon, 57.62%; Jim Hassett and John Bava, 56.19%; Larry Himelein and David Schott, 55.24%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Bill Feasley and Paul Zittel, 60.42%; Linda Zittel and Bert Feasley, 56.25%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 54.17%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game. Margaret Zhou and Joyce Frayer, 67.36%; Richard McGowan and Bill Rich, 65.28%; Madhav Deshmukh and Sushil Amlani, 57.64%; Jim Hassett and Terry Camp, 52.78%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Edna and Ron Fill, 54%; Marian Morber and George Mayers, 53%; east-west, Ellen Lochead and Bill Westley, 60%; Nina Doran and Dan Blatz, 59%.

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Jill and Bruce Brown, 64%; Mike and Ed Rupp, 62%; east-west, Fritz Schweiger and Joanne Zavarella, 61%; Elaine Wegrzyn and Gus Alfano, 55%.

• • •

The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version stopped appearing Saturdays in The Buffalo News in March 2020 when the pandemic forced local bridge clubs to halt face-to-face play.

These days you can find it in two places online. Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current Saturday date and that should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website. Another place to find it is on Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

Deadline for submission of scores and notices is Tuesday night. Email danderson@buffnews.com or dahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is 716-849-4420.

• • •

A Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has career total of more than 2,900 master points. Still playing exclusively online these days, he hasn’t encountered as much drama for his bridge blog as there was in face-to-face competition, but he occasionally writes about his quest for the next measure of achievement, Sapphire Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge adventures here.

 

Duplicate Bridge: July 23, 2022

 

The Buffalo Bridge Center is scheduled to start holding in-person games next week in its new quarters in the Boulevard Mall, 1227 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst. Use the entrance next to TGIFriday’s and walk straight back to the main corridor. It’s right across the way.

There will be a pair of games at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday – one for novices with 99 master points or less and another for players with fewer than 1,200 points. A free lesson with director Chris Urbanek is offered at 10 a.m.

On Thursdays, there also will be two games at 10:30 a.m. – for 99ers and for more experienced players with fewer than 1,600 points. A free lesson will be offered at 10.

The club also will hold two open in-person games for all players – at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and 10:30 a.m. Friday. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-280-6114.

The Bridge Center will continue to offer a game on Bridge Base Online at 7 p.m. Mondays for players with fewer than 750 points. It also hosts the Delaware Wednesday game online at 7 p.m. Wednesdays.

• • •

Players at the Amherst Senior Center have voted to eliminate their Thursday afternoon game and play on Monday and Friday afternoons instead.

• • •

Western New York Unit 116 will hold its summer outing Aug. 6 at the home of the Lockport Dupliclub in the Dale Association, 33 Ontario St., Lockport. Enter via the parking lot in the rear. Lunch at noon, game at 1 p.m. Vaccinations required. Pre-register by calling or texting John Bava at 908-256-6466 or emailing him at JBava@roadrunner.com.

• • •

The East Aurora Bridge Club has been holding face-to-face games nearly two years. Play begins at 10 a.m. Wednesdays in the Aurora Senior Citizens Center, 101 King St., East Aurora. Attendance is generally three or four tables. For more info, email director Dave Larcom at dmocral@verizon.net.

The Bridge Centre of Niagara in St. Catharines, Ont., has in-person games at 1 p.m. Wednesdays (open to all players) and Thursdays (players with fewer than 499 points). The club’s other regularly scheduled games continue on Bridge Base Online. For more info, click here.

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The Rust Belt Bridge Group, which invites players from Buffalo, Cleveland and Pittsburgh to play on Bridge Base Online, has novice games at 9:45 a.m. Monday to Saturday, with open games at 9:50. To visit the group’s homepage, click this link. For other info, call Dian Petrov at 716-688-1226 or email dpetrov@roadrunner.com.

The Airport Bridge Club is linked on Bridge Base Online with the Alliance Bridge Club, the ACBL’s largest bridge club, which offers more than a dozen games every day. Anyone who has played at the Airport Club is automatically a member. For more info, visit alliancebridgeclub.com or call Airport Club manager Bill Finkelstein at 716-603-6943.

The Delaware Wednesday Club plays on Bridge Base Online under auspices of the Buffalo Bridge Center at 7 p.m. Wednesday. For info, call Ed Harman at 716-480-1666 or email eharmon@roadrunner.com.

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Congratulations to Saleh Fetouh, who earned 66.56 master points last week at the Toronto Summer Regional Tournament. He was seventh overall.

Tied for fifth overall at the Rochester Summer Sectional Tournament last weekend were Mike Ryan and John Ziemer, both with 12.30 points. Also doing well in Rochester were Judy Padgug and Davis Heussler, with 4.87 points.

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Tournament calendar

2022

Rochester Non-Life Master Sectional – Temple B’Rith Kodesh, 2131 Elmwood Ave., Rochester. Wednesday, Aug. 10, and Thursday, Aug. 11. For more info, click this link.

Niagara 499er Summer Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Aug. 19, to Sunday, Aug. 21. For info, click this link.

Roni Regional – Masonic Center North, 3579 Masonic Way, Pittsburgh. Friday, Sept. 2, to Sunday, Sept. 4. For more info, click this link.

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

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

Rochester Fall Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Gates. Saturday, Oct. 1, and Sunday, Oct. 2. For more info, click this link.

Niagara Regional Tournament – Holiday Inn and Suites, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 8, to Sunday, Nov. 13. For info, click this link.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Bridge Club Meridian.

Western New York Unit 116.

The Airport Bridge Club does not have a website. For info, call 716-603-6943.

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Duplicate scores from Bridge Base Online
Week of July 11 to July 17

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game. Janet and David Desmon, 68.75%; Cynthia Tashjian and Candace Graser, 61.11%; Margaret Zhou and Joyce Frayer, 59.03%; Karen Dearing and Michael Metzger, 56.25%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 54.17%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,200 game. North-south, Amita Arora and Kusum Phadke, 63.49%; Audrey Ray and Carol Roth, 59.92%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 57.14%; east-west, Paul Zittel and Jim Lanzo, 61.51%; Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 56.75%; (tie) Jim Hassett and Bill Rich, Bonnie Clement and Larry Himelein, 51.19%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. %.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-1,500 game. Richard McGowan and Bill Rich, 61%; Janet Desmon and Joanne Nover, 59.50%; Larry Himelein and David Schott, 58.50%; Carol Roth and Audrey Ray, 57.50%; Ramani Sundaresan and Pat Konrad, 55%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. %.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Linda Zittel and Joanne LaFay, 56.25%; Pat Haynes and Joe Miranda, 54.86%; (tie) Sandi England and Bert Feasley, Pat and Dick Rasmus, 53.47%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game. Ed Harman and Bill Rich, 61.11%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 55.56%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 54.17%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Edna and Ron Fill, 59%; Marian Morber and George Mayers, 54%; east-west, Shrikant Joshi and Raj Puri, 60%; Elaine Wegrzyn and Bill Westley, 53%.

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Mike and Ed Rupp, 67%; Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 54%; east-west, Jill and Bruce Brown, 64%; Pat Radtke and  Bob Leuthe, 61%.

• • •

The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version stopped appearing Saturdays in The Buffalo News in March 2020 when the pandemic forced local bridge clubs to halt face-to-face play.

These days you can find it in two places online. Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current Saturday date and that should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website. Another place to find it is on Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

Deadline for submission of scores and notices is Tuesday night. Email danderson@buffnews.com or dahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is 716-849-4420.

• • •

A Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has career total of more than 2,900 master points. Still playing exclusively online these days, he hasn’t encountered as much drama for his bridge blog as there was in face-to-face competition, but he occasionally writes about his quest for the next measure of achievement, Sapphire Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge adventures here.

 

 

Duplicate Bridge: July 16, 2022 – The Buffalo Bridge Center Is Moving

 

The Buffalo Bridge Center is bidding goodbye to its Sheridan Drive headquarters and setting up tables in a storefront in the Boulevard Mall, 1227 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst. Use the entrance next to TGIFriday’s and walk straight back to the main corridor. It’s right across the way.

• • •

Western New York Unit 116 will hold its summer outing Aug. 6 at the home of the Lockport Dupliclub in the Dale Association, 33 Ontario St., Lockport. Enter via the parking lot in the rear. Lunch at noon, game at 1 p.m. Vaccinations required. Pre-register by calling or texting John Bava at 908-256-6466 or emailing him at JBava@roadrunner.com.

• • •

The Buffalo Bridge Center is going to offer regular in-person open games at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday through Friday, beginning the week of July 25. The Tuesday and Thursday games will be online one last time this coming week.

The East Aurora Bridge Club has been holding face-to-face games nearly two years. Play begins at 10 a.m. Wednesdays in the Aurora Senior Citizens Center, 101 King St., East Aurora. Attendance is generally three or four tables. For more info, email director Dave Larcom at dmocral@verizon.net.

In person games are back at the Bridge Centre of Niagara in St. Catharines, Ont., at 1 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, now that Ontario has relaxed Covid-19 restrictions. Proof of vaccination required. Masks optional. The club’s other regularly scheduled games continue on Bridge Base Online.

• • •

Local clubs offering virtual club games on Bridge Base Online are the Buffalo Bridge Center’s 0-750 master point limit game at 7 p.m. Mondays, a 1,200-point master point limit game at noon Tuesday, a 1,500-point game at noon Thursdays and the Delaware Wednesday game at 7 p.m. Wednesday, which is limited to players with fewer than 2,000 points. The Tuesday and Thursday games will switch to in-person play July 26 and July 28. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-280-6114.

The Rust Belt Bridge Group, which invites players from Buffalo, Cleveland and Pittsburgh to play on Bridge Base Online, has novice games at 9:45 a.m. Monday to Saturday, with open games at 9:50. To visit the group’s homepage, click this link. For other info, call Dian Petrov at 716-688-1226 or email dpetrov@roadrunner.com.

The Airport Bridge Club is linked on Bridge Base Online with the Alliance Bridge Club, the ACBL’s largest bridge club, which offers more than a dozen games every day. Anyone who has played at the Airport Club is automatically a member. For more info, visit alliancebridgeclub.com or call Airport Club manager Bill Finkelstein at 716-603-6943.

The Delaware Wednesday Club plays on Bridge Base Online under auspices of the Buffalo Bridge Center at 7 p.m. Wednesday. For info, call Ed Harman at 716-480-1666 or email eharmon@roadrunner.com.

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Tournament calendar

2022

Rochester Non-Life Master Sectional – Temple B’Rith Kodesh, 2131 Elmwood Ave., Rochester. Wednesday, Aug. 10, and Thursday, Aug. 11. For more info, click this link.

Niagara 499er Summer Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Aug. 19, to Sunday, Aug. 21. For info, click this link.

Roni Regional – Masonic Center North, 3579 Masonic Way, Pittsburgh. Friday, Sept. 2, to Sunday, Sept. 4. For more info, click this link.

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

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

Rochester Fall Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Gates. Saturday, Oct. 1, and Sunday, Oct. 2. For more info, click this link.

Niagara Regional Tournament – Holiday Inn and Suites, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 8, to Sunday, Nov. 13. For info, click this link.

• • •

Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Bridge Club Meridian.

Western New York Unit 116.

The Airport Bridge Club does not have a website. For info, call 716-603-6943.

• • •

Duplicate scores from Bridge Base Online
Week of July 4 to July 10

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,200 game. North-south, Joanne Nover and Janet Desmon, 63.27%; Richard McGowan and Bill Noltee, 57.82%; Jim Hassett and Bill Rich, 54.76%; Linda Milch and Paula Rosen, 51.70%; east-west, Amita Arora and Kusum Phadke, 64.29%; David Schott and Jim Lanzo, 57.14%; (tie) Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, Judy Zeckhauser and Pat Haynes, 55.10%; Carol Roth and Audrey Ray, 50.68%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Davis Heussler and Howard Foster, 63.69%; Sue Neubecker and Jay Costello, 57.14%; John Ziemer and Mike Ryan, 54.17%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-1,500 game. (Tie) Amita Arora and Kusum Phadke, Richard McGowan and Bill Rich, 62%; Paul Zittel and Jim Lanzo, 60%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 58.50%; Sharon Wilcox and Joyce Greenspan, 56%; Carol Roth and Audrey Ray, 51.50%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Davis Heussler and Fred Yellen, 58%; Judy Padgug and John Ziemer, 52%; (tie) Sharon Benz and Gene Finton, Mike Ryan and Howard Foster, 50%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Pat and Dick Rasmus, 80.21%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 65.83%; Joanne LaFay and Joe Miranda, 47.92%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game. Madhav Deshmukh and Jim Lanzo, 61.11%; Terry Camp and Kusum Phadke, 52.78%; Jim Hassett and Gary Keenan, 50.93%; Paul Zittel and Ed Harman, 50%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Thursday – Alicia Kolipinski and Shirley Cassety, 58%; Edna and Ron Fill, 56%; Joe Huber and Fritz Schweiger, 54%.

Amherst Senior Center Friday – North-south, Mike and Ed Rupp, 62%; Ellen Lochead and Bill Westley, 61%; east-west, Lorey Repicci and Kokila Chheda, 59%; Elaine Wegrzyn and Gus Alfano, 55%.

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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Club and Tournament Play

Jan. 1, 2022, to June 30, 2022

5-20 Points –William Donaldson, 7.71; Maureen Saab, 4.40; Molly Morris, 3.63; Mary Luce, 3.15; Michel Dupuis, 3.03; Karen Dearing, 2.62.

20-50 Points – Howard Epstein, 14.97; Maria Schory, 12.43; Fred Schweiger, 10.81: Jo Ann Smith, 9.98; Anne Slater, 9.20; Mary Ellen Cotter, 8.98; John Houghtaling, 8.63; Peggy Mead, 7.13; Gary Keenan, 6.97; Jose Justicia-Linde, 6.83.

50-100 Points – Jim Hassett, 24.35; Jennifer Epstein, 18.32; Jim Greno, 10.43; Cynthia Tashjian, 9.96; Betsy Greno, 9.63; Carol Licata, 8.53; Candace Graser, 8.10; Fran Schmidt, 7.07; Amy Habib, 6.73; Bill Noltee, 6.39.

100-200 Points – David Schott, 34.98; Joanne Nover, 27.93; Judith McDermid, 24.50; Kusum Phadke, 20.47; Maria Amlani, 19.37; Janet Desmon, 13.84; Joan Ciszak, 13.13; Barbara Scott, 10.37.

200-300 Points – Pat Haynes, 27.94; Audrey Ray, 20.33; Carol Roth, 17.58; Bob Ciszak, 16.47; Margaret Zhou, 9.86; Laura Houghtaling, 8.63; (tie) Judy Zeckhauser, John Scott, 6.11; Patty Porter, 5.54.

300-500 Points – Martha Townson, 57.19; (tie) Terry Hamovitch, 57.19; Bram Hamovitch, 56.09; Violet Makhija, 48.65; Jasbeer Makhija, 47.76; Larry Himelein, 42.60; Bonnie Clement, 38.85; Barbara Landree, 13.84; Agi Maisel, 11.37; Linda Milch, 10.86.

500-1,000 Points – Amita Arora, 95.75; Vic Bergsten, 86.40; Jim Lanzo, 78,60; Marilyn Wortzman, 58.31; Paul Zittel, 39.98; Joyce Frayer, 36.29; Linda Zittel, 32.01; Sushil Amlani, 28.98; Bill Rich, 26.80; Mary Ball, 25.92.

1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Easton, 58.31; John Bava, 43.57; Sandi England, 39.01; Kamil Bishara, 31.32; Rajat Basu, 21.94; Howard Foster, 21.07; Jean Macdonald, 13 even; John Marvin, 11.99; Judy Kaprove, 11.79; Paula Kotowski, 11.58.

1,500-2,500 Points – Gay Simpson, 63.74; Gene Finton, 60.01; Pinky Regan, 32.73; David Colligan, 25.58; (tie) Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 23.24; Elaine Kurasiewicz, 10.58.

2,500-3,500 Points – (Tie) John and Martha Welte, 334.12; Davis Heussler, 189.73; Ken Meier, 103.97; Allen Beroza, 52.92; Fred Yellen, 36.71; Linda Burroughsford, 28.60; Pat Rasmus, 21.41; Dale Anderson, 15.82; David Millward, 14.13.

3,500-5,000 Points – Mike Ryan, 96.06; John Ziemer, 66.58; Judy Graf, 53.72; Judy Padgug, 48.49; Barbara Libby, 29.94; Donna Steffan, 23.94; Kathy Pollock, 18.76; Jim Gullo, 14.22; Stan Kozlowski, 12.83.

Over 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 354.62; Dian Petrov, 158.59; Jay Costello, 106.07; Chris Urbanek, 62.69; Sharon Benz, 45.73; Jay Levy, 41.65; Bud Seidenberg, 32.66; Bert Hargeshimer, 19.03; John Sinclair, 16.27; Christy Kellogg, 12.81.

• • •

The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version stopped appearing Saturdays in The Buffalo News in March 2020 when the pandemic forced local bridge clubs to halt face-to-face play.

These days you can find it in two places online. Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current Saturday date and that should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website. Another place to find it is on Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

Deadline for submission of scores and notices is Tuesday night. Email danderson@buffnews.com or dahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is 716-849-4420.

• • •

A Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has career total of more than 2,900 master points. Still playing exclusively online these days, he hasn’t encountered as much drama for his bridge blog as there was in face-to-face competition, but he occasionally writes about his quest for the next measure of achievement, Sapphire Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge adventures here.

 

Duplicate Bridge: July 9, 2022

 

There’s a choice of tournaments nearby this weekend. The Rochester Summer Sectional takes place today, Saturday, July 9, and Sunday, July 10, in the historic Moose Lodge, 5375 Henrietta Road, Henrietta. For info, click this link.

Across the border, the Toronto Summer Regional Tournament wraps up today, Saturday, July 9, and Sunday, July 10, in Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto Airport, 655 Dixon Road. There is a separate schedule of games for novice and intermediate players, and there are no evening games. For more information, click this link.

• • •

The Buffalo Bridge Center has regular in-person open games at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and 10:30 a.m. Friday. Attendance is ranging from three to five tables.

The East Aurora Bridge Club has been holding face-to-face games nearly two years. Play begins at 10 a.m. Wednesdays in the Aurora Senior Citizens Center, 101 King St., East Aurora. Attendance is generally three or four tables. For more info, email director Dave Larcom at dmocral@verizon.net.

In person games are back at the Bridge Centre of Niagara in St. Catharines, Ont., at 1 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, now that Ontario has relaxed Covid-19 restrictions. Proof of vaccination required. Masks optional. The club’s other regularly scheduled games continue on Bridge Base Online.

• • •

Local clubs offering virtual club games on Bridge Base Online are the Buffalo Bridge Center’s 0-750 master point limit game at 7 p.m. Mondays, a 1,200-point master point limit game at noon Tuesday, a 1,500-point game at noon Thursdays and the Delaware Wednesday game at 7 p.m. Wednesday, which is limited to players with fewer than 2,000 points. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website, call 716-691-6201 or email acting club manager Terry Fraas at tmfraas@gmail.com.

The Rust Belt Bridge Group, which invites players from Buffalo, Cleveland and Pittsburgh to play on Bridge Base Online, has novice games at 9:45 a.m. Monday to Saturday, with open games at 9:50. To visit the group’s homepage, click this link. For other info, call Dian Petrov at 716-688-1226 or email dpetrov@roadrunner.com.

The Airport Bridge Club is linked on Bridge Base Online with the Alliance Bridge Club, the ACBL’s largest bridge club, which offers more than a dozen games every day. Anyone who has played at the Airport Club is automatically a member. For more info, visit alliancebridgeclub.com or call Airport Club manager Bill Finkelstein at 716-603-6943.

The Delaware Wednesday Club plays on Bridge Base Online under auspices of the Buffalo Bridge Center at 7 p.m. Wednesday. For info, call Ed Harman at 716-480-1666 or email eharmon@roadrunner.com.

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Tournament calendar

2022

Toronto Summer Regional – Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto Airport, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Today, Saturday, July 9, and Sunday, July 10. For info, click this link.

Rochester Summer Sectional – Moose Lodge, 5375 W. Henrietta Road, Henrietta. Today, Saturday, July 9, and Sunday, July 10. For info, click this link.

Rochester Non-Life Master Sectional – Temple B’Rith Kodesh, 2131 Elmwood Ave., Rochester. Wednesday, Aug. 10, and Thursday, Aug. 11. For more info, click this link.

Niagara 499er Summer Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Aug. 19, to Sunday, Aug. 21. For info, click this link.

Roni Regional – Masonic Center North, 3579 Masonic Way, Pittsburgh. Friday, Sept. 2, to Sunday, Sept. 4. For more info, click this link.

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

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

Rochester Fall Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Gates. Saturday, Oct. 1, and Sunday, Oct. 2. For more info, click this link.

Niagara Regional Tournament – Holiday Inn and Suites, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 8, to Sunday, Nov. 13. For info, click this link.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Bridge Club Meridian.

Western New York Unit 116.

The Airport Bridge Club does not have a website. For info, call 716-603-6943.

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Duplicate scores from Bridge Base Online
Week of June 27 to July 3

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game. North-south, Jennifer and Howard Epstein, 63.43%; Larry Himelein and David Schott, 58.80; Fran Schmidt and Terry Camp, 58.33%; east-west, Nancy Counts and Frank Indelicato, 63.43%; Joyce Frayer and Ruth Nawotniak, 57.41%; Jim and Michael Hassett, 55.56%; Candace Graser and Cynthia Tashjian, 52.78; Karen Dearing and Michael Metzger, 51.39%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,200 game. North-south, Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 60.20%; Maryann Szafran and John Marvin, 56.80%; Susan Cardamone and Linda Milch, 56.46%; Bonnie Clement and Larry Himelein, 51.36%; east-west, Richard McGowan and Jim McClure, 61.22%; Joanne Nover and Janet Desmon, 55.44%; Amita Arora and Kusum Phadke, 55.10%; Jim Hassett and Bill Rich, 51.70%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. (Tie) John Ziemer and Mike Ryan, Chris Urbanek and Jay Levy, 64.58%; Sharon Benz and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 54.17%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-1,500 game. North-south, Amita Arora and Kusum Phadke, 61.51%; Laura and John Houghtaling, 58.33%; Terry Camp and Jim Hassett, 56.35%; east-west, Larry Himelein and David Schott, 66.27%; Audrey Ray and Carol Roth, 58.33%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 47.62%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Kamil Bishara and Gene Finton, 56.48%; Judy Graf and Fred Yellen, 55.56%; Mike Ryan and John Ziemer, 52.31%; (tie) Judy Padgug and Jim Gullo, Bob Padgug and Bert Feasley, 50.93%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Bill and Bert Feasley, 66.67%; Pat and Dick Rasmus, 57.29%; Joanne LaFay and Joe Miranda, 53.13%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game. Jim Hassett and Gary Keenan, 62.50%; Jan O’Mara and Walt Olszewski, 56.94%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Thursday – (Tie) Alicia Kolipinski and Shirley Cassety, 58%; Edna and Ron Fill, 56%; Fritz Schweiger, 54%.

Amherst Senior Center Friday – North-south, Mike and Ed Rupp, 62%; Ellen Lochead and Bill Westley, 61%; east-west, Lorey Repicci and Kokila Chheda, 59%; Elaine Wegrzyn and Gus Alfano, 55%.

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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Club Play

Jan. 1, 2022, to June 30, 2022

5-20 Points – Maureen Saab, 4.40; Molly Morris, 3.63; Daren Liu, 3.32; Mary Luce, 3.15; Michel Dupuis, 3.03; William Donaldson, 2.80; Karen Dearing, 2.62.

20-50 Points – Maria Schory, 12.43; Howard Epstein, 11.64; Jo Ann Smith, 9.98; Anne Slater, 9.20; Mary Ellen Cotter, 8.98; John Houghtaling, 8.63; Peggy Mead, 7.13; Fred Schweiger, 6.88; Jose Justicia-Linde, 6.83.  

50-100 Points – Jim Hassett, 24.35; Jennifer Epstein, 14.99; Jim Greno, 10.43; Cynthia Tashjian, 9.96; Betsy Greno, 9.63; Carol Licata, 8.53; Candace Graser, 8.10; Fran Schmidt, 7.07; Amy Habib, 6.73.

100-200 Points – David Schott, 31.87; Joanne Nover, 25.05; Judith McDermid, 23.82; Kusum Phadke, 20.47; Maria Amlani, 18.29; Janet Desmon, 13.84; Joan Ciszak, 12.18; Barbara Scott, 10.37.

200-300 Points – Pat Haynes, 22.56; Audrey Ray, 19.32; Carol Roth, 17.58; Bob Ciszak, 15.52; Margaret Zhou, 8.74; Laura Houghtaling, 8.63; (tie) Judy Zeckhauser, John Scott, 6.61; Patty Porter, 5.54; John Fiegl, 5.42.

300-500 Points –Terry Hamovitch, 57.19; Bram Hamovitch, 56.09; Martha Townson, 49.76; Violet Makhija, 48.65; Jasbeer Makhija, 47.76; Larry Himelein, 41.58; Bonnie Clement, 34.98.

500-1,000 Points – Amita Arora, 94.45; Vic Bergsten, 79.85; Jim Lanzo, 73.69; Marilyn Wortzman, 57.62; Joyce Frayer, 33.16; Sushil Amlani, 28 even; Bill Rich, 26.80; Mary Ball, 24.27; Paul Zittel, 22.97; Richard McGowan, 22.40.

1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Easton, 57.62; John Bava, 38.05; Sandi England, 35.67; Kamil Bishara, 20.04; Rajat Basu, 17.39; Howard Foster, 11.99; Judy Kaprove, 11.79; Jean Macdonald, 11.22; Paula Kotowski, 10.08; John Marvin, 9.58.

1,500-2,500 Points –Gay Simpson, 60.27; Gene Finton, 57.44; Pinky Regan, 32.73; (tie) Shakeel Ahmad, Manju Ceylony, 25.94; Elaine Kurasiewicz, 10.58.

2,500-3,500 Points – (Tie) John and Martha Welte, 334.12; Ken Meier, 103.97; Allen Beroza, 52.92; Davis Heussler, 34.30; Fred Yellen, 27.55; Pat Rasmus, 16.65; Dale Anderson, 15.82.

3,500-5,000 Points – Mike Ryan, 71.68; John Ziemer, 55.84; Judy Graf, 48.96; Judy Padgug, 41.41; Barbara Libby, 23.87; Donna Steffan, 20.79; Jim Gullo, 12.10; Stan Kozlowski, 11.24.

Over 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 35.25; Jay Costello, 34.20; Chris Urbanek, 29.86; Sharon Benz, 20.85; Bud Seidenberg, 20.35; Jay Levy, 17.59; John Sinclair, 15.18; Bert Hargeshimer, 12.42; Christy Kellogg, 11.15.

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The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version stopped appearing Saturdays in The Buffalo News in March 2020 when the pandemic forced local bridge clubs to halt face-to-face play.

These days you can find it in two places online. Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current Saturday date and that should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website. Another place to find it is on Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

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 Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has career total of more than 2,900 master points. Still playing exclusively online these days, he hasn’t encountered as much drama for his bridge blog as there was in face-to-face competition, but he occasionally writes about his quest for the next measure of achievement, Sapphire Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge adventures here.

Duplicate Bridge: July 2, 2022

 

The Toronto Summer Regional Tournament begins Tuesday, July 5, and continues through Sunday, July 11, in Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto Airport, 655 Dixon Road. There is a separate schedule of games for novice and intermediate players, and there are no evening games. For more information, click this link.

Players, staff and volunteers all must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 at least 14 days before the tournament. Boosters are not necessary. Masks may or may not be required, but organizers say “if a player at your table requests face masks be worn, please do so.”

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The Buffalo Bridge Center has regular in-person open games at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and 10:30 a.m. Friday. Attendance is ranging from three to five tables.

The East Aurora Bridge Club has been holding face-to-face games nearly two years. Play begins at 10 a.m. Wednesdays in the Aurora Senior Citizens Center, 101 King St., East Aurora. Attendance is generally three or four tables. For more info, email director Dave Larcom at dmocral@verizon.net.

In person games are back at the Bridge Centre of Niagara in St. Catharines, Ont., at 1 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, now that Ontario has relaxed Covid-19 restrictions. Proof of vaccination required. Masks optional. The club’s other regularly scheduled games continue on Bridge Base Online.

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Local clubs offering virtual club games on Bridge Base Online are the Buffalo Bridge Center’s 0-750 master point limit game at 7 p.m. Mondays, a 1,200-point master point limit game at noon Tuesday, a 1,500-point game at noon Thursdays and the Delaware Wednesday game at 7 p.m. Wednesday, which is limited to players with fewer than 2,000 points. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website, call 716-691-6201 or email acting club manager Terry Fraas at tmfraas@gmail.com.

The Rust Belt Bridge Group, which invites players from Buffalo, Cleveland and Pittsburgh to play on Bridge Base Online, has novice games at 9:45 a.m. Monday to Saturday, with open games at 9:50. To visit the group’s homepage, click this link. For other info, call Dian Petrov at 716-688-1226 or email dpetrov@roadrunner.com.

The Airport Bridge Club is linked on Bridge Base Online with the Alliance Bridge Club, the ACBL’s largest bridge club, which offers more than a dozen games every day. Anyone who has played at the Airport Club is automatically a member. For more info, visit alliancebridgeclub.com or call Airport Club manager Bill Finkelstein at 716-603-6943.

The Delaware Wednesday Club plays on Bridge Base Online under auspices of the Buffalo Bridge Center at 7 p.m. Wednesday. For info, call Ed Harman at 716-480-1666 or email eharmon@roadrunner.com.

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Tournament calendar

2022

Toronto Summer Regional – Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto Airport, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, July 5, to Sunday, July 10. For info, click this link.

Rochester Summer Sectional – Moose Lodge, 5375 W. Henrietta Road, Henrietta. Next Saturday, July 9, and Sunday, July 10. For info, click this link.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Bridge Club Meridian.

Western New York Unit 116.

The Airport Bridge Club does not have a website. For info, call 716-603-6943.

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Duplicate scores from Bridge Base Online
Week of June 20 to June 26

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game. Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 70.83%; Candace Graser and Cynthia Tashjian, 57.64%; Karen Dearing and Michael Metzger, 56.25%; Mary Holmes and Leslie Deich, 50%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,200 game. North-south, Judy Zeckhauser and Pat Haynes, 66.67%; Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 57.14%; Maryann Szafran and Linda Milch, 55.56%; east-west, Carol Roth and Audrey Ray, 58.33%; Hannah Weinberg and Judith Babat, 50.79%; (tie) Amita Arora and Kusum Phadke, Janie Polk and Gail Pitterman, 50%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Saleh Fetouh and Jay Costello, 61.90%; Mike Ryan and John Ziemer, 54.17%; Sharon Benz and Kamil Bishara, 51.19% Howard Foster and Davis Heussler, 50%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-1,500 game. North-south, Rajat Basu and John Bava, 57.94%; Jo Ann Smith and Maria Schory, 55.95%; Larry Himelein and David Schott, 51.59%; east-west, Bonnie Clement and Joanne Nover, 63.10%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 60.71%; Amita Arora and Kusum Phadke, 52.38%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 60.42%; Chris Urbanek and Donna Steffan, 56.25%; (tie) Judy Padgug and Fred Yellen, Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 52.08%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Sunday morning – Open game (Longest Day). North-south, Daren Liu and Tyler Mu, 58.33%; Davis Heussler and David Colligan, 54.76%; Sue Neubecker and Elaine Kurasiewicz, 53.87%; (tie) Sushil Amlani and Vic Bergsten, 52.98%; east-west, John Ziemer and Kamil Bishara, 57.74%; Judy Gray and Mike Ryan, 57.14%; (tie) Barbara Landree and Betty Metz, Larry Himelein and David Schott, 51.79%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Sunday afternoon – Open Game (Longest Day). North-south, Joanne Nover and Bonnie Clement, 60.42%; Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 59.42%; Jim Lanzi and Eugene Giorgini, 56.55%; Tiger Li and Darwin Skalski, 50.30%; east-west, Davis Heussler and David Colligan, 53.87%; Sue Bergman and Carol Bedell, 53.27%; Chris Urbanek and Jay Costello, 50.89%; (tie) Julian King and Daren Lu, Pat Haynes and David Schott, 50.60%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Joanne LaFay and John Fiegl, 62.50%; Pat and Dick Rasmus, 58.93%; Bert Feasley and Dan Clark, 56.55%; Joan and Bob Ciszak, 51.19%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game. Henry Chudy and Jeff Bender, 61.81%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 58.33%; Jan O’Mara and Bill Rich, 55.56%; Darwin Skalski and Tiger Li, 54.86%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Thursday – (Tie) Joe Huber and Fritz Schweiger, Shrikant Joshi and Raj Puri, 60%; (tie) Edna and Ron Fill, George Mayers and Rich Kayton, 58%.

Amherst Senior Center Friday – North-south, Mike and Ed Rupp, 57.3%; Edna and Ron Fill, 56.9%; east-west, Elaine Wegrzyn and Gus Alfano, 64%; Nina Doran and Dan Blatz, 56%.

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The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version stopped appearing Saturdays in The Buffalo News in March 2020 when the pandemic forced local bridge clubs to halt face-to-face play.

These days you can find it in two places online. Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current Saturday date and that should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website. Another place to find it is on Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

Deadline for submission of scores and notices is Tuesday night. Email danderson@buffnews.com or dahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is 716-849-4420.

• • •

A Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has career total of more than 2,900 master points. Still playing exclusively online these days, he hasn’t encountered as much drama for his bridge blog as there was in face-to-face competition, but he occasionally writes about his quest for the next measure of achievement, Sapphire Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge adventures here.