The Niagara 499er
Summer Sectional Tournament continues
today and Sunday in the Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane,
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Today, Saturday, Aug. 20, and Sunday, Aug. 21. Games
are at 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. both days. For info, click this link.
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Separate games for players with fewer than 500 points have been
added to the schedule for morning sessions at the Buffalo Fall Sectional
Tournament on Friday, Sept. 16, and Saturday, Sept. 17. The tournament will run
from Sept. 16 to 18 in the Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. For more
info, click this link.
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The Buffalo
Bridge Center is now playing in-person
games in its new clubroom in the Boulevard Mall in Amherst. It’s easy to find.
Just enter the mall through the doors next to TGIFriday’s. The BBC is 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. Free lesson 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.
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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Face-to-face play
has resumed at the Tonawanda Senior
Center on Tuesdays. In face-to-face play at the Amherst Senior Center, players
have voted to eliminate their Thursday afternoon game and are playing 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
Niagara 499er Summer
Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake
Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Today, Saturday,
Aug. 20, and 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. For info, click
this link.
Buffalo Fall
Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall,
6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 16, to Sunday, Sept. 18. For info, click
this link.
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.
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 Aug. 8 to Aug. 14
Buffalo
Bridge Center Monday evening –
0-750 game. Paula Rosen and Linda Milch, 66.67%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija,
60.42%; (tie) Cynthia Tashjian and Candace Graser, Margaret Zhou and Joyce
Frayer, 54.86%; Jo Ann Smith and Maria Schory, 50%.
Buffalo
Bridge Center Tuesday morning –
0-1,200 game. North-south, Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 59.92%; Sushil
Amlani and Jim Lanzo, 57.94%; Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 53.17%; Joanne
Nover and Laurie Foster, 50.40%; east-west, David Schott and Henry Chudy,
60.71%; Paula Kotowski and Joyce Greenspan, 59.13%; Linda Milch and Susan
Cardamone, 51.59%; Agi Maisel and Pat Haynes, 50%.
Buffalo
Bridge Center Wednesday morning –
Open game. Kamil Bishara and Gene Finton, 65.48%; Davis Heussler and Jim Gullo,
60.12%; Jay Costello and Saleh Fetouh, 57.74%; Sharon Benz and Judy Graf, 53.57%.
Buffalo
Bridge Center Thursday morning –
0-1,600 game. North-south, Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 67.50%; Joanne
Nover and Bonnie Clement, 60%; Paula Rosen and Richard McGowan, 59.38%;
east-west, Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 57.50%; Laura and John Houghtaling,
53.75%; Linda Milch and Jim McClure, 47.50%.
Buffalo
Bridge Center Friday morning –
Open game. Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, 59.38%; Jay Costello and Bud
Seidenberg, 57.29%; Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 56.25%; Sharon Benz and Nancy
Wolstoncroft, 50%.
Buffalo
Bridge Center Sunday afternoon –
Open game. North-south, A: Chris Urbanek and Jay Costello, 63%; Christy Kellogg
and Bert Hargeshimer, 60.50%; B: Carol Bedell and David Schott, 55%; Barbara
and Martin Pieterese, 54.25%; Laurie and Howard Foster, 54.09%; C: Aditya Gupta
and Julian King, 49.25%; east-west, A: Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 60.45%; (tie)
Pat Haynes and Jim Lanzo, Vic Bergsten and John Ziemer, 59.09%; B: Mary Ball
and Joyce Frayer, 58.86%; C: Daren Liu and Tyler Mu, 50.91%; Jennifer and
Howard Epstein, 50.68%.a
Bridge Club of
East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open
game. Pat Haynes and Joe Miranda, 70%; Bill Feasley and Paul Zittel, 49%; Emily
Tocheff and Dave Larcom, 47%.
Delaware
Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game. Mary
Ball and Joyce Frayer, 61.11%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 57.64%; Henry Chudy
and Jeff Bender, 54.86%; Walt Olszewski and Sushil Amlani, 54.17%.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior
Center Monday afternoon –
North-south, Edna and Ron Fill, 55%; Cindy Darone and Rich Kayton, 54%;
east-west, Ellen Lochead and Shirley Cassety, 62%; Nina Doran and Dan Blazt, 56%.
Amherst Senior
Center Friday afternoon – North-south,
Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 67%; Ellen Lochead and Bill Westley, 57%;
east-west, Pat Radtke and Bob Leuthe, 63%; Nina Doran and Dan Blatz, 57%.
Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – Ed and Mike Rupp, 68.7%; Edna Fill and Paul Morgante, 57.5%.
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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Club and Tournament Play
Jan. 1, 2022, to July 31, 2022
5-20 Points – Daren Liu, 8.37; William Donaldson, 8.03; Julian
King, 4.47; Maureen Saab, 4.40; Molly Morris, 3.63; Mary Luce, 3.15; Michel
Dupuis, 3.03; Karen Dearing, 2.90.
20-50 Points – Howard Epstein, 16.33; Maria Schory, 12.43; Fred
Schweiger, 10.81: John Houghtaling, 10.19; Jo Ann Smith, 9.98; Anne Slater,
9.20; Mary Ellen Cotter, 8.98; Tyler Mu, 7.82; Gary Keenan, 7.31; Peggy Mead,
7.13.
50-100 Points – Jim Hassett, 27.44; Jennifer Epstein, 20.42; Cynthia
Tashjian, 11.08; Jim Greno, 10.43; Betsy Greno, 9.63; Candace Graser, 9.22; Carol
Licata, 8.82; Fran Schmidt, 7.87; Amy Habib, 6.73; Bill Noltee, 6.67.
100-200 Points – David Schott, 38.72; Joanne Nover, 33.90; Judith
McDermid, 27.45; Kusum Phadke, 23.62; Maria Amlani, 22.11; Janet Desmon, 1.49;
Joan Ciszak, 13.13; Barbara Scott, 10.37.
200-300 Points – Pat Haynes, 29.72; Audrey Ray, 23.24; Carol Roth, 20.21;
Bob Ciszak, 16.47; Margaret Zhou, 11.86; Laura Houghtaling, 10.19; (tie) Judy
Zeckhauser, John Scott, 6.11; Patty Porter, 5.54.
300-500 Points – Terry Hamovitch, 64.60; Bram Hamovitch, 63.22; Martha
Townson, 57.89; Violet Makhija, 49.55; Jasbeer Makhija, 48.66; Larry Himelein, 46.94;
Bonnie Clement, 43.60; Barbara Landree, 14.08; Agi Maisel, 11.37; Linda Milch,
10.86.
500-1,000 Points – Amita Arora, 115.45; Vic Bergsten, 92.76; Jim Lanzo, 82.89;
Marilyn Wortzman, 61.15; Paul Zittel, 44.02; Joyce Frayer, 29.46; Linda Zittel,
35.39; Sushil Amlani, 31.90; Bill Rich, 30.92; Mary Ball, 27.09.
1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Easton, 61.15; John Bava, 47.01; Sandi England, 46.03;
Kamil Bishara, 31.56; Howard Foster, 23.70; Rajat Basu, 21.94; Joanne LaFay,
14.39; Sue Neubecker, 13.88; John Mavin, 13.28; Jean Macdonald, 13 even.
1,500-2,500 Points – Gay Simpson, 70.65; Gene Finton, 60.01; David
Colligan, 43.87; Pinky Regan, 36.56; (tie) Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony,
23.24; Elaine Kurasiewicz, 10.58.
2,500-3,500 Points – (Tie) John and Martha Welte, 369.82; Davis Heussler, 245.12;
Ken Meier, 108.88; Allen Beroza, 59.92; Fred Yellen, 38.21; Linda
Burroughsford, 28.60; Pat Rasmus, 25.12; Dale Anderson, 17.71; David Millward,
14.13.
3,500-5,000 Points – Mike Ryan, 131.45; John Ziemer, 82.69; Judy Padgug, 56.59;
Judy Graf, 55.76; Barbara Libby, 30.96; Donna Steffan, 25.55; Kathy Pollock, 21.16;
Jim Gullo, 16.44; Stan Kozlowski, 12.83.
Over 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 465.24; Dian Petrov, 232.89; Jay
Costello, 111.31; Glenn Milgrim, 83.12; Chris Urbanek, 65.57; Jay Levy, 49.42; Sharon
Benz, 45.73; Bud Seidenberg, 32.66; Bert Hargeshimer, 19.84; John Sinclair,
16.27; Christy Kellogg, 12.81.
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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.
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