The Buffalo Regional
Tournament begins Tuesday, Oct. 25, and continues through Sunday, Oct. 30, in
the Buffalo Marriott Hotel, 1340 Millersport Highway, Amherst. For more info,
click this link.
Coming up shortly
thereafter is the Niagara Regional Tournament, which will be held in the
Holiday Inn and Suites, 327 Ontario St., in St. Catharines, Ont., from Tuesday,
Nov. 8, to Sunday, Nov. 13. For info about that one, click this link.
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No in-person
games at the Buffalo Bridge Center this
week. The club room in the Boulevard Mall in Amherst will be closed during the
regional tournament.
When the tournament
is over, the club will resume 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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The Lockport
Duplicate Club is no longer playing.
Face-to-face games in the Dale Center had resumed earlier this year but were
lightly attended.
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Face-to-face play
has resumed at the Tonawanda Senior
Center on Wednesdays. In face-to-face play at the Amherst Senior Center,
players have voted to stop playing 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
moved more of its online game schedule to in-person games at its club in
Tremont Square opposite the Pen Centre shopping plaza off Glendale Avenue.
Face-to-face games,
both open and 499er, will be played at 1 p.m. Monday. Wednesday has an open
game face-to-face at 1 p.m. and a 299er game moving to in-person at 7 p.m.,
pre-registration required. The in-person game at 1 p.m. Thursday is expanded to
include players with up to 750 master points. The club’s other regularly
scheduled games, including a Tuesday night Swiss teams match, 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
Buffalo Regional
Tournament – Buffalo Marriott Hotel,
1340 Millersport Highway, Amherst. Tuesday, Oct. 25, to Sunday, Oct. 30. 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 Oct. 10 to Oct. 16
Buffalo
Bridge Center Monday evening –
0-750 game. Linda Milch and Paula Rosen, 62.78%; (tie) Michel Dupuis and Gary
Keenan, Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 55.56%; Jim and Michael Hassett, 55%; Judy
Zeckhauser and Terry Camp, 54.44%; Carol Licata and Stephane Ronget, 50%.
Buffalo
Bridge Center Tuesday morning –
0-1,200 game. North-south, Usha Khurana and John Marvin, 60%; Marilyn Wortzman
and Jim Easton, 57.50%; Joanne Nover and Betty Metz, 50.63%; east-west, Mary
Ball and Joyce Frayer, 65%; Henry Chudy and David Schott, 54.38%; Judy
Zeckhauser and Pat Haynes, 50%.
Buffalo
Bridge Center Wednesday morning –
Open game. Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 63.54%; John Ziemer and Mike Ryan,
54.17%; Sandi England and David Turner, 51.04%.
Buffalo
Bridge Center Thursday morning –
0-1,600 game. North-south, Joanne Nover and Bonnie Clement, 62.71%; Marilyn
Wortzman and Jim Easton, 57.50%; Paula Kotowski and Barbara Pieterse, 55.08%;
Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 53.70%; Judith Babat and Rivona Ehrenreich, 52.65%.
Buffalo
Bridge Center Friday morning –
Open game. Davis Heussler and Fred Yellen, 59%; Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg,
53%; Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 52%.
Buffalo
Bridge Center Saturday afternoon –
Open game. Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, 66.82%; Sue Neubecker and Wilson
McClaren, 63.63%; Joanne Nover and Sue Bergman, 58.63%; Judy Graf and Mike
Ryan, 54.09%; Sharon Benz and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 51.37%.
Bridge Club of
East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open
game. Pat and Dick Rasmus, 63.54%; (tie) Martha Townson and Jim Lanzo, Joanne
LaFay and Linda Zittel, 56.25%.
Delaware
Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game. Jennifer
and Howard Epstein, 67.59%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 57.41%; Nancy Craige
and Jim Lanzo, 50.93%.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 67%; Ellen Lochead and Bill Westley, 60%; Karen Synor and Jeff Peters, 54%.
Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – Ed and Mike Rupp, 77.7%; Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 63.8%.
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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Club and Tournament Play
Jan. 1, 2022, to Sept. 30, 2022
5-20 Points – Daren Liu, 9.39; William Donaldson, 8.96; Julian
King, 5.04; Michel Dupuis, 3.87; Molly Morris, 3.63; Margot Banta, 3.41; Karen Dearing,
3.24; Mary Luce, 3.15.
20-50 Points – Howard Epstein, 21.47; Maria Schory, 13.14; John
Houghtaling, 11.08; Fred Schweiger, 10.81: Jo Ann Smith, 10.69; Anne Slater, 10.19;
Peggy Mead, 9.40; Mary Ellen Cotter, 8.98; Gary Keenan, 8.88.
50-100 Points – Jim Hassett, 30.23; Jennifer Epstein, 24.82; Cynthia
Tashjian, 11.99; Jim Greno, 10.89; Candace Graser, 10.13; Betsy Greno, 10.09;
Carol Licata, 9.38; Fran Schmidt, 9.11; Amy Habib, 8.68; Bill Noltee, 6.67.
100-200 Points – David Schott, 54.71; Joanne Nover, 43.44; Maria
Amlani, 32.39; Judith McDermid, 30.43; Kusum Phadke, 27.70; Janet Desmon, 21.38;
Joan Ciszak, 17.48; Barbara Scott, 13.73.
200-300 Points – Pat Haynes, 38.34; Audrey Ray, 32.73; Carol Roth, 24.69;
Bob Ciszak, 23.46; Margaret Zhou, 15.08; Laura Houghtaling, 13.08; Laurie
Foster, 10.61; John Scott, 9.58.
300-500 Points – Terry Hamovitch, 79.71; Bram Hamovitch, 78.33; Martha
Townson, 62.58; Violet Makhija, 59.43; Larry Himelein, 57.06; Jasbeer Makhija, 54.76;
Bonnie Clement, 51.37; Jim McClure, 21.23; Linda Milch, 16.56; Barbara Landree,
16.37.
500-1,000 Points – Amita Arora, 164.32; Vic Bergsten, 112.65; Jim Lanzo,
101.36; Marilyn Wortzman, 81.54; Joyce Frayer, 53.19; Paul Zittel, 46.35;
Sushil Amlani, 43.36; Mary Ball, 37.60; Linda Zittel, 36.73; Bill Rich, 32.78.
1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Easton, 81.84; Sandi England, 80.70; John Bava, 65.32;
Kamil Bishara, 48.04; Howard Foster, 28.41; Rajat Basu, 26.91; Sue Neubecker, 22.75;
John Marvin, 21.03; Paula Kotowski, 20.56; Joanne LaFay, 16.37.
1,500-2,500 Points – Gay Simpson, 98.53; Gene Finton, 65.26; Pinky Regan, 46.01;
David Colligan, 45.30; (tie) Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 23.24; Nancy
Wolstoncroft, 22.65; Elaine Kurasiewicz, 13.64; Walt Olszewski, 10.33.
2,500-3,500 Points – (Tie) John and Martha Welte, 468.07; Davis Heussler, 292.77;
Ken Meier, 138.02; Allen Beroza, 93.65; Fred Yellen, 48.62; Linda
Burroughsford, 30.40; Pat Rasmus, 27.51; Dale Anderson, 22.31; Bill Rushmore,
14.26.
3,500-5,000 Points – Mike Ryan, 155.52; John Ziemer, 94.60; Judy Graf, 72.43;
Judy Padgug, 65.61; Barbara Libby, 50.34; Jim Gullo, 33.85; Donna Steffan, 33.04;
Kathy Pollock, 32.96; Stan Kozlowski, 12.83.
Over 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 495 even; Dian Petrov, 267.98; Jay
Costello, 151.78; Glenn Milgrim, 91.59; Chris Urbanek, 80.74; Jay Levy, 73.29;
Sharon Benz, 57.96; Bud Seidenberg, 55.40; Bert Hargeshimer, 30.88; Christy
Kellogg, 19.73; John Sinclair, 16.27.
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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 primarily 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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