The
Niagara Intermediate/Novice Sectional continues
today Saturday, June 3, in the Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14
Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., and concludes Sunday, June 4. It’s
limited to players with fewer than 750 master points. For more info, click this
link.
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Congratulations to Dian Petrov and Davis Heussler, who collected the
most master points among Buffalo area players at the Cleveland All-American Regional
Tournament May 23 to 29. They both won 13.78 points.
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It's unit game week
at the Buffalo Bridge Center in the Boulevard Mall in Amherst. All games
Tuesday, June 6, to Friday, June 9, will offer extra master points. So will the
club’s Party Game on Sunday, June 11, which will celebrate Flag Day. Players
are encouraged to wear red, white and blue and bring refreshments to share at
11:30 a.m. Game is at noon. For a partner, call Pat Haynes at 716-472-5189 or email
phaynes508@roadrunner.com.
The Bridge Center
has started a face-to-face game at 10:30 a.m. Thursdays for players with fewer
than 100 master points. It is
held at the same time as the current Thursday game, which is limited to players
with fewer than 1,600 points.
Players are welcome
to come without a partner for the Bridge Center's Tuesday and Thursday games.
Partners will be provided.
The Bridge Center is
planning two games for June 24 – at 10:30 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. – as part of the
ACBL's Longest Day program, which collects donations for the Alzheimer's
Association.
A 10-week series of
review lessons continues at the Bridge Center, mostly on Wednesdays, but
sometimes on Mondays. Lessons are all at 2 p.m., and continue through June 28.
Fee is $15 per session. Instructors are Fred Yellen, Mike Ryan and Chris
Urbanek. Pre-registration required. Sign up at the club or call 716-280-6114.
To accommodate players
who are out of town, the Bridge Center is offering “Kathy’s Snowbird Game” Wednesday
mornings on Bridge Base Online for players with fewer than 750 master points. Starting
time is 11 a.m. and Kathy Pollack is director.
Those who have not
played face-to-face at the Bridge Center during the past three years will need
to click on the Competitive line on the Bridge Base Online website, then go to
All Tourneys in the lower left of the page and search for Buffalo. It will be
listed by 9:30 a.m. Those who have never played at the bridge center should
call Kathy Pollack at 716-310-4199 or email BridgeKat@gmail.com to be added to the list of eligible players.
The Bridge Center is
continuing to play its face-to-face game open to all players at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday
and, because the online game is included in the calculations, the face-to-face session
is awarding additional master points.
The club offers
other face-to-face games at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday for players with fewer than
1,200 points, at 10:30 a.m. Thursday for players with fewer than 1,600 points
and at 10:30 a.m. Friday open to all players.
Pre-registration is
required for the Friday game. Players should call 716-280-6114 and leave a
message, email Donna Steffan at wsteffan@aol.com or sign up at the club. In-person open games also are held
occasionally on Saturdays and Sundays.
Another virtual game
hosted by the Bridge Center on Bridge Base Online is offered at 7 p.m. Mondays
for players with fewer than 750 points. The Bridge Center also hosts the
Delaware Wednesday game on Bridge Base Online at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. For more
info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-280-6114.
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Face-to-face play
in non-sanctioned clubs is offered at
the Tonawanda Senior Center on Wednesday afternoons and at the Amherst Senior
Center on Monday and Friday afternoons.
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The East Aurora
Bridge Club has been holding
face-to-face games more than 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.
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The Bridge Centre
of Niagara in St. Catharines, Ont., offers
a mix of online games and 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, are played at 1 p.m. Monday. Wednesday has an open game
face-to-face at 1 p.m. 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. It’s
limited to players with fewer than 2,000 master points. For info, call Ed
Harman at 716-480-1666 or email eharmon@roadrunner.com.
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Tournament
calendar
2023
Niagara
Intermediate/Novice Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake
Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Today, Saturday,
June 3, and Sunday, June 4. For players with fewer than 750 master points. For
more info, click this link.
Rochester
Intermediate/Novice Sectional – Temple
B’Rith Kodesh, 2131 Elmwood Ave., Rochester. Wednesday, June 7, and Thursday,
June 8. For players with fewer than 750 master points.
District
5 Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – Participating local clubs in Western New York, Western Pennsylvania
and Northeastern Ohio. Monday, June 12, to Sunday, June 18.
South
Western Ontario Regional – Bingeman’s
Conference Centre, 425 Bingeman’s Centre Drive, Kitchen, Ont. Tuesday, July 4,
to Sunday, July 9. For more info, click this link.
Pittsburgh
Summer Sectional – Greater Pittsburgh
Masonic Center, 3579 Masonic Way, Pittsburgh, Pa. Friday, July 7, to Sunday,
July 9. For more info, click this link.
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Summer Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake
Community Center, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Aug. 18,
to Sunday, Aug. 20. Limited to players with fewer than 750 master points. For
more info, click this link.
Pittsburgh
RONI Regional – Masonic Center North,
3879 Cemetery Lane, Pittsburgh, Pa. Wednesday, Aug. 30, to Monday, Sept. 4. For
more info, click this link.
Toronto
Labor Day Sectional – Delta Hotels by
Marriott-Toronto Airport, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Saturday, Sept. 2, to
Monday, Sept. 4. For more info, click this link.
Buffalo
Fall Sectional – Knights of Columbus,
2735 Union Road at William Street, Cheektowaga. Friday, Sept. 8, to Sunday,
Sept. 10.
Great
Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Club,
1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 16, and Sunday, Sept. 17.
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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 May 22 to May 28
ACBL
Affiliated Clubs
Buffalo
Bridge Center Monday evening –
0-750 game. Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 70.14%; Jennifer and Howard Epstein,
58.10%; (tie) Fran Schmidt and Richard McGowan, Candace Graser and Cynthia
Tashjian, 52.78%; Gary Keenan and Michel Dupuis, 51.39%.
Buffalo
Bridge Center Tuesday morning –
0-1,600 game. North-south, Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 60.07%; Marilyn Wortzman
and Jim Easton, 59.03%; (tie) Dave Larcom and Jim Lanzo, 57.29%; Bonnie Clement
and Larry Himelein, 52.08%; east-west, Linda Milch and Susan Cardamone, 61.81%;
Joyce Greenspan and Sharon Wilcox, 60.07%; Judy Zeckhauser and Pat Haynes, 57.64%;
(tie) Joyce Frayer and Andrei Reinhorn, Terry and Bram Hamovitch, 53.82%.
Buffalo
Bridge Center Tuesday morning –
0-99 game. North-south, Dennis Daly and Marion Brush, 54.17%; Anthony Girasole
and Jim Mansour, 51.04%; east-west, Paul Ziebarth and Bob Hilburger, 55.21%;
Mary Ellen Cotter and Maxine Johnson, 53.13%.
Buffalo
Bridge Center Wednesday morning –
Open game. Mike Ryan and John Ziemer, 62.50%; Judy Padgug and Bud Seidenberg,
55.95%; Gay Simpson and Martha Welte, 52.38%; Judy Graf and Fred Yellen, 49.40%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-south, Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 56.79%; Paula Rosen and Jim McClure, 54.70%; Judie Bailey and Betty Metz, 54.65%; Laura and John Houghtaling, 53.75%; east-west, Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 64.70%; Linda Milch and Richard McGowan, 55.75%; Donna and Ron Angst, 51.25%; Terry and Bram Hamovitch, 48.05%.
Buffalo
Bridge Center Thursday evening –
0-20 game. Marie Aaron and Linda Battistoni, 57.29%; Pat Bukaty and Maxine
Seller, 52.08%.
Buffalo
Bridge Center Friday morning – Open
game. (tie) Linda Burroughsford and John Ziemer, 56.25%; (3-way tie) Jay
Costello and Bud Seidenberg, Martha Welte and Larry Abate, Sharon Benz and John
Marvin, 52.08%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Linda Zittel and Bert Feasley, 65.48%; Paul Zittel and Bill Feasley, 60.71%; Joanne LaFay and John Fiegl, 50.60%; Joan and Bob Ciszak, 50%.
Delaware
Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game. Madhav
Deshmukh and Jim Lanzo, 72.78%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 67.78%; Walt
Olszewski and Sushil Amlani, 60.56%; Ed Harman and Bob Ciszak, 53.33%; Marilyn
Wortzman and Jim Easton, 49.44%; Joyce Frayer and Ruth Nawotniak, 48.33%.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior
Center Monday afternoon – North-south,
Judie Bailey and Joan Stankiewicz, 60%; Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 54%;
east-west, Anita Fink and Freda Brummer, 62%; Ellen Lochead and Bill Westley,
55%.
Amherst Senior
Center Friday afternoon – North-south,
Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 61%; Mike and Ed Rupp, 52%; east-west, Gus
Alfano and Jim Cook, 56%; Jill and Bruce Brown, 55%.
Tonawanda Senior
Center Wednesday afternoon – (3-way
tie) Ed and Mike Rupp, Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, Joanne Biondo and Ron
Fill, 51.3 %.
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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 almost 2,950 master points and is still playing primarily online these
days. That doesn’t afford 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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