The annual
Western New York Unit 116 picnic lunch and game will be held today, Saturday,
July 29, at the Dale Association Center, 33 Ontario St., Lockport. Lunch is at
noon, game at 1 p.m. Pre-registration encouraged. Call or text Kathy Pollock at
716-310-4199 or email her at BridgeKat@gmail.com.
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The Buffalo Bridge
Center in the Boulevard Mall in
Amherst offers a regular lineup of face-to-face games and online games. For
more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-280-6114.
In-person
games:
Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. For
players with fewer than 1,200 points. Simultaneous game for players with fewer
than 99 points. Free lesson at 10.
Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.
Open to all players. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 100 points.
Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. For
players with fewer than 1,600 points.
Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points. Free lesson at
10.
Fridays, 10:30 a.m. Open
to all players by pre-registration only. Call 716-280-6114.
Virtual
games on Bridge Base Online:
Mondays, 7 p.m. For
players with fewer than 750 points.
Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Kathy's Snowbird Game for players with fewer than 750 points. For more info on
this game, call director Kathy Pollock or email BridgeKat@gmail.com.
Wednesdays, 7 p.m.
Delaware Wednesday game for players with fewer than 2,000 points. For info on
this game, call Ed Harman at 716-480-1666 or email eharmon@roadrunner.com.
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The East Aurora
Bridge Club has been holding
face-to-face games nearly three 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
for all players are offered at 1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. There’s also a
face-to-face game for players with less than 500 points at 1 p.m. Monday, a
face-to-face game for players with fewer than 750 points at 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays,
and another one for those with less than 100 points concurrently at 1:30 p.m.
Tuesdays.
The club also hosts
several virtual games on Bridge Base Online. There’s one for 499ers at 10 a.m.
Tuesdays, an open game for all players at 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays, a Swiss teams
contest at 7 p.m. Tuesdays (pre-registration required), an open game at 7 p.m.
Thursdays, a 299er game at 10 a.m. Fridays and an open game at 1:30 p.m.
Fridays. For more info, click here.
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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 Airport
Bridge Club, which currently is
not holding face-to-face games, 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.
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Tournament
calendar
2023
Finger
Lakes Regional – JCC of Greater
Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave., Rochester. Monday, Aug. 7, to Friday, Aug. 11.
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. For more info, click this link.
Great
Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Club,
1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 16, and Sunday, Sept. 17. For info,
click this link.
District
5 North American Pairs Final – Erie
Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 30, and Sunday, Oct. 1.
For info, click this link.
Rochester
Fall Sectional – Gates Recreation
Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester. Saturday, Oct. 7, and Sunday, Oct. 8. For
more info, click this link.
Pittsburgh
Fall Sectional – Greater Pittsburgh
Masonic Center, 3579 Masonic Way, Pittsburgh, Pa. Fri., Oct. 20, to Sunday,
Oct. 22.
Buffalo
Spooktacular Regional – M Hotel, 2040
Walden Ave., Cheektowaga. Tuesday, Oct. 24, to Sunday, Oct. 29. For more info,
click this link.
Niagara
Falls Regional – Holiday Inn, 327
Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 7, to Sunday, Nov. 12. For more
info, click this link.
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Bridge
club websites:
Click
names for links.
The
Airport Bridge Club, which continues to be on hiatus, does not have a website.
For info, call 716-603-6943.
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Duplicate
scores from Bridge Base Online
Week of July 17 to July 23
ACBL
Affiliated Clubs
Buffalo
Bridge Center Monday evening –
0-750 game. Margaret Zhou and Joyce Frayer, 65.97%; Jennifer and Howard
Epstein, 61.11%; Betty DeFeo and John Lengyel, 59.72%; (tie) Fran Schmidt and
Richard McGowan, Michel Dupuis and Gary Keenan, 54.17%.
Buffalo
Bridge Center Tuesday morning –
0-1,600 game. North-south, Ruth Nawotniak and Richard McGowan, 62.10%; Usha Khurana
and Joe Miranda, 60.83%; Pat Haynes and David Whitt, 57.74%; Bonnie Clement and
Larry Himelein, 52.71%; Joanne Nover and Janet Desmon, 50.73%; Violet Makhija
and Laurie Foster, 50.06%; east-west, Betty Metz and Brian Fleming, 67%;
Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 61.97%; Audrey Ray and Ed Morgan, 53.37%; Jini
and John Rubenstein, 51.52%; Henry Chudy and David Schott, 49.21%; Pat Bukaty
and Maxine Seller, 49.17%; Anthony Girasole and Jim Mansour, 49.01%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. John Ziemer and Mike Ryan, 58%; Judy Zeckhauser and Bud Seidenberg, 55%; Betty Metz and Sharon Benz, 51%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-1,600 game. Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 60.32%; Joanne Nover and Bonnie Clement, 59.52%; Larry Himelein and David Schott, 57.94%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 56.35%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. (Tie) Donna Steffan and Fred Yellen, Sue Bergman and Sharon Benz, 57.14%; Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, 55.36%; Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 54.17%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Pat and Dick Rasmus, 59.38%; Joanne LaFay and Barbara Booi, 58.33%; Joan and Bob Ciszak, 51.04%.
Delaware
Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game. Violet
and Jasbeer Makhija, 59.72%; Henry Chudy and Jeff Bender, 56.25%; Walt
Olszewski and Jim Lanzo, 53.47%; Jennifer and Howard Epstein, 52.78%; (tie)
Richard McGowan and Bill Rich, Ruth Nawotniak and Bill Rogers, 51.39%.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior
Center Monday afternoon – North-south,
Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 67%; Edna and Ron Fill, 62%; east-west, Jill
and Bruce Brown, 63.42%; Jack Cukierman and Melvyn Mesnekoff, 63.28%.
Amherst Senior
Center Friday afternoon – North-south,
Mike and Ed Rupp, 60%; Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 59%; east-west, Nina
Doran and Dan Blatz, 61%; Elaine Wegrzyn and Gus Alfano, 59%.
Tonawanda Senior
Center Wednesday afternoon – Ed and Mike
Rupp, 69.8%; Susan and Harvey Lichtblau, 57.9%; Lynda Pettit and Kay Brinkman,
54%.
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Unit 116 Master
Point Leaders for Club and Tournament Play
Jan. 1, 2023, to June 30, 2023
0-5 Points – Brian Fleming, 17.23; Ilene Rothman, 7.88; Dennis
Daly, 7.09; Anthony Girasole, 4.74; Bill Rogers, 3.63; Fran Holmes, 2.24; Maxine
Seller, 2.20; Pat Sciandra, 1.81; Pat Doyle, 1.48; Mary Jane Shields, 1.24.
5-20 Points – Zakie Nohra, 10.32; Mary Luce, 3.63; Gini Sicignano, 3.37;
Barbara Kaye, 2.90; Devon Marlette, 2.81; Jeannine Dupuis, 2.22; Karen Dearing,
2.02.
20-50 Points – Molly Morris, 13.28; Maria Schory, 11.15; Jo Ann
Smith, 10.54; Mike Metzger, 10.32; Phyllis Stasiowski, 6.99; Anne Slater, 6.90;
Kathleen Voigt, 6.63; Lorey Repicci, 6.34; Maxine Johnson, 5.47; Bill
Donaldson, 5.09.
50-100 Points – Carol Licata, 19.53; Jim Greno, 14.79; Betsy Greno, 13.79;
Howard Epstein, 12.93; Susan Cardamone, 12.52; John Houghtaling, 11.83; Cynthia
Tashjian, 10.99; Candace Graser, 9.22; Mary Ellen Cotter, 6.57; Susan Burns, 6.34.
100-200 Points – Maria Amlani, 20.54; Fran Schmidt, 11.44; Betty DeFeo,
8.95; Jim Hassett, 8.72; Joan Ciszak, 6.58; Judith McDermid, 6.21; Barbara
Scott, 3.36; Bill Noltee, 1.84; Janie Polk, 1.37; Janet Desmon, 1.08.
200-300 Points – Kusum Phadke, 51.80; David Schott, 50.41; Pat Haynes, 44.05;
David Whitt, 42.82; Joanne Nover, 39.76; Laurie Foster, 17.69; Laura
Houghtaling, 11.83; Bob Ciszak, 10.64; Gerry Hooley, 8.51; Ethan Xie, 5.50.
300-500 Points – Larry Himelein, 60.81; Bram Hamovitch, 41.07; Terry
Hamovitch, 38.94; Jim O’Hara, 22.88; Ruth Nawotniak, 20.11; Linda Milch, 15.62;
Jim McClure, 15.59; Audrey Ray, 14.57; Margaret Zhou, 8.30; Maryann Szafran,
6.15.
500-1,000 Points – Jim Lanzo, 57.08; Vic Bergsten, 40.60; Bonnie
Clement, 36.55; Martha Townson, 36.14; Joyce Frayer, 34.95; Marilyn Wortzman, 31.37;
Violet Makhija, 31 even; Betty Metz, 27.99; Richard McGowan, 24.53; Jasbeer
Makhija, 22.07.
1,000-1,500 Points – Amita Arora, 92.70; Kamil Bishara, 54.50; Jim Easton, 33.08;
John Marvin, 32.29; Howard Foster, 30.90; Sue Neubecker, 20.05; Mary Ball, 18.79;
Bob Kaprove, 16.46; Joyce Greenspan, 15.87; Joanne Lafay, 12.59.
1,500-2,500 Points – Gay Simpson, 68.86; Sandi England, 57.73; John Bava, 38.09;
Paula Kotowski, 26.78; Pinky Regan, 23.99; Nancy Wolstoncroft, 18.29; David
Colligan, 17.25; Tova Reinhorn, 14.69; Walt Olszewski, 9.47; Judy Kaprove, 8.10.
2,500-3,500 Points – Ken Meier, 89.06; Fred Yellen, 67 even; Linda
Burroughsford, 65.42; Allen Beroza, 21.74; Mike Silverman, 16.53; Pat Rasmus, 7.60;
Bill Rushmore, 6.60; Art Morth, 5.29; Dale Anderson, 5.01.
3,500-5,000 Points – Davis Heussler, 234.94; Chongmin Zhang, 135.19; John
Ziemer, 78,69; Mike Ryan, 77.35; Donna Steffan, 63.04; Judy Padgug, 49.38;
Martha Welte, 35.37; Barbara Libby, 33.77; Jim Gullo, 18.72.
Over 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 224.25; Dian Petrov, 153.35; Jay Levy, 130.23;
Chris Urbanek, 103.75; Jay Costello, 71.35; Bud Seidenberg, 58.54; Sharon Benz,
20.12.
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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 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.
