Duplicate Bridge: March 30, 2024

The Toronto Easter Regional Tournament continues today, Saturday, March 30, and concludes Easter Sunday, March 31, in the Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. For more info, click this link.

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The Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., off Exit 1 on the I-190, offers a regular lineup of in-person and online games five days a week with special games on the weekends. As of Jan. 1, fee for face-to-face games is $8 for members and $11 for non-members. Membership is $75 per year. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-424-0014.

The Bridge Center is starting a social game in its lessons room on Tuesday mornings during the regular 10:30 a.m. game. Players can go at their own speed and style. Fee is $5 to cover expenses.

In-person games:

Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. For players with fewer than 1,600 points. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10.

Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables.

Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Upgraded to now include players with up to 2,000 points. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10.

Fridays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players by pre-registration only. Call 716- 424-0014.

Virtual games on Bridge Base Online:

Mondays, 7 p.m. For players with fewer than 750 points.

Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Kathy's Snowbird Game for players with fewer than 1.750 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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More access to virtual games on Bridge Base Online is being offered by the Airport Bridge Club, which currently is not holding face-to-face games. It has affiliated with a new group of clubs, the SE Club of Clubs Online Bridge Collective, where most games are $3.50. For more info, click this link.

The Airport Club also continues to be part of the Alliance 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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The East Aurora Bridge Club begins play 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., 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. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. There is also a face-to-face game for 499ers (players with fewer than 500 points) at 1 p.m. Monday, a beginner game with a mini-lesson at 6 p.m. Monday, a game for 199ers at 1 p.m. Tuesdays, a 299er game at 7 p.m. Wednesday; a 999er game at 1 p.m. Thursday, and a 299er game at 9 a.m. Friday.

The club also hosts several virtual games on Bridge Base Online. There’s one for 499ers at 10 a.m. Tuesdays, a Swiss teams contest at 7 p.m. Tuesdays (pre-registration required), alternating with open games every other week, and an open game at 7 p.m. Thursdays. For more info, click here.

• • •

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. Games at the Tonawanda Senior Center will be on hiatus for the entire month of February.

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Tournament calendar

2024

Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Today, Saturday March 30, and Sunday, March 31. For more info, click this link.

Rochester Spring Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester. Saturday, April 13, and Sunday, April 14. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off the I-190 at Exit 1. Friday, April 26, to Sunday, April 28. For more info, click this link.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 21, to Monday, May 27. For more info, click this link.

Niagara Sectional 0-750 Tournament – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, May 31, to Sunday, June 2. For more info, click this link.

Toronto 0-500 Sectional Tournament – Leaside Memorial Gardens, 1073 Millwood Road, Toronto, Ont. Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9. For more info, click this link.

District 5 STaC (Sectional Tournament at the Clubs) – Participating sanctioned clubs. Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16.

Unit 112 Intermediate/Novice Sectional – Temple B'Rith Kodesh and Perinton Community Center, 1350 Turk Hill Road, Fairport. Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15.

Rochester Summer Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester. Saturday, July 6, and Sunday, July 7. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Summer Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off the I-190 at Exit 1. Friday, July 12, to Sunday, July 14.

North American Bridge Championships (NABC) – Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, 255 Front St. West, Toronto, Ont. Thursday, July 18, to Sunday, July 28. For more info, click this link.

Finger Lakes Regional – Louis Wolk JCC of Greater Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave., Rochester. Monday, Aug. 5, to Saturday, Aug. 10. For more info, click this link.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Western New York Unit 116.

The Airport Bridge Club, which continues to be on hiatus, does not have a website. For info, call 716-603-6943.

• • •

Duplicate scores from Bridge Base Online

Week of March 18 to March 24

ACBL Affiliated Clubs

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game online. (Tie) Fran Schmidt and Richard McGowan, Carolyn Sue Adams and Maria Schory, 61.81%; Betsy and Jim Greno, 56.94%; Bonnie Clement and David Schott, 55.56%; Jim and Michael Hassett, 54.86%; Margaret Zhou and Joyce Frayer, 54.17%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-south, Linda Zittel and Betty Metz, 62.70%; Ruth Nawotniak and Paul Zittel, 61.51%; Joanne Nover and Bonnie Clement, 57.54%; Gini Sicignano and Joan Nigrelli, 49.21%; east-west, Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 62.70%; Agi Maisel and Pat Haynes, 55.56%; Joyce Greenspan and Andrei Reinhorn, 52.78%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 50.79%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Donna Steffan and Judy Padgug, 58.93%; Judy Graf and Chris Urbanek, 58.33%; Jay Levy and Jay Costello, 57.74%; Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 50%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Kathy’s Snowbird Game. 0-1,750 game online. (Tie) Jeannie Sedwick and John Bava, Laura and John Houghtaling, 65.28%; Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 58.33%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. Betty Metz and Paula Rosen, 61.11%; Joanne Nover and Bonnie Clement, 56.94%; (tie) Pat Haynes and David Schott, Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 47.22%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Howard Foster and Davis Heussler, 60.42%; Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 58.33%; Kamil Bishara and Chris Urbanek, 57.29%; Donna Steffan and John Ziemer, 48.96%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Linda and Paul Zittel, 68%; Sandi England and Ruth Wurster, 59%; Pepe Justicia-Linde and Dave Larcom, 50%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game online. North-south, Madhav Deshmukh and Sushil Amlani, 60.42%; Walt Olszewski and Jim Lanzo, 53.47%; Tessa McIntyre and Bruce Wachsman, 52.08%; Louise Blankenship and John Templin, 51.04%; east-west, Ed Harman and Bob Ciszak, 53.98%; Donna Rait and Wanda Moorman, 56.25%; Henry Chudy and Jeff Bender, 55.56%; Betsy and Jim Greno, 54.17%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – Elaine Wegrzyn and Jim Cook, 62%; Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 55%; Jill and Bruce Brown, 53%.  

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Nancy Wolstoncroft and Dan Blatz, 65%; (tie) Ed and Mike Rupp, Rolene Pozarny and Joan Stankiewicz, 52%; east-west, Karen Synor and Jeff Peters, 69%; Ruth Nawotniak and Bill Rogers, 62%.

Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Susan and Harvey Lichtblau, 67.5%; Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 55%.

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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 a career total of more than 2,960 master points. 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: March 23, 2024

The Toronto Easter Regional Tournament begins Tuesday, March 26, and continues through Easter Sunday, March 31, in the Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. For more info, click this link.

• • •

The Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., off Exit 1 on the I-190, offers a regular lineup of in-person and online games five days a week with special games on the weekends. As of Jan. 1, fee for face-to-face games is $8 for members and $11 for non-members. Membership is $75 per year. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-424-0014.

The Bridge Center is starting a social game in its lessons room on Tuesday mornings during the regular 10:30 a.m. game. Players can go at their own speed and style. Fee is $5 to cover expenses.

In-person games:

Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. For players with fewer than 1,600 points. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10.

Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables.

Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Upgraded to now include players with up to 2,000 points. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10.

Fridays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players by pre-registration only. Call 716- 424-0014.

Virtual games on Bridge Base Online:

Mondays, 7 p.m. For players with fewer than 750 points.

Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Kathy's Snowbird Game for players with fewer than 1.750 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.

• • •

More access to virtual games on Bridge Base Online is being offered by the Airport Bridge Club, which currently is not holding face-to-face games. It has affiliated with a new group of clubs, the SE Club of Clubs Online Bridge Collective, where most games are $3.50. For more info, click this link.

The Airport Club also continues to be part of the Alliance 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 East Aurora Bridge Club begins play 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., 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. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. There is also a face-to-face game for 499ers (players with fewer than 500 points) at 1 p.m. Monday, a beginner game with a mini-lesson at 6 p.m. Monday, a game for 199ers at 1 p.m. Tuesdays, a 299er game at 7 p.m. Wednesday; a 999er game at 1 p.m. Thursday, and a 299er game at 9 a.m. Friday.

The club also hosts several virtual games on Bridge Base Online. There’s one for 499ers at 10 a.m. Tuesdays, a Swiss teams contest at 7 p.m. Tuesdays (pre-registration required), alternating with open games every other week, and an open game at 7 p.m. Thursdays. For more info, click here.

• • •

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. Games at the Tonawanda Senior Center will be on hiatus for the entire month of February.

• • •

Tournament calendar

2024

Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, March 26, to Sunday, March 31. For more info, click this link.

Rochester Spring Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester. Saturday, April 13, and Sunday, April 14. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off the I-190 at Exit 1. Friday, April 26, to Sunday, April 28. For more info, click this link.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 21, to Monday, May 27. For more info, click this link.

Niagara Sectional 0-750 Tournament – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, May 31, to Sunday, June 2. For more info, click this link.

Toronto 0-500 Sectional Tournament – Leaside Memorial Gardens, 1073 Millwood Road, Toronto, Ont. Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9. For more info, click this link.

District 5 STaC (Sectional Tournament at the Clubs) – Participating sanctioned clubs. Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16.

Unit 112 Intermediate/Novice Sectional – Temple B'Rith Kodesh and Perinton Community Center, 1350 Turk Hill Road, Fairport. Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15.

Rochester Summer Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester. Saturday, July 6, and Sunday, July 7. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Summer Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off the I-190 at Exit 1. Friday, July 12, to Sunday, July 14.

North American Bridge Championships (NABC) – Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, 255 Front St. West, Toronto, Ont. Thursday, July 18, to Sunday, July 28. For more info, click this link.

Finger Lakes Regional – Louis Wolk JCC of Greater Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave., Rochester. Monday, Aug. 5, to Saturday, Aug. 10. For more info, click this link.

• • •

Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Western New York Unit 116.

The Airport Bridge Club, which continues to be on hiatus, does not have a website. For info, call 716-603-6943.

• • •

Duplicate scores from Bridge Base Online

Week of March 11 to March 17

ACBL Affiliated Clubs

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game online. Margaret Zhou and Joyce Frayer, 69.44%; Jim and Michael Hassett, 56.94%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-south, (tie) Joanne Nover and David Schott, Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 51.98%; Gini Sicignano and John Brennan, 48.41%; east-west, Carol Licata and Ilene Rothman, 60.71%; Sharon Wilcox and Barbara Landree, 60.32%; Linda Milch and Susan Cardamone, 52.78%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 59.26%; Mary Ball and Art Morth, 56.94%; Judy Graf and Jim Gullo, 55.56%; Donna Steffan and Jay Levy, 53.70%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Martha Welte, 50.93%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Kathy’s Snowbird Game. 0-1,750 game online. Joanne Nover and Brian Fleming, 62.96%; Rajat Basu and John Bava, 58.33%; Phyllis Stasiowski and Susan Levy, 50%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. Sue Neubecker and Ed Drozen, 73.02%; Pat Haynes and David Schott, 58.73%; Paula Rosen and Jim McClure, 54.76%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 64%; Donna Steffan and Fred Yellen, 54%; John Ziemer and Kamil Bishara, 51%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Home style pairs. Ilene Rothman and Pat Haynes, 3 wins; (tie) Joanne LaFay and Linda Zittel, Bert Feasley and Paul Zittel, 2 wins.

Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game online. Jim Lanzo and Madhav Deshmukh, 69.44%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 60%; Maria Schory and Michael Metzger, 55.56%; Walt Olszewski and Sushil Amlani, 51.67%; (tie) Deborah Zimmermann and Tom Karnowski, Sherry Barakatt and Gary Nolin, 51.11%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 60%; Joan Nigrelli and Joan Stankiewicz, 57%; east-west, Bill Westley and Bill Rogers, 74%; Mary and Jim Atwood, 61%.  

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 57%; Ellen Lochead and Bill Westley, 54%; east-west, Mary and Jim Atwood, 65%; Edna and Ron Fill, 56%.

Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 58.3%; Kay Brinkman and Fritz Schweiger, 51.5%.

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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Play in All Venues

Jan. 1, 2024, to Feb. 29, 2024

0-5 Points – Michael Rupp, 4.74; John Brennan, 1.25; Alice Cooley, 0.74; Cathy Hetzler, 0.72; Elaine Rinfrette, 0.66; Maxine Seller, 0.59.

5-20 Points – Anthony Girasole, 4.38; Joan Nigrelli, 1.65; Barbara Kay, 1.53; Fran Holmes, 1.41; Dennis Daly, 1.19; Devon Marlette, 0.99; Marie Aaron, 0.90; Bill Duax, 0.72; Zakie Nohra, 0.42.

20-50 Points – Ilene Rothman, 10.16; Brian Fleming, 7.45; Molly Morris, 5.40; Maxine Johnson, 2.35; Michel Dupuis, 1.74; Gini Sicignano, 1.65; Helen Scott, 1.53; Peggy Stock, 0.64; Peggy Mead, 0.60.

50-100 Points – Maria Schory, 8.60; John Houghtaling, 5.68; Jo Ann Smith, 4.45; Cynthia Tashjian, 4.26; Candace Graser, 3.92; Gary Keenan, 3.20; Elaine Idzik, 3.02; (tie) Mary Ellen Cotter, Anne Slater, 2.99; Mike Metzger, 2.93.

100-200 Points – Carol Licata, 16 even; Jim Hassett, 4.41; Joan Ciszak, 2.20; Janet Desmon, 1.99; Fran Schmidt, 1.98; Susan Levy, 1.96; (tie) Jim Greno, Betsy Greno, 1.89; Tom England, 1.54; Bill Noltee, 1.40.

200-300 Points – Maria Amlani, 17.99; Ethan Xie, 5.89; Laura Houghtaling, 5.68; David Whitt, 4.66; Laurie Foster, 3.32; Patty Porter, 1.12; John Fiegl, 0.58.

300-500 Points – Pat Haynes, 18.67; Joanne Nover, 17.47; David Schott, 12.26; Margaret Zhou, 7.66; Kusum Phadke, 6.81; Ruth Nawotniak, 6.37; Bob Ciszak, 6.32; Jim McClure, 4.64; Agi Maisel, 3.35; Linda Milch, 2.36.

500-1,000 Points – Larry Himelein, 35.86; Martha Townson, 18.07; Joyce Frayer, 17.79; Sushil Amlani, 13.15; Bonnie Clement, 10.75; Ed Harman, 10.05; Paul Zittel, 9.36; (tie) Violet Makhija, Jasbeer Makhija, 8.02; Linda Zittel, 7.32.

1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Lanzo, 47.32; Vic Bergsten, 16.61; Mary Ball, 15.76; Kamil Bishara, 15.62; (tie) Jim Easton, Marilyn Wortzman, 13.66; Betty Metz, 8.41; Howard Foster, 8.15; Terry Fraas, 7.87; Bob Kaprove, 5.48.

1,500-2,500 Points – Gay Simpson, 33.33; John Bava, 18.77; Pinky Regan, 14.79; Walt Olszewski, 8.94; David Colligan, 7.89; Paula Kotowski, 7.20; Joyce Greenspan, 4.83; Tova Reinhorn, 4.69; Judy Kaprove, 3.71; Rajat Basu, 3.59.

2,500-3,500 Points – Fred Yellen, 20.77; Linda Burroughsford, 14.08; Dale Anderson, 8.65; Art Morth, 6.03; Pat Rasmus, 0.84.

3,500-5,000 Points – Davis Heussler, 28.01; John Ziemer, 17.71; Donna Steffan, 16.87; Mike Ryan, 16.41; Judy Graf, 13.53; Judy Padgug, 8.80; Jim Gullo, 6.34; John Ziemer, 3.13; Martha Welte, 2.25; Barbara Libby, 1.15; Ken Meier, 2.09; Barbara Libby, 1.15.

More than 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 126.46; Glenn Milgrim, 44.12; Jay Levy, 37.80; Chris Urbanek, 27.74; Jay Costello, 18.81; Bud Seidenberg, 16.03; Sharon Benz, 10.88; Dian Petrov, 8.12; Kathy Pollock, 1.32.

 • • •

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 a career total of more than 2,960 master points. 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: March 16, 2024

 

Just around the corner is the Toronto Easter Regional Tournament, which will be held from Tuesday, March 26, to Easter Sunday, March 31, in the Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. For more info, click this link.

• • •

The Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., off Exit 1 on the I-190, offers a regular lineup of in-person and online games five days a week with special games on the weekends. As of Jan. 1, fee for face-to-face games is $8 for members and $11 for non-members. Membership is $75 per year. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-424-0014.

The Bridge Center is starting a social game in its lessons room on Tuesday mornings during the regular 10:30 a.m. game. Players can go at their own speed and style. Fee is $5 to cover expenses.

In-person games:

Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. For players with fewer than 1,600 points. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10.

Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables.

Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Upgraded to now include players with up to 2,000 points. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10.

Fridays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players by pre-registration only. Call 716- 424-0014.

Virtual games on Bridge Base Online:

Mondays, 7 p.m. For players with fewer than 750 points.

Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Kathy's Snowbird Game for players with fewer than 1.750 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.

• • •

More access to virtual games on Bridge Base Online is being offered by the Airport Bridge Club, which currently is not holding face-to-face games. It has affiliated with a new group of clubs, the SE Club of Clubs Online Bridge Collective, where most games are $3.50. For more info, click this link.

The Airport Club also continues to be part of the Alliance 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 East Aurora Bridge Club begins play 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., 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. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. There is also a face-to-face game for 499ers (players with fewer than 500 points) at 1 p.m. Monday, a beginner game with a mini-lesson at 6 p.m. Monday, a game for 199ers at 1 p.m. Tuesdays, a 299er game at 7 p.m. Wednesday; a 999er game at 1 p.m. Thursday, and a 299er game at 9 a.m. Friday.

The club also hosts several virtual games on Bridge Base Online. There’s one for 499ers at 10 a.m. Tuesdays, a Swiss teams contest at 7 p.m. Tuesdays (pre-registration required), alternating with open games every other week, and an open game at 7 p.m. Thursdays. For more info, click here.

• • •

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. Games at the Tonawanda Senior Center will be on hiatus for the entire month of February.

• • •

Tournament calendar

2024

Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, March 26, to Sunday, March 31. For more info, click this link.

Rochester Spring Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester. Saturday, April 13, and Sunday, April 14. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off the I-190 at Exit 1. Friday, April 26, to Sunday, April 28. For more info, click this link.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 21, to Monday, May 27. For more info, click this link.

Niagara Sectional 0-750 Tournament – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, May 31, to Sunday, June 2. For more info, click this link.

Toronto 0-500 Sectional Tournament – Leaside Memorial Gardens, 1073 Millwood Road, Toronto, Ont. Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9. For more info, click this link.

District 5 STaC (Sectional Tournament at the Clubs) – Participating sanctioned clubs. Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16.

Unit 112 Intermediate/Novice Sectional – Temple B'Rith Kodesh and Perinton Community Center, 1350 Turk Hill Road, Fairport. Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15.

Rochester Summer Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester. Saturday, July 6, and Sunday, July 7. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Summer Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off the I-190 at Exit 1. Friday, July 12, to Sunday, July 14.

North American Bridge Championships (NABC) – Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, 255 Front St. West, Toronto, Ont. Thursday, July 18, to Sunday, July 28. For more info, click this link.

Finger Lakes Regional – Louis Wolk JCC of Greater Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave., Rochester. Monday, Aug. 5, to Saturday, Aug. 10. For more info, click this link.

• • •

Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Western New York Unit 116.

The Airport Bridge Club, which continues to be on hiatus, does not have a website. For info, call 716-603-6943.

• • •

Duplicate scores from Bridge Base Online

Week of March 4 to March 10

ACBL Affiliated Clubs

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game online. North-south, Wilma Ziegman and Glen Quintal, 66.20%; Kathryn Bernard and Kathy Lee, 62.04%; Fran Schmidt and Richard McGowan, 52.78%; Cynthia Tashjian and Candace Graser, 50.46%; east-west, Margaret Zhou and Joyce Frayer, 60.65%; Jennifer and Howard Epstein, 57.87%; Diana Smith and David Schott, 52.31%; Joan and Bob Ciszak, 49.54%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-south, Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 63.33%; Linda Zittel and Joyce Greensapn, 57.78%; Ruth Nawotniak and Paul Zittel, 53.33%; Joanne Nover and David Schott, 50.55%; east-west, Margaret Zhou and Ed Morgan, 60.48%; Betty Metz and John Bfennan, 56.19%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 52.38%; Carol Licata and Ilene Rothman, 49.52%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. John Ziemer and Mike Ryan, 60.71%; Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 57.94%; Sue Neubecker and Chris Urbanek, 51.86%; Betty Metz and Barbara Landree, 50.99%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. Betty Metz and Sue Neubecker, 58.33%; Walt Olszewski and Ed Drozen, 56.94%; Joanne Nover and David Whitt, 55.56%; Sharon Wilcox and Joyce Greenspan, 54.17%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Sharon Benz and Terry Fraas, 55.21%; (tie) Donna Steffan and Jim Gullo, Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, 53.13%; John Ziemer and Vic Bergsten, 52.08%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Sunday afternoon – Open game. Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 60.26%; Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, 58.98%; Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, 56.73%; Judy Graf and John Ziemer, 53.52%; Joanne Nover and David Schott, 52.89%; (3-way tie) Kathy Pollock and Sue Neubecker, Pat Haynes and David Whitt, Larry Abate and Dave Larcom, 50.96%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Linda and Paul Zittel, 65%; Bert Feasley and Dave Larcom, 57.50%; Pat and Dick Rasmus, 55%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game online. North-south, Sue Manning and Sam Khayatt, 63.89%; Jim Lanzo and Walt Olszewski, 62.15%; Dana Turner and Bruce Wachsman, 53.82%; Ed Harman and Bob Ciszak, 49.31%; east-west, Betty Mintz and Stanley Tuhrim, 59.72%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 57.64%; Laura and Howard Twersky, 55.90%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 53.82%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 64%; Mary and Jim Atwood, 59%; Bill Rogers and Bill Westley, 56%.  

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 66%; Mike and Ed Rupp, 57%; east-west, Pat Truell and Pat McAllester, 56%; Carol Neuhaus and Fritz Schweiger, 54%.

Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 63.9%; Ed and Mike Rupp, 58.3%; Midge Coates and Rob Buchanan, 54.2%.

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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Virtual Club Play

Jan. 1, 2024, to Feb. 29, 2024

0-5 Points – Michael Rupp, 4.74; Maxine Seller, 0.59.

5-20 Points – Fran Holmes, 1.41; Devon Marlette, 0.99; Marie Aaron, 0.90.

20-50 Points – Ilene Rothman, 4.60; Brian Fleming, 3.93; Kathleen Voigt, 2.99; Maxine Johnson, 2.35; Michel Dupuis, 1.74; Karen Dearing, 0.55; Phyllis Stasiowski, 0.39.

50-100 Points – Maria Schory, 8.60; John Houghtaling, 5.68; Cynthia Tashjian, 4.26; Candace Graser, 3.92; Gary Keenan, 3.20; Elaine Idzik, 3.02; (tie) Anne Slater, Mary Ellen Cotter, 2.99; Mike Metzger, 2.93; Amy Habib, 2.81.

100-200 Points – Carol Licata, 10.44; Jim Hassett, 4.41; Joan Ciszak, 2.20; Janet Desmon, 1.99; Fran Schmidt, 1.98; Susan Levy, 1.96; (tie) Jim Greno, Betsy Greno, 1.89; Bill Noltee, 1.40.

200-300 Points – Maria Amlani, 15.86; Laura Houghtaling, 5.88; Patty Porter, 1.12.

300-500 Points – Kusum Phadke, 6.81; Pat Haynes, 6.74; Bob Ciszak, 6.32; Margaret Zhou, 4.04; Joanne Nover, 3.38; Jim McClure, 2.65; Ruth Nawotniak, 1.38; David Schott, 1.15.

500-1,000 Points – Martha Townson, 18.07; Sushil Amlani, 10.66; Ed Harman, 10.05; Larry Himelein, 8.22; (tie) Violet Makhija, Jasbeer Makhija, 8.02; Bonnie Clement, 7.24; Joyce Frayer, 7.21; Richard McGowan, 4.38; Henry Chudy, 2.74.

1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Lanzo, 45.24; Vic Bergsten, 13.07; (tie) Jim Easton, Marilyn Wortzman, 5.93; Mary Ball, 3.57.

1,500-2,500 Points – Gay Simpson, 29.01; John Bava, 18.13; Walt Olszewski, 4.62; Rajat Basu, 2.90; Pinky Regan, 1.70; Joyce Greenspan, 0.89; Sandi England, 0.83; (tie) Paula Kotowski, Nancy Kessler, 0.42.

2,500-3,500 Points – Art Morth, 6.03; Linda Burroughsford, 1.69; Dale Anderson, 0.48; Bill Rushmore, 0.28.

3,500-5,000 Points – Judy Padgug, 8.80; Davis Heussler, 3.38; Ken Meier, 2.09.

More than 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 25.63; Jay Levy, 0.56.

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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.

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A Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has a career total of more than 2,960 master points. 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: March 9, 2024

The Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., off Exit 1 on the I-190, celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with an Erin go Braugh party on Sunday, March 10. Bring refreshments to share at noon before the game at 12:30 p.m. For partners, call Pat Haynes at 716-202-1155 or email phaynes508@roadrunner.com.

The Bridge Center also offers a regular lineup of in-person and online games five days a week with special games on the weekends. As of Jan. 1, fee for face-to-face games is $8 for members and $11 for non-members. Membership is $75 per year. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716- 424-0014.

The Bridge Center is staring a social game in its lessons room on Tuesday mornings during the regular 10:30 a.m. game. Players can go at their own speed and style. Fee is $5 to cover expenses.

In-person games:

Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. For players with fewer than 1,600 points. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10.

Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables.

Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Upgraded to now include players with up to 2,000 points. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10.

Fridays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players by pre-registration only. Call 716- 424-0014.

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 1.001 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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More access to virtual games on Bridge Base Online is being offered by the Airport Bridge Club, which currently is not holding face-to-face games. It has affiliated with a new group of clubs, the SE Club of Clubs Online Bridge Collective, where most games are $3.50. For more info, click this link.

The Airport Club also continues to be part of the Alliance 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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The East Aurora Bridge Club begins play 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. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. There is also a face-to-face game for 499ers (players with fewer than 500 points) at 1 p.m. Monday, a beginner game with a mini-lesson at 6 p.m. Monday, a game for 199ers at 1 p.m. Tuesdays, a 299er game at 7 p.m. Wednesday; a 999er game at 1 p.m. Thursday, and a 299er game at 9 a.m. Friday.

The club also hosts several virtual games on Bridge Base Online. There’s one for 499ers at 10 a.m. Tuesdays, a Swiss teams contest at 7 p.m. Tuesdays (pre-registration required), alternating with open games every other week, and an open game at 7 p.m. Thursdays. 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. Games at the Tonawanda Senior Center will be on hiatus for the entire month of February.

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Tournament calendar

2024

Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, March 26, to Sunday, March 31. For more info, click this link.

Rochester Spring Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester. Saturday, April 13, and Sunday, April 14. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off the I-190 at Exit 1. Friday, April 26, to Sunday, April 28. For more info, click this link.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 21, to Monday, May 27. For more info, click this link.

Niagara Sectional 0-750 Tournament – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, May 31, to Sunday, June 2. For more info, click this link.

Toronto 0-500 Sectional Tournament – Leaside Memorial Gardens, 1073 Millwood Road, Toronto, Ont. Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9. For more info, click this link.

District 5 STaC (Sectional Tournament at the Clubs) – Participating sanctioned clubs. Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16.

Unit 112 Intermediate/Novice Sectional – Temple B'Rith Kodesh and Perinton Community Center, 1350 Turk Hill Road, Fairport. Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15.

Rochester Summer Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester. Saturday, July 6, and Sunday, July 7. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Summer Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off the I-190 at Exit 1. Friday, July 12, to Sunday, July 14.

North American Bridge Championships (NABC) – Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, 255 Front St. West, Toronto, Ont. Thursday, July 18, to Sunday, July 28. For more info, click this link.

Finger Lakes Regional – Louis Wolk JCC of Greater Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave., Rochester. Monday, Aug. 5, to Saturday, Aug. 10. For more info, click this link.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Western New York Unit 116.

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 Feb. 26 to March 3

ACBL Affiliated Clubs

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game online. Margaret Zhou and Joyce Frayer, 67.36%; Carol Licata and Larry Himelein, 61.11%; Jim and Michael Hassett, 59.03%; Leslie Deich and Fran Holmes, 54.17%; Jennifer and Howard Epstein, 52.78%; Candace Graser and Cynthia Tashjian, 50.69%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-south, Ruth Nawotniak and Paul Zittel, 61.11%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 60.71%; Linda Zittel and Susan Cardamone, 56.55%; Joan Nigrelli and Gini Sicignano, 53.87%; east-west, Judy Zeckhauser and Pat Haynes, 55.65%; Carol Licata and Ilene Rothman, 54.17%; Margaret Zhou and Ed Morgan, 53.57%; Elaine Rinfrette and Betty Metz, 53.27%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Davis Heussler and David Colligan, 60.71%; Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 54.17%; Chris Urbanek and Jay Levy, 52.98%; (tie) John Ziemer and Mike Ryan, Donna Steffan and Jim Gullo, 50%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Kathy’s Snowbird Game. 0-1001 game online. Brian Fleming and Michael Rupp, 75%; Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 56.48%; Rajat Basu and John Bava, 52.78%; Joanne Nover and Janet Desmon, 50.93%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. Pat Haynes and David Schott, 63.13%; Sandi England and Walt Olszewski, 56.77%; Betty Metz and Paul Zittel, 51.25%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Judy Graf and Fred Yellen, 67.71%; Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 57.29%; Martha Welte and Larry Abate, 52.08%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Linda and Paul Zittel, 60%; (tie) Pat Haynes and Joe Miranda, Peggy Mead and Pepe Justicia-Linde, 55%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game online. Sue Manning and Sam Khayatt, 63.33%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 58.89%; Walt Olszewski and Jim Lanzo, 57.22%; (tie) Jeannie Sedwick and Terry Camp, Wanda Moorman and Donna Rait, 55.56%; Ed Harman and Bob Ciszak, 55%; Maria Schory and Mike Metzger, 52.22%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Pat Radtke and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 61%; Fritz Schweiger and Carol Neuhaus, 57%; east-west, Bill Westley and Bill Rogers, 61%; David Young and Tim Hartnett, 55%.   

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Angie Price and Bill Westley, 61%; Anne O'Connor and Joan Stankiewicz, 58%; east-west, Elaine Wegrzyn and Gus Alfano, 58%; Fritz Schweiger and Carol Neuhaus, 56%.

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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Club Play

Jan. 1, 2024, to Jan. 31, 2024

0-5 Points – John Brennan, 1.25; Alice Cooley, 0.74; Cathy Hetzler, 0.72; Elaine Rinfrette, 0.56.

5-20 Points – Anthony Girasole, 4.38; Joan Nigrelli, 1.65; Barbara Kaye, 1.53; Dennis Daly, 1.19; Bill Duax, 0.71; Zakie Nohra, 0.42.

20-50 Points – Ilene Rothman, 5.56; Molly Morris, 3.90; Brian Fleming, 3.52; Gini Sicignano, 1.65; Helen Scott, 1.53; Peggy Stock, 0.64; (tie) Peggy Mead, Pepe Justicia-Linde, 0.60; Donna Starnes, 0.26.

50-100 Points – Jo Ann Smith, 2.04; Susan Cardamone, 1.36; Maureen Cancilla, 1.03; Mike Meachan, 0.69; Howard Epstein, 0.29.

100-200 Points – Carol Licata, 5.56; Tom England, 1.54.

200-300 Points – David Whitt, 4.66; Laurie Foster, 3.52; Maria Amlani, 1.41; Ethan Xie, 1.07; John Fiegl, 0.58.

300-500 Points – Joanne Nover, 14.11; Pat Haynes, 11.93; David Schott, 11.11; Ruth Nawotniak, 4.99; Margaret Zhou, 3.62; Agi Maisel, 3.35; Linda Milch, 2.36; Jim McClure, 1.99; Judy Zeckhauser, 1.40.

500-1,000 Points – Larry Himelein, 16.54; Joyce Frayer, 10.58; Paul Zittel, 8.02; Linda Zittel, 7.32; Ed Morgan, 6.06; Joe Miranda, 5.66; (tie) Larry Abate, Ed Drozen, 5.20; Sharon Wilcox, 4.84; Andrei Reinhorn, 4.36.

1,000-1,500 Points – Mary Ball, 12.19; Betty Metz, 8.41; Howard Foster, 8.15; Terry Fraas, 7.87; (tie) Marilyn Wortzman, Jim Easton, 7.73; Kamil Bishara, 7.50; Sue Neubecker, 5.46; Bob Kaprove, 5.30; Vic Bergsten, 3.54.

1,500-2,500 Points – Pinky Regan, 13.09; David Colligan, 7.89; Paula Kotowski, 6.78; Tova Reinhorn, 3.59; (tie) Walt Olszewski, Gay Simpson, 4.32; Joyce Greenspan, 3.94; Judy Kaprove, 3.71; Sandi England, 2.13; Nancy Kessler, 1.40.

2,500-3,500 Points – Fred Yellen, 20.77; Linda Burroughsford, 5.76; Dale Anderson, 1.80; Pat Rasmus, 0.84.

3,500-5,000 Points – John Ziemer, 17.71; Donna Steffan, 16.87; Mike Ryan, 16.41; Judy Graf, 13.53; Davis Heussler, 10.67; Martha Welte, 6.59; Jim Gullo, 3.77; Barbara Libby, 1.15.

Over 5,000 Points – Jay Costello, 18.81; Bud Seidenberg, 16.03; Chris Urbanek, 13.30; Jay Levy, 11.51; Sharon Benz, 10.88; Saleh Fetouh, 1.97.

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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 a career total of more than 2,960 master points. He occasionally writes about his quest for the next measure of achievement, Sapphire Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge adventures here.