Buffalo Niagara duplicate bridge notes: Jan. 31, 2026

 

News and notes for the Buffalo area duplicate bridge community appear weekly here at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/, usually by midweek.

The Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off Exit 1 of the I-190, reports that its supervised play session from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays is a great success with players who want experience and advice to improve their games. All are welcome. No pre-registration needed. Also a success is the club’s social bridge game for fun at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays. Signup needed for this one. Call Ruth Nawotniak at 716-949-7574 or email at ruth2250@outlook.com. 

The Buffalo Bridge Center is closed whenever Buffalo schools are closed because of winter weather. When the streets are clear, it offers a regular schedule of in-person and online games Monday through Friday with party games once a month on weekends. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website at https://buffalobridgecenter.godaddysites.com/ or call 716-424-0014. Fee for games is $8 for members and $12 for non-members. Membership is $80 annually.

Other ACBL sanctioned clubs: Bridge Club of East Aurora games are at 10 a.m. Wednesdays in the Aurora Senior Citizens Center, 101 King St., East Aurora. Contact is Dave Larcom at dmocral@verizon.net.

The Bridge Centre of Niagara (BCON) in St. Catharines, Ont., offers face-to-face games five days a week at its club in Tremont Square opposite the Pen Centre shopping plaza off Glendale Avenue. Website is bridgewebs.com/Niagara.

The Niagara-on-the-Lake Bridge Club plays in the Community Centre in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., on Anderson Lane off Mississauga Street on the western end of the village. Open games are at 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays. Website is bridgewebs.com/niagaraonthelake.

Non-sanctioned clubs: Tonawanda Senior Center, 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays; Amherst Senior Center, 12:30 p.m. Mondays and Fridays.

Upcoming tournaments

Niagara Winter Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Conference Center, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 13, to Sunday, Feb. 15. For more info, click this link.

Niagara BCON Sectional – Bridge Centre of Niagara, 2E Tremont Drive, St. Catharines, Ont. Saturday, March 14, and Sunday, March 15. For more info, click this link.

Rochester Non-Life Master Sectional – Perinton Community Center, 1350 Turk Hill Road, Fairport. Friday, March 27, and Saturday, March 28.

Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, March 31, to Sunday, April 5. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. Friday, April 10, to Sunday, April 12. For info, click this link.

Rochester Spring Sectional – Gates Community Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Gates. Saturday, April 18, and Sunday, April 19. For more info, click this link.

Finger Lakes Regional – Seasons on Keuka Lake, 110 Mace St., Penn Yan. Monday, June 8, to Friday, June 12. For more info, click this link. 

District 5 Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (StaC) – Participating local clubs. Monday, June 8, to Sunday, June 14. For more info, click this link.

Cleveland All American Regional – Embassy Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Woods Road, Independence, Ohio. June 23 to June 28. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Summer Sectional – Location TBA. Friday, July 10, to Sunday, July 12.

Oakville Summer Regional – St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre, 1280 Dundas St. West, Oakville, Ont. Tuesday, July 21, to Sunday, July 26. For more info, click this link.

Rochester Summer Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester. Saturday, July 25, and Sunday, July 26.

Scores from ACBL Live for Clubs

Week of Jan. 19 to Jan. 25

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-900 game online. Bill Gormley and Robert Lowe, 61.11%; Michel Dupuis and Gary Keenan, 59.72%; Fran Schmidt and Richard McGowan, 58.33%; Maria Schory and Mike Metzger, 48.61%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. (Tie) Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, Donna Steffan and Bud Seidenberg, 56.25%; Linda Burroughsford and John Ziemer, 55.21%; Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 51.04%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. Home style pairs. (Tie) Agi Maisel and Joanne Nover, Julie Mitchell and Brian Fleming, Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 2 wins.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Mike Ryan and Bert Feasley, 60.42%; Judy Graf and John Ziemer, 56.25%; Terry Fraas and Cathy Majewski, 51.04%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Saturday afternoon – Open game. North-south, Jay Levy and Kamil Bishara, 66.29%; Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 60.20%; Joyce Frayer and Mary Ball, 57.40%; Martha Welte and Howard Foster, 55.83%; Joanne Nover and David Schott, 52.98%; east-west, Davis Heussler and David Colligan, 68.37%; Julie Mitchell and Brian Fleming, 63.25%; Larry Abate and Jim Lanzo, 55.95%; Susan Mann Dolce and Jim Hildebrand, 49.53%; Walt Olszewski and Sushil Amlani, 48.43%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Maureen Piasecki and Wilson McClaren, 62.50%; Linda and Paul Zittel, 54.17%; Mary Terrana and Gordon Crone, 53.13%.

Non-sanctioned clubs

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Nancy Wolstoncroft and Ed Drozen, 59%; Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 54%; east-west, Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 61%; Pamela and Craig Jones, 60%.

Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Susan and Harvey Lichtblau, 61.2%; Ann Dunlop and Kay Brinkman, 56.2%.

Dale Anderson has compiled notes on duplicate bridge activities locally since he began playing in competition more than 20 years ago. A Gold Life Master, he reached a career milestone, 3,000 master points, at the Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament last September. You can call or text him at 716-860-2305 or send an email to  dahotwings@aol.com.