News and notes for the Buffalo area duplicate bridge community appear weekly here at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/, usually by midweek.
No face-to-face games next week at the Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off Exit 1 of the northbound I-190. No lessons or supervised play either. Roof repairs. They're supposed to begin Monday, July 27, and continue for five or six days. The parking lot also will be off limits for the duration of the project. The Bridge Center hopes to be back to normal on Monday, Aug. 3.
Elsewhere, the Summer Regional tournament
continues in Oakville, Ont., today, Saturday, July 25, and
Sunday, July 26. For more info, click this link.
Also running today, Saturday, July 25, and Sunday, July 26, is the Rochester
Summer Sectional, which takes place in the Gates Community Center, 1605 Buffalo
Road (Route 33), Rochester. Info available at this link.
When the roof work is done, the Buffalo Bridge Center will resume a regular lineup of in-person games Tuesday
through Friday with party games once a month on weekends, usually on Sundays. Next
party game is Aug. 16. For more info, visit the club’s 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.
The Buffalo Bridge Center currently has lessons on competitive bidding, covering things like overcalls, pre-emptive bids and doubles, continues Wednesdays at 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. through Aug. 26. For more info, text 716-984-3570. On Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m., there’s another class on popular bidding conventions. It runs through Aug. 27. For that one, text 716-949-7574 for info.
Online games hosted by the Bridge Center at 7 p.m.
Monday and Wednesday have been transferred from Bridge Base Online to a new
platform, RealBridge. For more info, including a player guide, visit realbridge.online.
The Wednesday game, Delaware Wednesday, has been inactive since mid-March.
In addition, the club hosts a supervised play session
for players who want experience and advice to improve their game from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. on Mondays, which has been a great success. Small games now have been
added to the session. All are welcome. No pre-registration is required, but
things work out better if those interested in supervised play get in touch with
Julie Mitchell by calling 845-978-9480 or emailing jkmitchell070121@gmail.com.
Also popular is the club’s social bridge game just 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 Bridge Center has started its mentoring program
again. Experienced players who want to share their knowledge with novices are
encouraged to sign up. So should new players who want to pick up tips from the
masters. Call Pat Haynes at 716-472-5189 or email phaynes508@roadrunner.com.
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: Games
are held at 12:30 p.m. Mondays and Fridays in the Amherst Senior Center and at
12:30 p.m. Wednesdays in the Tonawanda Senior Center.
Tournament calendar
Oakville Summer Regional – St.
Volodymyr Cultural Centre, 1280 Dundas St. West, Oakville, Ont. Continues
today, Saturday, July 25, and Sunday, July 26. For more info, click this link.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Gates
Community Center, 1605 Buffalo Road (Route 33), Rochester. Today, Saturday,
July 25, and Sunday, July 26. For more info, click this link.
Niagara 0-750 Sectional –
Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Center, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake,
Ont. Friday, Aug. 14, to Sunday, Aug. 16. For more info, click this link.
Great Lakes Sectional – Erie
Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Aug. 29, and Sunday, Aug. 30.
For more info, click this link.
Toronto Labor Day Sectional – St.
Volodymyr Cultural Centre, 1280 Dundas St. West, Oakville, Ont. Saturday, Sept.
5, to Monday, Sept. 7. For more info, click this link.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional –
Doubletree Meadowlands Racetrack and Casino, 340 Racetrack Road, Washington,
Pa. Monday, Sept. 14, to Sunday, Sept. 20. For more info, click this link.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Buffalo
Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. Friday, Sept. 25, to Sunday, Sept. 27. For
more info, click this link.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Gates
Community Center, 1605 Buffalo Road (Route 33), Rochester. Saturday, Oct. 10,
and Sunday, Oct. 11.
Niagara Open Sectional –
Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Center, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake,
Ont. Friday, Nov. 6, to Sunday, Nov. 8. For more info, click this link.
Scores
from ACBL Live for Clubs
Week
of July 13 to July 19
Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-900
game online. Leslie Deich and Fran Holmes, 69.44%; Fran Riordan and David
Schott, 66.67%; Fran Schmidt and Richard McGowan, 55.56%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600
game. North-South, Jini and John Rubenstein, 63.39%; Joanne Nover and Larry
Himelein, 55.06%; Ruth Wurster and Mary Terrana, 53.27%; Bonnie Clement and
David Schott, 49.40%; east-west, Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 57.74%; Betty
Metz and Dennis Daly, 57.44%; Carol Licata and Ilene Rothman, 55.95%; Agi
Maisel and Pat Haynes, 52.08%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning –
Open game. Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, 72.50%; Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 70%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning –
0-2,000 game. Jo Nasoff-Finton and Walt Olszewski, 62.50%; Adrian Figliotti and
Audrey Ray, 58.33%; Larry Himelein and David Schott, 55.56%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning –
Open game. Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 64.58%; Jim Lanzo and John Ziemer, 55.21%;
Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 53.13%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Sunday afternoon –Open
game. North-south, Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, 62.43%; Linda Burroughsford and
John Ziemer, 56.88%; Martha Welte and Larry Abate, 49.47%; Sushil Amlani and
Jim Lanzo, 48.68%; Julie Mitchell and Walt Olszewski, 48.15%; east-west, Chris
Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, 66.37%; Ruth Nawotniak and Joyce Frayer, 56.25%;
Tova Reinhorn and Jo Nasoff-Finton, 51.49%; Nathan and Bill Kross, 50.89%;
Florence Boyd and Dale Anderson, 49.70%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday
morning – Open game. Nancy Kessler and Paula Kotowski,
63.55%; Mary Terrana and Gordon Crone, 61.98%; Joanne LaFay and Barbara Booi.
59.72%; (tie) Ann and Joe Williams, Linda and Paul Zittel, 58.85%.
Non-sanctioned
clubs
Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south,
Julie Bailey and Paul Orosz, 63%; Joe Huber and Fritz Schweiger, 57%;
east-west, Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 66%; Ron Helfman and Bob Kaprove, 56%.
Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south,
Paul Orosz and Nels Larson, 58%; Bobbi and Joe Huber, 56%; east-west, Will
Brick and Dan Blatz, 62%; Ellen Lochead and Joan Stankiewicz, 53%.
Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday
afternoon – Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 58.7%;
Susan and Harvey Lichtblau, 55%.
Unit
116 Master Point Leaders for Play in All Venues
Jan.
1, 2026, to June 30, 2026
0-5 Points – Art
Ziller, 2.99; Aleksandar Ivanov, 1.71; Jane Arnold, 1.25; Barbara Burns, 0.20; Michael
Segal, 0.10.
5-20 Points –Susan
Mann Dolce, 12.05; Linda Marsh, 5.85; Amy Licata, 5.04; Maureen Piasecki, 4.50;
Mike Rupp, 4.08; Joan Warren, 3.54; Bob Rupp, 3.27; Ann Bonte, 2.44; John
Brennan, 1.43; Amber Dixon, 0.72.
20-50 Points – Julie
Mitchell, 36.76; Gini Sicignano, 6.70; Devon Marlette, 5.79; Bill Kross, 4.92;
Anthony Girasole, 2.82.
50-100 Points – Molly
Morris, 9.81; Susan Burns, 9.74; Anne Slater, 7.07; Mike Metzger, 6.71;
Kathleen Voigt, 5.80; Mary Berlow, 4.60; Fran Riordan, 4.58; Susan Cardamone, 4.03;
Elaine Idzik, 3.99; Jo Ann Smith, 2.44.
100-200 Points – Brian
Fleming, 34.29; Mike Meacham, 28.58; Jack Fuller, 16.35; Candace Graser, 13.03;
Fran Schmidt, 10.81; Cynthia Tashjian, 10.57; Ilene Rothman, 9.05; Carol
Licata, 8.83; Jim Hassett, 8.71; Dennis Daly, 8.19.
200-300 Points – Judy
McDermid, 16.26; Ethan Xie, 9.50; Betty DeFeo, 4.15; Laura Houghtaling, 3.02.
300-500 Points – David
Schott, 33.95; Maria Amlani, 29.46; Joanne Nover, 22.68; Ruth Nawotniak, 15.60;
Carl Hasselback, 10.11; Agi Maisel, 7.20; Maryann Szafran, 6.64; David Whitt,
6.63; Linda Milch, 6.50; Judy Zeckhauser, 4.52.
500-1,000 Points – Larry
Himelein, 53.95; Jo Nasoff-Finton, 35.17; Terry Hamovitch, 31.60; Bram
Hamovitch, 31.56; Sushil Amlani, 28.41; Joyce Frayer, 24.79; Martha Townson, 22.64;
Pat Haynes, 22.27; Linda Zittel, 16.46%; Andrei Reinhorn, 19.29%.
1,000-1,500 Points – Bert
Feasley, 30.08; Vic Bergsten, 28.40; Mary Ball, 27.02; Paul Zittel, 23.27; Ed
Morgan, 19.86; Terry Fraas, 17.78; (tie) Jim Easton, Marilyn Wortzman, 15.69; Joanne
LaFay, 15.42; Judie Bailey, 8.05.
1,500-2,500 Points
–Jim Lanzo, 75.73; David Colligan, 60.38; Paula Kotowski, 34.12; Kamil Bishara,
30.32; Pinky Regan, 27.56; Tova Reinhorn, 21 even; Rajat Basu, 17.31; Howard
Foster, 16.69; Joyce Greenspan, 14.41; Walt Olszewski, 14.12.
2,500-3,500 Points –
Dale Anderson, 16.86; Art Morth, 13.30; Fred Yellen, 8.23; Elaine Kurasiewicz,
0.16.
3,500-5,000 Points –
Linda Burroughsford, 159.34; John Ziemer, 66.66; Judy Graf, 35.96; Donna
Steffan, 28.47; Martha Welte, 22.37; Chongmin Zhang, 6.69; Bill Rushmore, 6.59;
Mike Silverman, 3.15; Allen Beroza, 2.70.
More than 5,000 Points
– Saleh Fetouh, 455.14; Davis Heussler, 210.59; Dian Petrov, 164.26; Mike Ryan,
76.40; Jay Levy, 63.54; Bud Seidenberg, 43.46; Jay Costello, 42.30; Chris
Urbanek, 33.86; Glenn Milgrim, 27.04; Kathy Pollock, 16.05.
A Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has
compiled notes on duplicate bridge activities locally since he began playing in
competition more than 20 years ago. 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. Email is dahotwings@aol.com.
