Online Buffalo Duplicate Bridge Column: February 2013

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Duplicate Bridge: March 2

Western New York Unit 116’s annual Wearin’ o’ the Green Unit Pairs Game and St. Patrick’s Day party takes place at 7:15 p.m. Monday, March 4, in Zion Church, Koenig Circle at Parker Boulevard, Town of Tonawanda.

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The Airport Bridge Club holds a progressive jackpot individual game at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 3, and the ACBL-wide Senior Pairs Game at 11 a.m. Monday, March 4, with analysis booklets and double points. The club’s next Swiss team game is Sunday, March 10. Call 836-7016 to register.

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Chris Urbanek will begin a six-week course on the Two Over One bidding system on Wednesday, March 13, at the Bridge Center of Buffalo. For info, call 834-4222. John Toy will offer a mini-lesson at 11:30 a.m. next Saturday, March 9, before the bagel pairs game at noon.

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Western New York Unit 116 has posted its schedule of unit games and special games for 2013. They include:

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Saturday noon, March 16, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Friday morning, April 12, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Barometer Unit game: Monday evening, May 13, Zion Church.

Strawberry Social Unit game: Saturday afternoon, June 22, Lockport Dale Center.

Annual picnic: Sunday afternoon, July 14, Hamburg fairgrounds.

Annual meeting and game: Sunday, Dec. 8, Main-Transit Fire Hall.

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2013 Tournament calendar

Toronto Easter Regional – Doubletree Hilton: Toronto Airport, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, March 26, to Sunday, March 31. For info, click on “Event Schedule” at this link: http://www.unit166.ca.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, April 19, to Sunday, April 21. For info, click this link:

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/04/1304046.pdf

Cleveland All-American Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Monday, May 21, to Sunday, May 27. For info, click this link:

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/05/1305028.pdf

District 5 Summer STaC – Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16.

Buffalo Summer Regional – Holiday Inn, 100 Whitehaven Road, Grand Island. Tuesday, June 25, to Sunday, June 30. For info, click this link:

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/06/1306019.pdf

Syracuse Regional – Monday, July 22, to Sunday, July 28.

Buffalo Non-Life Master Sectional – Bridge Center of Buffalo. Friday, Aug. 16 to Sunday, Aug. 18.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall. Friday, Sept. 27, to Sunday, Sept. 29.

Niagara Falls, Ont., Regional – Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5685 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 5, to Sunday, Nov. 10. For info, click on “Event Schedule” at this link: http://www.unit166.ca.

District 5 Winter STaC – Monday, Dec. 9, to Sunday, Dec. 15.

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Looking for local bridge clubs on the web?

Bridge Center of Buffalo:

http://www.bridgecenterofbuffalo.com

Bridge Center Meridian

http://www.cuebid.com/meridian

Western New York Unit 116:

http://www.unit116.com/index.html

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The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version normally appears in the Life & Arts section in the Saturday edition of The Buffalo News. If it’s not in its usual place, try the Sports section. The online version contains unabridged scores and a longer list of notices. 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 Silver Life Master since 2011, Dale Anderson hit 1,500 master points on Presidents Day. He blogs about his progress toward Gold Life Master (2,500 points) and other bridge adventures at http://dalebridge.blogspot.com/

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Duplicate scores
Week of Feb. 18 to Feb. 24
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – Junior Fund Game. North-south, A: Mike Kisiel and Paul Ganley, 66.33%; B/C: Larry and Dorothy Soong, 49.22%; east-west, A/B: Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 61.07%; C: Joyce Greenspan and Celine Murray, 52.05%.

Airport Bridge Club Monday afternoon – Junior Fund Game. North-south, A: Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 58.03%; B: Vince and Christine Pesce, 48.50%; C: Dordy Donaldson and Ruth Hnath, 47.49%; east-west, A: Bill Boardman and Cleveland Fleming, 55.55%; B: Dave Donaldson and Mike Silverman, 51.67%; C: Ginny Panaro and Celine Murray, 49.27%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – Junior Fund Game. North-south, A: Barbara Libby and Jim Mathis, 66.25%; B: Bob Kaprove and Mike Silverman, 54.17%; C: Don Grant and Linda Wynes, 52.08%; east-west, A: Vince Pesce and John Ziemer, 61.25%; B: Ken Meier and Dave Donaldson, 55.83%; C: Mary Terrana and Bill Boardman, 50.83%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Junior Fund Game. North-south, A/B/C: Wilson McClaren and Linda Vassallo, 61.58%; east-west, A: Celine Murray and Dale Anderson, 64%; B: Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 54.83%; C: Art Matthies and Mike Silverman, 53.83%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – Junior Fund Game. North-south, A: Alex Miller and Mike Kisiel, 69.05%; B/C: Ed Drozen and Eleanor Whelan, 58.93%; east-west, A/B/C: Ken Meier and John Kirsits, 54.76%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – Junior Fund Game. Howell. A: Larry and Dorothy Soong, 64.81%; Jim Mathis and Ken Meier, 60.65%; B/C: Bill Boardman and Paula Salamone, 59.26%. February Club Series: (tie) Ken Meier, Jim Mathis, 11.5 points.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – Junior Fund Game. Modified Howell. A: Art Matthies and Mike Silverman, 70.67%; B: Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 62.67%; C: Marilyn Sultz and Eileen Karnofsky, 52.08%; Jim and Gloria Brown, 45.84%. February Club Series: (tie) Manju Ceylony, Shakeel Ahmad, 16.5 points.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday noon – 99er Game. Howell. A/B: Chris Ludwig and Henry Borkowski, 69.63%; James and Karen Stephenson, 60.70%; Phyllis Stasiowski and Mary Ball, 56.97%; John Wynes and Janice Sufrin, 52.73%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Gloria and Jim Brown, 63.99%; Joe Miranda and Elaine Moon, 60.42%; Art Matthies and Chip Kean, 55.06%; B/C: Carla Press and Agi Maisel, 53.87%; east-west, A/B/C: Tish Schiffman and Laurie Foster, 55.95%; Rao Perala and John H. Wolf, 55.06%; (tie) Marilyn Sultz and Pat Kilbury, Laura Houghtaling and Jane Roberts, 54.46%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – Howell. A: Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 67.63%; Judy Padgug and Donna Steffan, 58.98%; Stan Kozlowski and Bob Padgug, 57.05%; B/C: Anne Watkins and David Donaldson, 56.73%; Gene Finton and Kamil Bishara, 54.49%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A: David Hemmer and Saleh Fetouh, 68.85%; B: Jack Cukierman and Jeff Bender, 54.96%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 Game. North-south, A/B: Jim McClure and Judy Zeckhauser, 56.25%; Pat Lanighan and Mercedes Reinbolt, 55.36%; C: Mary Blanchard and Liz Schulman, 46.73%; east-west, A: Jim Tao and Larry Soong, 61.61%; Billl Rich and Gene Nawotniak, 58.63%; B: Jo Finton and Kathy Stamm, 50.89%; C: Jane Roberts and Laura Houghtaling, 49.40%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A: Bert Hargesheimer and Pat Rasmus, 56.71%; B: Sandra Marcussen and Judie Bailey, 54.86%; C: Eugene Giorgini and Joe Peters, 46.99%; east-west, A: Joel Brownstein and Jim Gullo, 57.18%; B: Walt Olszewski and Ken Meier, 55.09%; Henry Chudy and Peter Patterson, 54.40%; C: Chip Kean and Usha Khurana, 53.01%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A/B/C: Dick Czarnecki and Anne Watkins, 58.33%; Christy Kellogg and Usha Khurana, 54.76%; east-west, A/B: John Ziemer and Allen Beroza, 59.52%; Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 56.55%; Harry Cheung and Liz Clark, 54.46%; C: Jeanne Gladysz and Linda Burroughsford, 52.68%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A: Bud Seidenberg and Chris Urbanek, 72.69%; Donna Steffan and John Toy, 63.43%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 61.11%; Bob Olin and Stan Kozlowski, 55.56%; B: Jim Gullo and Usha Khurana, 46.76%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Joanne LaFay and Lillian Gotshall, 61.46%; Jack Kern and Lance Crawford, 58.33%; Darcy Young and Bob Farwell, 56.25%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, A: Judy Padgug and Bud Seidenberg, 61.01%; B: Claire Gareleck and Jeanne Gladysz, 57.44%; C: Carol Bedell and Maxine Johnson, 51.79%; east-west, A/B: Chuck Schorr and Gene Finton, 60.71%; Donna Steffan and Fred Yellen, 58.63%; C: Walt Olszewski and Eleanor Whelan, 56.25%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Mike Silverman and Anne O’Connor, 64.8%; Adam Dzimian and Frank Belz, 54.9%; east-west, Sandy Marcussen and Henry Chudy, 61.1%; Chuck Heimerl and Al Dickman, 60.8%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. A: Mark Pascale and Jim Madan, 60%; B: Roy Crocker and John Lewis, 56%; C: Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 54%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Howell. Bob Lederhouse and Marge Schomers, 61%; Edie Moran and Anne Clancy, 56%; Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, 53%.

Unit 116 Pro-Am Game Sunday afternoon – Section A. North-south, A/B: Liz Clark and Rob Hessel, 57.5%; east-west, A/B/C: Peter Shui and Gary Schmidt, 62.64%. Section B. North-south, A/B: Mike Ryan and Ten-Pao Lee, 58.47%; C: Howard and Laurie Foster, 55.83%; east-west, A: Chris Urbanek and Art Matthies, 59.86%; B: Judie Bailey and Judith L. Bailey, 57.78%; C: Dorothy and Larry Soong, 46.11%.

Other clubs

ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Howell. Shirley Thompson and Doanne Jackson, 65%; (tie) Alice Bragg and Pearl Harris, Diana Brown and Dolletha Holmes, 62.3%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, (tie) Jill and Bruce Brown, Chuck Heimerl and Marion Morber, 53%; east-west, Joe Day and Lory Repicci, 66%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, (tie) Eleanor Murray and Fred Nadel, Adrienne and Harris Goldstein, 59.1%; Priscilla Bretschger and Carmen Caruana, 55.2%; east-west, Joe Fiore and Esther Greene, 64.7%; David and Teddy Speser, 50.4%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Fenton Harrison and Wilson McClaren, 58%; Elaine Wegrzyn and Alan Ohloeft, 55%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Lou Lombardi and Marie Lanza, 69%; east-west, Mike Brown and Trudy Manaher, 63%.

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Duplicate Bridge: Feb. 23

The Airport Bridge Club offers a double-point game at 11 a.m. today, Saturday, Feb. 23, and again at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25, through Thursday, Feb. 28. A progressive jackpot individual game will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 3. Call 836-7016 to register.

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The Bridge Center of Buffalo has supervised play with Kathy Pollock at noon Monday, Feb. 25, lunch with Jim Gullo at the game on Friday, March 1, and bagels with its games at noon Saturdays.

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Unit 116 holds its annual Taste of Buffalo pro-am game at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, in the Bridge Center of Buffalo. Pros, players with more than 500 master points, are paired with ams, who have fewer than 500 points. Players should bring their favorite appetizer, entree or dessert. For partners, call Kathy Pollock at 688-0054.

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Western New York Unit 116 has posted its schedule of unit games and special games for 2013. They include:

Wearin’ o’ the Green Unit Pairs Game: Monday evening, March 4, Zion Church.

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Saturday noon, March 16, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Friday morning, April 12, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Annual meeting and game: Sunday, Dec. 8, Main-Transit Fire Hall.

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2013 Tournament calendar

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, April 19, to Sunday, April 21. For info, click this link:

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/04/1304046.pdf

Cleveland All-American Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Monday, May 21, to Sunday, May 27. For info, click this link:

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/05/1305028.pdf

District 5 Summer STaC – Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16.

Buffalo Summer Regional – Holiday Inn, 100 Whitehaven Road, Grand Island. Tuesday, June 25, to Sunday, June 30. For info, click this link:

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/06/1306019.pdf

Syracuse Regional – Monday, July 22, to Sunday, July 28.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 27, to Sunday, Sept. 29.

District 5 Winter STaC – Monday, Dec. 9, to Sunday, Dec. 15.

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Looking for local bridge clubs on the web?

Bridge Center of Buffalo:

http://www.bridgecenterofbuffalo.com

Bridge Center Meridian

http://www.cuebid.com/meridian

Western New York Unit 116:

http://www.unit116.com/index.html

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Email danderson@buffnews.com or dahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is (716) 849-4420.

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Duplicate scores
Week of Feb. 11 to Feb. 17
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – Junior Fund Game. Howell. A: Jim Mathis and Elaine Kurasiewicz, 66.56%; B: Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 63.67%; Joyce Greenspan and Dale Anderson, 52.44%; C: Sudhakar Rao Perala and Mike Silverman, 47.35%; Pawan Matta and Bill Boardman, 46.66%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – Junior Fund Game. North-south, A: June Feuerstein and Mike Silverman, 56.02%; B: Ken Meier and Dave Donaldson, 48.38%; C: (tie) Faith Perry and Florence Boyd, Mary Terrana and Pat Lakeman, 46.53%; east-west, A: Chuck Schorr and Elaine Kurasiewicz, 64.35%; B/C: Martin and Barbara Pieterse, 62.04%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Junior Fund Game. Modified Howell. A/B: Bill Boardman and Dave Donaldson, 58.59%; Nancy Torrell and Janet Frisch, 54.59%; C: Miri Salamone-Burnett and Paula Salamone, 54.17%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – Junior Fund Game. North-south, A: Vince Pesce and Jerry Geiger, 62.50%; B/C: Ruth Wurster and Marilyn Sultz, 53.57%; east-west, A: John Ziemer and Harry Cheung, 66.07%; B: Ken Meier and John Kirsits, 56.85%; C: Joe Rooney and Ross Markello, 55.65%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – Junior Fund Game. Howell. A: John Ziemer and Jerry Geiger, 58.33%; B: Marilyn Sultz and Mike Silverman, 55.95%; C: Bill Boardman and Paula Salamone, 51.79%; Dorothy May and Celine Murray, 50%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – Junior Fund Game. Howell. A: Chuck Heimerl and Al Dickman, 66.90%; B: Ruth Hnath and Ruth Jones, 58.75%; Joe Rooney and Ken Meier, 52.54%; C: Martin and Barbara Pieterse, 51.39%; Ginny Panaro and Dave Donaldson, 39.58%.

Airport Bridge Club Sunday morning – Junior Fund Game. Swiss Teams. A: John Ziemer, Jerry Geiger, Mike Ryan, Howard Foster, 40 VPs; B: Nancy Wolstoncroft, Eleanor Whelan, Liz Clark, Dale Anderson, 36 VPs; C: Alex Miller, Richard Cramer-Benjamin, Eileen Karnofsky, Mike Silverman, 31 VPs.

Airport Bridge Club Sunday afternoon – Junior Fund Game. Swiss Teams. A: Howard Foster, Mike Ryan, John Ziemer, Jerry Geiger, 40 VPs; B: Cleveland Fleming, Clare Schultz, Mike Kisiel, Paula Salamone, 35 VPs; C: Richard Cramer-Benjamin, Eileen Karnofsky, Alex Miller, Mike Silverman, 30 VPs.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters.North-south, A/B: Elaine Moon and Beena Deshmukh, 59.23%; David Whitt and Carl McMurtry, 56.85%; Arthur “Chip” Kean and Usha Khurana, 54.17%; east-west, A: Joe Miranda and Paula Rosen, 60.71%; B/C: Judy Katz and Joel Brownstein, 56.55%; Rose Bochiechio and John Wolf, 54.76%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A/B/C: Berta Brown and Jeanne Gladysz, 62.80%; Rita Sofia and Anne Watkins, 57.44%; Donna Steffan and Judy Padgug, 55.95%; east-west, A/B: Jim Gullo and Carol Bedell, 61.31%; C: Tova Reinhorn and Sue Neubecker, 52.38%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A/B/C: Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, 58.80%; Jack Cukierman and Jeff Bender, 57.41%; (tie) Bert Hargesheimer and Alex Kowal, Christy Kellogg and Bob Olin, 56.48%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: Ann Coughlin and Elizabeth Young, 59.52%; Natalie Abramson and Elizabeth Neuner, 57.14%; Jacqueline Hanley and Lynn Witmer, 54.17%; C: Liz Schulman and Mary Blanchard, 52.98%; east-west, A/B: Beena Deshmukh and Andrei Reinhorn, 63.10%; Paula Rosen and Art Matthies, 55.06%; C: Violet Makhija and Laurie Foster, 51.19%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A/B: Jeanne Gladysz and Pat Burns, 58.93%; C: Edith Knaszak and Janice O'Mara, 49.40%; east-west, A/B: Jeff Bender and Richard Cramer-Benjamin, 61.31%; (tie) Mark Pascale and Nancy Wolstoncroft, Joel Brownstein and Jim Gullo, 54.46%; C: Kathy Stamm and Jo Finton, 47.92%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – Howell. A/B: Chuck Schorr and Liz Clark, 68.75%; (tie) Bob Olin and Carolyn Siracuse, Judy Padgug and Donna Steffan, 56.41%; Judy Graf and Michael Ryan, 54.81%; C: Rita Sofia and Rita Sierocinski, 53.85%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A: Stan Kozlowski and Kathy Pollock, 75.93%; Jim Gullo and Donna Steffan, 65.28%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 61.11%; B/C: Judie Bailey and Jim Jacobi, 50.46%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Sunday afternoon – Howell. A: Donna Steffan and Jim Gullo, 63.89%; Elaine Universal and Teresa Fraas; 56.94%; Judy and Bob Padgug, 54.86%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 63.43%; Joanne LaFay and Lillian Gotshall, 59.26%; Pat Lakeman and Dave Larcom, 56.48%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – A: Judy Graf and Jim Gullo, 66.02%; Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 58.01%; B: Dick Czarnecki and Helen Panza, 57.37%; Ken Meier and Dorothy May, 54.81%; C: Walt Olszewski and Eleanor Whelan, 50%; Marietta Kalman and Carol Bedell, 48.40%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday evening – Home-style pairs. (Tie) Sue Neubecker and Dian Petrov, Art Morth and Bill Rushmore, Bob Olin and Gwilym Brick, 2 wins.

Other clubs

ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Garnet Wallace and Vivian Harris, 63.28%; Shirley Thompson and David Mathis, 61.59%.

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Chuck Heimerl and Marion Morber, 67%; George Mayers and Peg Gorham, 54%; east-west, Pat Radtke and Chris Noe, 56%; Sam Mistretto and Vince LoJacono, 53%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 74%; George Mayers and Peg Gorham, 58%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, (tie) Ruth Jones and Nita Ferrell, Dee Schaeffer and Lil Ungerleider, 57%; Eleanor Murray and Fred Nadel, 50.1%; east-west, Estelle Gafter and Esther Greene, 64.7%; Mary Blanchard and Liz Schulman, 59.1%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – North-south, Pawan Matta and Fenton Harrison, 63%; east-west, Helen and Bill Westley, 70%.

College Club Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Delores Anderson and Bonnie Botsford, 63.33%; Jane Hansen and Ona Hiller, 61.90%; east-west, Carla Bernhardt and Carolann Besch, 61.42%; Cleo Alexander and Dorothy Medler, 49.04%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Pat and Mike Weber, 65%; Bob and Margaret Rivard, 53%; east-west, Idamae Klipfel and Lillian Reynolds, 59%; Carmela Losi and Esther Ferris, 53%.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Duplicate Bridge: Feb. 16

The Bridge Center of Buffalo holds a Valentine’s party and special game at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17. A newcomer game for players with fewer than 100 master points will be held at noon Monday, Feb. 18. The Bridge Center will offer extra-point games all next week.

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The Airport Bridge Club will have a double-point Swiss team game with free pizza at 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, and a President's Day chicken barbecue with double-point games at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18. Single session double-point games will continue daily for the rest of the week. Call 836-7016 for info.

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Unit 116 holds its annual Taste of Buffalo pro-am game at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, in the Bridge Center of Buffalo. For partners, pros (more than 500 master points) call Kathy Pollock at 688-0054. Amateurs (fewer than 500 points) call Larry Soong at 688-1326.

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Western New York Unit 116 has posted its schedule of unit games and special games for 2013. They include:

Wearin’ o’ the Green Unit Pairs Game: Monday evening, March 4, Zion Church.

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Saturday noon, March 16, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Friday morning, April 12, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Annual meeting and game: Sunday, Dec. 8, Main-Transit Fire Hall.

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2013 Tournament calendar

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, April 19, to Sunday, April 21. For info, click this link:

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/04/1304046.pdf

Cleveland All-American Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Monday, May 21, to Sunday, May 27. For info, click this link:

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/05/1305028.pdf

District 5 Summer STaC – Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16.

Buffalo Summer Regional – Holiday Inn, 100 Whitehaven Road, Grand Island. Tuesday, June 25, to Sunday, June 30. For info, click this link:

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/06/1306019.pdf

Syracuse Regional – Monday, July 22, to Sunday, July 28.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 27, to Sunday, Sept. 29.

District 5 Winter STaC – Monday, Dec. 9, to Sunday, Dec. 15.

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Looking for local bridge clubs on the web?

Bridge Center of Buffalo:

http://www.bridgecenterofbuffalo.com

Bridge Center Meridian

http://www.cuebid.com/meridian

Western New York Unit 116:

http://www.unit116.com/index.html

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Email danderson@buffnews.com or dahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is (716) 849-4420.

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A Silver Life Master since 2011, Dale Anderson expects to hit 1,500 master points any day now. He blogs about his progress toward Gold Life Master and other bridge adventures at http://dalebridge.blogspot.com/

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Duplicate scores
Week of Feb. 4 to Feb. 10
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – Junior Fund Game. North-south, A: Mike Kisiel and Paul Ganley, 56.76%; B: Usha Khurana and Dale Anderson, 54.42%; C: Alex Miller and Ginny Panaro, 47.26%; east-west, A: Vince and Christine Pesce, 57.82%; B: Carlton Stone and Nancy Kessler, 56.33%; C: Miri Salamone-Burnett and Paula Salamone, 51.23%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Barbara Libby and Jim Mathis, 70.37%; B: Chuck Schorr and Eleanor Whelan, 55.05%; C: Andrei and Tova Reinhorn 48.56%; east-west, A: Vince Pesce and John Ziemer, 58.16%; B: Bill Boardman and Ken Meier, 56.31%; C: Martin and Barbara Pieterse, 49.13%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Modified Howell. A: Bob Linn and Jerry Geiger, 65.41%; B: Celine Murray and Dale Anderson, 63.75%; Marilyn Sultz and Janet Frisch, 60.41%; C: Sharon Chang and Judy Kaprove, 46.25%; Eileen Karnofsky and Martin Pieterse, 45.41%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A: John Ziemer and Allen Beroza, 61.81%; B/C: Florence Notto and Jerry Kemsley, 53.47%; east-west, A: Elaine Kurasiewicz and Harry Cheung, 64.06%; B/C: Linda Milch and Sharon Chang, 54.43%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – Howell. A: Ken Meier and Jim Mathis, 62%; Bill Boardman and Jerry Geiger, 58%; B: Janet Frisch and Bob Andersen, 49%; C: Dorothy May and Ginny Panaro, 47%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – Howell. A: Doug Dean and Dorothy May, 62%; Bill Boardman and partner, 55%; B: Michael and Ruth Kozower, 48%; C: (tie) Alice Bragg and Cleveland Fleming, Al Dickman and Chick Heimerl, 47%.

Airport Bridge Club Sunday morning – Junior Fund Swiss Teams. A: Elaine Kurasiewicz, John Ziemer, Jerry Geiger and Bob Linn, 51 VPs; B: Liz Clark, Harry Cheung, Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, 50 VPs; C: Alex Miller, Mike Kisiel, Chuck Schorr and Mike Silverman, 45 VPs.

Airport Bridge Club Sunday afternoon – Junior Fund Swiss Teams. A/B: Mike Ryan, Howard Foster, Liz Clark and Harry Cheung, 56 VPs; C: Florence Notto, Richard Cramer-Benjamin, Miri Salamone-Burnett and Paula Salamone, 41 VPs.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B/C: Gail Pitterman and Kathy Stamm, 53.87%; east-west, A: Linda Milch and Sharon Chang, 61.61%; B: Lois Tippett and Elizabeth Beishline, 58.63%; Marjorie Plumb and Natalie Abramson, 58.33%; C: Jeff Thier and Lynn Witmer, 53.27%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A/B/C: Berta Brown and Anne Watkins, 56.25%; Jim Gullo and Andrei Reinhorn, 55.36%; east-west, A: Christy Kellogg and Michael Ryan, 56.55%; Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 56.25%; B/C: Sue Neubecker and Jeanne Gladysz, 51.49%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A/B: Claire Gareleck and Powhatan Wooldridge, 64.29%; C: Sean Bennett and John Bielinski, 47.02%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Eugene Nawotniak and Bill Rich, 56.60%; B/C: Bernard Schiffman and Don Silverberg, 54.64%; east-west, A/B/C: Rivona Ehrenreich and Judith Babat, 55.44%; Joe Miranda and Usha Khurana, 55.01%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A/B: (tie) Pat Burns and Jeanne Gladysz, Bert Hargesheimer and Paula Rosen, 57.18%; C: Joe Peters and Eugene Giorgini, 55.79%; east-west, A: John Bielinski and Chris Urbanek, 58.33%; B: Penny Shui and Gary Schmitt, 58.07%; Warren O'Connell Jr. and James Reineck, 54.86%; C: Arthur “Chip” Kean and Art Matthies, 52.34%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Jim Gullo and Fred Yellen, 61.01%; B: Bob Olin and Eileen Karnofsky, 53.02%; C: Jim Jacobi and Judie Bailey, 50.80%; east-west, A: Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 61.90%; Harry Cheung and James Tao, 58.69%; B: Carolyn Siracuse and Liz Clark, 54.91%; C: Bill Rich and Joyce Greenspan, 48.81%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A/B/C: Andrei and Tova Reinhorn, 59.26%; (tie) Sue Neubecker and Anne Watkins, Eileen Karnofsky and Claire Gareleck, 55.21%; Elaine Universal and Judy Graf, 54.17%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Jim Downing and David Floyd, 58.33%; Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 55.56%; Rob Hessel and Marcia Hoffman, 54.47%; Merton Haynes and Dave Larcom, 52.08%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, A/B: Judy and Bob Padgug, 65.11%; Dick Czarnecki and Harry Meyers, 54.92%; C: Walt Olszewski and Eleanor Whelan, 51.45%; east-west; A: Judie Bailey and Dave Donaldson, 54.81%; Bud Seidenberg and Chris Urbanek, 54.33%; C: Janet Dimet and Joyce Greenspan, 50.41%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday evening – (Tie) Bill Rushmore and Art Morth, Guy Puccio and Pat Rogers, 60%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Chuck Heimerl and Frank Schlehr, 56.9%; Edna Fill and Jan O’Mara, 55%; east-west, Carolyn Siracuse and Henry Chudy, 63%; Dorothy Kumrow and Art Morth, 59.4%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening (Jan. 29) – Howell. A: Mark Pascal and Mercedes Reinbolt, 63%; B: Jean Rosenthal and Marilyn White, 59%; C: Walt Olszewski and Bob Lederhouse, 52%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon (Feb. 2) – Howell. Edie Moran and Anne Clancy, 68%; Elve Johnston and Kathryn Fenn, 59%; Bob Lederhouse and Marge Schomers, 54%; Marilyn White and Mercedes Reinbolt, 46%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening (Feb. 5) – Unit game. North-south, A: Judie Bailey and Jim Jacobi, 59%; B: Sushil Amlani and Walt Olszewski, 56%; C: Eugene Giorgini and Bob Lederhouse, 47%; east-west, A: Sue Neubecker and Dian Petrov, 63%; B: Jean Rosenthal and Marilyn White, 59%; C: Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 55%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and Sam Grossman, 63%; Dolores Shearer and Olga Lockwood, 54%; east-west, Lorey Repicci and Joe Day, 63%; Jill and Bruce Brown, 57%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Peg Gorham and George Mayers, 56%; Tony DiTusa and Dave Stroud, 54%; east-west, Shirley Cassety and Sam Grossman, 74%; Karen Synor and Jeff Peters, 45%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Priscilla Bretschger and Sallie Steele, 60.4%; Mary Blanchard and Liz Schulman, 54.9%; east-west, Estelle Gafter and Esther Greene, 60.8%; Eric and Ruth Lansing, 55%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Rita Sofia and Jon Roalsvig, 63%; Ann Goodyear and Carol Neuhaus, 56%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Evelyn Vitello and Edna Fill, 61%; east-west, Lou Lombardi and Marie Lanza, 68%.