Duplicate Bridge: Feb. 9

Unit-rated games will be played at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11, at Bridge Club Meridian and 11 a.m. Monday at the Airport Bridge Club.

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All games at the Airport Bridge Club and the Bridge Center of Buffalo from Tuesday, Feb. 12, through next Saturday, Feb. 16, will offer double points.

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The Airport Bridge Club will have double-point Swiss team games with free pizza at 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, and next Sunday, Feb. 17. Call 836-7016 for info. The club also will have Valentine’s Day gifts for players on Thursday, Feb. 14.

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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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Congratulations again to Saleh Fetouh, leading master point winner in a sectional tournament for the second weekend in a row, this time in St. Catharines, Ont., where he amassed 35.75 points. Other leading Buffalo area players there included Chris Urbanek (14.31 points, 7^th), Bud Seidenberg and David Hemmer (14, tied for 8^th), Bill Rushmore (11.25, 14^th) and Dian Petrov (10.14, 18^th).

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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

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 Fall Sectional – 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 is approaching 1,500 master points. 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 Jan. 28 to Feb. 3
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – Unit Championship. North-south, A: Elaine Kurasiewicz and Jim Mathis, 58.65%; B/C: Marilyn Steffan and Dale Anderson, 57.82%; east-west, A: Jerry Geiger and Bob Linn, 60.73%; B/C: Barbara Multerer and Art Schumacher, 53.98%. January Club Series: Bob Linn, 12 points; (tie) Barbara Multerer, Art Schumacher, 9 points.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – Charity Club Championship. North-south, A/B: Ken Meier and Dave Donaldson, 63.63%; C: Marilyn Sultz and Faith Perry, 44.97%; east-west, A: Marian Morber and Shirley Cassety, 58.53%; B/C: Ginny Panaro and Bill Boardman, 54.43%. January Club Series: Dave Donaldson, 9 points; (5-way tie) Paul Libby, Barbara Libby, Liz Clark, Vince Pesce, Jim Mathis, 8 points.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Charity Club Championship. North-south, A: Mike Kisiel and Paul Ganley, 60.33%; B: Doug Dean and Dale Anderson, 51.04%; C: Faith Perry and Florence Notto, 49.42%; east-west, A/B: Mike Silverman and Art Matthies, 56.58%; C: Judy Kaprove and Dave Donaldson, 47.67%. January Club Series: (tie) Faith Perry, Dale Anderson, 10.5 points.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – Charity Club Championship. North-south, A/B: Ruth Kozower and Ed Drozen, 66.00%; C: Carl and Jan Hasselback, 45.83%; east-west, A/B: John Kirsits and Ken Meier, 65.90%; C: Art Schumacher and Barbara Multerer, 58.83%. January Club Series: Nancy Kessler, 11.0 points; (5-way tie) Ruth Kozower, Ed Drozen, Ross Markello, Carl Stone, John Ziemer, 7.5 points.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – Howell, A: Ken Meier and Jim Mathis, 62.50%; B: Paul and Barbara Libby, 54.76%; C: Martin Pieterse and Paula Kotowski, 51.19%; Doug Dean and Ginny Panaro, 50%. January Club Series: Jerry Geiger, 8 points; Dale Anderson, 7 points. 

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Andrei Reinhorn and Larry Soong, 63.99%; Arthur “Chip” Kean and Art Matthies, 54.46%; B/C: Laurie Foster and Tish Schiffman, 53.27%; east-west, A/B/C: Sol Messinger and Joel Brownstein, 65.18%; Linda Milch and Sharon Chang, 57.14%; Agi Maisel and Carla Press, 55.06%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – Howell. A: Berta Brown and Stan Kozlowski, 63.63%; Judy Padgug and Christy Kellogg, 59.09%; B/C: Sue Neubecker and Usha Khurana, 59.09%; Rita Sierocinski and Carolyn Siracuse, 57.28%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A: Chris Urbanek and Warren O'Connell Jr., 63.50%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 60.50%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B/C: James and Karen Stephenson, 57.14%; Agi Maisel and Carla Press, 55.65%; Eugene S. Nawotniak and Bill Rich, 54.76%; Elaine Moon and Jacqueline Hanley, 54.46%; east-west, A/B/C: Liz Hemenway and Anne Astmann, 71.60%; Joe Miranda and Usha Khurana, 65.06%; James Tao and Larry Soong, 62.38%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A: Howard Foster and Michael Ryan, 56.02%; Ginny Panaro and Carolyn Siracuse, 55.09%; B/C: Eugene Giorgini and Joe Peters, 49.77%; east-west, A/B/C: Arthur “Chip” Kean and Art Matthies, 59.95%; Richard Cramer-Benjamin and Jeff Bender, 58.33%; Linda Burroughsford and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 55.79%; Penny Shui and Ken Meier, 55.56%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – Howell. A: Judy Padgug and Donna Steffan, 60.58%; Harry Cheung and James Tao, 58.04%; B/C: John Kirsits and Ed Drozen, 54.81%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A: Kathy Pollock and Stan Kozlowski, 56.55%; B: (tie) Betty Metz and David Donaldson, Andrei and Tova Reinhorn, 53.57%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Jack Kern and Lance Crawford, 64.81%; John Fiegl and Jane Larcom, 62.92%; (tie) Pat Rogers and Mary Alice Kotansky, Darcy Young and Bob Farwell, 54.81%. 

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Unit game. A: Donna Steffan and Judy Graf, 63.39%; John Ziemer and Harry Cheung, 62.5%; B: Anne Watkins and Rita Sofia, 61.61%; Stan Kozlowski and Fred Yellen, 60.12%; C: Andrei and Tova Reinhorn, 48.51%; Frank and Jeanette Levin, 44.94%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday evening – Home-style pairs. (Tie) Bert Hargeshimer and Christy Kellogg, Sue Neubecker and Dian Petrov, Michael Ryan and Judy Graf, 2 wins.

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Edna Fill and Al Dickman, 61%; Mike and Vince Taeger, 52.5%; east-west, Dorothy Kumrow and Bud Eckert, 58%; Lance and Pam Pollock, 51.5%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and Sam Grossman, 66%; Bill and Jo Rich, 54%; east-west, Lorey Repicci and Joe Day, 63%; Elaine Bolz and Marie Schneider, 54%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Chuck Heimerl and Marian Morber, 56%; Bruce and Jill Brown, 55%; east-west, Shirley Cassety and Sam Grossman, 68%; Jeff Peters and Dave Stroud, 47%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – North-south, Helen and Bill Westley, Wilson McClaren and Fenton Harrison, 61%; east-west, Norm Kirchner and Bill Adolf, 59%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Pat and Mike Weber, 58%; east-west, Mike Brown and Trudy Manaher, 55%.