Duplicate Bridge: May 4

An ACBL International Fund Pairs Game with hand records and analyses will be played at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 8, at the Airport Bridge Club.

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A new schedule of rotating evening stratified pairs games featuring “chef creations” will kick off at 7:15 p.m. on Monday, May 6, at the Airport Bridge Club. First chef will be Alex Miller. Other evening games will be held Tuesday, May 14; Wednesday, May 22; and Friday, May 31.

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The Airport Bridge Club offers a free Cinco de Mayo lunch at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, May 5, followed by a progressive jackpot individual game at 1. Call 836-7016 to sign up. Pairs games at 11 a.m. Friday, May 10, and next Saturday, May 11, offer double points.

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Western New York Unit 116 holds its annual Barometer Pairs game at 7:15 p.m. Monday, May 13, at Bridge Club Meridian in the Zion Church, Koenig Circle at Parker Boulevard, Town of Tonawanda.

For Barometer Pairs, all of the pairs play the same boards at the same time throughout the event. Scores and standings are posted after each round, so each pair knows where it stands at all times. For info, call Dian Petrov at 688-1226 or Paul Zittel at 992-4794.

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

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Thursday evening, May 16, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Unit-rated, club-hosted Swiss team game: Sunday, May 19, Airport Bridge Club.

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Thursday evening, June 6, Bridge Center of Buffalo. Strawberry Social Unit game: Saturday afternoon, June 22, Lockport Dale Center.

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Saturday noon, July 13, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

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

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

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Tournament calendar

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.

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.

Syracuse Regional – Monday, July 22, to Sunday, July 28. For info, click this link.

Buffalo NLM Sectional – Non-life masters. Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive, Amherst. Friday, Aug. 16, to Sunday, Aug. 18. For info, click this link.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Sept. 27, to Sunday, Sept. 29. For info, click this link.

Niagara Falls, Ont., Regional – Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5685 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 5, to Sunday, Nov. 10. For info, click this link.

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

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall. Friday, Jan. 3, to Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. For info, click this link.

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 15, to Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. For info, click this link.

St. Catharines Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario Street, St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 7, to Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall. Friday, April 4, to Sunday, April 6, 2014. 

Toronto Easter Regional – Doubletree By Hilton Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto. Tuesday, April 15, to Sunday, April 20, 2014.

Buffalo Spooktacular Regional – Venue TBA, Tuesday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Bridge Club Meridian.

Western New York Unit 116.

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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. E-mail 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 here.

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Duplicate scores
Week of April 22 to April 28
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, A: Jim Mathis and Paul Libby, 59.87%; B: Barbara Sadkin and Dale Anderson, 59.02%; C: Bill Boardman and Joe Rooney, 48.31%; east-west, A: Ken and Gladys Hardcastle, 57.74%; B: John Fiegl and Joanne Lafay, 56.55%; C: Art Schumacher and Barbara Multerer, 55.67%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Carlton  Stone and Nancy Kessler, 61.67%; B: Pawan Matta and Dale Anderson, 56.37%; C: Marilyn Sultz and Barbara Sadkin, 52.21%; east-west, A: Elaine Kurasiewicz and Chuck Schorr, 64.40%; B: Martin and Barbara Pieterse, 54.06%; C: Ron Henrikson and Bill Boardman, 48.31%. 

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – One Winner. A: Carlton Stone and Ed Drozen, 56.95%; Ken and Gladys Hardcastle, 54.59%; B: Joyce Greenspan and Barbara Sadkin, 54.38%; Judy Kaprove and Mike Silverman, 52.14%; C: John Kirsits and Martin Pieterse, 47.55%. April Club Series: Joyce Greenspan, 9.5 points; Dale Anderson, 8.5 points.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A/B/C: (tie) Dave Donaldson and Joe Rooney, Helen Panza and Mike Silverman, 59.57%; east-west, A: Liz Clark and John Ziemer, 62.43%; B/C: Marilyn Sultz and Ruth Wurster, 53.94%. April Club Series: (tie) Ruth Wurster, Marilyn Sultz, 10.5 points.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – One Winner. A: Barbara Libby and Jerry Geiger, 65.18%; Ken and Gladys Hardcastle, 57.37%; B/C: (tie) Joe Rooney and Ron Henrikson, Bill Boardman and Paula Kotowski, 55.13%. April Club Series: Jerry Geiger, 8 points; (tie) Margaret Miles, Ginny Panaro, 7 points.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – Howell. A: Ken and Gladys Hardcastle, 64.29%; B: Art Matthies and Mike Silverman, 54.17%; Shirley Cassety and Ross Markello, 53.37%; C: Ruth Jones and Ruth Hnath, 43.81%. 

Airport Bridge Club Sunday afternoon – Swiss Teams. A: Elaine Kurasiewicz, John Ziemer, Jerry Geiger, Jim Mathis, 88 VPs; Nancy Wolstoncroft, Liz Clark, Harry Cheung, Mike Silverman, 83 VPs; B: Paula Salamone, Chuck Schorr, Ron Henrikson, Bob Linn, 77 VPs; C: Carol Kleban, June Feuerstein, Sushil Amlani, Cleveland Fleming, 72 VPs. April Team Club Series: Harry Cheung, 19.5 points; Elaine Kurasiewicz, 17.5 points.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday noon – 99ers. Howell. A: Joyce Frayer and Mary Ball, 70.24%; B/C: Marion Lavigne and Janice Sufrin, 69.05%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Joe Miranda and Denise Mattingly, 61.74%; B/C: Judy Zeckhauser and Laurie Foster, 57.58%; Usha Khurana and James McClure, 56.06%; Agi Maisel and Carla Press, 55.11%; Kathy Stamm and Jo Finton, 54.55%; east-west, A/B: Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 63.07%; Lois Tippett and Elizabeth Beishline, 55.11%; Jane Roberts and Laura Houghtaling, 54.55%; C: Peggy Mergenhagen and Adrienne Sakavicius, 53.60%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – Howell. A: Judy Padgug and Bud Seidenberg, 61.22%; B/C: Dorothy and Ed Rupp, 56.73%; Joan Rose and Donna Steffan, 55.77%; Betty Bronstein and Bob Olin, 55.45%; Fred Yellen and Judy Graf, 54.17%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A/B: Christy Kellogg and Eugene Harvey, 56%; Jim Gullo and Madhav Deshmukh, 54%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 Game. North-south, A/B: Elizabeth Beishline and Roslyn Berkovitz, 64.12%; Natalie Abramson and James McClure, 56.25%; Joyce Frayer and Mary Ball, 56.20%; C: Peggy Stock and Cherry Searle, 46.73%; east-west, A/B: Violet Makhija and Laurie Foster, 67.36%; Dorothy and Larry Soong, 64.46%; Sharon Wilcox and Janet Dimet, 58.99%; C: Anne Astmann and Liz Hemenway, 57.50%; Gloria and Jim Brown, 57.09%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A: Mark Pascale and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 62.24%; Bert Hargesheimer and Linda Burroughsford, 59.38%; B/C: Beena and Madhav Deshmukh, 54.43%; east-west, A: Michael Ryan and Judy Graf, 58.56%; B/C: (tie) Gaurang Sheth and Gabriel Tannenbaum, Peter Patterson and Henry Chudy, 54.17%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Jay Levy and Jim Gullo, 64.81%; B/C: Dick Czarnecki and Anne Watkins, 58.33%; Judy Graf and Allen Beroza, 55.73%; east-west, A: Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 57.64%; B: Kathy Pollock and Gary Schmitt, 56.48%; Liz Clark and Harry Cheung, 55.32%; Betty Bronstein and Paul Libby, 54.86%; C: Claire Gareleck and Jeanne Gladysz, 54.63%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A: John Toy and Fred Yellen, 63.43%; Judy Graf and Michael Ryan, 60.19%; B/C: Joyce Kindt and John Marvin, 55.56%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Joanne LaFay and Lillian Gotshall, 58.15%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 57.41%; Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 56.3%; John Fiegl and Jane Larcom, 55.93%; Bob and Joan Ciszak, 54.07%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – A: Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 60.88%; B: Art Morth and Art Matthies, 59.03%; Ken Meier and Dorothy May, 58.56%; C: Eleanor Whelan and Walt Olszewski, 56.94%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday evening – Home-style pairs. Gwilym Brick and Dian Petrov, 2.5 wins.

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Joyce Kindt and Carolyn Siracuse, 56.25%; Alicia Kolipinski and Al Dickman, 52.6%; east-west, Lance Pollock and Art Morth, 65.6%; Jennifer and Pete Reynolds, 57.5%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – North-south: A: Judie Bailey and Jim Jacobi, 57%; B: Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 54%; C: (tie) John Meindl and Patricia Lanighan, Mercedes Reinbolt and Paul Capen, 43%; east-west, A: (tie) Barbara and John Scott, Roy Crocker and Marge Schomers, 55%; B: Walt Olszewski and Madhav Deshmukh, 50%; C: Lois Smith and Bob Lederhouse, 50%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – A: Connie Swick and Bob Lederhouse, 64%; B: Edie Moran and Anne Clancy, 57%; C: Marilyn White and Rita Haley, 53%.

Other clubs

ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Parmalier Murphy and Neola McGuire, 63.31%; Shirley Thompson and David Mathis, 51.25%.

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 57%; Bill and Jo Rich, 56%; east-west, Lorey Repicci and Joe Day, 57%; Emily Wandass and Harry Rogers, 55%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Bruce and Jill Brown, 58%; Chuck Heimerl and Marian Morber, 53%; east-west, Tony diTusa and Sam Grossman, 69%; Joe Day and Lorey Repicci, 58%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Dee Schaeffer and Lil Ungerleider, 59.5%; Eleanor Murray and Fred Nadel, 55.6%; east-west, Irwin Brock and Sandy Recoon, 59.9%; Betty Bowling and Bette Seifert, 52.8%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – North-south, Pawan Matta and Fenton Harrison, 71%; east-west, Ann Goodyear and Jan Roalsvig, 61%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Pat and Mike Weber, 68%; east-west, Mike Brown and Trudy Manaher, 64%.

Duplicate Bridge: April 27

The Bridge Center of Buffalo offers lunch with Jim Gullo at its game at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 3. John Toy will begin a series of lessons, “Back to Basics,” on May 22. For info, call him at 885-5364.

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Bridge Club Meridian offers double points at its 10:30 a.m. game Monday, April 29.

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The Airport Bridge Club is offering double points at its pairs games at 11 a.m. today (Saturday, April 27), Monday, April 29, and Tuesday, April 30. The club also has a double-point Swiss team game with free pizza at 11 a.m. Sunday, April 28. Call 836-7016 to sign up.

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Congratulations to Saleh Fetouh, winner of the most master points at the Buffalo Spring Sectional Tournament April 19 to 21 in the Main-Transit Fire Hall in Williamsville. A member of the winning Swiss team on Sunday, he collected 21.66 points. Runners-up were two of his teammates – Chris Urbanek with 19.70 and Bud Seidenberg with 19.50.

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Many Buffalonians made the trek last week to Tennessee to play in one of the biggest regional tournaments on the calendar – the Gatlinburg Mid-Atlantic Regional – where 3,635 players earned master points.

Local players faring the best in Gatlinburg included Jill Wooldridge, 37.54 points (352nd); Powhatan Wooldridge, 36.37 (374th); John Ziemer and Jerry Geiger, 31.63 (tied for 518th); Martin and Barbara Pieterse, 19.58 (tied for 1,030th); and Kathy Pollock, 15.05 (1,375th).

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

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

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Thursday evening, May 16, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Unit-rated, club-hosted Swiss team game: Sunday, May 19, Airport Bridge Club.

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

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Saturday noon, July 13, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

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

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. For info, click this link: http://web2.acbl.org/Tournaments/Ads/2013/07/1307017.pdf

Buffalo Non-Life Master Sectional – Bridge Center of Buffalo. Friday, Aug. 16 to Sunday, Aug. 18. For info, click this link: http://web2.acbl.org/Tournaments/Ads/2013/08/1308091.pdf

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall. Friday, Sept. 27, to Sunday, Sept. 29. For info, click this link: http://web2.acbl.org/Tournaments/Ads/2013/09/1309054.pdf

Niagara Falls, Ont., Regional – Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5685 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 5, to Sunday, Nov. 10. For info, click this link: http://web2.acbl.org/Tournaments/Ads/2013/11/1311064.pdf          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 April 15 to 21
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – Charity Club Championship. Howell. A: Barbara Libby and Judi Marshall, 63.89%; B: Doug Dean and June Feuerstein, 58.33%; C: Joe Rooney and Bill Boardman, 56.25%; Joyce Greenspan and Barbara Sadkin, 50.69%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – Charity Club Championship. North-south, A: Judi Marshall and Liz Clark, 59.49%; B: Nancy Kessler and Carl Stone, 58.56%; C: Ross Markello and June Feuerstein, 54.40%; east-west, A: Bob Linn and Mike Kisiel, 65.97%; B: John Kirsits and Allen Beroza, 56.25%; C: Rao Perala and Ruth Hnath, 47.22%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Charity Club Championship. Modified Howell. A: Celine Murray and Dale Anderson, 62.96%; Paul Ganley and Mike Kisiel, 61.50%; B: Carl and Jan Hasselback, 54.67%; Doug Dean and Ginny Panaro, 54.07%; C: (tie) Joyce Greenspan and Florence Notto, 54.31%; Dave Donaldson and Barbara Sadkin, 52.08%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – Charity Club Championship. North-south, A: Eleanor Whelan and Harry Cheung, 60.71%; B: Carlton Stone and Nancy Kessler, 60.12%; C: Joe Rooney and Dave Donaldson, 51.79%; east-west, Bob Linn and Bill Boardman, 66.07%; B: John Kirsits and Ken Meier, 55.36%; C: (tie) Art Schumacher and Barbara Multerer, Marilyn Sultz and Ruth Wurster, 46.73%. 

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – Swiss Pairs. (Tie) Bob Linn and Mike Kisiel, Paula Kotowski and partner, 2 wins. 

Airport Bridge Club Friday afternoon – Swiss Pairs. (Tie) Margaret Miles and Marian Morber, Ginny Panaro and Doug Dean, 2 wins.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: Richard McGowan and Tish Schiffman, 58.90%; Joe Miranda and Denise Mattingly, 56.82%; east-west, A/B/C: Sol Messinger and Joel Brownstein, 63.64%; Joyce Greenspan and Natalie Abramson, 60.98%; Ginger Maiman and Marjorie Plumb, 59.09%; Pat Kilbury and Marilyn Sultz, 56.06%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – A: Donna Steffan and Judy Padgug, 57.14%; B: Carlton Stone and Ed Drozen, 56.25%; C: Pat Lakeman and Mary Terrana, 53.87%; east-west, A/B/C: Chip Kean and Art Matthies, 57.44%; Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 56.55%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. David Colligan and Davis Heussler, 58%; Bill Rushmore and Joan Rose, 57%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 55%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 Game. North-south, A/B: James McClure and Judy Zeckhauser, 64.88%; Natalie Abramson and Paula Rosen, 59.82%; east-west, A/B: Richard McGowan and Lou Di Lorenzo, 70.54%; C: James and Karen Stephenson, 54.17%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A: Bert Hargesheimer and Inge Gallant, 57.18%; Dian Petrov and Gene Finton, 55.09%; B: Sandra Marcussen and Carolyn Siracuse, 54.63%; C: John Lyth and Gary Schmitt, 54.17%; east-west, A: Mark Pascale and Chris Urbanek, 68.75%; B: Gabriel Tannenbaum and Gaurang Sheth, 59.12%; C: Jo Nasoff Finton and Kathy Stamm, 54.17%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Art Schumacher and Joe Rooney, 69.26%; Dave and Jane Larcom,  57.41%; Joanne LaFay and Lillian Gotshall, 55.93%; Jack Kern and Lance Crawford, 55.19%; Enid Sweet and Ann Battaglia,  50.37%; Bob and Joan Ciszak, 50%. 

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – A: Jim Gullo and Sue Neubecker, 67.36%; Donna Steffan and Fred Yellen, 63.43%; Chris Urbanek and Joan Rose, 56.94% B: (tie) Claire Gareleck and Jeanne Gladysz, Walt Olszewski and Eleanor Whelan, 56.25%; Dave Donaldson and Bob Andersen, 55.79%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday evening – Home-style pairs. Bob Olin and Sandra Marcussen, 3 wins.

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Joyce Kindt and Ron Fill, 60.95%; Bill Rich and Art Morth, 50.9%; east-west, Paul Morgante and Bud Eckert, 67.8%; Lance Pollock and Henry Chudy, 61.5%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – North-south, A: Roy Crocker and Marge Schomers, 59%; B: Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 58%; C: (tie)  Barbara and John Scott. Dan Blatz and Gwilym Brick, 47%; east-west, A: Sushil Amlani and Walt Olszewski, 59%; B: Beena and Madhav Deshmukh, 51%; C:  Mercedes Reinbolt and Paul Capen, 50%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Bill Rich and Gene Nawotniak, 59%; Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 58%; east-west, B.J. McMath and Pat Truell, 61%; Jill and Bruce Brown, 58%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Bobbi and Joe Huber, 52%; (tie) Chuck Heimerl and Marian Morber, Bruce and Jill Brown, 51%; east-west, Martha Falsone and Harry Rogers, 56%; (tie) Sam Barone and Tony diTusa, Shirley Cassety and Sam Grossman, 53%.              

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-South: Teddy and David Speser, 64.7%; Joe Fiore and Bernie Myer, 55.3%; east-west, Mary Blanchard and Liz Schulman, 68.3%; Sandy Recoon and Irwin Brock, 50.8%.  

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Pawan Matta and Fenton Harrison, 63%; (tie) Judy Thielman and Kathy Borcik, Carol Neuhaus and Marc Sobkiewicz, 50%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south,  Marie Lanza and Lou Lombardi, 62%; Pat and Mike Weber, 59%; east-west, Carmella Losi and Esther Ferris, 63%; Joanne Biondo and Paul Morgante, 55%.

Tournament

Buffalo Spring Sectional Friday – A: Bill Rushmore and Art Morth, 65.02%; Bert Hargeshimer and Christy Kellogg, 58.17%; B: Bob Padgug and Gene Finton, 56.55%; Kathleen Landon and Sandra Stockton, 55.58%; C: Davis Heussler and David Colligan, 54.01%; Ruth Wurster and Marilyn Sultz, 47.34%.

Buffalo Spring Sectional Saturday – A: Saleh Fetouh and Bud Seidenberg, 63.75%; John Toy and Chris Urbanek, 62.35%; B/C: Yichaun and Wufeng Luo, 57.19%.

Buffalo Spring Sectional Sunday – Swiss teams. A: David Hemmer, Saleh Fetouh, Bud Seidenberg, Chris Urbanek, 154 VPs; B: Howard Gordon, Guy Arie, Michael Carney, Jerome Weiss, 137 VPs; C: Larry and Dorothy Soong, Art Matthies, Chip Kean, 109 VPs.

Duplicate Bridge: April 20

The Buffalo Spring Sectional Tournament continues with pairs games at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. today (Saturday, April 20) in Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville, and concludes with Swiss teams at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April. 21. For more info, click this link:

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

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          The Bridge Center of Buffalo and the Airport Bridge Club are closed today and Sunday for the tournament. The Lockport Duplicate Club also is closed today.

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Next week is charity week with extra points Monday, April 22, at Bridge Club Meridian (Boston Marathon relief), and at all games at the Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday through Friday and the Airport Bridge Club Monday through Saturday.

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The Bridge Center of Buffalo has a 99er game at noon Monday, April 22, and lunch with Jim Gullo on Friday, April 26.

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The Airport Bridge Club has double-point Swiss teams with free pizza Sunday, April 28. Call 836-7016 for info.

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A new schedule of rotating evening stratified pairs games will kick off next month at the Airport Bridge Club. Games featuring double points and “chef creations” will begin at 7:15 p.m. on Monday, May 6; Tuesday, May 14; Wednesday, May 22; and Friday, May 31.

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

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

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Thursday evening, May 16, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Unit-rated, club-hosted Swiss team game: Sunday, May 19, Airport Bridge Club.

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

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Saturday noon, July 13, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

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

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. For info, click this link: http://web2.acbl.org/Tournaments/Ads/2013/07/1307017.pdf

Buffalo Non-Life Master Sectional – Bridge Center of Buffalo. Friday, Aug. 16 to Sunday, Aug. 18. For info, click this link: http://web2.acbl.org/Tournaments/Ads/2013/08/1308091.pdf

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall. Friday, Sept. 27, to Sunday, Sept. 29. For info, click this link: http://web2.acbl.org/Tournaments/Ads/2013/09/1309054.pdf

Niagara Falls, Ont., Regional – Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5685 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 5, to Sunday, Nov. 10. For info, click this link: http://web2.acbl.org/Tournaments/Ads/2013/11/1311064.pdf          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 April 8 to April 14
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – Charity Club Championship. North-south, A: Paul Libby and Jim Mathis, 57%; B: Doug Dean and Nadine Stein, 53.33%; C: June Feuerstein and Barbara Sadkin, 50.17%; east-west, A/B/C: Nancy Kessler and Ross Markello, 59%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – Charity Club Championship. North-south, A: Jerry Geiger and John Ziemer, 60.42%; B: Nancy Kessler and Carlton Stone, 49.74%; C: Don Grant and Jan Hasselback, 49.22%; east-west, A: Judi Marshall and Liz Clark, 65.28%; B: Chuck Schorr and Ed Drozen, 56.71%; C: Florence Boyd and Dave Donaldson, 50.69%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Charity Club Championship. Howell. A: Paul Ganley and Mike Kisiel, 58.33%; B: Bill Boardman and Dale Anderson, 57.31%; C: Joyce Greenspan and Florence Notto, 54.31%; Ron Henrikson and Paul Orosz, 52.74%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – Charity Club Championship. North-south, A/B: Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 56.25%; C: Ed Drozen and Ruth Kozower, 50.89%, A/B/C: Marilyn Sultz and Ruth Wurster, 58.99%. 

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – Unit Championship. North-south, A: Ken Meier and Jim Mathis, 57.92% B: Ruth Kozower and Dave Donaldson, 54.17%; C: Ron Henrikson and Nadine Stein, 50.83%; east-west, A: Margaret Miles and Marian Morber, 67.08%; B/C: Ginny Panaro and Marilyn Sultz, 57.50%. 

Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – Charity Club Championship. Howell. A: Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 71.02%; Mike Kisiel and Fenton Harrison, 53.17%; B: Ginny Panaro and Paula Kotowski, 51.31%; Alice Bragg and Cleveland Fleming, 46.43%; C: Michael and Ruth Kozower, 45.83%. 

Airport Bridge Club Sunday morning – Charity Club Championship. Swiss Teams. A: Harry Cheung, Nancy Wolstoncroft, Eleanor Whelan, Liz Clark, 68 VPs; B/C: Paula Salamone, Chuck Schorr, Eva Schmidt, Dale Anderson, 67 VPs.

Airport Bridge Club Sunday afternoon – Charity Club Championship. Swiss Teams. A: Nancy Wolstoncroft, Eleanor Whelan, Harry Cheung, Liz Clark, 73 VPs; B: Elaine Kurasiewicz, Jim Mathis, Mike Kisiel, June Feuerstein, 64 VPs; C: Chuck Schorr, Eva Schmidt, Cleveland Fleming, Dale Anderson, 56 VPs.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B/C: James and Karen Stephenson, 62.71%; Maryann Szafran and Usha Khurana, 55.66%; east-west, A/B/C: John H. Wolf and Edna Ram, 60.16%; Marcia Wright and Marjorie Plumb, 57.03%; Larry Soong and Andrei Reinhorn, 56.89%; Norma Cohen and Sandra Morrison, 55.80%; Judith Babat and Rivona Ehrenreich, 55.49%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A/B: Betty Bronstein and Anne Watkins, 63.66%; Bob Olin and James Tao, 56.02%; Fran Kurtz and Pat Burns, 55.79%; C: Walt Olszewski and Eleanor Whelan, 50.69%; east-west, A: Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 66.90%; Joan Rose and Judy Padgug, 54.17%; B: (tie) Dorothy and Ed Rupp, Art Matthies and Betty Metz, 47.92%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A/B: Jack Cukierman and Jeff Bender, 55%; Saleh Fetouh and Bill Rushmore, 52%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 Game. North-south, A: Beena Deshmukh and Usha Khurana, 71.52%; B: Joe Miranda and Elaine Moon, 59.62%; Fran Witnauer and Joan Smith, 54.27%; C: Mary Blanchard and Liz Schulman, 53.49%; east-west, A: Dorothy and Larry Soong, 60.03%; Joyce Greenspan and Andrei Reinhorn, 59.90%; B: Mercedes Reinbolt and Pat Lanighan, 56.16%; C: James and Karen Stephenson, 48.27%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A: Linda Burroughsford and Bert Hargesheimer, 61.11%; Bob Olin and Carolyn Siracuse, 54.63%; B: Cathy Majewski and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 52.31%; C: Eugene Giorgini and Joe Peters, 46.53%; east-west, A/B: Walt Olszewski and Peter Shui, 59.72%; Penny Shui and Gaurang Sheth, 56.94%; Pat Rasmus and Ken Meier, 56.02%; Mark Pascale and Norm St. Denis, 54.40%; C: Andrei Reinhorn and Beena Deshmukh, 50.46%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Jim  Gullo and Fred Yellen, 66.44%; John Toy and Chris Urbanek, 58.80%; B: Allen Beroza and John Ziemer, 55.09%; Berta Brown and Judy Padgug, 54.86%; C: Tova Reinhorn and Carol Bedell, 52.55%; east-west, A: Stan Kozlowski and Joanne Kelley, 57.64%; B: Liz Clark and Carolyn Siracuse, 56.02%; Paul Libby and Betty Bronstein, 54.40%; Harry Cheung and Kathy Pollock, 54.17%; C: Helen Panza and Betty Metz, 45.60%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon –  North-south, A: Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 65.18%; B: Jeanne Gladysz and Usha Khurana, 53.57%; C: Pat Lakeman and Helen Panza, 41.67%; east-west, A: (tie) Howard and Joan Rose, Bud  Seidenberg and John Toy, 54.46%. 

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – (Tie)  Rob Hessel and Jane Larcom, Jim Downing and David Floyd, 58.52%; Darcy Young and Bob Farwell, 57.04%; Joanne LaFay and Lillian Gotshall, 54.07%; Joe Rooney and Dave Larcom, 51.11%. 

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, A: Judy Padgug and Stan Kozlowski, 66.67%; Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 61.9%; B/C: Anne Watkins and Bernie Czarnecki, 55.95%; east-west, A: Judy Graf and Jim Gullo, 63.69%; B: Ken Meier and Dorothy May, 49.70%; C: Elaine Kurasiewicz and Carol Bedell, 49.40%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday evening – Home-style pairs. (Tie) Bert Hargeshimer and Alex Kowal, Art Morth and Bob Olin, Gwilym Brick and Dian Petrov, 2 wins.

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Bill Rich and Henry Chudy, 58.3%; Ron Fill and Chuck Heimerl, 52.8%; east-west, Frank Schlehr and Janet Frisch, 65.3%; Pam and Lance Pollock, 62.8%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. A: Jim and Paula Jones, 60%; B: Elve Johnston and Roy Crocker, 58%; C: Barbara and John Scott, 51%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Elve Johnston and Kathryn Fenn, 69%; B: (tie)  Bob Lederhouse and Connie Swick, Barbara and John Scott, 56.5%; C: Marilyn White and Jean Rosenthal, 56%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Joe and Bobbi Huber, 56%; Bill and Jo Rich, 54%; east-west, B.J. McMath and Pat Truell, 59%; Lou Bacon and Virginia Ziebarth, 55%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Ruth Jones and Ruth Killeen, 59.9%; Eleanor Murray and Fred Nadel, 55.7%; east-west, Betty Bowling and Bette Seifert, 64.3%; Joe Fiore and Bernie Myer, 57.7%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Marge and Bob McMillen, 57%; Jan Roalsvig and Stan Kozlowski, 56%.

College Club Duplicate – North-south, (tie) Clare Schultz and Nancy Thomas, Gloria Fenston and Linda Franchell, 56.66%; Neola McGuire and Parmalier Murphy, 53.81%; east-west, Judy Danforth and Mary Szczepanski, 49.05%; Diane Liddell and Norma Moss, 45.71%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Marie Lanza and Lou Lombardi, 68%; Frank Belz and John Wolf, 60%; east-west, Bob and Margaret Rivard, 59%; Mike Brown and  Trudy Manaher, 53%.