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%.