Duplicate Bridge: July 27

Triple points will be offered at more than a dozen North American Pairs qualifying games during the coming week at the Airport Bridge Club and the Bridge Center of Buffalo.

The Airport Club has NAP qualifiers at 11 a.m. today, Saturday, July 27; at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 28; at 11 a.m. Monday, July 29; and Tuesday, July 30; and in games at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 31.

The Bridge Center has NAP qualifiers at noon Tuesday, July 30;  Thursday, Aug. 1, and next Saturday, Aug. 3; at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 31, and Friday, Aug. 2; and at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, and Thursday, Aug. 1.

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

Eight Is Enough Swiss Teams: Sunday, Oct. 20, 1 p.m. Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Unit Pairs Game: Saturday, Nov. 2, 7:15 p.m. Airport Bridge Club.

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

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Tournament calendar

Syracuse Regional – Concludes today, Saturday July 27, and 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 St., 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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          We picked up a bunch of flyers for bridge tournaments at the recent Buffalo Regional Tournament. They include:

          Niagara Intermediate Novice 0-300 Sectional – Bridge Centre of Niagara, 2 Tremont Drive, St. Catharines, Ont. Saturday, Aug. 17, and Sunday, Aug. 18. Stratified pairs games at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. both days with free lunch between sessions. For info, call Lorna Johnson at (905) 894-4056. For partners, call Sue Arnedt at (905) 892-6009.

          Olympiad VII – For players with fewer than 750 master points. Knights of Columbus Hall, 10806 Granger Road, Garfield Heights, Ohio. Saturday, Aug. 17, and Sunday, Aug. 18. Stratified pairs games at 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday, followed by awards and hand discussion. For info, call Dick Early at (330) 928-1104.

          Labour Day Sectional – Holiday Inn, 3450 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ont., across from Yorkdale Mall. Saturday, Aug. 31, to Monday, Sept. 2. For info, click on this link.

          Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Center, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 14, and Sunday, Sept. 15. Open pairs and novice pairs at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Saturday with free lunch between sessions. Swiss teams at 11 a.m. Sunday. For info, call Lori Benacci at (814) 836-5254. For flyer, click on this link.

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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. 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 just a week or two away from reaching a career total of 1,600 master points. 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 July 15 to July 21
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs 

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – NAP Qualifier. North-south, A/B: Eva Schmidt and Sandra Scheff, 63.70%; C: Cynthia Helfman and Nadine Stein, 60.22%; east-west, A/B: Mike Silverman and Alicia Kolipinski, 58.97%; C: Stewart Brenner and Ron Helfman, 53.05%.

Airport Bridge Club Monday afternoon – NAP Qualifier. Howell. A: Mike Kisiel and Paul Ganley, 64.29%; B/C: (tie) Barbara Multerer and Art Schumacher, Jean Macdonald and Nancy Littenberg, 50.79%. 

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – Charity Club Championship. North-south, A: Nancy Kessler and Carlton Stone, 64.12%; B/C: Mary Jo Whitehead and Michael Putnam, 52.78%; east-west, A: Vince Pesce and John Ziemer, 63.19%; B: Martin and Barbara Pieterse, 55.79%; C: Andrei Reinhorn and Bob Kaprove, 53.47%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Howell. A: Jim Mathis and Judi Marshall, 66.35%; B: Carlton Stone and Mike Silverman, 56.11%; Paul Ganley and Mike Kisiel, 55.11%; C: Bill Regan and Nancy Littenberg, 53.26%; Eva Schmidt and Ruth Hnath, 52.63%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday evening – NAP Qualifier. North-south, A: Ed Ott and Cleveland Fleming, 64.32%; B: Ron Henrikson and partner, 61.36%; C: June Feuerstein and Barbara Sadkin, 56.82%; east-west, A: Liz Clark and Harry Cheung, 62.73%; B: Ruth Wurster and Marilyn Sultz, 55.91%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – NAP Qualifier. North-south, A/B/C: Sandra Rifkin and Mike Mesirov, 57.56%; east-west, A: Liz Clark and John Ziemer, 60.07%; B/C: Linda Milch and Sharon Chang, 54.39%. 

  

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – NAP Qualifier. North-south, A/B: Paul Orosz and Martin Pieterse, 66.58%; east-west, A/B/C: Joyce Greenspan and Andrei Reinhorn, 56.83%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday afternoon – NAP Qualifier. North-south, A: Paula Salamone and Mike Kisiel, 60%; B: Maury and Lois Tatelman, 46.95%; east-west, A: John Ziemer and Jerry Geiger, 55.22%; B: Ron Henrikson and Debra Ann Glamack, 53.13%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – NAP Qualifier. North-south, A: Sushil Amlani and Carolyn Siracuse, 58.32%; B: Dorothy May and Ron Henrikson, 57.05%; C: Maury and Lois Tatelman, 54.17%; east-west, A/B: Paula Salamone and Miri Salamone-Burnett, 56.99%; C: Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 49.50%. 

Airport Bridge Club Sunday morning – Charity Club Championship. Swiss Teams. A: Jerry Geiger, Bob Linn, John Ziemer, Elaine Kurasiewicz, 49 VPs; B: Eleanor Whelan, Carlton Stone, Liz Clark, Harry Cheung, 47 VPs.

Airport Bridge Club Sunday afternoon – Charity Club Championship. Swiss Teams. A/B: Cleveland Fleming, Myra Razik, Ron Henrikson, Paula Salamone, 56 VPs.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B/C: Sandra Scheff and Beverly Isenberg, 61.36%; Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 59.09%; Usha Khurana and Ruth Wurster, 58.52%; Richard McGowan and Joyce Greenspan, 57.01%; Jim and Gloria Brown, 55.87%;  east-west, A/B/C: Laura Houghtaling and Jane Roberts, 60.80%; Violet Makhija and Jasbeer Makhija, 57.95%; Margaret and Robert Rivard, 55.30%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Donna Steffan and Judy Padgug, 62.80%; Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 57.14%; B: Tova Reinhorn and Allen Beroza, 46.13%; C: Pat Lakeman and Jo Finton, 45.84%; east-west, A/B: Betty Metz and Andrei Reinhorn, 57.67%; Meg Klamp and Joan Rose, 55.29%; C: James Tao and Larry Soong, 51.32%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A: Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 63.69%; Dian Petrov and Kamil Bishara, 59.52%; Judy Graf and Jim Gullo, 55.95%; B: Tom Koralewski and Sue Neubecker, 49.40%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 Game. North-south, A/B/C: Joyce Greenspan and Richard McGowan, 55.95%; Mary Blanchard and Liz Schulman, 54.17%; east-west, A/B: Pat Kilbury and Gerry Dominski, 59.52%; Adrian Figliotti and Dede Kluckhohn, 57.74%; Martha Quinn and Lois Tippett, 54.46%;  C: Susan Levy and Stuart Maisel, 48.81%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A/B: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Linda Burroughsford, 61.13%; Michael Ryan and Judy Graf, 57.55%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 57.49%; east-west, A: Dian Petrov and Kamil Bishara, 58.54%; B: Elaine Universal and Teresa Fraas, 55.77%; C: Gabriel Tannenbaum and Gaurang Sheth, 52.55%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Jim Gullo and Fred Yellen, 60.23%; B/C: David Whitt and Carl McMurtry, 53.79%; east-west, A: Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 62.69%; Claire Gareleck and Paul Libby, 60.98%; B: Carol Bedell and Barbara Landree, 51.70%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A: Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 65.19%; Suzanne Boyer and Chris Urbanek, 57.04%; B: Betty Bronstein and Anne Watkins, 51.11%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Sunday afternoon – Slam Zone. North-south, A: Claire Gareleck and Harold Meyers, 61.13%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 57.55%; B/C: Beena and Madhav Deshmukh, 56.66%; Penny and Peter Shui, 54.07%; east-west, A: Meg Klamp and Chris Urbanek, 69.10%; B: Betty Metz and Art Matthies, 55.61%; C: Elaine Moon and Paula Rosen, 50.80%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – (Tie) Ruth Huppuch and Merton Haynes, Joe Miranda and Denise Mattingly,  60%; Jack Kern and Lance Crawford, 59.54%; Lillian Gotshall and Jane Larcom, 53.18%; Pepe Justicia-Linde and Maureen Cancilla 52.73%. 

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Howell. A: Gene Finton and Dian Petrov, 63.33%; Donna Steffan and Fred Yellen, 60.74%; B/C: Carlton Stone and Nancy Kessler, 54.44%; Jim Gullo and Usha Khurana, 54.07%; Harry Meyers and Fran Kurtz, 51.48%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – Howell. Joyce Kindt and Ron Fill, 59.7%; Dorothy Kumrow and Paul Morgante, 54.2%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. A: Carolyn Siracuse and Judie Bailey, 61%; B: Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 57%; C: Gwilym Brick and Dan Blatz, 56%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Howell. Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 68%; Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, 59%; (tie) Edie Moran and Anne Clancy, Lois Smith and Marge Schomers, 57%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Elaine LaVigne and Carl Gebauer, 59%; Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 51%; east-west, Lois Merritt and Pat Truell, 56Emily Wandass and Louise Zygaj, 54%.

                                                                                

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Shirley Cassety and Sam Grossman, 69%; Chuck Heimerl and Marian Morber, 53%; east-west, Carl Gebauer and Karen Synor, 57%; Jeff Peters and Lilly Pleskow, 53%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Dick Munschauer and Jeannette Reid, 57.1%; Lil Ungerleider and Dee Schaeffer, 52.9%; east-west, Irwin Brock and Sandy Recoon, 61.7%; Nita Ferrell and Ruth Killeen, 59.4%. 

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Ann Goodyear and Stan Kozlowski, 67%; Elsie Rogers and Emmett Vinson, 57%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Joanne Zavarella and Margaret Rivard, 61%; Pat and Mike Weber 59%; east-west, Christel and Frank Bernard, 60%; Paul Morgante and Esther Ferris, 55%.

Duplicate Bridge: July 20

An ACBL-wide International Fund pairs game will be played at 7:15 p.m. Friday, July 26, at the Airport Bridge Club and the Bridge Center of Buffalo. Hand records and analyses will be provided. Bonus points will be awarded to winners at the district level. For info, call the Airport Club at 836-7016 of the Bridge Center at 834-4222.

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The Airport Bridge Club offers triple points at no extra charge in pairs games at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, and at 11 a.m. games today, Saturday, July 19; Wednesday, July 24; Thursday, July 25 and next Saturday, July 27. The club also holds a double-point Swiss team game with free pizza at 11 a.m. Sunday, July 21.

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The Bridge Center of Buffalo is holding its special Slam Zone Game at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 21, when every hand that’s played has slam potential. For info, call John Bielinski at 675-0507.

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

Eight Is Enough Swiss Teams: Sunday, Oct. 20, 1 p.m. Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Unit Pairs Game: Saturday, Nov. 2, 7:15 p.m. Airport Bridge Club.

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

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Tournament calendar

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 St., 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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          We picked up a bunch of flyers for bridge tournaments at the recent Buffalo Regional Tournament. They include:

          Niagara Intermediate Novice 0-300 Sectional – Bridge Centre of Niagara, 2 Tremont Drive, St. Catharines, Ont. Saturday, Aug. 17, and Sunday, Aug. 18. Stratified pairs games at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. both days with free lunch between sessions. For info, call Lorna Johnson at (905) 894-4056. For partners, call Sue Arnedt at (905) 892-6009.

          Olympiad VII – For players with fewer than 750 master points. Knights of Columbus Hall, 10806 Granger Road, Garfield Heights, Ohio. Saturday, Aug. 17, and Sunday, Aug. 18. Stratified pairs games at 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday, followed by awards and hand discussion. For info, call Dick Early at (330) 928-1104.

          Labour Day Sectional – Holiday Inn, 3450 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ont., across from Yorkdale Mall. Saturday, Aug. 31, to Monday, Sept. 2. For info, click on this link.

          Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Center, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 14, and Sunday, Sept. 15. Open pairs and novice pairs at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Saturday with free lunch between sessions. Swiss teams at 11 a.m. Sunday. For info, call Lori Benacci at (814) 836-5254. For flyer, click on this link.

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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. 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 here.

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Duplicate scores
Week of July 8 to July 14
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – Charity Club Championship. North-south, A: Paula Salamone and Jim Mathis, 64.61%; B: Christine Malarkey and Paula Kotowski, 57.32%; C: June Feuerstein and Marilyn Sultz, 48%; east-west, A/B: Jean Macdonald and Nancy Littenberg, 56.34%; Sudhakar Rao Perala and Bill Regan, 56.15%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Ken Meier and Bob Andersen, 56.79%; B: Elaine Kurasiewicz and Eleanor Whelan, 54.32%; C: Pawan Matta and Christine Malarkey, 52.26%; east-west, A/B: Martin and Barbara Pieterse, 65.84%; C: Don Grant and Ruth Hnath, 41.90%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday evening – NAP Qualifier. Howell. A: Jerry Geiger and John Ziemer, 61.51%; Carolyn Siracuse and partner, 58.93%; B: Rita Sierocinski and Dorothy May, 51.39%; Ron Henrikson and Judy Kaprove, 51.23%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Charity Club Championship. Howell. A: Judy Kaprove and Dale Anderson, 59.33%; B: Cynthia Helfman and Jean Macdonald, 59.08%; Bill Regan and Nancy Littenberg, 58.33%; C: Ruth Wurster and Christine Malarkey, 54.84%; Ginger Maiman and Sandra Silverberg, 47.59%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – NAP Qualifier. North-south, A: Tom Fraas and Judi Marshall, 60.29%; B/C: Ed Drozen and Ruth Kozower, 54.04%; east-west, A: Barbara and Paul Libby, 60.54%; B/C: Pawan Matta and Ruth Wurster, 48.30%. 

Airport Bridge Club Thursday afternoon – NAP Qualifier. North-south, A: Mike Ryan and Jerry Geiger, 60.99%; B: Eva Schmidt and Adrian Figliotti, 58.77%; C: David and Dordy Donaldson, 51.06%; east-west, A: Judi Marshall and Tom Fraas, 66.38%; B: Helen Panza and Mike Silverman, 52.63%; C: Ruth Wurster and Pawan Matta, 51.63%. 

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – NAP Qualifier. North-south, A: John Ziemer and Judi Marshall, 63.89%; B: Michael and Ruth Kozower, 59.26%; C: Barbara Sadkin and Joyce Greenspan, 47.69%; east-west, A: Mike Mesirov and Barbara Libby, 62.96%; B: Joe Rooney and Nancy Littenberg, 60.42%; C: Nadine Stein and Dede Kluckhohn, 46.99%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – Unit Championship. Howell. A: Cleveland Fleming and Dale Anderson, 58.11%; B: (tie) Chuck Heimerl and Al Dickman, Chuck Schorr and Mike Silverman, 56.95%; C: Ruth Jones and Ruth Hnath, 52.23%; Dorothy May and partner, 44.98%. 

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B/C: Howard Wilinsky and Marcia Frankel, 67.56%; Roslyn Berkovitz and Marilyn Shuman, 55.65%; east-west, A/B: Carla Press and Agi Maisel, 58.93%; Elizabeth Neuner and Marcia Wright, 56.25%; C: Joanne Zavarella and Elaine Zeve, 51.79%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – Howell. A: Stan Kozlowski and Joanne Kelley, 63.78%; B/C: Larry Soong and Andrei Reinhorn, 59.93%; Carol Bedell and Jim Gullo, 58.98%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A: Bert Hargesheimer and Alex Kowal, 59.52%; B: Bill Rushmore and Saleh Fetouh, 57.74%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 Game. North-south, A/B: Janie Polk and Elizabeth Neuner, 54.85%; Tish Schiffman and Elaine Zeve, 54.46%; C: Beverly Isenberg and Susan Levy, 54.08%; east-west, A/B: Pat Kilbury and Gerry Dominski, 64.58%; C: Jane Roberts and Laura Houghtaling, 56.08%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A: Dorothy Soong and Roslyn Berkovitz, 63.18%; Michael Ryan and Howard Foster, 63.10%; Bert Hargesheimer and Linda Burroughsford, 54.17%; B: Susan Bergman and Claire Gareleck, 52%; C: Edith Knaszak and Jan O'Mara, 40.90%; east-west, A: Gene and Jo Finton, 61.30%; Cathy Majewski and Pat Rasmus, 55.44%; B: Gaurang Sheth and Penny Shui, 54.65%; C: Gary Schmitt and Peter Shui, 49.74%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Chris Urbanek and Meg Klamp, 56.85%; B: Christy Kellogg and Stan Kozlowski, 54.76%; C: (tie) Pat Lakeman and Ruth Wurster, Fran Kurtz and Rita Sierocinski, 53.87%; east-west, A/B: Jim Gullo and Fred Yellen, 64.58%; Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 59.82%; C: Tova Reinhorn and Carol Bedell, 49.11%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A: Jay Levy and Jim Gullo, 67.13%; B/C: Andrei and Tova Reinhorn, 62.96%; Bert Hargesheimer and Christy Kellogg, 58.33%; Judi Marshall and Meg Klamp, 56.48%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – North-south, Bill Feasley and Paul Zittel, 57.14%; Joe Miranda and Denise Mattingly, 53.97%; Bob Lederhouse and Jane Larcom, 53.17%; east-west, Jack Kern and Lance Crawford, 56.25%; Joanne LaFay and Lillian Gotshall, 55.95%; Joe Benenati and Chuck Cookson, 54.76%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, A: Stan Kozlowski and Judy Padgug, 63.09%; B: Dick Czarnecki and Helen Panza, 53.87%; Bob Lederhouse and Bernie Czarnecki, 50.89%; east-west, A: Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 60.11%; B: Nancy Kessler and Carlton Stone, 55.65%; Art Matthies and Betty Metz, 51.78%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – Howell. Sandy Marcussen and Anne O’Connor, 64.5%; Ron Fill and Chuck Heimerl, 63.9%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. A: John Lewis and Roy Crocker, 67%; B: Barbara and John Scott, 58.5%; C: Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 55%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Shirley Salter and Carol Neuhaus, 66%; B: Roy Crocker and Kathy Fenn, 58%; C: (tie) Barbara and John Scott, Jane and Dave Larcom, 53%.

Unit 116 Summer Picnic Sunday morning – A: Jay Levy and Bud Seidenberg, 66.94%; Donna Steffan and Fred Yellen, 65.95%; B: Bert Feasley and Chongmin Zhang, 63.53%; Beverly Gibbs and John Kirsits, 59.88%; C: June Feuerstein and Marion Guglielmi, 54.02%; Pat and Alan Tanner, 52.83%.

Unit 116 Summer Picnic Sunday afternoon – A: Meg Klamp and Chris Urbanek, 66.37%; Bert Hargeshimer and Christy Kellogg, 64.84%; B: Bert Feasley and Chongmin Zhang, 64.60%; C: Daniel and Julie Pfeffer, 60.46%; Jack and Linda Wynes, 49.45%.

Other clubs

ABA Humboldt Tuesday evening – Howell. (Tie) Pearl Harris and Jewel Marshall, Neola McGuire and Parmalier Murphy, 53.12%.

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Bill Rich and Diane Forrest, 65%; Chuck  Heimerl and Marion Morber, 57%; east-west, B.J. McMath and Pat Truell, 57%; Kokila Chedda and Raj Puri, 54%. 

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Neil Katz and Raj Ruri, 59%; Jill and Bruce Brown, 57%; east-west, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 71%; Karen Synor and Carl Gebauer, 61%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Dee Schaeffer and Lil Ungerleider, 61.1%; Eleanor Murray and Fred Nadel, 57.5%; east-west, Betty Bowling and Bette Seifert, 57.5%; Nita Ferrell and Ruth Killeen, 55.6%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. (Tie) Judy Thielman and Kathy Borcik, Elsie Rogers and Emmett Vinson, 61%.

College Club Duplicate – Howell. Clare Schultz and Nancy Thomas, 63.12%; Bonnie Botsford and Diane Liddell, 60%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, (tie)  Margaret Rivard and Joanne Zavarella, Marie Lanza and Lou Lombardi, 60%; east-west, Nancy Hoffman and Eileen Bisantz, 59%.

Duplicate Bridge: July 13

Unit-rated games with extra points will be played today, Saturday, July 13, at 11 a.m. at the Airport Bridge Club and noon at the Bridge Center of Buffalo.

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          There are chances galore to earn triple points at North American Pairs (NAP) qualifying games next week.

The Bridge Center of Buffalo offers them Tuesday, July 16; Friday, July 19; next Saturday, July 20, and at both morning and evening games Wednesday, July 17.

The Airport Bridge Club awards them in two sessions of pairs games at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday, July 15, and Friday, July 19, at its weekly evening game at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, and at 11 a.m. next Saturday, July 20.

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The Bridge Center of Buffalo also has a 99er game at noon Monday, July 15, and an extra point game at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, July 18. The club is holding its special Slam Zone Game at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 21, when every hand that’s played has slam potential. For info, call John Bielinski at 675-0507.

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The Airport Bridge Club offers double points at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 16, and has a double-point Swiss team game with free pizza at 11 a.m. Sunday, July 21. For info, call 836-7016. 

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

Eight Is Enough Swiss Teams: Sunday, Oct. 20, 1 p.m. Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Unit Pairs Game: Saturday, Nov. 2, 7:15 p.m. Airport Bridge Club.

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

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Tournament calendar

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 St., 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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          We picked up a bunch of flyers for bridge tournaments at the recent Buffalo Regional Tournament. They include:

          Niagara Intermediate Novice 0-300 Sectional – Bridge Centre of Niagara, 2 Tremont Drive, St. Catharines, Ont. Saturday, Aug. 17, and Sunday, Aug. 18. Stratified pairs games at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. both days with free lunch between sessions. For info, call Lorna Johnson at (905) 894-4056. For partners, call Sue Arnedt at (905) 892-6009.

          Olympiad VII – For players with fewer than 750 master points. Knights of Columbus Hall, 10806 Granger Road, Garfield Heights, Ohio. Saturday, Aug. 17, and Sunday, Aug. 18. Stratified pairs games at 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday, followed by awards and hand discussion. For info, call Dick Early at (330) 928-1104.

          Labour Day Sectional – Holiday Inn, 3450 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ont., across from Yorkdale Mall. Saturday, Aug. 31, to Monday, Sept. 2. For info, click on this link.

          Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Center, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 14, and Sunday, Sept. 15. Open pairs and novice pairs at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Saturday with free lunch between sessions. Swiss teams at 11 a.m. Sunday. For info, call Lori Benacci at (814) 836-5254. For flyer, click on this link.

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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. 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 here.

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Duplicate scores
Week of July 1 to July 7
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs 

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – Howell. A: Margaret Miles and Dede Kluckhohn, 66.67%; Mike Kisiel and Paul Ganley, 64.44%; B: Barbara Multerer and Art Schumacher, 55%; C: Christine Malarkey and Nancy Littenberg, 50.84%; June Feuerstein and Dorothy Soong, 50.37%. 

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A/B: Nancy Kessler and Carlton Stone, 64.38%; C: Joyce Greenspan and Barbara Sadkin, 55.05%; east-west, A: Vince Pesce and John Ziemer, 66.62%; B: Martin and Barbara Pieterse, 56.51%; C: Don Grant and Ron Henrikson, 55.79%. 

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A/B: Dorothy May and Rita Sierocinski, 56.25%; C: Judy Kaprove and Marietta Kalman, 55.83%; east-west, A: (tie) Celine Murray and Dale Anderson, Bob Linn and Jerry Geiger, 54.17%; C: Nancy Littenberg and Bill Regan, 53.75%.  

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – Charity Club Championship. North-south, A: Janet Frisch and Mike Kisiel, 54.37%; B/C: Alicia Kolipinski and June Feuerstein, 53.97%; east-west, A/B: Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 58.73%; C: Larry and Dorothy Soong, 51.59%.   

Airport Bridge Club Thursday afternoon – NAP Qualifier. North-south, A: Tom Fraas and Judi Marshall, 59.72%; B: Judy and Bob Kaprove, 55.56%; C: Jan and Carl Hasselback, 52.08%; east-west, A/B: Rich Cramer-Benjamin and Florence Notto, 63.49%; C: Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 57.15%.  

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – One Winner. A: John Ziemer and Jerry Geiger, 62.90%; B: Florence Notto and Mike Silverman, 57.21%; C: Elsie Rogers and Phyllis Wilkinson, 52.68%; Marilyn Sultz and Alicia Kolipinski, 52.30%. 

Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – North-south, A/B: Maury and Lois Tatelman, 56.67%; C: Chuck Heimerl and Fenton Harrison, 55.42%; east-west, A/B/C: Stephen Newman and Nancy Littenberg, 59.58%.  

Airport Bridge Club Sunday afternoon – NAP Qualifier. Howell. A: Bert Feasley and Chongmin Zhang, 63.78%; Harry Cheung and Chuck Schorr, 62.85%; B: Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, 53.59%; C: Gaurang Sheth and Rich Cramer-Benjamin, 52.20%; C: Paul Zatulove and Stephen Newman, 45.03%. 

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Sandra Scheff and Beverly Isenberg, 66.86%; Marilyn Shuman and Ted Kahn, 60.61%; B: Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 58.71%; C: (tie) Sandra Silverberg and Howard Wilinsky, Judy Zeckhauser and Laurie Foster, 46.40%; east-west, A: Marilyn Sultz and Pat Kilbury, 61.17%; Larry Soong and Andrei Reinhorn, 60.98%; B/C: Mary Ball and Martha Quinn, 58.71%; Sandra Morrison and Judy Reich, 55.11%; Lois Tippett and Elizabeth Beishline, 54.36%.  

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A/B: Claire Gareleck and Andrei Reinhorn, 57.78%; Michael Ryan and Howard Foster, 55.70%; Berta Brown and Anne Watkins, 55.41%; Meg Klamp and David Millward, 54.49%; C: Eleanor Whelan and James Tao, 48.41%; east-west, A: Jay Levy and Joan Rose, 61.08%; Stan Kozlowski and Bob Padgug, 54.72%; B/C: Tova Reinhorn and Dorothy Soong, 52.87%. 

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A: (tie) Jim Gullo and Eugene Harvey, Sue Neubecker and Dian Petrov, 63%.  

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Meg Klamp and Chris Urbanek, 62.50%; Dian Petrov and Kamil Bishara, 59.26%; Jim Gullo and Judy Padgug, 54.17%; B: Claire Gareleck and Pat Burns, 52.55%; east-west, A: Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 59.26%; B: David Millward and Fred Yellen, 57.87%; James Tao and Harry Cheung, 56.94%; (tie) Jay Levy and Elaine Universal, Davis Heussler and Gene Finton, 55.56%; C: Carol Bedell and Marietta Kalman, 50%.  

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A: Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 62.96%; B: Kathy Pollock and Stan Kozlowski, 59.72%; Usha Khurana and John Toy, 55.56%; C: Jim Jacobi and Judie Bailey, 51.85%.  

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – North-south, Bob and Joan Ciszak, 59.52%; Darcy Young and Bob Farwell,  58.93%; Pat Rogers and Mary Alice Kotanski, 52.98%; east-west, James Downing and David Floyd, 60.42%; Bev Mallon and Denise Tait, 53.87%; Joe Miranda and Denise Mattingly, 49.4%. 

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, A/B/C: Eleanor Whelan and Helen Panza, 59.26%; east-west, A: Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 63.39%; B: Nancy Kessler and Carlton Stone, 57.14%; C: Nadine Stein and Cynthia Helfman, 50.30%.  

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Edna Fill and Paul Morgante, 59.2%; Joyce Kindt and Anne O’Connor, 57.1%; east-west, Carolyn Siracuse and Janet Frisch, 60.4%; Dorothy Kumrow and Art Morth, 59.2%. 

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. A: Jean Rosenthal and Mark Pascale, 61%; B: Jim and Paula Jones, 60%; C: Miriam Regnet and Kathryn Fenn, 56%. 

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Edie Moran and Anne Clancy, 61%; B: Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, 55%. 

Other clubs 

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, George Mayers and Karen Synor, 55%; Chuck Heimerl and Ross Markello, 54%; east-west, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 72%; Lorey Repicci and Joe Day, 59%. 

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Dick Munschauer and Jeannette Reid, 63.5%; Adrienne and Harris Goldstein, 53.5%; east-west, Irwin Brock and Sandy Recoon, 65.8%; Eric and Ruth Lansing, 55.8%. 

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Edna Fill and Grace Byrd, 58%; Pat and Mike Weber, 57%; east-west, Esther Ferris and Paul Morgante, 66%; Idamae Klipfel and Bob Rivard, 53%.