Duplicate Bridge: Sept. 14

Double-point pairs games in conjunction with ACBL International Fund Month will be offered today, Saturday, Sept. 14, through next Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Airport Bridge Club and Tuesday, Sept. 17, through next Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Bridge Center of Buffalo. 

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Games at the Airport Bridge Club start at 11 a.m. every day except Sunday, Sept. 15, which begins at 1 p.m. Double-point Swiss teams are set for 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 22.

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The Bridge Center of Buffalo offers a 99er game for novice players at noon Monday, Sept. 16, and holds a celebration of Bob Feasley at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, including a championship game with extra points.

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The Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament will be held Friday, Sept. 27, to Sunday, Sept. 29, in the Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville, with pairs games at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and Swiss teams at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. For info, call Paul Zittel at 992-4794 or click this link.

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

Unit-rated club-hosted game: Saturday, Oct. 19, noon, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

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.

Unit-rated club-hosted game: Saturday, Nov. 16, 1 p.m., Lockport Duplicate Club.

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

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Tournament calendar 

Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Center, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Today, 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 flyer, click on 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, Ont. Tuesday, April 15, to Sunday, April 20, 2014.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Sept. 12, to Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014.

Buffalo Spooktacular Regional – Venue still 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.

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 reached a career total of 1,600 master points almost a month ago. 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 Sept. 2 to Sept. 8
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – Fund Game. Howell. A/B/C: Carl and Jan Hasselback, 67.18%; Joe Rooney and Bill Boardman, 61.90%. 

Airport Bridge Club Monday afternoon – Fund Game. Howell. A: Paul and Barbara Libby, 62.64%; B: Joe Rooney and Bill Boardman, 61.40%; C: Gaurang Sheth and Rich Cramer-Benjamin, 54.52%; Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 47.89%. 

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – Fund Game. North-south, A/B: Wilson McClaren and Linda Vassallo, 60.56%; C: Jean Macdonald and Chuck Schorr, 48.67%; east-west, A/B/C: Andrei Reinhorn and Bob Kaprove, 65.20%. 

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday afternoon – Fund Game. North-south, A: Vince Pesce and John Ziemer, 60.94%; B: Linda Wynes and Jan Hasselback, 60.15%; Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 57.03%; C: Art Aronson and Paula Kotowski, 53.90%. 

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Fund Game. Howell. A: Carlton Stone and Mike Silverman, 64.89%; Harry Cheung and Liz Clark, 61.11%; B: Dorothy May and Paul Libby, 60.07%; C: Marilyn Sultz and Ruth Wurster, 51.40%; Christine Malarkey and Pawan Matta, 50.68%.    

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday afternoon – Fund Game. North-south, A: Brian Block and partner, 61.25%; B/C: Pawan Matta and Christine Malarkey, 51.25%; east-west, A: Liz Clark and Harry Cheung, 58.13%; B/C: Marilyn Sultz and Paula Kotowski, 53.13%. 

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – Fund Game. Howell. A: Nancy Kessler and Carlton Stone, 61.96%; Allen Beroza and John Ziemer, 57.60%; B/C: Don Grant and Linda Wynes, 54.96%. 

Airport Bridge Club Thursday afternoon – Fund Game. Howell. A: Ginny Panaro and Ruth Hnath, 69.73%; Jim Mathis and Jerry Geiger, 59.38%; B: Ruth Wurster and partner, 49.38%. 

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – Fund Game. Howell. A: Jerry Geiger and John Ziemer, 60.50%; Mike Kisiel and Ginny Panaro, 56.92%; B: Marvin and Ellen Greenfield, 53.75%; Barbara Pieterse and Paula Kotowski, 53.08%; C: Joyce Greenspan and Barbara Sadkin, 50.33%. 

Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – Fund Game. North-south, A: Ted Kahn and partner, 55.36%; B: Paula Salamone and Dale Anderson, 54.17%; C: Christine Malarkey and Pawan Matta, 53.57%; east-west, A: Liz Clark and Jerry Geiger, 64.29%; B/C: Carl and Jan Hasselback, 55.36%. 

Airport Bridge Club Sunday morning – Fund Game. Swiss Teams. A: Bob Linn, Elaine Kurasiewicz, Jerry Geiger, John Ziemer, 95 VPs; B: Art Matthies, Paul Libby, Mike Silverman, Barbara Libby, 78 VPs; C: Mary Terrana, Myra Razik, Mike Kisiel, Carolyn Siracuse, 71 VPs. August Club Series: Liz Clark, 19.5 points; Rich Cramer-Benjamin, 16.5 points. 

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Bruce Burr and Ross Markello, 58.90%; Usha Khurana and James McClure, 58.71%; B/C: Hannah Weinberg and Jane Roberts, 56.06%; Carl McMurtry and David Whitt, 54.36%; east-west, A: Joyce Greenspan and Marilyn Shuman, 60.80%; B: Lois Tippett and Elizabeth Beishline, 56.44%; C: Terrence Camp and John Wolf, 55.11%.  

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A/B/C: Bob Lederhouse and Paul Zatulove, 61.31%; east-west, A: Jay Levy and Joan Rose, 59.26%; B/C: Larry Soong and James Tao, 57.14%.  

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Victory Point Game. Meg Klamp and Joan Rose, 64 pts; (tie) Bert Hargesheimer and Christy Kellogg, Saleh Fetouh and Chris Urbanek, 56 pts. 

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 Game. North-south, A/B: James and Karen Stephenson, 61.81%;  Ted Kahn and Richard McGowan, 55.21%; Joan Smith and Frances Witnauer, 54.51%; east-west, A: Dorothy and Larry Soong, 68.26%; B/C: Nick Leibovic and Vera Leibovic, 52.78%. 

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, Bert Hargesheimer and Christy Kellogg, 58.33%; B: (tie) Cathy Majewski and Joyce Kindt, Joyce Frayer and Judith Bailey, 56.25%; east-west, A/B/C: Art Matthies and Chip Kean, 60.12%; Peter Shui and Henry Chudy, 59.82%. 

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Jim Gullo and Donna Steffan, 60.94%; B: Carolyn Siracuse and Anne Watkins, 56.77%; C: Joan and Bill Feasley, 56.02%; east-west, A: Harry Cheung and James Tao, 62.96%;  Fred Yellen and Judy Graf, 60.42%; B: David Millward and Jean Macdonald, 56.48%; C: Cynthia and Ron Helfman, 54.17%. 

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A: Michael Ryan and Judy Graf, 64.10%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 61.49%; B: Bob Padgug and Gene Finton, 58.92%; Jim Gullo and Judy Padgug, 57.53%; C: Betty Metz and Pat Lakeman, 50.64%. 

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 62.22%; Joanne LaFay and Lillian Gotshall, 58.15%; Jack Kern and Lance Crawford, 54.07%; Joe Miranda and Denise Mattingly, 53.7%. 

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, A: Meg Klamp and Judy Padgug, 61.90%; B: Fran Kurtz and Bob Andersen, 61.31%; Ken Meier and Dorothy May, 58.63%; east-west, A: Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 65.18%; B: Pat Rasmus and Carolyn Siracuse, 53.57%; C: Betty Metz and Carol Bedell, 49.40%.  

Delaware Wednesday evening – Howell. Alicia Kolipinski and Jennifer Reynolds, 59.7%; (tie) Dorothy Kumrow and Paul Morgante, Joyce Kindt and Anne O’Connor, 54.1%. 

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – North-south, Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 59%; Joyce Kindt and Carolyn Siracuse, 56%; Jim and Paula Jones, 55%; east-west, Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 61%; Gwilym Brick and Dan Blatz, 53%; Jean Rosenthal and Mark Pascale, 52%. 

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Howell. Anne Clancy and Edith Moran, 61%; Elve Johnston and Mercedes Reinbolt, 57%; Paul Zatulove and Bob Lederhouse, 56%. 

Other clubs 

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Joe and Bobbi Huber, 62%; Bruce and Jill Brown, 56%; east-west, Carl Gebauer and John Gartner, 61%; Ross Markello and Bruce Burr, 60%.  

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Bernice Baker and Nita Ferrell, 65.9%; Pris Bretschger and Sallie Steele, 60.3%; Dee Schaeffer and Lil Ungerleider, 53.2%; east-west, Sandy Recoon and Irwin Brock, 60.7%; Ruth Killeen and Libby Nuener, 58.3%; Mary Blanchard and Liz Schulman, 54.4%.  

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – North-south, Elsie Rogers and Emmett Vincent, 62%; east-west, Elaine Wegrzyn and Alan Ohloeft, 58%.  

Friday Dupliclub – North-south, Jennifer and Peter Reynolds, 55%; Christel and Frank Bernard, 53%; east-west, Dave and Moragh Stroud, 56%; Bob and Margaret Rivard, 52%. 

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Pat and Mike Weber, 64%; Joanne Zavarella and Margaret Rivard, 60%; east-west, Lou Lombardi and Marie Lanza, 60%; Corrine Stuart and Will Sanscrainte, 53%.