Duplicate Bridge: Aug. 30

The Airport Bridge Club celebrates Labor Day with double-point pairs games at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Monday and a chicken barbecue at 1. All games next week will award double points.

The club offers triple points in the pairs game today at noon, following the “1,000 Hands to Learn From” lesson at 10:45 a.m., and at the $2 pairs game at 1 p.m. Sunday.

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A new course for beginners starts Sept. 8 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Bridge Center of Buffalo. For info, call 834-4222. The club features lunch with Jim Gullo at its 10:30 a.m. pairs game Friday.

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Mini-lessons are offered before many games at the Bridge Center of Buffalo. For info, call 834-4222 or click this link.

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The email newsletter from the Airport Bridge Club now comes from a new address, bill@airportbridgeclub.com. The club requests that you add this to your safe domain list. To be added to the email list, call 836-7016.

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Western New York Unit 116 has updated its schedule of unit-sponsored games for 2014. It includes:

Eight Is Enough team game – Sunday, Nov. 9. Airport Bridge Club, 247 Cayuga Road, Cheektowaga.

Annual meeting and game – Saturday, Dec. 6, Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville.  

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Tournament calendar

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Sept. 12, to Sunday, Sept. 14. For info, click this link.

Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Center, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 20, and Sunday, Sept. 21. For info, click this link.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Webster Columbus Center, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, Oct. 11, and Sunday, Oct. 12. For info, click this link.

Buffalo Regional – Events Center at the Erie County Fairgrounds, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg. Tuesday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 26. For info, click this link.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca County Office Building, Senior Center, DiPronio Drive, Waterloo. Saturday, Nov. 8, and Sunday, Nov. 9. For info, click this link.

District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – Monday, Dec. 8, to Sunday, Dec. 14. 

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, to Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015.

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, to Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015.

61^st Niagara District Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario Street, St. Catharines, Ont., Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, to Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015.

Toronto Easter Regional – International Plaza Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto. Tuesday, March 31, 2015, to Sunday, April 5, 2015.

Rochester Spring Sectional – Location TBA. Saturday, April 11, 2015, and Sunday, April 12, 2015.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, April 17, 2015, to Sunday, April 19, 2015.

Burt Garrell Upstate New York Regional – R.I.T. Inn & Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, West Henrietta (Rochester). Monday, May 11, 2015, to Sunday, May 17, 2015.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 19, 2015, to Monday, May 25, 2015.

Ithaca Sectional – Location TBA. Saturday, June 13, 2015, and Sunday, June 14, 2015.

Buffalo Regional – Location TBA. Tuesday, June 23, 2015, to Sunday, June 28, 2015.

Rochester Summer Sectional – Location TBA. Saturday, July 11, 2015, and Sunday, July 12, 2015.

Hamilton Sectional – Royal Canadian Legion, 435 Limeridge Road, East Hamilton, Ont. Saturday, July 18, 2015, and Sunday, July 19, 2015.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Willliamsville. Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, to Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Webster Columbus Center, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, and Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Location TBA. Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, and Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015.

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, to Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016.

Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, March 22, 2016, to Sunday, March 27, 2016.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Tuesday, May 24, 2016, to Monday, May 30, 2016.

Syracuse Regional – Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, to Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016.

Buffalo Regional – Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, to Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016.

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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.

Sometimes the online version does not materialize on the Buffalo News website. When that happens, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

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 attained a career total of 1,700 master points over Memorial Day weekend. 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 to Aug. 18 to Aug. 24
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – Club Championship. North-south, A: Jim Mathis and Barbara Libby, 62.50%; B/C: Bob Kaprove and Mike Mesirov, 53.33%; east-west, A/B: John Kirsits and Nancy Kessler, 56.25%; C: Ron Henrikson and Paula Salamone, 55.42%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – Club Championship. North-south, A: Mike Ryan and Howard Foster, 59.99%; B: Barbara Pieterse and Paula Kotowski, 53.04%; C: Nadine Stein and Judy Kaprove, 52.84%; east-west, A: Vince Pesce and John Ziemer, 60.06%; B/C: Sharon Chang and Linda Milch, 52.97%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Unit Championship. North-south, A: Bill Regan and Cleveland Fleming, 59.52%; B: (tie) Paul Zatulove and Nancy Littenberg, Celine Murray and Dale Anderson, 50.30%; east-west, A: John Ziemer and Judi Marshall, 57.74%; B: Walt Olszewski and Martin Pieterse, 56.25%; C: Jean Macdonald and Bill Boardman, 54.46%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – Club Championship. One Winner. A: Allen Beroza and Barbara Libby, 69.13%; Liz Clark and John Ziemer, 63.46%; B: Ken Meier and John Kirsits, 58.07%; Joe Rooney and Dorothy May, 53.15%; C: Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 50.48%; Barbara Multerer and Art Schumacher, 48.83%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – Club Championship. Howell. A: Barbara Libby and Jerry Geiger, 65%; B: Selina Volpatti and Dale Anderson, 56.25%; Bob Kaprove and Paula Kotowski, 52.92%; C: Cynthia and Ron Helfman, 47.08%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – Club Championship. Howell. A: Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 70.14%; Mary Terrana and Cleveland Fleming, 59.03%; B: Sam Grossman and Chuck Heimerl, 56.25%; C: Christine Malarkey and Ron Henrikson, 49.31%; Ross Markello and Shirley Cassety, 45.83%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Joe Miranda and Denise Mattingly, 58.14%; B: Beverly Isenberg and Sandra Scheff, 57.77%; Joyce Greenspan and Richard McGowan, 56.82%; David Whitt and Carl McMurtry, 54.92%; Gene Nawotniak and Andrei Reinhorn, 54.17%; C: Bonne and David Hall, 43.37%;  east-west, A: Pat Kilbury and Marilyn Sultz, 60.23%; B: Bob and Margaret Rivard, 56.44%; Usha Khurana and John Marvin, 55.49%; C: Terrence Camp and Rao Perala, 52.65%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Donna Steffan and Judy Padgug, 60.71%; B: Harold Meyers and Fran Kurtz, 56.85%; Claire Gareleck and Pat Burns, 55.36%; Jay Levy and Mike Ryan, 54.17%; C: Pat Lakeman and Jo Nasoff-Finton, 38.10%; A/B/C: Gary Schmitt and Carol Bedell, 64.88%; Stan Kozlowski and Ten-Pao Lee, 58.04%; Sue Neubecker and Betty Metz, 54.76%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A: Bert Hargesheimer  and Christy Kellogg, 63%; Kathy Pollock and Saleh Fetouh, 62%; B: Diane Bielinski and Jim Gullo, 57%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 Game. North-south, A/B: Linda Milch and Natalie Abramson, 60.71%; Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 56.55%; Usha Khurana and Joe Miranda, 56.25%; C: Christine Grant and Mickey Martin, 50.60%; east-west, A: Janet Dimet and Adrian Figliotti, 63.61%; B: Donna Pottle and Pam Righter, 55.44%; C: Marilyn Wortzman and Jeffrey Oshlag, 53.57%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A/B: Penny Shui and Ten-Pao Lee, 62.50%; Pat Burns and Fran Kurtz, 59.32%; C: Jan O'Mara and Edith Knaszak, 52.88%; east-west, A: Judy Graf and Elaine Universal, 56.25%; Art Morth and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 55.04%; Jay Levy and Saleh Fetouh, 54.23%; B/C: John and Martha Welte, 52.08%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A/B: Fred Yellen and Judy Padgug, 71.99%; Chris Urbanek and Jay Levy, 58.10%; C: Rita Sofia and Nancy Torrell, 53.01%; east-west, A: Harry Cheung and Liz Clark, 57.64%; Gary Schmitt and Donna Steffan, 56.48%; B: Susan Bergman and Mike Mesirov, 55.32%; C: Betty Metz and Marietta Kalman, 53.70%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A: Stan Kozlowski and Bob Olin, 67.13%; Saleh Fetouh and Chris Urbanek, 65.28%; B/C: John and Martha Welte, 53.70%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Glen and Pat Schmarder, 66.67%; (tie) Art Schumacher and Lillian Gotshall, Joe Miranda and Denise Mattingly, 58.85%; Dan Clark and David Larcom, 54.14%; James Downing and David Floyd, 53.65%. 

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Vince Taeger and Bob Lederhouse, 63.3%; Bill Rich and Gene Nowatniak, 51.7%; east-west, Alicia Kolipinski and Paul Morgante, 60.7%; Dorde and David Donaldson, 56.8%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. Barbara and John Scott, 59%; Mark Pascale and Marge Schomers, 57%; Elve Johnston and Kathy Fenn 55%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 54%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, 59%; B: Connie Swick and Bob Lederhouse, 58%; C: Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 55%.

Other clubs

ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Vivian and Pearl Harris, 61.60%; Parmalier Murphy and Cleveland Fleming, 61.50%.

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 71%; George Mayer and Peg Gorham, 55%; east-west, Marvin Feuerstein and Herb Falk, 58%; Paul Ziebarth and Dave Stroud, 57%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Ron Fill and Chuck Heimerl, 56%; (tie) Cindy Darone and Elaine LiVigne, Shirley Cassety and Sam Grossman, 50%; east-west, Joe Day and Lorey Repicci, 54%; Martin Schaus and Ruth Walsh, 53%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Jan Roalsvig and Stan Kozlowski, 55%; (tie) Ann Goodyear and Elaine Wegrzyn, Elsie Rogers and Bill Westley, 51%.

Duplicate Bridge: Aug. 23

Western New York Unit 116 holds a “Step Back in Time” game Sunday, Aug. 24, in the Herschell Carrousel Museum, 180 Thompson St., North Tonawanda, with museum tours at 11 a.m., a picnic at noon and a pairs game at 1 p.m. For info, call 773-7398.

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The Bridge Center of Buffalo will host a unit game at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27.

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The Airport Bridge Club will have a double point game at noon today Saturday Aug. 23 after the “1,000 Hands to Learn From” lesson at 10:45 a.m. There will be triple point games next week Monday, Aug. 25, to Sunday, Aug. 31. A chicken barbecue will be held Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1, with triple-point pairs games at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

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Mini-lessons are offered before many games at the Bridge Center of Buffalo. For info, call 834-4222 or click this link.

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The email newsletter from the Airport Bridge Club now comes from a new address, bill@airportbridgeclub.com. The club requests that you add this to your safe domain list. To be added to the email list, call 836-7016.

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Western New York Unit 116 has updated its schedule of unit-sponsored games for 2014. It includes:

Eight Is Enough team game – Sunday, Nov. 9. Airport Bridge Club, 247 Cayuga Road, Cheektowaga.

Annual meeting and game – Saturday, Dec. 6, Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville.  

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Tournament calendar

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Sept. 12, to Sunday, Sept. 14. For info, click this link.

Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Center, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 20, and Sunday, Sept. 21. For info, click this link.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Oct. 11, and Sunday, Oct. 12.

Buffalo Regional – Events Center at the Erie County Fairgrounds, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg. Tuesday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 26. For info, click this link.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca County Office Building, Senior Center, DiPronio Drive, Waterloo. Saturday, Nov. 8, and Sunday, Nov. 9. For info, click this link.

District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – Monday, Dec. 8, to Sunday, Dec. 14. 

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, to Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015.

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, to Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015.

61^st Niagara District Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario Street, St. Catharines, Ont., Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, to Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015.

Toronto Easter Regional – International Plaza Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto. Tuesday, March 31, 2015, to Sunday, April 5, 2015.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, April 17, 2015, to Sunday, April 19, 2015.

Burt Garrell Upstate New York Regional – R.I.T. Inn & Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, West Henrietta (Rochester). Monday, May 11, 2015, to Sunday, May 17, 2015.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 19, 2015, to Monday, May 25, 2015.

Buffalo Regional – Location TBA. Tuesday, June 23, 2015, to Sunday, June 28, 2015.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Willliamsville. Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, to Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015.

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, to Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016.

Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, March 22, 2016, to Sunday, March 27, 2016.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Tuesday, May 24, 2016, to Monday, May 30, 2016.

Syracuse Regional – Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, to Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016.

Buffalo Regional – Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, to Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016.

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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.

Sometimes the online version does not materialize on the Buffalo News website. When that happens, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

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 attained a career total of 1,700 master points over Memorial Day weekend. 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 Aug. 11 to Aug. 17
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs 

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – NAP Qualifier. North-south, A: Jim Mathis and Barbara Libby, 62.84%; B: Barbara Pieterse and Paula Kotowski, 59.18%; C: Carl and Jan Hasselback, 44.17%; east-west, A/B/C: Jean Macdonald and Cynthia Helfman, 58.08%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – NAP Qualifier. North-south, A: Liz Clark and Chuck Schorr, 60.94%; B: Ed Drozen and Bill Boardman, 60.68%; C: Don and Christine Grant, 51.04%; east-west, A/B: Walt Olszewski and Martin Pieterse, 60.65%; C: Art Aronson and Brian Block, 50.46%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – NAP Qualifier. Howell. A/B/C: Ron and Cynthia Helfman, 61.98%; Ruth Wurster and Barbara Sadkin, 58.33%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – NAP Qualifier. North-south, A: Allen Beroza and partner, 60.18%; B: Bill Boardman and Nancy Kessler, 59.48%; C: Ruth Kozower and Ed Drozen, 52.13%; east-west, A: Mike Kisiel and Vince Pesce, 62.55%; B: Joe Rooney and Dorothy May, 59.18%; C: Joyce Greenspan and Sharon Chang, 47.47%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – NAP Qualifier. North-south, A: Tom Fraas and Judi Marshall, 63.85%; B: Brian Block and partner, 52.30%; C: Joyce Greenspan and Anita Kanel, 47.38%; east-west, A/B: Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 60.96%; C: Nadine Stein and Mike Mesirov, 44.76%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – NAP Qualifier. Howell. A: Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 60%; B: Christine Malarkey and Paula Kotowski, 58%; Bill Boardman and Dale Anderson, 50%.

Airport Bridge Club Sunday afternoon – NAP Qualifier. Howell. A: Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, 64%; B: Jeff Bender and Rich Cramer-Benjamin, 56%; Chuck Schorr and Cleveland Fleming, 53%; C: Paula Salamone and Ron Henrikson, 50%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday noon – 99ers. Howell. A: Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 64.29%; B: Gene and Ruth Nawotniak, 59.82%; C: Janice Johnson and Marion Lavigne, 55.36%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. A/B: North-south, James McClure and Richard McGowan, 60.98%; Libbie Neuner and Mickey Martin, 58.14%; Beverly Isenberg and Sandra Scheff, 55.87%; C: Richard and Betsy Heuer, 47.73%; east-west, A/B: Pat Kilbury and Sandra Silverberg, 60.42%; Marilyn Sultz and Nancy Torrell, 58.14%; Gloria and Jim Brown, 54.73%; Lou Di Lorenzo and Marcia Frankel, 54.17%; C: Jeffrey Oshlag and Marilyn Wortzman, 53.60%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – Howell. A/B: Betty Metz and Marietta Kalman, 58.89%; Jay Levy and Donna Steffan, 58.52%; Christy Kellogg and Bob Padgug, 54.81%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A: Chris Urbanek and Joan Rose, 64.77%; B: Gene Finton and Allen Selling, 58.84%; Jeff Bender and Rich Cramer-Benjami, 55.39%; John Bielinski and Alex Khrakovsky, 54.46%; C: Thomas Koralewski and Sandra England, 50.46%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 Game. North-south, A/B/C: Fran Witnauer and Joan Smith, 57.44%; Gene Nawotniak and Joyce Frayer, 56.85%; Bill Rich and Lou Di Lorenzo, 51.79%; east-west, A/B: Adrian Figliotti and Usha Khurana, 65.77%; C: Gloria and Jim Brown, 61.61%; Ginger Maiman and Marjorie Plumb, 60.42%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A/B: John Marvin and Paula Rosen, 61.34%; Bob Olin and Carolyn Siracuse, 58.69%; Judie Bailey and James Jacobi, 55.40%; C: Eugene Giorgini and Joe Peters, 35.94%; east-west, A/B: Penny Shui and Ten-Pao Lee, 56.67%; Chongmin Zhang and Bert Feasley, 55.40%; Jay Levy and Saleh Fetouh, 54.21%; C: John and Martha Welte, 49.06%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – Howell. A: Christy Kellogg and Stan Kozlowski, 63.70%; B: Davis Heussler and Gene Finton, 63.33%; Jay Levy and Judy Padgug, 60.74%; Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 60%; C: Cynthia and Ron Helfman, 48.89%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A/B: Davis Heussler and James Easton, 60.19%; Pat Rasmus and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 58.54%; Joyce Kindt and Cathy Majewski, 57.42%; C: John and Martha Welte, 52.56%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Sunday afternoon – Corn Fest. North-south, A: Jim Gullo and Eva Schmidt, 59.79%; B: Bert and William Feasley, 59.52%; Fran Kurtz and Joyce Kindt, 59.26%; C: Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 43.65%; east-west, A: Mike Ryan and Judy Graf, 60.42%; B: Teresa Fraas and Elaine Universal, 56.85%; Donna Steffan and Jay Costello, 56.25%; C: Andrei and Tova Reinhorn, 53.87%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 63.63%; Joanne LaFay and Jane Larcom, 58.18%; Mary Ann Martin and Collen Mitchel, 56.37%; James Downing and David Floyd, 55.46%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, A: Anne Watkins and Elaine Universal, 58.93%; B: Dick Czarnecki and Helen Panza, 58.63%; C: Eva Schmidt and Adrian Figliotti, 46.13%; east-west, A: Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 70.24%; B: Jim Gullo and Judy Graf, 55.65%; C: Jo Nasoff-Finton and Sharon Chang, 49.11%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. Walt Olszewski and Sushil Amlani, 63%; Barbara and John Scott, 62%; Roy Crocker and John Lewis, 53%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Howell. Carol Neuhaus and Paul Capen, 63%; Edie Moran and Anne Clancy, 57%; Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, 53%.

Other clubs

ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Jewel Marshall and Diana Brown, 58.32%; Shirley Thompson and David Mathis, 53.16%.

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Bill Rich and Ron Fill, 63%; George Mayer and Peg Gorham, 60%; east-west, Jim Tao and Joanne Zavarella, 66%; Elizabeth Young and Lilly Pleskow, 52%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Marvin Feuerstein and Neil Katz, 62%; Sam Grossman and Chuck Heimerl, 58%; east-west, Jeff Peters and Karen Syndor, 58%; Carl Gebauer and Carol Neuhaus, 55%. 

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Lil Ungerleider and Ruth Williams, 63.2%; Jeannette Reid and Dick Munschauer, 52.1%; Mary Blanchard and Ruth Jones, 47.2%; east-west, Ruth Axlerod and Ruth Lansing, 56.7%; Nita Ferrell and Ruth Killeen, 55.8%; Joe Fiore and Bernie Myer, 53.3%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – North-south, Elsie Rogers and Bill Westley, 58%; east-west, Ann Goodyear and Jan Roalsvig, 64%.

College Club Duplicate – Howell. Char Caprino and Karen Stephenson, 68.75%; Cleo Alexander and Dorothy Medler, 57.63%; Carla Bernhardt and Carolann Besch, 56.25%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Al and Phyllis Vogt, 60.5%; Lou Lombardi and Marie Lanza, 53.8%; east-west, Lee Gordon and Will Sanscrainte, 60.6%; Frank and Christel Bernard, 55%.

Duplicate Bridge: Aug. 16

The Airport Bridge Club has moved up the start of its $2 Sunday pairs game to noon this week to accommodate players who also want to attend the Bob Feasley Memorial Corn Fest at the Bridge Center of Buffalo. The Corn Fest starts with dinner at 4 p.m., followed by a game at 4:45.

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Triple points will be awarded Sunday, Aug. 17, at the Airport Bridge Club and today, Saturday, Aug. 16, in the pairs game at noon following the “1,000 Hands to Learn From” lesson at 10:45 a.m. Next week’s games award double points.

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Unit championship games will be held Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 10:30 a.m. at the Bridge Center of Buffalo and 11 a.m. at the Airport Bridge Club.

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Congratulations to Jay Levy, top Buffalo player in the Burt Garrell Syracuse Regional Tournament Aug. 4 to 10 in Liverpool. He was 71st overall with 20.38 points. Other leading Buffalo players in the tournament included Bud Seidenberg and Saleh Fetouh, 10.19 points, tied for 169th; and Chris Urbanek, 8.57, tied for 208th.

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Mini-lessons are offered before many games at the Bridge Center of Buffalo. For info, call 834-4222 or click this link.

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The email newsletter from the Airport Bridge Club now comes from a new address, bill@airportbridgeclub.com. The club requests that you add this to your safe domain list. To be added to the email list, call 836-7016.

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Western New York Unit 116 has updated its schedule of unit-sponsored games for 2014. It includes:

Step Back in Time game – Sunday, Aug. 24. Herschell Carrousel Museum, 180 Townsend St., North Tonawanda. 11 a.m., tour museum. Noon, picnic. 1 p.m., pairs game. $10 unit members. Ticket deadline: Aug. 20.

Club-hosted unit game – Wednesday evening, Aug. 27. Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive, Amherst.

Eight Is Enough team game – Sunday, Nov. 9. Airport Bridge Club, 247 Cayuga Road, Cheektowaga.

Annual meeting and game – Saturday, Dec. 6, Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville.  

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Tournament calendar

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Sept. 12, to Sunday, Sept. 14. For info, click this link.

Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Center, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 20, and Sunday, Sept. 21. For info, click this link.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Oct. 11, and Sunday, Oct. 12.

Buffalo Regional – Events Center at the Erie County Fairgrounds, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg. Tuesday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 26. For info, click this link.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Canandaigua. Saturday, Nov. 8, and Sunday, Nov. 9.

District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – Monday, Dec. 8, to Sunday, Dec. 14. 

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, to Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015.

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, to Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015.

61^st Niagara District Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario Street, St. Catharines, Ont., Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, to Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015.

Toronto Easter Regional – International Plaza Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto. Tuesday, March 31, 2015, to Sunday, April 5, 2015.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, April 17, 2015, to Sunday, April 19, 2015.

Burt Garrell Upstate New York Regional – R.I.T. Inn & Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, West Henrietta (Rochester).

Cleveland All-American Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 19, 2015, to Sunday, May 25, 2015.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Willliamsville. Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, to Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015.

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, to Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016.

Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, March 22, 2016, to Sunday, March 27, 2016.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Tuesday, May 24, 2016, to Sunday, May 30, 2016.

Syracuse Regional – Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, to Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016.

Buffalo Regional – Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, to Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016.

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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.

Sometimes the online version does not materialize on the Buffalo News website. When that happens, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

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A Silver Life Master since 2011, Dale Anderson attained a career total of 1,700 master points over Memorial Day weekend. 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 Aug. 4 to Aug. 10
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday afternoon – NAP Qualifier. One Winner. A: Jim Mathis and Jerry Geiger, 62.96%; B: Nancy Littenberg and Jean Macdonald, 61.25%; C: June Feuerstein and Barbara Sadkin, 56.67%; Barbara Multerer and Bob Kaprove, 50%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday afternoon – NAP Qualifier. North-south, A/B: Judy Kaprove and Barbara Sadkin, 62.20%; C: Dede Kluckhohn and Paula Kotowski, 52.68%; east-west, A: Liz Clark and Harry Cheung, 68.78%; B: Vince Pesce and John Ziemer, 61.11%; C: Sharon Chang and Linda Milch, 49.21%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday afternoon – NAP Qualifier. Howell. A/B: Bill Regan and Bill Boardman, 62%; Chuck Schorr and Mike Silverman, 52%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday afternoon – NAP Qualifier. North-south, A: Harry Cheung and Barbara Libby, 56.55%; B: Walt Olszewski and Linda Vassallo, 53.74%; C: Barbara Sadkin and June Feuerstein, 50.33%; east-west, A: John Ziemer and Judi Marshall, 66.96%; B: Chuck Schorr and Vince Pesce, 57.14%; C: Ross Markello and Nancy Kessler, 53.83%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – NAP Qualifier. Howell. A: (tie) Elsie Rogers and Phyllis Wilkinson, Tom Fraas and Judi Marshall, 57.74%; B: Bill Boardman and Mike Silverman, 54.17%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – NAP Qualifier. Howell. A: Bill Boardman and partner, 69.44%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Mike Silverman, 62.50%; B: Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 56.94%; Dorothy May and Carolyn Siracuse, 54.17%; C: Fenton Harrison and Elsie Rogers, 50.69%.

Airport Bridge Club Sunday afternoon – NAP Qualifier. Howell. A: Gaurang Sheth and Rich Cramer-Benjamin, 66.26%; Chuck Schorr and partner, 59.05%; B: Bill Boardman and Dale Anderson, 49.40%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Sandra Scheff and Beverly Isenberg, 59.02%; B: James McClure and Richard McGowan, 56.35%; C: Betsy and Richard Heuer, 55.73%; east-west, A/B: Ginger Maiman and Marjorie Plumb, 61.72%; C: Jennifer and Peter Reynolds, 56.59%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A/B: Berta Brown and Anne Watkins, 56.25%; Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 55.95%; Joanne Kelley and Judy Padgug, 54.17%; C: Dorothy May and Rita Sofia, 51.49%; east-west, A/B: John Kirsits and Gene Finton, 66.96%; Stan Kozlowski and Tova Reinhorn, 59.52%; David Hemmer and Donna Steffan, 55.95%; C: Martin and Barbara Pieterse, 53.27%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A: Saleh Fetouh and Chris Urbanek, 62.96%; B: Art Morth and Bill Rushmore, 57.87%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 56.48%; Eugene Harvey and Jim Gullo, 54.63%; C: Jeff Bender and Rich Cramer-Benjamin, 54.17%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 Game. North-south, A/B: Agi Maisel and Carla Press, 60.85%; Richard McGowan and Joyce Greenspan, 59.85%; C: Irving Sultz and Richard Handel, 59.85%; Cherry Searle and Joe Miranda, 57.01%; Violet Makhija and Laurie Foster, 55.11%; Sheila and Jay Rosenthal, 54%; east-west, A/B: Janet Dimet and Adrian Figliotti, 67.06%; C: Mickey Martin and Christine Grant, 61.55%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A/B: Gene Finton and Jo Nasoff-Finton, 60.42%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 55.56%; C: Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, 51.39%; east-west, A: Judy Graf and Pat Rasmus, 56.02%; B: Mark Pascale and Alex Khrakovsky, 55.32%; Chris Urbanek and Peter Shui, 54.63%; C: Ten-Pao Lee and Gaurang Sheth, 54.40%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: David Hemmer and Jay Costello, 59.77%; B: Anne Watkins and Rita Sofia, 57.79%; Christy Kellogg and Stan Kozlowski, 55.31%; C: Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 46.30%; east-west, A/B: Harry Cheung and Kathy Pollock, 67.21%; Fran Kurtz and Donna Steffan, 61.65%; Judy Graf and Joan Rose, 54.51%; C: Janet Dimet and Sharon Chang, 41.52%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A/B/C: John and Martha Welte, 72.92%; Christy Kellogg and Jim Gullo, 61.98%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – A/B: Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 75%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 51.79%; Joe Benenati and Chuck Cookson, 51.19%; C: Pepe Justicia-Linde and Maureen Cancilla, 49.4%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, A: Anne Watkins and Rita Sofia, 65.07%; B: Elaine Kurasiewicz and Sue Neubecker, 56.22%; C: Ted Kahn and Paul Capen, 37.33%; east-west, Gene Finton and Jo Nasoff-Finton, 66.15%; B: Jim Gullo and Donna Steffan, 59.87%; C: Cynthia Helfman and Nadine Stein, 52.40%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. A: Joyce Kindt and Carolyn Siracuse, 64%; B: Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 56%; C: Bob Lederhouse and Gene Giorgini, 55%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Howell. Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 59%; Edith Moran and Anne Clancy, 52%; (tie) Elve Johnston and Kathy Fenn, Dave and Jane Larcom, 51%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 66%; Marion Morber and Chuck Heimerl, 59%; east-west, Jim Tao and Joanne Zavarella, 63%; B. J. McMath and Pat Truell, 57%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Peg Gorham and George Mayers, 54%; Joe Day and Marg Gample, 53%; east-west, Marvin Feuerstein and Neil Katz,  66%; Jeff Peters and Karen Synor, 50%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Eleanor Murray and Fred Nadel, 68.3%; Jeannette Reid and Dick Munschauer, 50.8%; Pris Bretschger and Sallie Steele, 40.8%; east-west, Teddy and David Speser, 56.3%; Nita Ferrell and Ruth Killeen, 50%; Esther Greene and Sandy Recoon, 49%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Elsie Rogers and Bill Westley, 66%; Ann Goodyear and Jan Roalsvig, 63%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Pat and Mike Weber, 60.8%; Lou Lombardi and Marie Lanza, 60.4%; east-west, Lynda Pettit and Kay Brinkman, 64.7%; Idamae Klipfel and Bob Rivard, 58.4%