Thursday, September 29, 2016

Duplicate Bridge: Oct. 1

The Airport Bridge Club will offer extra-point games this Saturday, Thursday, Friday and next Saturday. The double session at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m Wednesday will award extra points in the afternoon game. 
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The Buffalo Spooktacular Regional Tournament will take place Tuesday, Oct. 18, to Sunday, Oct. 23, in the Adam’s Mark Hotel, 120 Church St., with pairs games and team games at 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and Swiss teams at 10 a.m. Sunday. For more info, click this link.
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Western New York Unit 116 regularly sponsors special games. Currently they include:
Unit Rated Team Game – Sunday, Nov. 6, at 1 p.m. Airport Bridge Club, 247 Cayuga Drive, Cheektowaga.
Annual Meeting and Game – Saturday, Dec. 3, at noon. Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. For more info, click this link.
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Tournament calendar
Rochester Fall Sectional – Knights of Columbus Hall, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, Oct. 15, and Sunday, Oct. 16. For info, click this link.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca County Office Building-Senior Center, 1 DiPriono Drive, Waterloo. Saturday, Nov. 12, and Sunday, Nov. 13. For info, click this link.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 5, to Sunday, Dec. 11.
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.
St. Catharines Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, to Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017.
Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 11, 2017, to Sunday, April 16, 2017.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 21, 2017, to Sunday, April 23, 2017.
Upstate New York Regional – RIT Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, West Henrietta (Rochester). Monday, May 1, 2017, to Sunday, May 7, 2017.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 23, 2017, to Monday, May 29, 2017.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 12, 2017, to Sunday, June 18, 2017.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh Airport, 1111 Airport Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, to Sunday, Sept. 4, 2017.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, to Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017.
Buffalo Regional – Adam’s Mark Hotel, 120 Church St. Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, to Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Location TBA, Waterloo. Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, and Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, to Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017.
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, to Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, to Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018.
Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, March 27, 2018, to Sunday, April 1, 2018.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Friday, April 13, 2018, to Sunday, April 15, 2018.
Rochester Spring Sectional – Saturday, April 28, 2018, and Sunday, April 29, 2018.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Tuesday, May 22, 2018, to Monday, May 28, 2018.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 11, 2018, to Sunday, June 17, 2018.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Saturday, July 14, 2018, and Sunday, July 15, 2018.
Syracuse Regional – Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, to Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, to Sunday, Sept. 3, 2018.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, to Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, and Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018.
Buffalo Regional – Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, to Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, and Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, to Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018.
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Bridge club websites:
Click names for links.
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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. If it doesn’t appear at all, go to buffalonews.com and search “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current Saturday date.
Sometimes the online version does not materialize on the Buffalo News website, at least not in a timely fashion. When that happens, like it did a couple times recently, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/
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 ordahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is (716) 849-4420.
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A Silver Life Master since 2011 and a Ruby Life Master since the ACBL created that new master point rank at the beginning of 2016, Dale Anderson 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. 19 to Sept. 25
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs
Airport Bridge Club Monday morning –
North-south, A: Mike Silverman and Martin Pieterse, 65.75%; B/C: Elsie Rogers and Fenton Harrison, 53.33%; east-west, A/B/C: Cynthia Helfman and Nadine Stein, 70%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Gaurang Sheth and Ken Meier, 58.33%; Judi Marshall and Jerry Geiger, 57.64%; B: Paula Kotowski and Dede Kluckhohn, 56.71%; Ruth and Michael Kozower, 54.40%; C: Phyllis Wilkinson and Elsie Rogers, 43.52%; east-west, A: Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 66.90%; Mike Silverman and Art Matthies, 53.24%; B/C: Sharon Chang and Linda Milch, 52.78%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A: June Feuerstein and Dale Anderson, 57.08%; B: Linda Vassallo and Wilson McClaren, 55.42%; C: Marilyn Sultz and Alex Miller, 50.83%; east-west, A: Pawan Matta and Tom Koralewski, 58.33%; B: Cynthia and Ron Helfman, 51.67%; C: Christine Malarkey and Sandy Scheff, 48.33%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday afternoon – North-south, A/B/C: Nadine Stein and Ron Henrikson, 63.88%; Bill Regan and Tom Koralewski, 51.90%; east-west, A/B: Larry Abate and Bob Sommerstein, 56.25%; June Feuerstein and Dale Anderson, 54.90%; C: Christine Malarkey and Elsie Rogers, 50.25%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A: Elaine Kurasiewicz and Alan Greer, 66.96%; Barbara Libby and Bob Kaprove, 57.14%; B/C: Florence Boyd and Fenton Harrison, 50%; east-west, A: Liz Clark and Chuck Schorr, 59.82%; Helen Panza and Mike Silverman, 52.08%; B: Tom Koralewski and Art Matthies, 50.89%; C: Sharon Wilcox and Joyce Greenspan, 50.30%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – North-south, A: Ron Helfman and Tom Fraas, 66.27%; Barbara Libby and Jerry Geiger, 65.63%; B: Janet Frisch and Eva Schmidt, 48.46%; C: Alex Miller and Paul Ganley, 44.69%; east-west, A/B: Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 59.48%; C: Ruth Wurster and Joyce Greenspan, 53.67%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 66.67%; B: Martha and John Welte, 58.80%; C: Elsie Rogers and Ron Henrikson, 43.52%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Natalie Abramson and Richard McGowan, 55.65%; B/C: Bill Noltee and Ed Morgan, 55.36%; east-west, A/B: Terry Camp and Pat Haynes, 60.71%; (tie) Ruth Nawotniak and Marilyn Wortzman, Sandra Rifkin and Leah Lipman, 55.65%; C: Audrey Ray and Judith Bailey, 52.98%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A/B: Stan Kozlowski and David Millward, 65.77%; Christy Kellogg and Bob Padgug, 58.33%; C: Gary Schmitt and Carol Bedell, 48.81%; east-west, A/B: Mike Ryan and Art Morth, 62.80%; Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 61.31%; C: Helen Panza and Adrian Figliotti, 57.44%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 game. North-south, A: Paula Rosen and Judy Zeckhauser, 61.82%; B: Violet Makhija and Laurie Foster, 60.67%; Joe Miranda and Usha Khurana, 58.32%; Carla Press and Agi Maisel, 54.03%; Ted Kahn and Vince Taeger, 54.02%; C: Mary Blanchard and Marilyn Wortzman, 51.31%; east-west, A: Celine Murray and Kathy Stamm, 62.65%; B: Jim McClure and Laura Houghtaling, 61.45%; Larry and Dorothy Soong, 60.34%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 60.02%; C: Audrey Ray and Heather Roberts, 53.30%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A: Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, 69.39%; B: Davis Heussler and Linda Burroughsford, 60.93%; Ten-Pao Lee and Penny Shui, 59.74%; C: Beena and Madhav Deshmukh, 51.61%; east-west, A: Judy Graf and Pat Rasmus, 74.11%; B/C: John and Martha Welte, 52.98%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Chris Urbanek and Joan Rose, 60.71%; Meg Klamp and Judy Graf, 56.55%; B: Fred Yellen and Judy Padgug, 53.27%; C: Helen Panza and Anne Watkins, 47.02%; east-west, A/B/C Betty Metz and Marietta Kalman, 58.04%; Tova Reinhorn and Stan Kozlowski, 56.85%; Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 54.17%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – North-south, A/B/C: Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 74.70%; east-west, A/B: Ethan Xie and Fred Yellen, 64.88%; Tova Reinhorn and Chris Urbanek, 59.52%; C: Linda Burroughsford and Alex Kowal, 54.46%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Jack Kern and Lance Crawford, 56.48%; William Feasley and Paul Zittel, 56.02%; Darcy Young and Bob Farwell, 55.56%; Joanne LaFay and Lillian Gotshall, 51.39%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, A: Judy Padgug and Bud Seidenberg, 63.54%; B: Claire Gareleck and Gay Simpson, 54.07%; C: Rita Sofia and Helen Panza, 39.93%; east-west, A: Gladys and Ken Hardcastle, 57.10%; B: Jay Levy and John Bava, 56.35%; C: Pat Burns and Sue Neubecker, 52.53%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Gene Nowatniak and Bill Rich, 57.5%; Jeff Bender and Gabe Tannenbaum, 55%; east-west, Jan O’Mara and Jennifer Reynolds, 60.4%; Lance Pollock and Bob Lederhouse, 57.3%.
Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. James and Paula Jones, 59.72%; Madhav and Beena Deshmukh, 59.26%; James Lanzo and Mark Pascale, 56.94%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 55.56%.
Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – North-south, Bernie and Dick Czarnecki, 60.42%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 55.42%; east-west, Elve Johnston and Kathy Fenn, 61.67%; Barbara and John Scott, 54.58%. 
Other clubs
ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Neola McGuire and Pam Murphy, 56%; Shirley Thompson and Diana Brown, 54%.
Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Chuck Heimerl and George Mayers, 67%; Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 54%; east-west, Diane Forrest and Joanne Zavarella, 58%; Lorey Repicci and Joe Day, 57%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Marv Feuerstein and Sheila Trossman, 63%; Shirley Cassety and Sam Grossman, 56%; east-west, Joe Day and Lorey Repicci, 59%; Jeff Peters and Karen Synor, 54%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Eleanor Murray and Fred Nadel, 65%; Joan Mack and Dick Munschauer, 53.1%; east-west, Bill Hambridge and Sandy Recoon, 71.3%; Betty Bowling and Bette Seifert, 59.4%.
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Kathy Borcik and Bill Westley, 72%; (tie) Wilson McClaren and Bill Adolf, Ellen Lochead and Bill Rogers, 53%. 

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Duplicate Bridge: Sept. 24

The Airport Bridge Club, 247 Cayuga Road, Cheektowaga, will offer extra-point games today, Saturday, Sept. 24, and Monday, Sept. 26, through next Saturday, Oct. 1. There will be two sessions on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
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The Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3324 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road, Amherst, is starting a new series of free bridge lessons for middle school students.
A class for beginners kicks off at 9 a.m. next Saturday.
Another class at 9:30 a.m. Sundays, starting Oct. 2, will be for students who have completed a beginning bridge class or those who want to learn more. Classes continue through early December.
For info, email Carol Bedell at lorac5@roadrunner.com.
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Congratulations to Bud Seidenberg, who earned the most master points among local players at last weekend’s Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament in the Main-Transit Fire Hall in Amherst. He won 24.48 points.
Also doing well at the tournament were Jay Costello, 22.99; Chris Urbanek , 22.94; and Mike Ryan, 21.41. For complete results, click this link.
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Western New York Unit 116 regularly sponsors special games. Currently they include:
Unit Rated Team Game – Sunday, Nov. 6, at 1 p.m. Airport Bridge Club, 247 Cayuga Drive, Cheektowaga.
Annual Meeting and Game – Saturday, Dec. 3, at noon. Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. For more info, click this link.
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Tournament calendar
Rochester Fall Sectional – Knights of Columbus Hall, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, Oct. 15, and Sunday, Oct. 16. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Regional – Adam’s Mark Hotel, 120 Church St. Tuesday, Oct. 18, to Sunday, Oct. 23. For info, click this link.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca County Office Building-Senior Center, 1 DiPriono Drive, Waterloo. Saturday, Nov. 12, and Sunday, Nov. 13. For info, click this link.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 5, to Sunday, Dec. 11.
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.
St. Catharines Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, to Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017.
Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 11, 2017, to Sunday, April 16, 2017.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 21, 2017, to Sunday, April 23, 2017.
Upstate New York Regional – RIT Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, West Henrietta (Rochester). Monday, May 1, 2017, to Sunday, May 7, 2017.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 23, 2017, to Monday, May 29, 2017.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 12, 2017, to Sunday, June 18, 2017.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh Airport, 1111 Airport Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, to Sunday, Sept. 4, 2017.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, to Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017.
Buffalo Regional – Adam’s Mark Hotel, 120 Church St. Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, to Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Location TBA, Waterloo. Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, and Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, to Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017.
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, to Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, to Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018.
Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, March 27, 2018, to Sunday, April 1, 2018.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Friday, April 13, 2018, to Sunday, April 15, 2018.
Rochester Spring Sectional – Saturday, April 28, 2018, and Sunday, April 29, 2018.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Tuesday, May 22, 2018, to Monday, May 28, 2018.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 11, 2018, to Sunday, June 17, 2018.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Saturday, July 14, 2018, and Sunday, July 15, 2018.
Syracuse Regional – Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, to Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, to Sunday, Sept. 3, 2018.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, to Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, and Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018.
Buffalo Regional – Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, to Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, and Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, to Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018.
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Bridge club websites:
Click names for links.
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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. If it doesn’t appear at all, go to buffalonews.com and search “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current Saturday date.
Sometimes the online version does not materialize on the Buffalo News website, at least not in a timely fashion. When that happens, like it did a couple times recently, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/
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 ordahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is (716) 849-4420.
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A Silver Life Master since 2011 and a Ruby Life Master since the ACBL created that new master point rank at the beginning of 2016, Dale Anderson 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. 12 to Sept. 18
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs
Airport Bridge Club Monday morning –
One winner.  A: Martin Pieterse and Mike Silverman, 66.30%; Judie Bailey and Dale Anderson, 57.76%; B: Dede Kluckhohn and Lois Tatelman, 57.39%; Nancy Kessler and John Kirsits, 54.97%; C: Marilyn Sultz and Florence Boyd, 54.38%; Barbara Multerer and Art Schumacher, 52.61%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Art Matthies and Mike Silverman, 60.67%; B: Barbara Sadkin and Sandy Scheff, 57.14%; C: Phyllis Wilkinson and Elsie Rogers, 48.47%; east-west, A: Judi Marshall and Tom Fraas, 66.07%; B: Linda Zittel and Jan Hasselback, 52.72%; C: Paula Kotowski and Bob Kaprove, 51.61%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday afternoon – North-south, A: Jerry Geiger and John Ziemer, 69.50%; B/C: Bruce Burr and Ross Markello, 50.08%; east-west, A/B/C: Elsie Rogers and Ron Henrikson, 63.67%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A/B: June Feuerstein and Dale Anderson, 54.58%; C: Marietta Kalman and Judy Kaprove, 53.33%; east-west, A: Jean Macdonald and Bob Linn, 63.75%; B/C: Barbara Sadkin and Ruth Wurster, 60.42%.
        Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A/B/C: Marilyn Sultz and Ruth Wurster, 58.04%; east-west, A/B/C: Art Matthies and Tom Koralewski, 64.88%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday noon – 99ers. North-south, A: Bill Noltee and Ted May, 64.80%; B: Janice Sufrin and Marion LaVigne, 60.72%; Joan Nigrelli and Gini Sicignano, 55.22%; east-west, A/B/C: Patricia Berexa and Lee Jordan, 66.07%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday evening – Howell. A/B/C: Ethan Xie and Dennis Clary, 65.97%; Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 61.11%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: Pat Haynes and Denise Slattery, 59.82%; Jim McClure and Judy Zeckhauser, 54.17%; Heather Roberts and Maryann Szafran, 54.17%; C: John Bava and Margaret Zhou, 51.19%; east-west, A/B: Ruth Nawotniak and Marilyn Wortzman, 69.35%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Chris Urbanek and Meg Klamp, 63.43%; Judy Padgug and Joan Rose, 58.10%; B/C: Carol Bedell and Sharon Wilcox, 56.48%; Christy Kellogg and Bob Padgug, 55.56%; east-west, A/B: Joanne Kelley and Judy Graf, 57.87%; Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 57.41%; C: Gary Schmitt and John Lyth, 54.63%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 game. North/south, A: Gene Nawotniak and Jim McClure, 63.82%; B: Laura Houghtaling and Jane Roberts, 55.70%: C: Ed Morgan and Margaret Zhou, 48.34%; east/west. A: Penelope Shuman and Natalie Abramson, 60.54%; B/C: John Meindl and Pat Lanighan, 58.89%; Guy Puccio and Pat Rogers, 57.14%; Sol Messinger and John Garrity, 56.42%; Judith Babat and Rivona Ehrenreich, 54.64%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – Howell. A: David Hemmer and Meg Klamp, 58.15%; Mike Ryan and Ten-Pao Lee, 55.19%; B: (tie) Shakeel Ahmad and Henry Chudy, Penny and Peter Shui, 55.19%; C: Bob Sommerstein and Larry Abate, 48.89%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Jack Kern and Lance Crawford, 64.35%; Enid Sweet and Ann Battaglia, 58.33%; Joyce Kindt and Ed Harman, 57.3%; Florence Notto and Mary Lou Scanlon, 56.77%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, John Lyth and Anne Watkins, 61.01%; Claire Gareleck and Helen Panza, 55.36%; Ken Meier and Dorothy May, 54.46%; east-west, Judy Graf and Jim Gullo, 59.52%; Kamil Bishara and Gene Finton, 54.17%; Elaine Kurasiewicz and Carol Bedell, 52.68%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Dorothy May and Ron Henrikson, 57.5%; Joyce Kindt and Jan O’Mara, 55.8%; east-west, Jennifer and Peter Reynolds, 56.3%; Ted May and Mike Silverman, 54.2%.
Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 59.38%; (tie) Madhav and Beena Deshmukh,  Joyce Kindt and Eugene Giorgini, 56.25%; James and Paula Jones, 54.17%.
Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Shirley Salter and James Lanzo, 65.28%; James and Paula Jones, 58.33%; Dave and Jane Larcom, 54.63%; Rita Haley and Mary Lenihan, 51.85%.
Unit 116 Buffalo Fall Sectional Friday – A: (tie) Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 61.10%; B: Martha and John Welte, 59.78%; Gene Finton and Kamil Bishara, 58.83%; C: Gary Schmitt and Ron Lyth, 49.28%.
Unit 116 Buffalo Fall Sectional Saturday – A: Vera Carpenter and Rashid Khan, 60.79%; Donna Steffan and Jay Costello, 60.36%; B: Gaurang Sheth and Ken Meier, 55.72%; Mary Ball and Art Morth, 55.42%; C: Ruth Nowatniak and Marilyn Wortzman, 51.73%; Amita Amora and Rajat Basu, 49.42%.
Unit 116 Buffalo Fall Sectional Sunday – Swiss teams. A: Roger Woodin, Sam Maitra, Douglas Ross and David Hunt, 163 vps; B: Ten-Pao Lee, Hilda Fairweather, and Penny and Peter Shui, 118 vps; C: James and Paula Jones, John and Barbara Scott, 96 vps.
Other clubs
ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Howell. Shirley Thompson and David Mathis, 62.50%; Diana Brown and Pearl Harris, 54.17%.
Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Jill and Bruce Brown, 57%; Marion Morber and Carol Neuhaus, 54%; east-west, Mike Brown and Ron Fill, 68%; Diane Forrest and Joanne Zavarella, 61%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, George Mayers and Marian Morber, 64%; Bruce Burr and Ross Markello, 59%; east-west, Carol Neuhaus and Paul Ziebarth, 65%; Jeff Peters and Karen Synor, 55%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Mary Blanchard and Ruth Jones, 62.5%; Esther Greene and Ruth Lansing, 50%; east-west, Evie Miller and Emily Wettlaufer, 66.3%; Dottie Potembski and Jerry Stange, 59.5%.
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Ellen Lochead and Bill Rogers, 66%; Pat O’Brien and Judy Thielman, 60%.
College Club Duplicate – Howell. Dorinne Ebel and Betty Loucks, 61.81%; Cleo Alexander and Nancy Davidson, 58.33%; Clare Schultz and Nancy Thomas, 56.94%. 

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – Howell. Joanne Zavarella and Margaret Rivard, 72.3%; Joanne Biondo and Julie Albert, 56.3%; Edna Henrich and Thelma Frauenhofer, 50%. 

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Duplicate Bridge: Sept. 17

The Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament in Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst, will feature pairs games at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. today, Saturday, Sept. 17. The Swiss team game at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, will introduce Dupli-Swiss, with pre-dealt hands and hand records. For more info, click this link.
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The Airport Bridge Club, 247 Cayuga Road, Cheektowaga, will offer extra-point games Monday, Sept. 19, through next Saturday, Sept. 24, with two sessions on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
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The Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road, Amherst, will kick off a six-week series of lessons based on Audrey Grant’s “Bridge Basics I” for beginners and returning players on Monday, Sept. 26. For more info, call 834-4222 or visit BridgeCenterOfBuffalo.com.
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Congratulations to Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargeshimer, who earned the most master points among Buffalo area players at last weekend’s Lake Erie Sectional Tournament in Erie, Pa. They were tied for 11th overall with 7.57 points. Also doing well in Erie were Ruth Nowatniak and Marilyn Wortzman, tied for 22nd with 3.49 points.
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Western New York Unit 116 regularly sponsors special games. Currently they include:
Unit Rated Team Game – Sunday, Nov. 6, at 1 p.m. Airport Bridge Club, 247 Cayuga Drive, Cheektowaga.
Annual Meeting and Game – Saturday, Dec. 3, at noon. Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst.
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Tournament calendar
Rochester Fall Sectional – Knights of Columbus Hall, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, Oct. 15, and Sunday, Oct. 16. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Regional – Adam’s Mark Hotel, 120 Church St. Tuesday, Oct. 18, to Sunday, Oct. 23. For info, click this link.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca County Office Building-Senior Center, 1 DiPriono Drive, Waterloo. Saturday, Nov. 12, and Sunday, Nov. 13. For info, click this link.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 5, to Sunday, Dec. 11.
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.
St. Catharines Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, to Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017.
Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 11, 2017, to Sunday, April 16, 2017.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 21, 2017, to Sunday, April 23, 2017.
Upstate New York Regional – RIT Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, West Henrietta (Rochester). Monday, May 1, 2017, to Sunday, May 7, 2017.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 23, 2017, to Monday, May 29, 2017.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 12, 2017, to Sunday, June 18, 2017.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh Airport, 1111 Airport Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, to Sunday, Sept. 4, 2017.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, to Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017.
Buffalo Regional – Adam’s Mark Hotel, 120 Church St. Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, to Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Location TBA, Waterloo. Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, and Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, to Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017.
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, to Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, to Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018.
Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, March 27, 2018, to Sunday, April 1, 2018.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Friday, April 13, 2018, to Sunday, April 15, 2018.
Rochester Spring Sectional – Saturday, April 28, 2018, and Sunday, April 29, 2018.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Tuesday, May 22, 2018, to Monday, May 28, 2018.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 11, 2018, to Sunday, June 17, 2018.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Saturday, July 14, 2018, and Sunday, July 15, 2018.
Syracuse Regional – Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, to Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, to Sunday, Sept. 3, 2018.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, to Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, and Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018.
Buffalo Regional – Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, to Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, and Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, to Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018.
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Bridge club websites:
Click names for links.
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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. If it doesn’t appear at all, go to buffalonews.com and search “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current Saturday date.
Sometimes the online version does not materialize on the Buffalo News website, at least not in a timely fashion. When that happens, like it did a couple times recently, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/
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 ordahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is (716) 849-4420.
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A Silver Life Master since 2011 and a Ruby Life Master since the ACBL created that new master point rank at the beginning of 2016, Dale Anderson 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. 5 to Sept. 11
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs
Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, A: Liz Clark and David Millward, 61.69%; Barbara Libby and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 58.63%; B/C: Marilyn Sultz and Alicia Kolipinski, 54.93%; east-west, A/B: Paula Salamone and Miri Salamone-Burnett, 57.40%; Ken Meier and Gaurang Sheth, 54.38%; C: Alex Miller and Chuck Schorr, 49.23%.
Airport Bridge Club Monday afternoon – North-south, A/B: Laurie and Howard Foster, 60.21%; C: Ross Markello and Bruce Burr, 55%; east-west, A: Vera Carpenter and Rashid Khan, 61.33%; Barbara Libby and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 55.95%; B: Joe Rooney and Bill Boardman, 53.50%; C: Eva Posener and Cleveland Fleming, 48.21%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Judi Marshall and Jerry Geiger, 65.97%; B: Ross Markello and Bruce Burr, 58.56%; C: Joyce Greenspan and Brian Block, 46.76%; east-west, A: Vera Carpenter and Rashid Khan, 63.66%; Liz Clark and Allen Beroza, 55.32%; B: Ron Henrikson and Tom Koralewski, 53.94%; C: Alicia Kolipinski and Christine Malarkey, 48.61%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Elsie Rogers and Mike Silverman, 52.88%; B/C: Nadine Stein and Ron Henrikson, 52.83%; east-west, A: Walt Olszewski and Martin Pieterse, 60/67%; B/C: Christine Malarkey and Joyce Greenspan, 57.29%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A/B: Paul Zittel and Joe Rooney, 57.44%; Eleanor Whelan and Walt Olszewski, 56.55%; C: Joyce Greenspan and Christine Malarkey, 47.92%; east-west, A: Barbara Libby and Brian Block, 64.88%; Helen Panza and Mike Silverman, 54.46%; B/C: Pawan Matta and Tom Koralewski, 49.40%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – Howell. A: Sandi England and Ken Meier, 60.54%; Barbara Libby and Mike Silverman, 58.92%; B: Tom Fraas and Tom Koralewski, 57.19%; C: Jini and John Rubenstein, 51.28%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 64.29%; Liz Clark and Jerry Geiger, 61.90%; B (tie): Jean Macdonald and David Millward, Myra Razik and Gaurang Sheth, 57.14%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B/C: Bill Noltee and Ed Morgan, 65.16%; Joe Miranda and Denise Mattingly, 60.80%; Jim McClure and Judy Zeckhauser, 57.51%; Mary Blanchard and Carol Roth, 56.96%; Judith Babat and Rivona Ehrenreich, 56.72%; east-west, A: Marilyn Shuman and Nancy Torrell, 66.91%; Rao Perala and Rajat Basu, 59.01%; B/C: Fred and Donna Hirsh, 55.96%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Davis Heussler and Jim Gullo, 59.49%; Meg Klamp and Judi Marshall, 55.79%; Judy Padgug and Joanne Kelley, 54.63%; B: Fran Kurtz and Sue Bergman, 53.70%; C: Barbara Landree and Carol Bedell, 50.23%; east-west, A: Donna Steffan and Judy Graf, 64.35%; Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 58.80%; Mike Ryan and Elaine Universal, 58.33%; B: Mary Ball and Art Morth, 50.69%; C: Adrian Figliotti and Jo Nasoff-Finton, 50.23%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 game. North-south, A: Jim McClure and Paula Rosen, 59.66%; Larry and Dorothy Soong, 55.11%; B/C: John Bava and Margaret Zhou, 54.17%; east-west, A: Marilyn Shuman and Richard McGowan, 63.64%; B: Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 60.98%; Pat Kilbury and Maryann Szafran, 57.01%; C: Penelope Shuman and Sol Messinger, 53.79%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – A/B: Shakeel Ahmad and Gaurang Sheth, 62.59%; Mike Ryan and Howard Foster, 58.15%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 58.15%; Sharon Benz and Meg Klamp, 57.41%; Penny and Peter Shui, 54.81%; C: Bob Sommerstein and Larry Abate, 52.59%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A/B: Fred Yellen and Jim Gullo, 55.65%; C: Fran Kurtz and Elaine Kurasiewicz, 54.76%; east-west, A: Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 63.39%; B: Claire Gareleck and Sue Bergman, 57.44%; Mike Ryan and Kamil Bishara, 57.14%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – North-south, A/B: Claire Gareleck and Gay Simpson, 55.29%; C: James Easton and Dennis Clary, 52.65%; east-west, A: Shakeel Ahmad and Chris Urbanek, 58.63%; Davis Heussler and Stan Kozlowski, 58.04%; Mike Ryan and Ten-Pao Lee, 55.06%; B/C: Rajinder Puri and Rolene Pozarny, 50.89%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Bill Feasley and Paul Zittel, 61.11%; Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 56.94%; Jack Kern and Lance Crawford, 54.17%; Jim Downing and David Floyd, 52.78%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Howell. Bob Padgug and Gene Finton, 67.26%; Meg Klamp and Judy Padgug, 55.95%; Gay Simpson and Jim Gullo, 54.17%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Ruth Wurster and Jeff Bender, 61.6%; Bill Rich and Art Morth, 57.7%; east-west, Pam and Lance Pollock, 53.9%; Dorothy May and Ron Henrikson, 52.4%.
Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 56.25%; Sushil Amlani and Walt Olszewski, 55.56%; (tie) Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, Ed Harman and Bob Lederhouse, 54.17%. 
Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – North-south, Paul Capen and Bob Lederhouse, 53.75%; John and Barbara Scott, 52.92%; east-west, Shirley Salter and James Lanzo, 61.67%; Kathy Fenn and Elve Johnston, 59.58%; Beena and Madhav Deshmukh, 57.92%; Ed Harman and Carol Neuhaus, 49.17%.
Other clubs
ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Howell. Shirley Thompson and David Mathis, 59.41%; Pamela Murphy and Doanne Jackson, 59.35%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Edna Fill and Carol Neuhaus, 62%; Chuck Heimerl and Joe Huber, 55%; east-west, Martin Schaus and Ruth Walsh, 62%; (tie) Mike Brown and Ron Fill, Cindy Darone and Elaine LaVigne, 52%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Fred Nadel and Eleanor Murray, 66.2%; Sukhanand and Sudha Jain, 58.8%; east-west, Betty Bowling and Bette Seifert, 57.1%; (3-way tie) Bill Hambridge and Sandy Recoon, Joan Mack and Dick Munschauer, Priscilla Bretschger and Carmen Caruana, 51.8%.
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Ellen Lochead and Bill Rogers, 68%; Pat O’Brien and Judy Thielman, 64%.
Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Margaret Rivard and Joanne Zavarella, 63.2%; Evelyn Vitello and Edna Fill, 61.3%; east-west, Paul Morgante and Ellen Errigo, 60%; Idamae Klipfel and Bob Rivard, 53.25%.


Thursday, September 8, 2016

Duplicate Bridge: Sept. 10

The Airport Bridge Club will offer extra-point games today, Saturday, Sept. 10, through Thursday, Sept. 15, with two sessions on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
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The Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament will feature pairs games at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, and next Saturday, Sept. 17. The Swiss team game at 10 a.m. Sunday will introduce Dupli-Swiss, with pre-dealt hands and hand records. For info and partnerships, call Betty Metz at 773-7398 or Jim Gullo at 348-4132. For more info, click this link.
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The Bridge Center of Buffalo will kick off its “Fall for Bridge” classes for new and intermediate players later this month. For more info, call 834-4222 or visit BridgeCenterOfBuffalo.com.
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Congratulations to Dian Petrov, who earned the most master points among Buffalo area players at last week’s Labor Day Regional Tournament in Pittsburgh. He was 33rd overall with 45.75 points.
Other local players doing well in Pittsburgh included John and Martha Welte, both with 14.05 points; Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, both with 10.86; and Penny and Peter Shui, both with 8.13.
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Western New York Unit 116 regularly sponsors special games. Currently they include:
Unit Rated Team Game – Sunday, Nov. 6, at 1 p.m. Airport Bridge Club, 247 Cayuga Drive, Cheektowaga.
Annual Meeting and Game – Saturday, Dec. 3, at noon. Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst.
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Tournament calendar
Lake Erie Sectional – The Bridge Center, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Today, Saturday, Sept. 10, and Sunday, Sept. 11. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 16, to Sunday, Sept. 18. For info, click this link.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Knights of Columbus Hall, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, Oct. 15, and Sunday, Oct. 16. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Regional – Adam’s Mark Hotel, 120 Church St. Tuesday, Oct. 18, to Sunday, Oct. 23. For info, click this link.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca County Office Building-Senior Center, 1 DiPriono Drive, Waterloo. Saturday, Nov. 12, and Sunday, Nov. 13. For info, click this link.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 5, to Sunday, Dec. 11.
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.
St. Catharines Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, to Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017.
Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 11, 2017, to Sunday, April 16, 2017.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 21, 2017, to Sunday, April 23, 2017.
Upstate New York Regional – RIT Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, West Henrietta (Rochester). Monday, May 1, 2017, to Sunday, May 7, 2017.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 23, 2017, to Monday, May 29, 2017.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 12, 2017, to Sunday, June 18, 2017.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh Airport, 1111 Airport Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, to Sunday, Sept. 4, 2017.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, to Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017.
Buffalo Regional – Adam’s Mark Hotel, 120 Church St. Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, to Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Location TBA, Waterloo. Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, and Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, to Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017.
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, to Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, to Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018.
Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, March 27, 2018, to Sunday, April 1, 2018.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Friday, April 13, 2018, to Sunday, April 15, 2018.
Rochester Spring Sectional – Saturday, April 28, 2018, and Sunday, April 29, 2018.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Tuesday, May 22, 2018, to Monday, May 28, 2018.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 11, 2018, to Sunday, June 17, 2018.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Saturday, July 14, 2018, and Sunday, July 15, 2018.
Syracuse Regional – Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, to Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, to Sunday, Sept. 3, 2018.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, to Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, and Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018.
Buffalo Regional – Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, to Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, and Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, to Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018.
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Bridge club websites:
Click names for links.
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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, like it did twice this summer, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/
Email danderson@buffnews.com ordahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is (716) 849-4420.
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A Silver Life Master since 2011 and a Ruby Life Master since the ACBL created that new master point rank a little while ago, Dale Anderson 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. 29 to Sept. 4
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs
Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, A/B: Dede Kluckhohn and Lois Tatelman, 67.01%; C: Gerry Hooley and Nelson Torre, 41.49%; east-west, A: Sandi England and Barbara Libby, 65.53%; B/C: Alicia Kolipinski and Elsie Rogers, 56.08%.
Airport Bridge Club Monday afternoon – North-south, A: Cleveland Fleming and Jerry Geiger, 60.40%; B: Joe Rooney and Paul Zittel, 60.20%; C: Jini and John Rubenstein, 56.96%; east-west, A/B: Barbara Sadkin and Dale Anderson, 62.25%; Jean Macdonald and Nancy Littenberg, 59.27%; C: Dorothy and Larry Soong, 57.23%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Gaurang Sheth and Tom Fraas, 66.78%; Judi Marshall and Jerry Geiger, 56.54%; B: Ruth Kozower and Judy Kaprove, 54.83%; Nancy Kessler and Ross Markello, 52.58%; C: Alex Miller and Paul Ganley, 44.85%; east-west, A: Liz Clark and Barbara Libby, 57.52%; B: Jan Hasselback and Linda Zittel, 56.83%; Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 52.58%; C: Christine Malarkey and Alicia Kolipinski, 47.83%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Judi Marshall and Allen Beroza, 56%; B: Sandy Scheff and Barbara Sadkin, 53.67%; east-west, A: Jerry Geiger and Tom Koralewski, 57.93%; B/C: Nancy Littenberg and Cynthia Helfman, 52.83%; Barbara Multerer and Art Schumacher, 49.55%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A: Barbara Libby and Tom Fraas, 61.34%; B: Marilyn Sultz and Ruth Wurster, 53.94%; Eva Schmidt and Dale Anderson, 53.24%; C: Jan and Carl Hasselback, 48.15%; east-west, A/B: Nancy Kessler and Ross Markello, 61.34%; John Kirsits and Ken Meier, 59.03%; C: Brian Block and Michael Kozower, 50%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – North-south, A: Judi Marshall and Nadine Stein, 60.42%; B/C: Alex Miller and Paul Ganley, 57.08%; east-west, A: Joanne LaFay and Liz Clark, 57.50%; B/C: Lois Tatelman and Paul Zatulove, 56.25%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 61.50%; Liz Clark and Jerry Geiger, 59.50%; B: Ted Kahn and partner, 51.40%; C: Eva Posener and Cleveland Fleming, 44.50%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Joe Miranda and Denise Mattingly, 64.77%; Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 61.17%; B/C: Mary Blanchard and Carol Roth, 52.65%; east-west, A: Marilyn Shuman and Nancy Torrell, 64.58%; B: Laurie Foster and Violet Makhija, 61.36%; Joel Brownstein and Sol Messinger, 60.80%; Rao Perala and Rajat Basu, 57.58%; Kathy Stamm and Celine Murray, 54.73%; Marcia Wright and Ginger Maiman, 54.17%; C: Helen Reilly and Peggy Mergenhagen, 47.73%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – A: Judy Padgug and Amita Arora, 59.95%; B: Claire Gareleck and Joyce Greenspan, 55.09%; Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, 54.17%; C: Sue Neubecker and Pat Lakeman, 49.77%; east-west, A: Stan Kozlowski and David Millward, 55.79%; Donna Steffan and Fred Yellen, 55.56%; B: Carol Bedell and Sue Bergman, 53.24%; C: Ethan Xie and John Bava, 52.55%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 game. North-south, A/B: Natalie Abramson and Marjorie Plumb, 62.20%; C: Jeff Oshlag and Rao Perala, 55.36%; (tie) Carla Press and Agi Maisel, Susan Levy and Rose Bochiechio, 54.46%; east-west, A/B: Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 62.20%; Larry and Dorothy Soong, 61.31%; Joel Brownstein and Sol Messinger, 59.52%; Kathy Stamm and Celine Murray, 56.25%; C: Stew Brenner and Melvyn Mesnekoff, 44.35%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A/B/C: James Easton and Dennis Clary, 58.93%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 58.33%; east-west, A: Andrei Reinhorn and Jim Gullo, 56.85%; Mike Ryan and Ten-Pao Lee, 55.65%; B/C: Bob Sommerstein and Larry Abate, 52.38%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 62.79%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 61.66%; B/C: Dick and Bernie Czarnecki, 58.86%; east-west, A/B/C: Jim Baker and John Lyth, 56.97%; Judy Graf and Fred Yellen, 56.16%; Gary Schmitt and Barbara Landree, 54.57%; Alex Kowal and Stan Kozlowski, 54.54%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A/B: Jeanne Gladysz and Pat Burns, 64.81%; Jim Gullo and Joyce Meskill, 54.44%; C: Shakeel Ahmad and Rajashree Pandit, 52.96%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Darcy Young and Bob Farwell, 58.15%; Florence Notto and Mary Lou Scanlon, 56.65%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 56.25%; Jim Downing and David Floyd, 55.21%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Howell. Helen Panza and Eleanor Whelan, 67.63%; Jim Baker and John Lyth, 61.54%; Mike Ryan and Judy Graf, 58.33%; Ethan Xie and John Bava, 55.45%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Ruth Wortzman and Jeff Bender, 59.5%; Jennifer Reynolds and Anne O’Connor, 55.1%; east-west, Ron Henrikson and Bob Lederhouse, 62.3%; Jan O’Mara and Al Dickman, 60.4%.
Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. Sushil Amlani and Walt Olszewski, 65.28%; Joyce Kindt and Bob Lederhouse, 58.33%; James Lanzo and Mark Pascale, 56.48%; Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 53,70%.
Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Howell. Ed Harman and Joyce Kindt, 58.33%; (tie) Anne Clancy and Edith Moran, Paul Capen and Kathy Fenn, 56.25%.      
Other clubs
ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Individual game. Shirley Thompson, 72.73%; Pamela Murphy, 63.64%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Shirley Cassety and Sam Grossman, 65%; Chuck Heimerl and Joe Huber, 56%; east-west, John Gartner and Carl Gebauer, 57%; Al and Phyllis Vogt, 54%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Bill Hambridge and Sandy Recoon, 61.1%; Eleanor Murray and Fred Nadel, 54.9%; east-west, Evie Miller and Emmy Wettlaufer, 57.2%; Betty Bowling and Bette Seifert, 58.3%.
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Ellen Lochead and Bill Rogers, 59%; Kathy Borcik and Bill Westley, 56%.