The Bridge Center of Buffalo will offer an End-of-the-Year Game at 1 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 31.
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The Airport Bridge Club will greet the New Year with a game at 11 a.m. Monday,
Jan. 1. The club will award extra points at its game today, Saturday, Dec. 30,
and all of its games next week.
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First local tournament of 2018 is the Buffalo Winter Sectional from Friday, Jan. 19,
to Sunday, Jan. 21, in the Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst.
Pairs
games begin at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. It concludes with
Swiss teams at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. For more info, click this link.
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Free bridge classes will be held for middle and high school students from
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sundays beginning Jan. 7 in the Bridge Center of
Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive, Amherst. Beginners and continuing students are
welcome to attend. Classes will continue through March 11. For info, email
Carol Bedell at lorac5@roadrunner.com.
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Hamburg Senior Bridge, which has been meeting on Tuesday afternoons for the
past two years at the Hamburg Senior Center, 4540 Southwestern Blvd., is
looking for additional players.
Previous
players who have been away from the game, as well as advanced beginners who
recently took classes, are welcome to join the group.
Players
arrive around 12:15 p.m. Play begins at 12:30 and ends around 3:30. For more
information, players can drop in prior to the game, call 202-4505 or email chetzler@roadrunner.com.
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Tournament calendar
2018
Cleveland
Rock and Roll Regional – Embassy
Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, to
Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018. For info, click this link.
Buffalo
Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire
Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, to Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018. For
info, click this link.
Niagara District Sectional – Holiday Inn Parkway Conference Centre, 327 Ontario
St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, to Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. For
info, click this link.
Toronto
Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto
Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, March 27, 2018, to Sunday,
April 1, 2018. For info, click this link.
Rochester Spring Sectional – Location TBA, Webster. Saturday, April 7, 2018, and
Sunday, April 8, 2018.
Buffalo
Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire
Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, April 13, 2018, to Sunday, April 15,
2018.
Rochester 199er Sectional – Century Club, 566 East Ave., Rochester. Friday, April
20, 2018, and Saturday, April 21, 2018.
Cleveland
All-American Regional – Embassy
Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 22, 2018, to
Monday, May 28, 2018. For info, click this link.
Ithaca Sectional – Location TBA. Saturday, June 2, 2018, and Sunday,
June 3, 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 – Location TBA, Webster. Saturday, July 14, 2018, and
Sunday, July 15, 2018.
Syracuse
Regional – Holiday Inn, 441
Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, to Sunday, Aug. 19,
2018.
Pittsburgh
Labor Day Regional – Monroeville
Convention Center/Doubletree Hotel, 209 Mall Plaza Blvd., Monroeville, Pa.
Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, to Sunday, Sept. 3, 2018.
Buffalo
Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire
Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, to Sunday, Sept. 23,
2018.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Location TBA, Webster. Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, and
Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018.
Buffalo
Regional – Adams Mark Hotel, 120
Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, to Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Location TBA, Canandaigua. Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018,
and Sunday, Nov. 11, 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.
2019
Cleveland
Rock and Roll Regional – Wednesday,
Jan. 16, 2019, to Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019.
Buffalo
Winter Sectional – Friday, Jan. 25,
2019, to Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019.
Buffalo
Spring Sectional – Friday, April 5,
2019, to Sunday, April 7, 2019.
Rochester Spring Sectional – Saturday, April 13, 2019, and Sunday, April 14, 2019.
Toronto
Easter Regional – Tuesday,
April 16, 2019, to Sunday, April 21, 2019.
Rochester Regional – Tuesday, May 13, 2019, to Sunday, May 18, 2019.
Cleveland
All-American Regional – Tuesday, May
21, 2019, to Monday, May 27, 2019.
District
5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 10,
2019, to Sunday, June 16, 2019.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Saturday, July 13, 2019, and Sunday, July 14, 2019.
Pittsburgh
Labor Day Regional – Tuesday, Aug.
27, 2019, to Sunday, Sept. 2, 2019.
Buffalo
Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 20,
2019, to Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, and Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019.
Buffalo
Regional – Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, to
Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019.
Niagara Falls Regional – Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, to Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, and Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019.
District
5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec.
9, 2019, to Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019.
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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, Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current
Saturday date, which should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website.
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.
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A
Ruby Life Master since the ACBL
created that new ranking at the beginning of 2016, Dale Anderson recently
attained a career total of 2,300 master points. He blogs about his progress
toward Gold Life Master (2,500 points) and other bridge adventures here.
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Duplicate scores
Week of Dec. 18 to Dec. 24
Week of Dec. 18 to Dec. 24
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs
Airport Bridge Club Monday morning –
North-south, A: Judi Marshall
and John Ziemer, 56.25%; B/C: Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 54.63%;
east-west, A: Alan Greer and Ed Morgan, 58.80%; B: Nancy Kessler and John
Kirsits, 55.56%; Gay Simpson and Joyce Greenspan, 52.31%; C: Walt Olszewski and
Jim Lanzo, 49.31%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – One winner. A: John Ziemer and Mike Ryan, 61.22%;
Judi Marshall and Alan Beroza, 60.42%; Walt Olszewski and Ken Meier, 59.83%; B:
Sandi England and Joanne LaFay, 54.27%; Paula Kotowski and Bill Boardman,
51.59%; Barbara Sadkin and Dale Anderson, 50.21%; C: Marilyn Sultz and Mary
Terrana, 47.18%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Howell. Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 55.56%; Alan
Grier and John Ziemer, 53.57%; Janet Frisch and Rita Sofia, 52.98%; June
Feuerstein and Dale Anderson, 52.38%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday evening – ACBL-Wide International Fund Game. Howell. Linda
Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, 63.10%; Cleveland Fleming and partner,
60.71%; Paula Salamone and Miri Salamone-Burnett, 54.17%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A/B: (tie) Sandi England and Bob
Kaprove, Art Matthies and Allen Beroza, 52.91%; east-west, A: Barbara Libby and
Alan Greer, 60.91%; Liz Clark and John Ziemer, 60.02%; B: Judy Jacobson and
June Feuerstein, 56.61%; C: Joyce Greenspan and Ron Henrikson, 51.64%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – North-south, A: Mike Silverman and Bob Kaprove,
61.99%; Vic Bergsten and John Ziemer, 56.25%; B: Gay Simpson and Allen Beroza,
53.57%; C: Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 49.70%; east-west, A: Joyce
Greenspan and Alan Greer, 61.90%; B: (tie) Mary Terrana and Ron Henrikson,
Barbara Libby and Art Matthies, 52.08%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 58%; B:
Jacqueline and Sharon Chang, 56%; Pawan Matta and David Donaldson, 55%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Monday noon – 99ers. Victory Point Game. Joan Nigrelli and
Gini Sicignano, 30 VPs.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life
masters. North-south, A: Jim Easton and Marilyn Wortzman, 59.52%; B/C: Terry
Camp and Pat Haynes, 58.33%; east-west, A/B/C: Paul Ziebarth and Carol Neuhaus,
58.63%; Jim McClure and John Marvin, 57.48%; Linda Milch and Susan Cardamon,
56.55%; Patty Porter and Marilyn Steffan, 54.42%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Donna Steffan and Judy Padgug, 64.58%; Stan Kozlowski
and Sharon Benz, 63.10%; B: Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, 61.61%; C: Mary
Blanchard and Carol Roth, 46.73%; east-west, A: Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen,
60.12%; B: Bob Padgug and Christy Kellogg, 55.36%; C: Henry Porter and Jeff
Oshlag, 49.40%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Thursday noon –
0-750 game. North-south, A/B: Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 56.55%; C: Bill
Noltee and Paul Morgante, 52.08%; east-west, A/B: Audrey Ray and Carol Roth,
61.01%; Andrei Reinhorn and Eva Posner, 58.04%; C: Burt Freiman and Judy Katz,
47.32%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – One winner. A: Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 59.72%; B: Penny
Shui and Tova Reinhorn, 57.41%; C: Bob Padgug and Raj Puri, 56.94%; Gary
Schmitt and Walt Olszewski, 55.09%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 54.76%; B: Stan
Kozlowski and Sharon Benz, 54.76%; C: Sue Neubecker and Fran Kurtz, 50%;
east-west, A: Glenn Milgrim and Saleh Fetouh, 66.96%; Bud Seidenberg and Jay
Costello, 59.23%; B/C: Sharon and Jacqueline Chang, 58.04%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – One
winner. A: Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 69%; B:Shakeel Ahmad and
Manju Ceylony, 57%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday
morning – Joanne LaFay and Lillian
Gotshall, 56%; (tie) Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 52%;
John Fiegl and Jane Larcom, 50%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Howell. A: Terry Fraas and Elaine Universal, 56.55%;
Jay Levy and Kamil Bishara, 51.79%; C: (tie) Sharon Benz and David Donaldson,
Ken Meier and Dorothy May, 48.81%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – Howell. Edna Fill and Nancy Acara, 63.5%; Lance
Pollock and Bob Lederhouse, 60.26%; Chuck Heimerl and Al Dickman, 53.9%.
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Tuesday
evening – Howell. Walt Olszewski and
Sushil Amlani, 66.67%; Jim Lanzo and John Meindl, 62.04%; Jeff Bender and Gabe
Tannenbaum, 52.31%; Beena and Madhav Deshmukh, 51.39%.
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Saturday
afternoon – Howell. (Tie) Miriam
Regnet and Roy Crocker, Kathy Fenn and Elve Johnston, 62.50%; David and Jane
Larcom, 50%.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Joe and Bobbi Huber, 58%; Bill Westley
and Ellen Lochead, 56%; east-west, Kokila Chheda and Prem L. Maheshwari, 60%;
Elaine LaVigne and Cindy Darone, 51%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, George Mayers and Marian Morber, 61.1%;
Bruce and Jill Brown, 53.3%; east-west, Fritz Schweiger and Marv Feuerstein,
58.5%; Dave Young and Tim Hartnett, 57.4%.
Brookfield Third Thursday – Individual game. Pat Addelman, 73.44%; Ellen
Stancliffe, 63.75%; Marsha Bodine, 62.81%; Judy Bryant, 60.12%; (tie) Joyce
Kindt, Phyllis Wilkinson, 58.44%; Judy Reynolds, 57.50%; Judy Kaprove, 57.19%;
Lorey Repicci, 55.94%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Dottie Potembski and Jerry Stange, 60.4%;
Meena Rustgi and Sukhanand Jain, 56.3%; east-west, Joan Mack and Dick
Munschauer, 68.8%; Sandy Recoon and Bill Hambridge, 45.8%.
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Bob Jorgensen and Bill Rogers, 69%; Elaine
Wegrzyn and Bob Stroman, 58%.
Town of Tonawanda Senior Center
Wednesday – North-south, Margaret
Rivard and Kay Brinkman, 58.7%; Marv Feuerstein and Fritz Schweiger, 55%; Mike
Brown and Ron Fill, 53.7%; east-west, Paul Morgante and Esther Ferris, 58.1%;
Dorothy and Ed Rupp, 55.6%; Christel and Frank Bernard, 55%.
