Duplicate Bridge: Aug. 25, 2018

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The Airport Bridge Club will award extra points at all games during the coming week at no extra charge. The club will celebrate Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 3, with games at 10 a.m. and 1:15 p.m., with a free snack between sessions.

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The Bridge Center of Buffalo will hold an extra-point game at noon today, Saturday, Aug. 25, and a Life Master + Non-Life Master game at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26.

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Congratulations to Jay Levy, who earned the most master points among the Buffalo players at the Burt Garrell Regional Tournament in the Syracuse suburb of Liverpool last week. He earned 51.96 points.

Other local players doing well included Saleh Fetouh, 49.15 points; Dian Petrov, 30.95; Mike Ryan, 29.64; Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, both 29.32; and Ken Meier, 21.82.

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Tournament calendar

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Monroeville Convention Center/Doubletree Hotel, 209 Mall Plaza Blvd., Monroeville, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 28, to Sunday, Sept. 3. For info, click this link.

St. Catharines Regional – Holiday Inn Parkway Conference Centre, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Tuesday, Sept. 4, to Sunday, Sept. 9. For info, click this link.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 21, to Sunday, Sept. 23. For info, click this link.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Knights of Columbus, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, Oct. 6, and Sunday, Oct. 7. For info, click this link. 

Buffalo Regional – Adams Mark Hotel, 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 16, to Sunday, Oct. 21. For info, click this link.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Health & Senior Services Building, 2465 Bonadent Drive, Waterloo. Saturday, Nov. 10, and Sunday, Nov. 11. For info, click this link.

District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 3, to Sunday, Dec. 9.

2019

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, to Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019.

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, to Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019.

St. Catharines Sectional – Holiday Inn and Suites Parkway Conference Center, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, to Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019.

Buffalo Spring Sectional –Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 5, 2019, to Sunday, April 7, 2019.

Rochester Spring Sectional – TBA. Saturday, April 13, 2019, and Sunday, April 14, 2019.

Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 16, 2019, to Sunday, April 21, 2019.

Ithaca Sectional – TBA. Saturday, May 4, 2019, and Sunday, May 5, 2019

Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 21, 2019, to Monday, May 27, 2019.

Niagara-on-the-Lake Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, May 31, 2019, to Sunday, June 2, 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 – TBA. Saturday, July 13, 2019, and Sunday, July 14, 2019.

Rochester Regional – TBA. Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2019, to Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh International Airport, 1111 Airport Blvd., Coraopolis, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, to Sunday, Sept. 2, 2019.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, to Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019.

Rochester Fall Sectional – TBA. Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, and Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019.

Buffalo Regional – Adam's Mark Hotel, 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, to Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019.

Niagara Falls Regional – Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5865 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, to Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca Falls. 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.

2020

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, to Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020.

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, to Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020.

St. Catharines Sectional – Holiday Inn and Suites Parkway Conference Center, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, to Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020.

Rochester Spring Sectional – Saturday, March 28, 2020, and Sunday, March 29, 2020.

Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West. Tuesday, April 7, 2020, to Sunday, April 12, 2020.

Rochester 199er Sectional – Friday, April 17, 2020, and Saturday, April 18, 2020.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 24, 2020, to Sunday, April 26, 2020.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 19, 2020, to Monday, May 25, 2020.

Niagara-on-the-Lake Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, June 5, 2020, to Sunday, June 7, 2020.

Ithaca Sectional – Saturday, June 13, 2020, and Sunday, June 14, 2020.

Southwest Ontario Regional – Bingemans Conference and Convention Centre, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener, Ont. Tuesday, July 7, 2020, to Sunday, July 12, 2020.

Rochester Summer Sectional – Saturday, July 11, 2020, and Sunday, July 12, 2020.

Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn Syracuse, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, to Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Monroeville Convention Center/DoubleTree Hotel, 209 Mall Plaza, Monroeville, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, to Sunday, Sept. 7, 2020.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, to Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, and Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020.

Buffalo Regional – Adam's Mark Hotel, 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, to Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca County Office Building, 1 DiPronio Drive, Seneca Falls. Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, and Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020.

Unit 255 Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, to Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020.

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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, 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. Worse yet, columns from previous weeks currently cannot be accessed on the News website. But all is not lost. They are available in 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 or dahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is (716) 849-4420.

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 Ruby Life Master since the ACBL created that new ranking at the beginning of 2016, Dale Anderson recently reached a career total of 2,425 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 Aug. 13 to Aug. 19

ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday afternoon – North-south, A/B: Judie Bailey and Dale Anderson, 58.76%; C: Elsie Rogers and Phyllis Wilkinson, 50.94%; east-west, A: Liz Clark and Alan Greer, 58.77%; B/C: Joyce Greenspan and Gay Simpson, 52.34%; Usha Khurana and Ron Henrikson, 50.84%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Paula Kotowski and Vince Pesce, 55.95%; B: Pawan Matta and John Bava, 55.06%; Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 52.08%; C: Jini and John Rubenstein, 51.79%; east-west, A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 66.96%; B: Nancy Kessler and Ross Markello, 65.77%; Mike Silverman and Art Matthies, 56.85%; C: Ted May and Cleveland Fleming, 44.64%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Howell. A: Liz Clark and David Millward, 68.11%; B: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Mike Silverman, 59.49%; C: Denise Slattery and Art Matthies, 56.71%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A/B: Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 56.53%; Eva Schmidt and Gay Simpson, 55.75%; C: Marilyn Sultz and Ruth Wurster, 47%; east-west, A/B/C: Denise Slattery and John Bava, 53.92%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – North-south, A: Alan Greer and Bob Linn, 66.25%; B/C: Nadine Stein and Ron Henrikson, 57.50%; east-west, A: Martha and John Welte, 64.17%; Barbara Libby and Mike Silverman, 56.67%; B: Liz Clark and David Millward, 51.25%; C: Walt Olszewski and Ed Drozen, 45.52%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 64.35%; Gay Simpson and Barbara Libby, 52.78%; B: (tie) Martha and John Welte, Rolene Pozarny and Cleveland Fleming, 52.31%; C: Dorothy and Larry Soong, 44.91%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 61.61%; B: Laurie Foster and Judith Babat, 60.12%; Marilyn Shuman and Patty Porter, 59.23%; Audrey Ray and Margaret Zhou, 54.17%; C: Pat Truell and Paul Ziebarth, 48.51%; east-west, A: (tie) Carla Press and Agi Maisel, Linda Milch and Susan Cardamone, 54.17%; B: Judith Bailey and Judy Zeckhauser, 53.87%; C: Dordy and William Donaldson, 50.89%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Open Game. Howell. (Tie) Martha and John Welte, Bill Rushmore and Dian Petrov, 60%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – Howell. A: Sharon Benz and Elaine Universal, 61.81%; B: Stan Kozlowski and Ten-Pao Lee, 58.33%; C: Adrian Figliotti and Jo Nasoff-Finton, 54.17%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 game. North-south, A/B: Vince Taeger and Jim Baker, 68.15%; C: Betty DeFeo and Rose Ann Grimaldi, 45.54%; east-west, A: Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 56.55%; B: Pat Rogers and Guy Puccio, 55.06%; C: Patty and Henry Porter, 53.87%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – Howell. Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargeshimer, 59%; (tie) Sharon Benz and Henry Chudy, Terry Fraas and Rajarshi Roy, 52%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – One winner. A: Sharon Benz and Dian Petrov, 62.55%; Judy Padgug and John Ziemer, 60.95%; B: Ginny Panaro and Jim Gullo, 59.02%; C: Stuart Caswell and William Castle, 58.28%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday afternoon – Victory Point game. Fred Yellen and Stan Kozlowski, 3 wins.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Bill Feasley and Paul Zittel, 66%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 57%; Bob and Joan Ciszak, 54%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Howell. Sue Bergman and Sharon Benz, 71.25%; Stuart Caswell and William Castle, 52.92%; Adrian Figliott and Jo Nasoff-Finton, 52.50%; Claire Gareleck and Lois Tatelman, 52.08%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – Nancy Acara and Edna Fill, 60.9%; Bill Rich and Henry Chudy, 59.3%; Joyce Kindt and Ron Fill, 53.1%.

Lockport Duplicate Bridge Tuesday evening – Walt Olszewski and Sushil Amlani, 61.64%; Paula and Jim Jones, 57.96%; Jim Lanzo and Dian Petrov, 53.97%; (tie) Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, Roy Crocker and John Lewis, 53.43%; Barbara and John Scott, 51.08%.

Lockport Duplicate Bridge Saturday afternoon – Paula and Jim Jones, 58.33%; Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, 54.86%; John Meindl and William Castle, 53.47%; Elve Johnston and Kathy Fenn, 52.08%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 63%; Ron Fill and Mike Brown, 54%; east-west, Fritz Schweiger and Joanne Zavarella, 57%; Kokila G. Chheda and Prem Lata Maheshwari, 53%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, George Mayers and Marian Morber, 60.8%; Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 60%; east-west, Jeff Peters and Karen Synor, 61.5%; Ron Fill and Mike Brown, 56.3%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, (tie) Dottie Potembski and Jerry Stange, Joan Mack and Dick Munschauer, 53.3%; Bob Kaiser and Harry Metcalf, 51.7%; east-west, Betty Bowling and Bette Seifert, 74%; Perry Hoffman and Adele Denton, 55.2%; Vera Arrison and Mary Kloepfer, 53.1%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Judy Thielman and Bill Adolf, 67%; Jane and Paul Garvey, 58%; Kathy Borcik and Bill Westley, 56%; Marge Zaprowski and Rosemary Rawe, 54%.