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The Airport Bridge Club takes part in an ACBL Interclub Game at 11 a.m.
Monday, Oct. 1, with club championship master point rating for overall across
the field in the U.S. and Canada. The club also has an extra-point game at noon
today, Saturday, Sept. 29.
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The Bridge
Center of Buffalo raises the master point limit for its Thursday
afternoon game from 750 to 999 points, beginning next week. Also next week, the
start of its Thursday evening game moves to 7 p.m.
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The ACBL-wide
Senior Pairs Game on Friday, Oct. 5, will be played at 10:30 a.m. in
the Bridge Center of Buffalo and at 11 a.m. in the Airport Bridge Club. There
will be booklets with hand analysis and extra points will be awarded to winners
at the district level.
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Congratulations to Christy
Kellogg and Bert Hargeshimer, the players who earned the most master points at
the Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament last weekend in the Main-Transit Fire
Hall in Amherst. Playing as partners, they both earned 15.72 points.
Other point leaders included Jay Levy, 15.48; Kathy
Pollock, 14.94; Gene Finton, 14.72; and Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, both
14.11. For complete results, click this link.
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Tournament calendar
Rochester
Fall Sectional – Knights of Columbus, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Next Saturday,
Oct. 6, and Sunday, Oct. 7. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Regional – Adam’s Mark
Hotel (Buffalo Grand 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
City of
Toronto Sectional and City of
Toronto Intermediate/Novice Regional – Sheraton Hotel, 123 Queen Street
West, Toronto, Ont. Friday, Jan. 6, 2019, to Sunday, Jan. 8, 2019. For info, click
this link.
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Embassy
Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, to
Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019. For info, click this link.
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
Intermediate/Novice Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community
Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, May 31, 2019, to
Sunday, June 2, 2019. For info, click this link.
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.
St. Catharines 299er Sectional – Bridge Centre
of Niagara, 6-2E Tremont Drive, St. Catharines, Ont. Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019,
and Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – DoubleTree
Pittsburgh-Green Tree, 500 Mansfield Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 3,
2019, to Sunday, Sept. 9, 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 – Buffalo
Grand Hotel (formerly Adam's Mark), 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 – DoubleTree Pittsburgh-Green Tree, 500 Mansfield Ave., Pittsburgh, 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 – Buffalo
Grand Hotel (formerly Adam's Mark), 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.
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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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A Ruby Life
Master since the ACBL created that new ranking at the
beginning of 2016, Dale Anderson has a career total of 2,450 master points and
hopes to reach Gold Life Master (2,500 points) before Christmas. He blogs about
his quest for Gold and other bridge adventures here.
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Duplicate
scores
Week of Sept. 17 to Sept. 23
Week of Sept. 17 to Sept. 23
ACBL
Sanctioned Clubs
Airport
Bridge Club Monday morning –North-south, A/B/C: Cynthia Helfman and Nadine Stein,
58.31%; east-west, A/B: Sandi England and John Kirsits, 57.08%; C: Barbara
Multerer and Art Schumacher, 57.27%.
Airport
Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Barbara Libby and Allen Beroza,
62.08%; Eva Schmidt and Judi Marshall, 60.42%; B: Gay Simpson and Denise
Slattery, 55.93%; C: Ed Morgan and John Bava, 50.35%; east-west, A: Nancy
Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 59.38%; B/C: Brian Block and Michael Kozower,
57.38%.
Airport
Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A/B: Denise
Slattery and John Bava, 56.46%; Linda Vassallo and Wilson McClaren, 53.67%;
east-west, A: Martin Pieterse and Walt Olszewski, 61.64%; John Ziemer and Alan
Greer, 55.63%; B: Ann and Joe Williams, 47.61%.
Airport
Bridge Club Thursday morning – A: Barbara Libby and Alan Greer, 62.96%; B: Florence
Boyd and Brian Block, 55.09%; John Kirsits and Ken Meier, 54.63%; C: Ruth
Wurster and Marilyn Sultz, 53.70%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday afternoon – Novice game.
A/B: Christian Hipp and David Schott, 65%; Gini Sicignano and Joan Nigrelli,
63.33%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life
masters. North-south, A: Pat Kilbury and Jeff Oshlag, 61.08%; Terry Camp and
Richard McGowan, 52.52%; B/C: Marilyn Sims and Paul Morgante, 52.43%; Jini and
John Rubenstein, 51.99%; east-west, A: Carla Press and Agi Maisel, 63.48%; B:
Judith Babat and Rivona Ehrenreich, 59.18%; Marcia Wright and Ginger Maiman,
54.21%; C: Joan Nigrelli and Gini Sicignano, 45.45%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Open game. Victory
points. Maryann Szafran and John Marvin, 3 wins.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – A: Donna
Steffan and Fred Yellen, 64.35%; Judy Graf and Jim Gullo, 61.57%; B: Howard
Foster and Mike Ryan, 54.63%; C: Adrian Figliotti and Barbara Landree, 51.85%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon
– 750 game. North-south, A: Usha Khurana and Joe
Miranda, 61.31%; B: Pat Kilbury and Jeff Oshlag, 60.42%; Bill Rich and Vince
Taeger, 53.27%; east-west, A/B: Ruth Nowatniak and Carol Neuhaus, 60.42%; Carol
Roth and Patty Porter, 58.04%; Judith Babat and Rivona Ehrenreich, 54.46%; C:
Laura and John Houghtaling, 54.17%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – Victory
points. Rajarshi Roy and Bert Hargeshimer, 3 wins.
Bridge Club
of East Aurora Wednesday morning – (Tie) Jim Downing and Roger Dyer,
Bill Feasley and Paul Zittel, 63.19%; Joe Rooney and Meri Osterander, 61.11%;
Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 52.08%; Darcy Young and Bob Farwell, 43.75%.
Bridge Club
Meridian Monday morning – Judy Graf and Carol Roth, 58.80%; Judy Padgug and Bud
Seidenberg, 56.02%; Sharon Benz and Sue Neubecker, 54.17%; Mary Ball and Joyce
Frayer, 53.24%.
Delaware
Wednesday evening – Paul Morgante and Vince Taeger, 58.3%; Al Dickman and
Chuck Heimerl, 56%; Sam Grossman and Ed Harman, 53.2%.
Lockport
Duplicate Bridge Tuesday evening – Joyce Kindt and Bob Lederhouse,
57.41%; Jim Lanzo and Eugene Giorgini, 56.94%; Kathy Fenn and Ed Harman,
56.48%; Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 56.02%.
Other clubs
ABA Humboldt
Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Diana Brown and Pearl
Harris, 75.92%; Pamela Murphy and Doanne Jackson, 53.85%.
Amherst
Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Sam Grossman and
Shirley Cassety, 59%; (tie) Jill and Bruce Brown, George Mayers and Chuck
Heimerl, 54%; east-west, Herb Falk and Marv Feuerstein, 58%; Mike Brown and Ron
Fill, 57%.
Amherst
Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Sam Grossmann and
Shirley Cassety, 72.6%; Joe Huber and Chuck Heimerl, 60%; east-west, Ron Fill
and Mike Brown, 62.3%; Fritz Schweiger and Marv Feuerstein, 50.6%.
Canterbury
Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south,
Dottie Potembski and Jerry Stange, 59.4%; Bob Kaiser and Harry Metcalf, 57.3%;
east-west, Iris Friedman and Emily Wettlaufer, 59.4%; Joan Mack and Dick
Munschauer, 56.3%.
Clarence
Senior Center Thursday – North-south, Linda Vassallo and Wilson McClaren, 69%;
Ellen Lochead and Bill Rogers, 50%; east-west, Judy Thielman and Elaine Wegrzyn,
58%; Marge McMillen and Bob Jorgensen, 55%.
Town of
Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Joanne Zavarella
and Fritz Schweiger, 62.5%; Edna Henrich and Thelma Frauenhofer, 54.2%;
east-west, Lynda Pettit and Kay Brinkman, 56.7%; Dorothy and Ed Rupp, 53.4%.
