Duplicate Bridge: March 30, 2019

       To allow a longer break for lunch, starting time has been moved ahead to 10:15 a.m. for the morning games at the Buffalo Spring Sectional Tournament next Friday, April 5, to Sunday, April 7, in the Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Afternoon start remains unchanged at 2:30 p.m. for pairs games Friday and Saturday. For more info, visit unit116.com.

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Two local clubs will take part in the ACBL-wide Charity Game on Wednesday, April 3. The game begins at 10:30 a.m. at the Bridge Center of Buffalo and at 11 a.m. at the Airport Bridge Club. There will be hand analysis and winners have a chance for extra points at the district level.

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The Airport Bridge Club offers extra points at all its games next week at no extra charge. Bridge Club Meridian also will award extra points at its 10:30 a.m. Monday game.

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The Delaware Wednesday Club has moved its games to the Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Games at 7 p.m. each Wednesday are invitational.

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Seniors are invited to join friendly afternoon games of bridge at three senior centers in the South Towns. Some experience in playing the game is required, but players do not need to come with a partner.

Games are played at 12:30 p.m. Mondays in the Orchard Park Senior Center, 70 Linwood Ave.; at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the Hamburg Senior Center, 4540 Southwestern Blvd.; and on Wednesdays in the West Seneca Senior Center, 4620 Seneca St. For more info, call 316-9216 or email chetzler@roadrunner.com.

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Tournament calendar

2019

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 5, to Sunday, April 7. For info, click this link. 

Rochester Spring Sectional – Knights of Columbus Hall, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, April 13, and Sunday, April 14. For info, click this link. 

Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 16, to Sunday, April 21. For info, click this link.

Unit 112 199er Sectional – Strathallen Hotel, 550 East Ave., Rochester. Friday, April 19, and Saturday, April 20. For info, click this link.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 21, to Monday, May 27. For info, click this link.

Niagara-on-the-Lake Non-Life Master Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, May 31, to Sunday, June 2. For info, click this link.

Ithaca Sectional – TBA. Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2.

District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16.

Unit 166 Summer Regional – Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto Airport & Conference Centre, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto. Tuesday, July 2, to Sunday, July 7. For more info, click this link. 

Rochester Summer Sectional – Knights of Columbus Hall, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, July 13, and Sunday, July 14.

Hamilton Sectional – Royal Canadian Legion, 435 Limeridge Road East, Hamilton, Ont. For info, click this link.

Rochester Regional – RIT Inn & Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, Henrietta. Tuesday, Aug. 5, to Sunday, Aug. 11. For more info, click this link. 

St. Catharines 299er Sectional – Bridge Centre of Niagara, 6-2E Tremont Drive, St. Catharines, Ont. Saturday, Aug. 17, and Sunday, Aug. 18.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – DoubleTree Pittsburgh-Green Tree, 500 Mansfield Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 3, to Sunday, Sept. 9.

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

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

Buffalo Regional – Buffalo Grand Hotel (formerly Adam's Mark), 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 15, to Sunday, Oct. 20.

Niagara Falls Regional – Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5865 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 5, to Sunday, Nov. 10. For info, click this link.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca Falls. Saturday, Nov. 16, and Sunday, Nov. 17.

District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 9, to Sunday, Dec. 15.

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.

St. Catharines 299er Sectional – Bridge Centre of Niagara, 6-2E Tremont Drive, St. Catharines, Ont. Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, and 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.

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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 Now a Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson reached a career milestone of 2,500 master points last month. He blogs about his quest for the next measure of achievement, Emerald Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge adventures here.

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Duplicate scores
Week of March 18 to March 24

ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – A: Linda Burroughsford and Alan Greer, 60.83%; Martin Pieterse and Mike Silverman, 60.42%; B: Paula Kotowski and Bill Boardman, 57.08%; C: Denise Slattery and Bob Sommerstein, 55.83%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A/B: Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 59.82%; Barbara Sadkin and Dale Anderson, 52.98%; C: Usha Khurana and Ron Henrikson, 50.30%; east-west, A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 60.71%; B: Art Matthies and Mike Silverman, 55.65%; Barbara Libby and Ed Drozen, 54.76%; C: Jan Hasselback and Linda Zittel, 47.62%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – A: Alan Greer and partner, 59.44%; Martha and John Welte, 59.27%; B: Nadine Stein and Florence Boyd, 59.04%; Walt Olszewski and Martin Pieterse, 54.30%; June Feuerstein and Dale Anderson, 50.36%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A/B: Ruth Wurster and Dale Anderson, 56.25%; C: Gay Simpson and Denise Slattery, 55.42%; east-west, A: Barbara Libby and Alan Greer, 62.92%; B/C: Linda and Paul Zittel, 52.08%. 

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – A: Sandi England and Ken Meier, 66.67%; B: Joyce Greenspan and Nadine Stein, 52.78%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Mike Silverman, 50%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – North-south, A: Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, 66.25%; B: Dorothy and Larry Soong, 54.17%; C: Florence Boyd and Chuck Heimerl, 49.58%; east-west, A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 56.67%; B: Gay Simpson and Paul Zittel, 54.17%; Shirley Cassety and Ross Markello, 53.33%; C: Dordy Donaldson and Cleveland Fleming, 50.42%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday afternoon – 99ers. Victory point game. Jo Ann Smith and Edward Ziegenfuss, 41 vps; Gini Sicignano and Joan Nigrelli, 35 vps; Cathy Hetzler and David Schott, 31 vps.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday afternoon – Non-life masters. North-south, John Bava and Ed Morgan, 63.17%; Natalie Abramson and Marge Plumb, 59.75%; east-west, Sandra Silverberg and Carol Neuhaus, 55.58%; Carla Press and Agi Maisel, 54%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – A: Saleh Fetouh and Bill Rushmore, 60.37%; B/C: Stuart Caswell and William Castle, 59.26%; Carol Bedell and Gary Schmitt, 53.70%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday afternoon – 999er game. North-south, A/B: Paula Rosen and Jim McClure, 61.90%; Judy Zeckhauser and Chip Kean, 59.82%; C: Rose Ann Grimaldi and Janie Polk, 49.40%; east-west, A/B: Ruth Nowatniak and Carol Neuhaus, 58.33%; Pat Kilbury and Jeff Oshlag, 57.44%; C: Joel Brownstein and Sol Messinger, 51.49%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – A: Pat Rasmus and Bert Hargeshimer, 67%; B: Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, 58%; C: Edith Knaszak and Jan O’Mara, 55%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – A/B: Bert Hargeshimer and Alex Kowal, 56.25%; Jim Gullo and Bob Padgug, 55.21%; Judy Padgug and Fred Yellen, 54.69%; C: Margaret Zhou and Ten-Pao Lee, 53.70%; Denise Slattery and Bob Linn, 52.08%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday afternoon – (Tie) Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, Pat Rasmus and Cathy Majewski, 59.52%; (tie) Chris Urbanek and Ten-Pao Lee, John Sinclair and David Colligan, 54.76%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Paul Zittel and Ken Meier, 62%; Joe Miranda and Sandi England, 59%; Barb Booi and Jane Larcom, 57%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Sharon Benz and Sue Neubecker, 65.19%; Helen Panza and Rita Sofia, 58.52%; Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 57.78%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – Terry Fraas and Rajarshi Roy, 62.5 %; Cathy Majewski and Anne O’Connor, 60.4%; Jan O’Mara and Chuck Heimerl, 54.2%.

Lockport Duplicate Bridge Tuesday evening – Sushil Amlani and Jasbeer Makhija, 62.50%; Roy Crocker and John Lewis, 57.50%. 

Lockport Duplicate Bridge Saturday afternoon – Walt Olszewski and Eleanor Whelan, 68.75%; Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, 60.42%; David and Connie Wilson, 59.72%; John and Barbara Scott, 56.94%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and Sam Grossman, 74.2%; Marion Morber and Chuck Heimerl, 56.7%; east-west, Ellen Lochead and Bill Westley, 71.7%; Herb Falk and Marv Feuerstein, 50.9%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Marv Feuerstein and Herb Falk, 67%; George Mayers and Marian Morber, 51%; east-west, Ron Fill and Mike Brown, 53%; (tie) Jeff Peters and Dave Stroud, Dave Young and Tim Hartnett, 52%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Dottie Potembski and Jerry Stange, 55.8%; Meena Rustgi and Carol Grieco, 52.5%; east-west, Dick Munschauer and Nick Leibovic, 64.6%; Judith Nichol and Bob Kaiser, 54.2%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Linda Vassallo and Wilson McClaren, 63%; Kathy Borcik and Bill Westley, 55%; Ellen Lochead and Bill Rogers, 53%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Paul Morgante and Marv Feuerstein, 59.2%; Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 49.2%; east-west, Bob Hilburger and Kay Brinkman, 55%; (tie) Joanne Biondo and Julie Albert, Sylvia Keohane and Dorothy Massman, 51.7%.