Thursday, April 25, 2019

Duplicate Bridge: April 27, 2019


Juan Gris, Checkerboard and Playing Cards (1915) (National Gallery of Australia) 

The Airport Bridge Club offers extra points its game at noon today, Saturday, April 27, and all of its games at 11 a.m. Monday, April 29, to Friday, May 3, at no extra charge. Bridge Club Meridian also awards extra points at its game at 10:30 a.m. Monday.
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Free bridge lessons for middle and high school students on Sundays will begin at 11:30 a.m. May 5 and continue weekly through June 23 at the Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive, Amherst. In addition to lessons, there will be snacks and social time. For info, email Carol Bedell at lorac5@roadrunner.com.

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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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Tournament calendar

2019

Buffalo Non-Life Master Sectional – Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive, Amherst. Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19. 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 – Kendal at Ithaca, 2230 N. Triphammer Road, Ithaca. Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2. For info, click this link.
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 info, click this link.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Webster Columbus Center, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, July 13, and Sunday, July 14. For info, click this link.
Hamilton Sectional – Royal Canadian Legion, 435 Limeridge Road East, Hamilton, Ont. Saturday, July 20, and Sunday, July 21. For info, click this link.
Rochester Regional – RIT Inn & Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, Henrietta. Tuesday, Aug. 5, to Sunday, Aug. 11. For 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. For info, click this link.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – DoubleTree Pittsburgh-Green Tree, 500 Mansfield Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 3, to Sunday, Sept. 9. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst, Friday, Sept. 20, to Sunday, Sept. 22.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Webster Columbus Center, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, Sept. 28, and Sunday, Sept. 29.
Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Center, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. 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. For info, click this link.
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.
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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.
• • •
 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 April 15 to April 21
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

  Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, A: Allen Beroza and Bob Sommerstein, 61.61%; Linda Burroughsford and Alan Greer, 58.04%; B: Bill Boardman and Joe Rooney, 56.85%; C: Barbara Multerer and Art Schumacher, 58.81%; east-west, A: Denise Slattery and Judi Marshall, 58.93%; B: Nancy Kessler and Ross Markello, 55.95%; C: Dorothy and Larry Soong, 52.08%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, John Ziemer and Mike Ryan, 64.88%; Art Matthies and Mike Silverman, 62.02%; B: Linda Vassallo and Walt Olszewski, 53.13%; C: Florence Boyd and Joe Rooney, 50.81%; east-west, A: Judi Marshall and Allen Beroza, 59.52%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 59l38%; Penny Shui and Ken Meier, 58.94%; B: Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 58.59%; C: Sandi England and Joanne LaFay, 48.32%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – A: John Ziemer and Alan Greer, 70.14%; B: Walt Olszewski and Martin Pieterse, 66.56%; John Bava and Mike Silverman, 60.31%; Dorothy Soong and Dorothy May, 50.69%; C: Rita Sofia and Janet Frisch, 46.99%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A/B/C: Florence Boyd and Joe Rooney, 58.25%; Elaine Kurasiewicz and Eleanor Whelan, 52.67%; east-west, A: Helen Panza and Mike Silverman, 62.33%; Joanne LaFay and Judi Marshall, 53.75%; B/C: Ron Henrikson and Art Schumacher, 47.33%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 63.88%; Barbara Libby and Mike Silverman, 55.75%; B/C: Mary Terrana and Ron Henrikson, 54.96%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 58.33%; B: David Colligan and Davis Heussler, 56.94%; Al Dickman and Chuck Heimerl, 54.86%; Judi Marshall and Paula Salamone, 53.47%; C: Gay Simpson and Ed Morgan, 50.69%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday afternoon – Home-style pairs. Kathy Pollock and Jim McClure, 3 wins.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday afternoon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 55.65%; B: Larry Abate and Burt Freiman, 54.76%; C: Rose Ann Grimaldi and Lynn Witmer, 51.49%; east-west, A: Linda Milch and Susan Cardamon, 61.31%; B: Paul Morgante and Rajarshi Roy, 57.44%; C: Marcia Wright and Ginger Maiman, 52.98%; Joel Brownstein and Sol Messinger, 51.49%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – A: Donna Steffan and Judy Padgug, 57%; B: Mary Ball and Art Morth, 55%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 999er game. North-south, A/B: Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 59.98%; C: Bill Noltee and Burt Freiman, 50.17%; Marcie Frankel and Judy Katz, 48.60%; east-west, A: Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 62.91%; Bill Rich and Larry Soong, 55.65%; Sharon Wilcox and Dorothy Soong, 53.65%; B/C: Pat Rogers and Guy Puccio, 53.15%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, Kamil Bishara and Fred Yellen, 67.56%; Sharon Benz and Ten-Pao Lee, 55.95%; Nadine Stein and Bob Linn, 50%; east-west, Linda Burroughsford and Alex Kowal, 57.44%; Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 54.17%; Martha and John Welte, 50.89%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Bob and Joan Ciszak, 58.33%; Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 57.64%; Joe Miranda and Sandi England, 54.86%; John Fiegl and Paul Zittel, 54.17%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Donna Steffan and Fred Yellen, 67.59%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 55.09%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Usha Khurana, 46.30%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – Terry Fraas and Rajarshi Roy, 62.5%; Mike and Vince Taeger, 61.1%; (tie) Nancy Wolstoncroft and Gay Simpson, Bill Rich and Henry Chudy, 54.7%.
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Tuesday evening – Jim Lanzo and Eugene Giorgini, 63.89%; Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 58.33%; Ed Harman and Kathy Fenn, 54.86%; Rajarshi Roy and Jeff Bender, 52.08%. 
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Saturday afternoon – Bob Linn and Bob Lederhouse, 57.14%; Kathy Fenn and Elve Johnston, 55.95%; Joyce Kindt and Roy Crocker, 54.17%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, George Mayers and Chuck Heimerl, 59%; Ellen Lochead and Bill Westley, 56%; east-west, (tie) Herb Falk and Marv Feuerstein, Mike Brown and Ron Fill, 51%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Edna and Ron Fill, 60%; Jill and Bruce Brown, 55.3%; east-west, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 68.3%; Fritz Schweiger and Marv Feuerstein, 52.5%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Sandy Recoon and Fred Nadel, Dottie Potembski and Jerry Stange; east-west, Ruth Jones and David Reeves, Esther Greene and Ruth Lansing.
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – George Dorigo and Stan Kozlowski, 60%; Kathy Borcik and Bill Westley, 59%; Jane and Paul Garvey, 51%.
Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – (Tie) Joanne Zavarella and Fritz Schweiger, Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 66.7%; Bob Hilburger and Paul Morgante, 52.8%.

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Duplicate Bridge: April 20, 2019




The Toronto Easter Regional Tournament continues today, Saturday, April 20, in the Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, and concludes Easter Sunday, April 21. For info, click this link.
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The Airport Bridge Club offers extra points its game at noon today, Saturday, April 20, and all of its games at 11 a.m. Monday to Friday at no extra charge.
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The Bridge Center of Buffalo game today, Saturday, April 20, is canceled.
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Free bridge lessons for middle and high school students on Sundays will begin at 11:30 a.m. May 5 and continue weekly through June 23 at the Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive, Amherst. In addition to lessons, there will be snacks and social time. For info, email Carol Bedell at lorac5@roadrunner.com.
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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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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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Tournament calendar

2019

Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ont. Today, Saturday, April 20, and Sunday, April 21. For info, click this link.
Unit 112 199er Sectional – Strathallen Hotel, 550 East Ave., Rochester. Concludes today,  Saturday, April 20. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Non-Life Master Sectional – Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive, Amherst. Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19. 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 – Kendal at Ithaca, 2230 N. Triphammer Road, Ithaca. Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2. For info, click this link.
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 info, click this link.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Webster Columbus Center, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, July 13, and Sunday, July 14. For info, click this link.
Hamilton Sectional – Royal Canadian Legion, 435 Limeridge Road East, Hamilton, Ont. Saturday, July 20, and Sunday, July 21. For info, click this link.
Rochester Regional – RIT Inn & Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, Henrietta. Tuesday, Aug. 5, to Sunday, Aug. 11. For 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. For info, click this link.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – DoubleTree Pittsburgh-Green Tree, 500 Mansfield Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 3, to Sunday, Sept. 9. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst, Friday, Sept. 20, to Sunday, Sept. 22.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Webster Columbus Center, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, Sept. 28, and Sunday, Sept. 29.
Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Center, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. 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. For info, click this link.
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.
• • •
Bridge club websites:
Click names for links.
• • •
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.
• • •
 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 April 8 to April 14
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

  Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, A: Bob Sommerstein and Allen Beroza, 60.42%; B: Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 57.92%; Pawan Matta and Dale Anderson, 56.25%; east-west, A/B: Nancy Kessler and Ross Markello, 60%; C: Alex Miller and Paul Ganley, 52.50%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Linda Vassallo and Walt Olszewski, 58.68%; B: Barbara Pieterse and Paula Kotowski, 57.50%; Laurie and Howard Foster, 55.31%; C: Mary Terrana and Marilyn Sultz, 52.71%; east-west, A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 61.26%; Barbara Libby and Ed Drozen, 57.44%; B/C: Denise Slattery and Pawan Matta, 55.42%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Mike Silverman, 59.17%; June Feuerstein and Dale Anderson, 55.42%; B: Dorothy May and Nadine Stein, 55%; C: Martha and John Welte, 46.67%; east-west, A: Denise Slattery and Alan Greer, 61.67%; B: Walt Olszewski and Martin Pieterse, 54.17%; C: Dorothy and Larry Soong, 50.83%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A: Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, 66.67%; B: Eleanor Whelan and Ed Drozen, 57.44%; Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 52.98%; C: Pawan Matta and Florence Boyd, 47.02%; east-west, A: Helen Panza and Mike Silverman, 59.23%; Judi Marshall and John Ziemer, 56.85%; Barbara Libby and Alan Greer, 56.25%; B: John Kirsits and Ken Meier, 50.89%; C: Ruth Wurster and Marilyn Sultz, 49.40%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – North-south, A: Martha and John Welte, 61.25%; Joe Rooney and partner, 56.67%; B/C: Denise Slattery and Nadine Stein, 52.92%; east-west, A: Barbara Libby and Alan Greer, 60.83%; B: Martin Pieterse and Mike Silverman, 58.33%; Sandi England and Ken Meier, 49.58%; C: Gay Simpson and Paula Kotowski, 49.17%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – North-south, A: Carolyn Siracuse and Dorothy May, 60.42%; Judi Marshall and Allen Beroza, 57.50%; C: Gay Simpson and Ted May, 41.67%; east-west, A: Martha and John Welte, 59.58%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 54.58%; B: Dorothy and Larry Soong, 49.58%; C: Alice Bragg and Paula Salamone, 48.75%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Lynn Witmer and Rajarshi Roy, 58.57%; John Bava and Ed Morgan, 54.11%; B/C: Rose Ann Grimaldi and Sandra Morrison, 53.32%; east-west, A: Marcia Wright and Ginger Maiman, 64.05%; B: Paul Morgante and Sol Messinger, 57.68%; Martha Quinn and Rose Bochiechio, 49.07%; C: Gail Pitterman and Janie Polk, 48.67%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – A/B: John Sinclair and Saleh Fetouh, 62.08%; Kathy Pollock and Bill Rushmore, 61.25%; C: Donna Steffan and Ed Drozen, 48.33%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 999er game. A/B: Violet Makhija and Laurie Foster, 55.65%; C: Rose Ann Grimaldi and Paul Morgante, 47.25%; east-west, A: Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 63.67%; B: Rose Bochiechio and Chip Kean, 60.67%; C: Bill Noltee and Sol Messinger, 49.33%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – A: Chris Urbanek and John Sinclair, 65.48%; Pat Rasmus and Ken Meier, 55.95%; B: Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, 48.81%; (tie) Bob Sommerstein and Larry Abate, Bill Rushmore and David Colligan, 42.85%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – A: Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 59.64%; Chris Urbanek and Stan Kozlowski, 59.11%; B/C: Judy Padgug and Kamil Bishara, 59.64%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, 64.88%; Chris Urbanek and John Sinclair, 60.71%; Margaret Zhou and Mike Ryan, 55.36%; Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 48.81%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Sandi England and Joe Miranda, 58.33%; Bob and Joan Ciszak, 57.29%; (tie) Joanne LaFay and Lillian Gotshall, Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 53.13%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – Bill Rich and Ed Harman, 64.9 %; Anne O’Connor and Sandy Marcussen, 56%; Jack Cukierman and Lance Pollock, 52.4%.
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Tuesday evening – Joyce Kindt and Art Morth, 66.67%; Sushil Amlani and Walt Olszewski, 59.26%; Ed Harman and Bob Lederhouse, 53.70%; Roy Crocker and John Lewis, 50%; Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 49.54%; Eugene Giorgini and Paul Capen, 49.07%. 
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Saturday afternoon – (Tie) Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, Ed Harman and Bob Lederhouse, 58.33%; Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 53.13%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Prem Lata Maheshwari and Kokila Chheda, 56%; Jill and Bruce Brown, 52%; east-west, Herb Falk and Marv Feuerstein, 56%; Fritz Schweiger and Joanne Zavarella, 51%. 
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, George Mayers and Marian Morber, 67%; Joe Huber and Chuck Heimerl, 59%; east-west, Cindy Darone and Lorey Repicci, 64%; Fritz-Schweiger and Marv Feuerstein, 55%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Meena Rustgi and Sukhanand Jain, 57.3%; Adele Denton and Perry Hoffman, 56.2%; east-west, Ruth Jones and Carol Greigo, 59.7%; Bob Kaiser and Nelson Torre, 49.9%. 
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – North-south, Linda Vassallo and Wilson McClaren, 71%; Susie Knorr and Bob Jorgensen, 58%; east-west, Mary Jane Luce and Stan Kozlowski, 60%; Judy Thielman and Elaine Wegrzyn, 49%.
Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 55%; Thelma Frauenhofer and Edna Henrich, 50%; east-west, Kay Brinkman and Jack Lang, 60%; Joanne Zavarella and Fritz Schweiger, 50%.

Thursday, April 11, 2019

Duplicate Bridge: April 13, 2019


Ace of Hearts by Mike Nudleman

The Toronto Easter Regional Tournament begins Tuesday, April 16, in the Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, and continues through Easter Sunday, April 21. For info, click this link.
• • •
The Airport Bridge Club offers extra points its game at noon today, Saturday, April 13, and all of its games at 11 a.m. Monday to Friday at no extra charge.
• • •
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.

• • •

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.
• • •
Tournament calendar

2019

Rochester Spring Sectional – Webster Columbus Center, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Today, 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.
Buffalo Non-Life Master Sectional – Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive, Amherst. Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19. 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 – Kendal at Ithaca, 2230 N. Triphammer Road, Ithaca. Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2. For info, click this link.
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 info, click this link.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Webster Columbus Center, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, July 13, and Sunday, July 14. For info, click this link.
Hamilton Sectional – Royal Canadian Legion, 435 Limeridge Road East, Hamilton, Ont. Saturday, July 20, and Sunday, July 21. For info, click this link.
Rochester Regional – RIT Inn & Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, Henrietta. Tuesday, Aug. 5, to Sunday, Aug. 11. For 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. For info, click this link.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – DoubleTree Pittsburgh-Green Tree, 500 Mansfield Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 3, to Sunday, Sept. 9. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst, Friday, Sept. 20, to Sunday, Sept. 22.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Webster Columbus Center, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, Sept. 28, and Sunday, Sept. 29.
Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Center, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. 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. For info, click this link.
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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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.
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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 April 1 to April 7
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, A/B: Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 60.83%; Judie Bailey and Ruth Wurster, 57.92%; east-west, A/B: Dorothy May and Dale Anderson, 59.17%; C: Barbara Multerer and Art Schumacher, 50%. 
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, 58.75%; B: Linda Zittel and Ruth Wurster, 56.25%; east-west, A: Art Matthies and Mike Silverman, 61.67%; B: (tie) Gay Simpson and John Bava, Sandi England and Barbara Libby, 50.42%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – A: Bill Boardman and Alan Greer, 56.02%; Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, 54.63%; B: Denise Slattery and Art Matthies, 54.17%; (tie) Pawan Matta and Ron Henrikson, Martha and John Welte, 53.70%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A: John Ziemer and Allen Beroza, 70%; B/C: Joyce Greenspan and Gay Simpson, 57.50%; east-west, A: Barbara Libby and Alan Greer, 68.75%; B: Sandi England and John Kirsits, 60%; Denise Slattery and Dale Anderson, 49.58%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Pat Kilbury and Jeff Oshlag, 60.83%; Carla Press and Agi Maisel, 53.33%; Natalie Abramson and Marge Plumb, 50.42%; B: (tie) Pat Haynes and Terry Camp, JoAnne Nover and Bonnie Clement, 49.58%; east-west, A/B: Judith Babat and Laurie Foster, 61.25%; Joan Nigrelli and Gini Sicignano, 51.67%; Lynn Witmer and Rose Ann Grimaldi, 46.25%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – A/B: Gary Schmitt and Tova Reinhorn, 59.72%; Bill Rushmore and Art Morth, 56.48%; (tie) Bob Padgug and Jim Gullo, Donna Steffan and Judy Graf, 52.78%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 999er game. North-south, A: Usha Khurana and Joe Miranda, 58.07%; B: Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 57.60%; Judith Babat and Laurie Foster, 56.03%; C: Rose Bochiechio and Bill Noltee, 52.21%; Rose Ann Grimaldi and Lynn Witmer, 48.10%; east-west, A/B: Vince Taeger and Bill Rich, 65.10%; C: Pat Haynes and Terry Camp, 54.89%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – A: Terry Fraas and Art Morth, 56.25%; B/C: Cathy Majewski and Peter Patterson, 55.21%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Sandi England and Joe Miranda, 59%; Joanne LaFay and Lillian Gotshall, 53%; John Fiegl and Merry Osterander, 52%.
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Tuesday evening – A: (tie) Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, Sushil Amlani and Dian Petrov, 64.25%; B: Jeff Bender and Rajarshi Roy, 55.01%; C: Eugene Giorgini and Jim Lanzo, 45.49%. 
Buffalo Spring Sectional Tournament – Leading local master point winners.
Mike Ryan, 22.05.
Bud Seidenberg, 18.11.
Chris Urbanek, 17.39.
Donna Steffan, 16.65.
John Ziemer, 16.40.
Jay Costello, 14.10.
Sharon Benz, 13.42.
Judy Graf, 13.01.
Fred Yellen, 12.39.
Saleh Fetouh, 9.34.
John Sinclair, 8.88.
Ed Morgan, 8.57.
John Bava, 8.57.
Stan Kozlowski, 7.77.
Judi Marshall, 7.63.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, George Mayers and Chuck Heimerl, 61%; Ellen Lochead and Bill Westley, 54%; east-west, Fritz Schweiger and Joanne Zavarella, 61%; Anita Fink and Freda Brummer, 59%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 59%; (tie) Jill and Bruce Brown, George Mayers and Marian Morber, 55%; east-west, (tie) Ron Fill and Mike Brown, Fritz Schweiger and Marv Feuerstein, 61%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Meena Rustgi and Sukanhand Jain, 55.6%; Sandy Recoon and Fred Nadel, 54.2%; Joan Mack and Bob Kaiser, 51.4%; east-west, Perry Hoffman and Adele Denton, 65.8%; Carol Greigo and Nelson Torre, 55%; Judith Nichol and David Reeves, 51.7%.
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Kathy Borcik and Bill Westley, 58%; (tie) Marge McMillen and Mary Jane Luce, Wilson McClaren and Bob Stroman, 54%; Jane and Paul Garvey 53%.
Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – Edna Henrich and Ron Fill, 68.1%; Joanne Zavarella and Fritz Schweiger, 59.8%; Kay Brinkman and Jack Lang, 57%.