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| Neon Ace of Hearts by Curtiss Patrick |
The Airport Bridge Club offers extra points at no additional charge at all of
its games during the coming week. The game Wednesday, Dec. 4, starts at noon
after a lesson at 10 a.m. on high-level pre-empts.
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The Bridge Center of Buffalo and the
Airport Bridge Club will be closed next Saturday, Dec. 7, for the Unit 116
annual meeting and game, which begins with lunch at noon in the Main-Transit
Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Tickets are $15, $20 non-members, and will be
available at the door.
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The Winter
Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) will offer players a
chance to win silver points at regularly scheduled games at ACBL-sanctioned
bridge clubs from Dec. 9 to Dec. 15.
The Airport Bridge Club will hold two STaC games Dec.
9 to Dec. 14 at 10 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. For a STaC teams game at 11 a.m. Dec. 15,
call 603-6943 to sign up in advance.
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Tournament
calendar
2020
Toronto
Intermediate/Novice Regional – Sheraton
Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West. Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, to Sunday, Jan. 5,
2020. For info, click this link.
Toronto
New Year Sectional – Sheraton
Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West. Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, to Sunday, Jan. 5,
2020. For info, click this link.
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence,
Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, to Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday,
Jan. 24, 2020, to Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. For info, click this link.
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. For info, click this link.
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. For more info, click this link.
Rochester Intermediate/Novice
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 Woods Blvd., Independence,
Ohio. Tuesday, May 19, 2020, to Monday, May 25, 2020. For info, click this link.
Ithaca
Sectional – Saturday,
June 13, 2020, and Sunday, June 14, 2020.
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Intermediate/Novice Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path,
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, June 26, 2020, to Sunday, June 28, 2020. For
info, click this link.
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 Monday, Sept. 7, 2020.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday,
Sept. 11, 2020, to Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020.
St.
Catharines Regional – Holiday
Inn and Suites Parkway Conference Center, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont.
Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, to Sunday, Sept. 20, 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.
2021
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence,
Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, to Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday,
Jan. 22, 2021, to Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021.
St. Catharines
Sectional – Holiday
Inn and Suites Parkway Conference Center, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont.
Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, to Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021.
Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West. Tuesday, March
30, 2021, to Sunday, April 4, 2021.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday,
April 16, 2021, to Sunday, April 18, 2021.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence,
Ohio. Tuesday, May 25, 2021, to Monday, May 31, 2021.
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Intermediate/Novice Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path,
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, June 4, 2021, to Sunday, June 6, 2021.
Southwest
Ontario Regional – Bingemans
Conference and Convention Centre, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener, Ont.
Tuesday, July 6, 2021, to Sunday, July 11, 2021.
Rochester
Regional – RIT Inn
and Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, Henrietta. Monday, Aug. 2, 2021,
to Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021.
St. Catharines 299er Sectional – Bridge Centre of Niagara, 6-2E Tremont Drive, St.
Catharines, Ont. Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, and Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – DoubleTree Pittsburgh-Green Tree,
500 Mansfield Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, to Monday, Sept. 8, 2021.
Great
Lakes Sectional – Erie
Bridge Center, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, and Sunday,
Sept. 12, 2021.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday,
Sept. 17, 2021, to Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021.
Buffalo Regional – Buffalo Grand Hotel (formerly Adam's Mark), 120 Church
St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, to Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021.
St.
Catharines Regional – Holiday
Inn and Suites Parkway Conference Center, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont.
Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, to Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021.
Unit 255
Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake
Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Nov. 13, 2021,
to Sunday, Nov. 15, 2021.
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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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Now a Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson reached a career milestone of 2,500
master points in January. 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 Nov. 18 to Nov. 24
Week of Nov. 18 to Nov. 24
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs
Airport
Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 63.33%;
Linda Burroughsford and Alan Greer, 56.67%; Nancy Kessler and Dale Anderson,
49.17%; east-west, Martin Pieterse and Mike Silverman, 64.58%; Bob Sommerstein
and Alan Beroza, 59.58%; Marilyn Sultz and Florence Boyd, 46.67%.
Airport
Bridge Club Tuesday morning – John Ziemer and Mike Ryan, 65.70%; Judi Marshall and
Allen Beroza, 60.90%; Rajat Basu and John Bava, 58.01%; Art Matthies and Mike
Silverman, 54.81%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 52.57%; Marilyn Sultz and
Mary Terrana, 52.24%.
Airport
Bridge Club Wednesday afternoon – North-south, A: Judy Kaprove and
Ed Morgan, 60.75%; John Ziemer and Alan Greer, 55.75%; B: John Bava and Mike
Silverman, 54.75%; C: Barbara Sadkin and Nadine Stein, 45.92%; east-west, A/B:
Martin Pieterse and Walt Olszewski, 64.50%; Martha and John Welte, 64.25%; C:
Dorothy May and Dorothy Soong, 47.58%.
Airport
Bridge Club Thursday morning – Sandi England and David Donaldson, 63.94%; Martha and
John Welte, 62.04%; Barbara Libby and Alan Greer, 61.46%; Eleanor Whelan and Ed
Drozen, 59.15%.
Airport
Bridge Club Friday morning – North-south, A: Linda Burroughsford and Alan Greer,
55%; B: Dorothy and Larry Soong, 54.17%; C: June Feuerstein and Mary Terrana,
52.50%; east-west, A: John Ziemer and Vic Bergsten, 60%; Barbara Libby and
Janet Frisch, 59.58%; B: Sandi England and Ken Meier, 51.67%; C: Gay Simpson
and Ron Henrikson, 45.42%.
Airport
Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – Pawan Matta and Larry Abate,
63.89%; Terry and Paul Ganley, 56.94%; Shirley Cassety and partner, 54.63%; Gay
Simpson and Paul Zittel, 53.24%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday evening – Novice game.
North-south, Phyllis Stasiowski and James Hassett, 61.11%; Carol Licata and
Stephane Ronget, 47.22%; east-west, Bruce Roberts and John Houghtaling, 52.78%;
Karen Dearing and Michael Metzger, 51.39%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday afternoon – Non-life
masters. North-south, Betty DeFeo and Rose Ann Grimaldi, 60.54%; Pat Haynes and
Terry Camp, 59.52%; Carla Press and Agi Maisel, 55.44%; Natalie Abramson and
Marge Plumb, 55.06%; east-west, Linda Milch and Susan Cardamone, 58.93%; Rose
Bochiechio and Gail Pitterman, 55.95%; Lorey Repicci and Pat Truell, 55.65%;
Lynn Witmer and Janie Polk, 52.38%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – Chris
Urbanek and Bud Seidenberg, 66.20%; Carol Bedell and Gary Schmitt, 58.33%;
Donna Steffan and Judy Padgug, 54.17%; (tie) Saleh Fetouh and Jay Costello,
Claire Gareleck and Gay Simpson, 53.70%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday
afternoon – 999er game. North-south, A: Jim Lanzo and Bob
Lederhouse, 59.55%; Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 57.11%; B: Violet Makhija
and Laurie Foster, 55.10%; Audrey Ray and Carol Roth, 50.63%; C: Betty DeFeo
and Rose Ann Grimaldi, 50.31%; east-west, A/B: Carla Press and Agi Maisel,
65.05%; Linda Milch and Joanne Nover, 55.92%; C: Joel Brownstein and Sol
Messinger, 45.88%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening
– A: Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, 62.50%; B: Bob Sommerstein and Larry
Abate, 61.11%; Cathy Majewski and Vince Taeger, 56.94%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south,
A: Vera Carpenter and Rashid Khan, 64.35%; B: Judy Padgug and Kamil Bishara,
57.18%; C: Sue Neubecker and Fran Kurtz, 56.25%; east-west, A: Bud Seidenberg
and Jay Costello, 60.68%; B: Bert Hargeshimer and Alex Kowal, 60.42%; Donna
Steffan and Davis Heussler, 53.91%; C: Tova Reinhorn and Sue Bergman, 43.75%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday afternoon – A:
Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargeshimer, 64.81%; B: Sharon Benz and Raj Puri,
55.56%; Martha and John Welte, 54.17%; Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, 52.31%;
C: Sue Bergman and Andrei Reinhorn, 45.83%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Sunday afternoon – North-south,
A: Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, 57.87%; Judy Padgug and Allen Beroza, 57.64%;
Sharon Benz and Fred Yellen, 55.32%; Chris Urbanek and Gay Simpson, 51.85%;
B/C: Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 49.07%; east-west, A: Donna Steffan and
Saleh Fetouh, 56.94%; B: Martha and John Welte, 55.32%; Linda Burroughsford and
Peter Patterson, 54.86%; C: Bob Sommerstein and Larry Abate, 53.01%; Raj Puri
and Shrikant Joshi, 51.85%.
Bridge Club
of East Aurora Wednesday morning – John Fiegl and Paul Zittel, 70%;
Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 55%; Lance Crawford and Maureen Cancilla, 50%.
Bridge Club
Meridian Monday morning – Donna Steffan and Judy Graf, 60.74%; Usha Khurana and
Joyce Frayer, 57.41%; Helen Panza and Rita Sofia, 55.93%; Dorothy May and Ken
Meier, 54.44%.
Delaware
Wednesday evening – Nancy Wolstoncroft and Anne O’Connor, 56.6%; Dian Petrov
and Jack Cukierman, 51.6%; Jan O’Mara and Walt Olszewski, 51.4%.
Lockport
Duplicate Bridge Tuesday evening – Jim and Paula Jones, 60.23%; Roy
Crocker and John Lewis, 59.38%; Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 55.49%;
Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 47.35%.
Lockport
Duplicate Bridge Saturday afternoon – Madhav and Beena Deshmukh,
58.80%; Eleanor Whelan and Walt Olszewski, 55.21%; Ed Harman and Bob
Lederhouse, 54.63%; Jasbeer and Violet
Makhija, 53.65%; Jim and Paula Jones, 53.13%; Kathy Fenn and Elve Johnston,
45.83%.
Other clubs
ABA Humboldt
Bridge Club Tuesday evening – David Mathis and Pearl Harris, 80%; Pamela Murphy and
Neola McGuire, 50%.
Amherst
Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Sam Grossman and
Shirley Cassety, 54.2%; Bruce and Jill Brown, 51.6%; east-west, B. J. McMath
and Pat Truell, 55%; Herb Falk and Marv Feuerstein, 53.8%.
Amherst
Senior Center Thursday morning – George Mayers and Marian Morber,
67%; Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 61%; Tim Hartnett and David Young, 56%.
Canterbury
Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Meena Rustgi and Sukhanand Jain, 62.5%;
Dottie Potembski and Jerry Stange, 48.4%; east-west, David Reeves and Nelson
Torre, 54.7%; Esther Greene and Ruth Lansing, 51.6%.
Clarence
Senior Center Thursday – (Tie) Linda Vassallo and Wilson McClaren, Ellen
Lochead and Lata Maheshwari, 58%; Kathy Borcik and Bill Westley, 56%.
Town of
Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – Carmella Losi and Ron Fill,
76.3%; Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 56.9%; Dorothy Massman and Marv
Feuerstein, 52.7%.
