Thursday, January 30, 2020

Duplicate Bridge: Feb. 1, 2020

Punxsutawny Phil playing cards from GroundhogStuff.com. 

The Bridge Center of Buffalo and the Airport Bridge Club will take part in the ACBL International Fund game at noon today, Saturday, Feb. 1, with hand records and analysis. Winners will earn extra points at the district level. 
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The Airport Bridge Club offers extra points at no extra charge at all of its games next week. The game Wednesday, Feb. 5, starts at noon after a lesson at 10 a.m. from club director Bill Finkelstein.
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The St. Catharines Sectional Tournament begins Friday, Feb. 7, in the Holiday Inn and Suites Parkway Conference Center, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont., and continues through Sunday, Feb. 9. There are pairs games at 1 and 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, knock-outs at 9 a.m. Saturday and Swiss teams at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. For more info, click this link. 
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Congratulations to Bud Seidenberg, who won the most master points at last weekend’s Buffalo Winter Sectional Tournament in the Main-Transit Fire Hall in Amherst. He earned 22.14 points.
Other leading local players: Donna Steffan, 18.46 points; Jay Costello, 17.48; Saleh Fetouh, 15.59; and Fred Yellen, 15.40. For complete results, click this link.
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Tournament calendar

2020

St. Catharines Sectional – Holiday Inn and Suites Parkway Conference Center, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 7, to Sunday, Feb. 9. For info, click this link.
Rochester Spring Sectional – Webster Columbus Center, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, March 28, and Sunday, March 29. For info, click this link.
Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West. Tuesday, April 7, to Sunday, April 12. For more info, click this link.
Rochester Intermediate/Novice Sectional – Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 24, to Sunday, April 26.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 19, to Monday, May 25. For info, click this link.
Ithaca Sectional – Saturday, June 13, and Sunday, June 14.
Niagara-on-the-Lake Intermediate/Novice Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, June 26, to Sunday, June 28. For info, click this link.
Southwest Ontario Regional – Bingemans Conference and Convention Centre, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener, Ont. Tuesday, July 7, to Sunday, July 12.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12.
Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn Syracuse, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 10, to Sunday, Aug. 16.
St. Catharines 299er Sectional – Bridge Centre of Niagara, 6-2E Tremont Drive, St. Catharines, Ont. Saturday, Aug. 15, and Sunday, Aug. 16.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – DoubleTree Pittsburgh-Green Tree, 500 Mansfield Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 1, to Monday, Sept. 7.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 11, to Sunday, Sept. 13.
St. Catharines Regional – Holiday Inn and Suites Parkway Conference Center, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Tuesday, Sept. 15, to Sunday, Sept. 20.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Oct. 3, and Sunday, Oct. 4.
Buffalo Regional – Buffalo Grand Hotel (formerly Adam's Mark), 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 20, to Sunday, Oct. 25.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca County Office Building, 1 DiPronio Drive, Seneca Falls. Saturday, Nov. 7, and Sunday, Nov. 8.
Unit 255 Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Nov. 13, to Sunday, Nov. 15.

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.
The Airport Bridge Club does not have a website. For info, call 716-603-6943.
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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 begins the new year with more than 2,600 master points. 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 Jan. 20 to Jan. 26
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning –North-south, A: Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, 62.92%; B: Judie Bailey and Dale Anderson, 55.42%; Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 54.17%; east-west, A/B: Ed Morgan and Larry Abate, 59.17%; Paula Kotowski and Bill Boardman, 58.75%.
Airport Bridge Club Monday afternoon – North-south, A: Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, 58.08%; B: Larry Abate and Ed Morgan, 53.70%; Paula Kotowski and Bill Boardman, 53.17%; east-west, A: Linda Burroughsford and Alan Greer, 60.17%; B: Gay Simpson and Joyce Greenspan, 57.33%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 56.92%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Judi Marshall and Allen Beroza, 68.75%; John Ziemer and Mike Ryan, 57.08%; B: Mary Terrana and Marilyn Sultz, 48.33%; Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 47.50%; east-west, A/B: Joanne LaFay and Sandi England, 70%; C: Alex Miller and Paul Ganley, 52.08%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday afternoon – North-south, A: Margaret Zhou and partner, 64.17%; Martha and John Welte, 63.33%; B: June Feuerstein and Dale Anderson, 55.83%; C: Judy and Bob Kaprove, 51.67%; east-west, A/B: Walt Olszewski and Martin Pieterse, 59.58%; C: Larry Abate and Vic Bergsten, 51.67%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – A: Elaine Kurasiewicz and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 59.26%; B: Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, 53.70%; Sandi England and Walt Olszewski, 52.78%; Bob Sommerstein and Allen Beroza, 48.15%; C: Bill Boardman and Joe Rooney, 47.22%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday afternoon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: Judy Zeckhauser and Rivona Ehrenreich, 64.16%; Audrey Ray and Carol Roth, 57.57%; C: Rose Ann Grimaldi and Gail Pitterman, 56.52%; east-west, A: Joanne Nover and Agi Maisel, 59.70%; B/C: Marcia Wright and Susan Cardamone, 59.14%; Carol Licata and Michael Metzger, 58.63%. 
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – A: Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 63.02%; Saleh Fetouh and Jay Costello, 61.98%; B: Bill Rushmore and Stan Kozlowski, 55.73%; C: Mary Ball and Art Morth, 52.60%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday afternoon – 999er game. North-south, Joanne Nover and Agi Maisel, 57.44%; Vince Taeger and Joe Miranda, 57.14%; Paula Rosen and Jim McClure, 56.55%; Natalie Abramson and Marge Plumb, 52.38%; east-west, Dorothy and Larry Soong, 64.29%; Bill Noltee and Terry Camp, 52.38%; Carol Neuhaus and Paul Morgante, 50.60%; Margaret Zhou and Henry Porter, 48.21%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – Tova Reinhorn and Ten-Pao Lee, 75%; (tie) Terry Fraas and Cathy Majewski, Gay Simpson and Dian Petrov, 59%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – (Tie) Joe Miranda and Sandi England, Bob and Joan Ciszak, 58.33%; Pepe Justicia-Linde and Dave Larcom, 54.17%; John Fiegl and Paul Zittel, 50%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Donna Steffan and Saleh Fetouh, 60.42%; Margaret Zhou and Dian Petrov, 55.21%; Mary Ball and Art Morth, 53.13%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – Ginny Panaro and Anne O’Connor, 62.5%; Ed Harman and Art Morth, 60.78%; Jan O’Mara and Bill Rich, 50%.
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Tuesday evening – Roy Crocker and John Lewis, 64.06%; Jim and Paula Jones, 59.38%; John and Barbara Scott, 55.56%; Sushil Amlani and Walt Olszewski, 54.17%; Jim Lanzo and Jeff Bender, 49.48%.
Buffalo Winter Sectional Tournament Friday – A: John Ziemer and Vic Bergsten, 573 points; Judi Padgug and Fred Yellen, 565; B: Davis Heussler and David Colligan, 530; John Sinclair and Ten-Pao Lee, 498; C: Jim Lanzo and Eugene Georgini, 460.50.
Buffalo Winter Sectional Tournament Saturday – A: Donna Steffan and Bud Seidenberg, 389.50 points; B/C: Bob Sommerstein and Larry Abate, 340. 
Buffalo Winter Sectional Tournament Sunday – Swiss teams. A: Bud Seidenberg, Saleh Fetouh, Jay Costello and Fred Yellen, 168 victory points; B: Shakeel Ahmad, Manju Ceylony, Allen Beroza and Bob Sommerstein, 135 vps; C: Chip Kean, Judy Zeckhauser, Peter Patterson and Paul Zittel, 93 vps.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – George Mayers and Marian Morber, 64%; Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 59%; Joe Huber and Chuck Heimerl, 52%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Emily Wettlaufer and Dick Munschauer, 53.1%; Dottie Potembski and Jerry Stange, 51%; east-west, Ruth Jones and Bob Kaiser, 60.4%; David Reeves and Nelson Torre, 53.1%.
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Bill Rogers and Stan Kozlowski, 67%; Lata Maheshwari and Bill Adolf, 63%; Jane and Paul Garvey, 47%.

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Duplicate Bridge: Jan. 25, 2020

Chinese Year of the Rat playing cards by Bicycle.
The Buffalo Winter Sectional Tournament continues in the Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St.., Amherst, with pairs games at 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today, Saturday, Jan. 25, and concludes with Swiss teams at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 26. For info, click this link. The Airport Bridge Club, the Bridge Center of Buffalo and Lockport Duplicate Bridge are closed today for the tournament.
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The Airport Bridge Club offers extra points at no extra charge at all of its games next week. The game Wednesday, Jan. 29, starts at noon after a lesson at 10 a.m. from club director Bill Finkelstein. 
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Congratulations to Ethan Xie, whose Under 16 team finished second in the U.S. Junior Team trials in Atlanta last month, losing by just one International Match Point. His team and the first-place team will go to Italy this summer to compete in the World Junior Championship. 
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Tournament calendar

2020

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Today, Saturday, Jan. 25, and Sunday, Jan. 26. For info, click this link.
St. Catharines Sectional – Holiday Inn and Suites Parkway Conference Center, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 7, to Sunday, Feb. 9. For info, click this link.
Rochester Spring Sectional – Webster Columbus Center, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, March 28, and Sunday, March 29. For info, click this link.
Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West. Tuesday, April 7, to Sunday, April 12. For more info, click this link.
Rochester Intermediate/Novice Sectional – Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 24, to Sunday, April 26.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 19, to Monday, May 25. For info, click this link.
Ithaca Sectional – Saturday, June 13, and Sunday, June 14.
Niagara-on-the-Lake Intermediate/Novice Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, June 26, to Sunday, June 28. For info, click this link.
Southwest Ontario Regional – Bingemans Conference and Convention Centre, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener, Ont. Tuesday, July 7, to Sunday, July 12.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12.
Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn Syracuse, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 10, to Sunday, Aug. 16.
St. Catharines 299er Sectional – Bridge Centre of Niagara, 6-2E Tremont Drive, St. Catharines, Ont. Saturday, Aug. 15, and Sunday, Aug. 16.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – DoubleTree Pittsburgh-Green Tree, 500 Mansfield Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 1, to Monday, Sept. 7.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 11, to Sunday, Sept. 13.
St. Catharines Regional – Holiday Inn and Suites Parkway Conference Center, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Tuesday, Sept. 15, to Sunday, Sept. 20.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Oct. 3, and Sunday, Oct. 4.
Buffalo Regional – Buffalo Grand Hotel (formerly Adam's Mark), 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 20, to Sunday, Oct. 25.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca County Office Building, 1 DiPronio Drive, Seneca Falls. Saturday, Nov. 7, and Sunday, Nov. 8.
Unit 255 Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Nov. 13, to Sunday, Nov. 15.

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.
The Airport Bridge Club does not have a website. For info, call 716-603-6943.
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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 begins the new year with more than 2,600 master points. 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 Jan. 13 to Jan. 19
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 70%; Bob Sommerstein and Allen Beroza, 61.67%; B: Joanne LaFay and John Fiegl, 58.33%; Martin Pieterse and Art Matthies, 55.42%; C: Barbara Multerer and Art Schumacher, 55%; Marilyn Sultz and Florence Boyd, 51.67%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Linda Burroughsford and John Ziemer, 57.74%; B/C: Larry Abate and Ed Morgan, 55.95%; east-west, A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 63.69%; B: Dorothy May and Dale Anderson, 53.87%; C: Gay Simpson and John Bava, 51.79%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday afternoon – Joyce Greenspan and Larry Abate, 57.87%; Martha and John Welte, 57.41%; June Feuerstein and Dale Anderson, 56.02%; Barbara Sadkin and Paula Kotowski, 50.46%; Nadine Stein and Ed Drozen, 50%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – Larry Abate and Ed Morgan, 57.14%; Gay Simpson and Paula Kotowski, 55.36%; Martha and John Welte, 54.76%; (tie) Florence Boyd and Alan Greer, Ruth Wurster and Marilyn Sultzn, 54.17%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 62.50%; B: Martha and John Welte, 61.11%; C: Linda Zittel and Joann LaFay, 59.72%; Nadine Stein and Sharon Chang, 50.93%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – A: Sharon Chang and Dale Anderson, 57%; B: David Colligan and Davis Heussler, 56%; C: Joyce Greenspan and Ed Morgan, 49%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday afternoon – Non-life masters. North-south, (Tie) Rose Bochiechio and Paul Morgante, Natalie Abramson and Marge Plumb, 55.36%; Joanne Nover and Laurie Foster, 53.27%; east-west, David Schott and Bill Noltee, 61.31%; Gail Pitterman and Rose Ann Grimaldi, 51.79%; Lorey Repicci and Pat Truell, 47.92%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – Donna Steffan and Bud Seidenberg, 59.03%; (tie) Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, Saleh Fetouh and Jay Costello, 58.33%; (tie) Mary Ball and Art Morth, Christy Kellogg and Ten-Pao Lee, 55.56%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday afternoon – 999er game. North-south, Lynn Witmer and Paul Morgante, 60.12%; Violet Makhija and Laurie Foster, 59.52%; Audrey Ray and Carol Roth, 58.33%; Rose Ann Grimaldi and Henry Porter, 53.37%; east-west, Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 60.71%; Dorothy and Larry Soong, 56.55%; Joel Brownstein and Sol Messinger, 51.49%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – A: Jeff Bender and Henry Chudy, 62.04%; B: Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, 58.80%; Cathy Majewski and Vince Taeger, 53.24%; Peter Patterson and Paul Zittel, 52.78%; C: Carol Licata and Michael Metzger, 44.91%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A/B: Davis Heussler and John Sinclair, 61.01%; C: Margaret Zhou and Ten-Pao Lee, 57.74%; east-west, A/B: Linda Burroughsford and Alex Kowal, 59.82%; C: Walt Olszewski and Ed Drozen, 50.60%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday afternoon – A: Mike Ryan and Ten-Pao Lee, 59.38%; B: Art Morth and Rajinder Puri, 55.21%; Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, 52.08%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Barb Booi and Jane Larcom, 61.11%; John Fiegl and Paul Zittel, 58.33%; Joe Miranda and Sandi England, 56.94%; Ken Meier and Linda Zittel, 56.25%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – John Sinclair and Saleh Fetouh, 64.58%; Helen Panza and Ginny Panaro, 55.21%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 48.96%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – (Tie) Nancy Wolstoncroft and Anne O’Connor, Jeff Bender and Art Morth, 55.56%; (tie) Gay Simpson and Jim Lanzo, 54.86%; Bill Rich and Henry Chudy, 54.86%.
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Tuesday evening – North-south, Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 68.75%; Jim and Paula Jones, 51.04%; east-west, Gwilym Brick and Dian Petrov, 56.25%; Jim Lanzo and Eugene Giorgini, 54.17%. 
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Saturday afternoon – Ed Harman and Bob Lederhouse, 57.29%; Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, 54.17%; John and Barbara Scott, 53.13%. 

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Jill and Bruce Brown, 56%; Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 55%; east-west, Ellen Lochead and Marge McMillen, 60%; Herb Falk and Marv Feuerstein, 56%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 75%; Alicia Kolipinski and Marv Feuerstein, 61%; Joe Huber and Chuck Heimerl, 53%.
Brookfield Third Thursday – Individual game. Sandy Marcussen, 48.5 points; Donna Gubala, 48 points; Judie Bailey, 46.5 points; Janet Frisch, 44.5 points; (tie) Diane Liddell, Lois Randaccio, 43.5 points.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Dottie Potembski and Jerry Stange, 64.1%; Meena Rustgi and Sukhanand Jain, 48.4%; east-west, Nick Leibovic and Dick Munschauer, 48.2%; David Reeves and Nelson Torre, 46.4%.
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Linda Vassallo and Wilson McClaren, 64%; Ellen Lochead and Mary Jane Luce, 60%; Stan Kozlowski and Bill Rogers, 57%.


Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Duplicate Bridge: Jan. 18, 2020


Frost playing cards by Bicycle. 


The Airport Bridge Club will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday with two games – at 10 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. – with a snack between games. Wednesday's game begins at noon following a 10 a.m. lesson by club manager Bill Finkelstein. All games at the club during the coming week will award extra points at no extra charge.
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The Buffalo Winter Sectional Tournament begins Friday in the Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst, and continues through Jan. 26. Pairs games are at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Friday and next Saturday, with Swiss teams at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 26. For info, click this link.
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Congratulations to Chris Urbanek and John Sinclair, the Buffalo area players who won the most master points at the Cleveland Rock 'N Roll Regional Touranment last week. They each earned 34.05 points. Other local players doing well in Cleveland were Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, both with 26 points, and Martha and John Welte, both with 23.19 points.
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Tournament calendar

2020

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan. 24, to Sunday, Jan. 26. For info, click this link.
St. Catharines Sectional – Holiday Inn and Suites Parkway Conference Center, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 7, to Sunday, Feb. 9. For info, click this link.
Rochester Spring Sectional – Webster Columbus Center, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Saturday, March 28, and Sunday, March 29. For info, click this link.
Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West. Tuesday, April 7, to Sunday, April 12. For more info, click this link.
Rochester Intermediate/Novice Sectional – Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 24, to Sunday, April 26.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 19, to Monday, May 25. For info, click this link.
Ithaca Sectional – Saturday, June 13, and Sunday, June 14.
Niagara-on-the-Lake Intermediate/Novice Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, June 26, to Sunday, June 28. For info, click this link.
Southwest Ontario Regional – Bingemans Conference and Convention Centre, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener, Ont. Tuesday, July 7, to Sunday, July 12.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12.
Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn Syracuse, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 10, to Sunday, Aug. 16.
St. Catharines 299er Sectional – Bridge Centre of Niagara, 6-2E Tremont Drive, St. Catharines, Ont. Saturday, Aug. 15, and Sunday, Aug. 16.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – DoubleTree Pittsburgh-Green Tree, 500 Mansfield Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 1, to Monday, Sept. 7.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 11, to Sunday, Sept. 13.
St. Catharines Regional – Holiday Inn and Suites Parkway Conference Center, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Tuesday, Sept. 15, to Sunday, Sept. 20.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Oct. 3, and Sunday, Oct. 4.
Buffalo Regional – Buffalo Grand Hotel (formerly Adam's Mark), 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 20, to Sunday, Oct. 25.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca County Office Building, 1 DiPronio Drive, Seneca Falls. Saturday, Nov. 7, and Sunday, Nov. 8.
Unit 255 Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Nov. 13, to Sunday, Nov. 15.

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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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 begins the new year with more than 2,600 master points. 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 Jan. 6 to Jan. 12
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – A: Linda Burroughsford and Alan Greer, 65.28%; Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, 60.19%; B: Martin Pieterse and Mike Silverman, 55.09%; Allen Beroza and Bob Sommerstein, 53.70%; Joe Rooney and Bill Boardman, 48.15%; C: Vic Bergsten and Larry Abate, 46.76%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A/B: Eleanor Whelan and Walt Olszewski, 61.01%; C: Sandi England and Paul Zittel, 50.30%; east-west, A: Ed Morgan and Ken Meier, 61.61%; B: Ruth Wurster and Dorothy May, 58.93%; Barbara Pieterse and Paula Kotowski, 55.95%; C: Linda Zittel and Jan Hasselback, 50%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday afternoon – A: Walt Olszewski and Martin Pieterse, 67.50%; B: Dorothy May and John Bava, 63.50%; C: Dorothy and Larry Soong, 50.40%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Ken Meier, 57.41%; Allen Beroza and Alan Greer, 55.09%; B/C: Alex Miller and Paul Ganley, 52.31%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 68.85%; B: Helen Panza and Dorothy May, 54.56%; C: Nadine Stein and Gay Simpson, 54.52%; Sharon Wilcox and Joyce Greenspan, 52.74%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 63.49%; Chuck Heimerl and Dale Anderson, 56.55%; B: Pawan Matta and Cleveland Fleming, 55.12%; Ruth Nowatniak and partner, 54.46%; C: Joyce Greenspan and Ed Morgan, 48.81%; Gay Simpson and Paul Zittel, 47.38%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday afternoon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: Natalie Abramson and Marge Plumb, 57.08%; Audrey Ray and Carol Roth, 55.42%; east-west, A: Lynn Witmer and David Schott, 59.58%; Carla Press and Agi Maisel, 56.25%; B: Lorey Repicci and Pat Truell, 51.25%; Gail Pitterman and Rose Ann Grimaldi, 50.83%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – Judy Padgug and Stan Kozlowski, 55.56%; Paula Rosen and John Marvin, 54.44%; Mary Ball and Art Morth, 54.07%; Mike Ryan and Bob Padgug, 53.70%; Saleh Fetouh and Jay Costello, 52.96%; Sue Neubecker and Tova Reinhorn, 51.48%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday afternoon – 999er game. Judy Zeckhauser and Chip Kean, 55.50%; Rose Ann Grimaldi and Henry Porter, 55.08%; Joe Miranda and Bill Rich, 55%; Dorothy and Larry Soong, 54.58%; Joel Bronstein and Sol Messinger, 54.40%; Audrey Ray and Carol Roth, 54%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – Bob Sommerstein and Larry Abate, 67.50%; Bert Hargeshimer and Alex Kowal, 54.50%; Carol Licata and Stephane Ronget, 45.84%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – A: Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 68.06%; Jay Levy and Fred Yellen, 60.42%; B/C: Marietta Kalman and Andrei Reinhorn, 50%; Henry Porter and Ed Drozen, 49.31%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Lance Crawford and Maureen Cancilla, 57.14%; Barbara Booi and Jane Larcom, 55.36%; Joe Miranda and Sandi England, 54.17%; Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 53.57%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, Carol Bedell and John Marvin, 57%; Claire Gareleck and Andrei Reinhorn, 55%; Helen Panza and Ginny Panaro, 47.50%; east-west, John Sinclair and Kamil Bishara, 70.50%; Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 50.50%; Dorothy May and Ken Meier, 44%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – Bill Rich and Ed Harman, 57.4%; Jim Lanzo and Bob Lederhouse, 55.8%; Anne O’Connor and Sandy Marcussen, 55.1%.
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Tuesday evening – Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 64.58%; Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 53.47%; Ed Harman and Bob Lederhouse, 52.08%; (tie) Walt Olszewski and Jan O’Mara, Gwilym Brick and Dan Blatz, 50%.
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Saturday afternoon – North-south, Howard and Laurie Foster, 60.08%; Jim and Paula Jones, 55.08%; Miriam Regnet and Ed Harman, 52.42%; east-west, Connie and David Wilson, 55.65%; Bob Lederhouse and Bob Linn, 55.33%; David Whitt and Sharon Wilcox, 49.92%.

Other clubs


Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 70%; George Mayers and Chuck Heimerl, 54%; east-west, Bill Rich and Jim Hassett, 55%; Kokila Chheda and Prem Lata Maheshwari, 54%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 66%; Ron Fill and Mary Banks, 62%; Paul Morgante and Marv Feuerstein, 56%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Usha Mohan and Sukhanand Jain, 60.9%; Bob Kaiser and Fred Nadel, 45.3%; east-west, Ruth Jones and Dick Munschauer, 60.4%; Esther Greene and Ruth Lansing, 54.1%.
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Stan Kozlowski and Bill Rogers, 70%; (tie) Judy Thielman and Elaine Wegrzyn, Linda Vassallo and Wilson McClaren 50%.
Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – Edna Henrich and Thelma Frauenhofer, 56.2%; Julie Albert and Joanne Biondo, 55%; Marv Feuerstein and Paul Morgante, 53.7%.