Duplicate Bridge: March 26, 2022

 

The Buffalo Spring Sectional Tournament opens Friday, April 1, with pairs games at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. in the Buffalo Bridge Center, 3362 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Pairs games continue at the same times next Saturday. The tournament concludes with Swiss teams at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Silver master points will be awarded at 65% of the usual rate. For more info, click this link.

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Face-to-face games in the Buffalo bridge clubs are still being played on a limited basis at local bridge clubs. The Buffalo Bridge Center has in-person open games at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and 10:30 a.m. Friday. Attendance is ranging from three to five tables.

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The East Aurora Bridge Club has been holding face-to-face games for more than a year. Play begins at 10 a.m. Wednesdays in the Aurora Senior Citizens Center, 101 King St., East Aurora. Players must wear masks. Attendance is generally three or four tables. For more info, email director Dave Larcom at dmocral@verizon.net.

• • •

In person games are back at the Bridge Centre of Niagara in St. Catharines, Ont., at 1 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, now that Ontario has relaxed Covid-19 restrictions. Proof of vaccination and mask-wearing required. The club’s other regularly scheduled games continue on Bridge Base Online.

• • •

Players who aren’t comfortable with face-to-face play or who are not vaccinated can earn ACBL master points in a variety of games sponsored by local clubs on Bridge Base Online. Info can be found at acbl.org or bridgebase.com.

Available on Bridge Base Online are the Buffalo Bridge Center’s 0-750 master point limit game at 7 p.m. Mondays, a 1,200-point master point limit game at noon Tuesday, a 1,500-point game at noon Thursdays and the Delaware Wednesday game at 7 p.m. Wednesday, which is limited to players with fewer than 2,000 points. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website, call 716-691-6201 or email acting club manager Terry Fraas at tmfraas@gmail.com.

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The Rust Belt Bridge Group, which invites players from Buffalo, Cleveland and Pittsburgh to play on Bridge Base Online, has novice games at 9:45 a.m. Monday to Saturday, with open games at 9:50. To visit the group’s homepage, click this link. For other info, call Dian Petrov at 716-688-1226 or email dpetrov@roadrunner.com.

The Airport Bridge Club is linked on Bridge Base Online with the Alliance Bridge Club, the ACBL’s largest bridge club, which offers more than a dozen games every day. Anyone who has played at the Airport Club is automatically a member. For more info, visit alliancebridgeclub.com or call Airport Club manager Bill Finkelstein at 716-603-6943.

The Delaware Wednesday Club plays on Bridge Base Online under auspices of the Buffalo Bridge Center at 7 p.m. Wednesday. For info, call Ed Harman at 716-480-1666 or email eharmon@roadrunner.com.

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Tournament calendar

2022

CANCELED: Rochester Spring Sectional – Moose Lodge, 5375 W. Henrietta Road, West Henrietta. Today, Saturday, March 26, and Sunday, March 27.

NEW LOCATION: Buffalo Spring Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 3362 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Next Friday, April 1, to Sunday, April 3. For more info, click this link.

CANCELED: Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 12, to Sunday, April 17.

CANCELED: Ithaca Sectional – Kendal at Ithaca, 2230 N. Triphammer Road, Ithaca. Saturday, May 14, and Sunday, May 15.

Cleveland All American Regional – Embassy Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 24, to Monday, May 30. For info, click this link.

Niagara-on-the-Lake Spring Sectional – 0-750 Tournament. Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Center, 14 Anderson Lane. Friday, June 3, to Sunday, June 5. For info, click this link.

Toronto Summer Regional – Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto Airport, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, July 5, to Sunday, July 10. For info, click this link.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Bridge Club Meridian.

Western New York Unit 116.

The Airport Bridge Club does not have a website. For info, call 716-603-6943.

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Duplicate scores from Bridge Base Online
Week of March 14 to March 21

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game. North-south, Margaret Zhou and Joyce Frayer, 68.06%; Larry Himelein and David Schott, 58.80%; Paula Rosen and Linda Milch, 54.17%; east-west, Janet Stuart and partner, 60.19%; Jane Harrington and David Taylor, 52.31%; Betsy and Jim Greno, 50.46%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,200 game. North-south, Larry Himelein and David Schott, 59.05%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 55.71%; Pamela Lombardo and Richard McGowan, 50.95%; east-west, Sharon Wilcox and Audrey Ray, 59.05%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 58.57%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 56.67%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Mike Ryan and John Ziemer, 59%; Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 54%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-1,500 game. North-south, Agi Maisel and Tova Reinhorn, 62.24%; Denise Slattery and John Bava, 53.08%; Carol Roth and Audrey Ray, 52.36%; Jennifer Epstein and Cynthia Tashjian, 51.36%; east-west, Amita Arora and Isaac Stone, 64.63%; Richard McGowan and Bill Rich, 64.29%; Joanne Nover and Janet Desmon, 62.93%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Chris Urbanek and John Sinclair, 68.06%; Christy Kellogg and Stan Kozlowski, 63.43%; Bert Hargeshimer and Alex Kowal, 55.56%; Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 52.78%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Peggy Meade and Pepe Justicia-Linde, 67.50%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 62.50%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – Amita Arora and Jim Lanzo, 63.33%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 61.11%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 57.78%; Jan O’Mara and Walt Olszewski, 54.44%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Thursday – North-south, Jill and Bruce Brown, 59%; Marian Morber and George Mayers, 55%; east-west, Alicia Kolipinski and Shirley Cassety, 69%; Joshi Shrikant and Raj Puri, 59%.  

Amherst Senior Center Friday – North-south, Edna and Ron Fill, 56%; Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 54%; east-west, Ellen Lochead and Bill Westley, 57%; Jill and Bruce Brown, 54%.

• • •

The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version stopped appearing Saturdays in The Buffalo News in March 2020 when the pandemic forced local bridge clubs to halt face-to-face play.

These days you can find it in two places online. Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current Saturday date and that should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website. Another place to find it is on Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

Deadline for submission of scores and notices is Tuesday night. Email danderson@buffnews.com or dahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is 716-849-4420.

• • •

A Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has reached a career total of 2,900 master points. Playing exclusively online these days doesn’t provide as much drama for his bridge blog as face-to-face competition, but he still writes about his quest for the next measure of achievement, Sapphire Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge adventures here.

 

 

 

Duplicate Bridge: March 19, 2022

 

The Buffalo Spring Sectional Tournament is two weeks away – Friday, April 1, to Sunday, April 3, in the Buffalo Bridge Center, 3362 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Silver master points will be awarded at 65% of the usual rate. For more info, click this link.

• • •

Face-to-face games in the Buffalo bridge clubs may become more frequent now that Omicron variant restrictions are being lifted. The Buffalo Bridge Center has in-person open games at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and 10:30 a.m. Friday. Attendance is ranging from three to five tables.

• • •

The East Aurora Bridge Club has been holding face-to-face games for more than a year. Play begins at 10 a.m. Wednesdays in the Aurora Senior Citizens Center, 101 King St., East Aurora. Players must wear masks. Attendance is generally three or four tables. For more info, email director Dave Larcom at dmocral@verizon.net.

Also back to in-person play is the Lockport Duplicate Club. Games begin at 1 p.m. Saturdays in the Dale Center, 33 Ontario St., Lockport. For info, call Dian Petrov at 716-668-1226.

• • •

In person games are back at the Bridge Centre of Niagara in St. Catharines, Ont., at 1 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, now that Ontario has relaxed Covid-19 restrictions. Proof of vaccination and mask-wearing required. The club’s other regularly scheduled games continue on Bridge Base Online.

• • •

Players who aren’t comfortable with face-to-face play or who are not vaccinated can earn ACBL master points in a variety of games sponsored by local clubs on Bridge Base Online. Info can be found at acbl.org or bridgebase.com.

Available on Bridge Base Online are the Buffalo Bridge Center’s 0-750 master point limit game at 7 p.m. Mondays, a 1,200-point master point limit game at noon Tuesday, a 1,500-point game at noon Thursdays and the Delaware Wednesday game at 7 p.m. Wednesday, which is limited to players with fewer than 2,000 points. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website, call 716-691-6201 or email acting club manager Terry Fraas at tmfraas@gmail.com.

• • •

The Rust Belt Bridge Group, which invites players from Buffalo, Cleveland and Pittsburgh to play on Bridge Base Online, has novice games at 9:45 a.m. Monday to Saturday, with open games at 9:50. To visit the group’s homepage, click this link. For other info, call Dian Petrov at 716-688-1226 or email dpetrov@roadrunner.com.

The Airport Bridge Club is linked on Bridge Base Online with the Alliance Bridge Club, the ACBL’s largest bridge club, which offers more than a dozen games every day. Anyone who has played at the Airport Club is automatically a member. For more info, visit alliancebridgeclub.com or call Airport Club manager Bill Finkelstein at 716-603-6943.

The Delaware Wednesday Club plays on Bridge Base Online under auspices of the Buffalo Bridge Center at 7 p.m. Wednesday. For info, call Ed Harman at 716-480-1666 or email eharmon@roadrunner.com.

• • •

Tournament calendar

2022

Rochester Spring Sectional – Moose Lodge, 5375 W. Henrietta Road, West Henrietta. Next Saturday, March 26, and Sunday, March 27. For more info, click this link.

NEW LOCATION: Buffalo Spring Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 3362 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Friday, April 1, to Sunday, April 3. For more info, click this link.

Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 12, to Sunday, April 17. For info, click this link.

Ithaca Sectional – Kendal at Ithaca, 2230 N. Triphammer Road, Ithaca. Saturday, May 14, and Sunday, May 15.

Cleveland All American Regional – Embassy Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 24, to Monday, May 30. For info, click this link.

• • •

Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Bridge Club Meridian.

Western New York Unit 116.

The Airport Bridge Club does not have a website. For info, call 716-603-6943.

• • •

Duplicate scores from Bridge Base Online
Week of March 7 to March 13

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game. North-south, Margaret Zhou and Joyce Frayer, 62.50%; Mary Holmes and Leslie Deich, 56.02%; Gary Keenan and Michel Dupuis, 54.63%; east-west, Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 62.04%; Bonnie Clement and David Schott, 56.48%; Jo Ann Smith and Maria Schory, 53.70%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,200 game. North-south, Susan Cardamone and Linda Milch, 60.32%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 58.73%; Bonnie Clement and Larry Himelein, 50%; east-west, Agi Maisel and Pat Haynes, 61.11%; Richard McGowan and Jim McClure, 59.92%; David Schott and John Marvin, 51.59%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, 60.12%; Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 57.74%; Saleh Fetouh and Jay Costello, 52.38%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 51.79%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-1,500 game. North-south, Linda Milch and Jim McClure, 62.59%; Agi Maisel and Tova Reinhorn, 60.88%; Pat Haynes and Judy Zeckhauser, 53.06%; east-west, Joanne Nover and Janet Desmon, 61.90%; Richard McGowan and Bill Rich, 55.44%; Laura and John Houghtaling, 52.72%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Chris Urbanek and Sharon Benz, 62%; Judy Padgug and John Ziemer, 59%; Donna Steffan and John Sinclair, 51%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Pat Haynes and Joe Miranda, 58.33%; (tie) Maureen Piasecki and Joe Rooney, Linda and Paul Zittel, 54.17%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Jennifer and Howard Epstein, 58.33; Seema Bhagwat and Beena Deshmukh, 56.48%; Ed Harman and Bill Rich, 56.02%; east-west, Walt Olszewski and Sushil Amlani, 70.83%; Madhav Deshmukh and Jim Lanzo, 56.48%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 55.09%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Thursday – Edna and Ron Fill, 64%; Alicia Kolipinski and Shirley Cassety, 53%; Joshi Shrikant and Raj Puri, 51%.

Amherst Senior Center Friday – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 65%; Mike and Ed Rupp, 62%; east-west, Joan Stankiewicz and Anne O’Connor, 58%; Edna and Ron Fill, 56%.

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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Overall Play

Jan. 1, 2022, to Feb. 28, 2022

5-20 Points – Mary Luce, 3.15; Molly Morris, 1.05; Karen Dearing, 0.82; Michel Dupuis, 0.52.

20-50 Points – Fred Schweiger, 6.82: Jo Ann Smith, 5.81; Maria Schory, 5.31; Howard Epstein, 4.04; Peggy Mead, 3.45; Jose Justicia-Linde, 3.15; Mary Ellen Cotter, 3.09.

50-100 Points – Jim Hassett, 9.53; Jennifer Epstein, 5.91; Betsy and Jim Greno, 5.38; Candace Graser, 4.29; Cynthia Tashjian, 4.11; Amy Habib, 4.08.

100-200 Points – Judith McDermid, 11.99; David Schott, 11.71; Joanne Nover, 6.95; Maria Amlani, 5.77; Joan Ciszak, 4.66; Janet Desmon, 3.33.

200-300 Points – Audrey Ray, 11.68; Carol Roth, 9.58; Pat Haynes, 8.54; Bob Ciszak, 7.11; Margaret Zhou, 5.95; Patty Porter, 3.35.

300-500 Points – Violet Makhija, 27.72; Jasbeer Makhija, 27.47; Martha Townson, 18.43; Larry Himelein, 18.51; Bonnie Clement, 12.56; Barbara Landree, 9.43.

500-1,000 Points – Vic Bergsten, 42.88; Jim Lanzo, 37.83; Amita Arora, 27.66; Marilyn Wortzman, 24.31; Joyce Frayer, 13.82; Paul Zittel, 13.37; Sushil Amlami, 11.33; Bill Rich, 10.73; Linda Zittel, 10.33; Betty Metz, 9.76.

1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Easton, 24.31; John Bava, 11.47; Sandi England, 7.79; Judy Kaprove, 7.04; Howard Foster, 5.20; Sue Neubecker, 4.55; Rajat Basu, 4.50; Kamil Bishara, 4.08.

1,500-2,500 Points –Gene Finton, 29.23; Gay Simpson, 21.01; Pinky Regan, 13.08; Elaine Kurasiewicz, 5.66.

2,500-3,500 Points – (Tie) John and Martha Welte, 117.08; Ken Meier, 37.42; Davis Heussler, 30.04; Allen Beroza, 10.75; Fred Yellen, 10.74; Dale Anderson, 7.30.

3,500-5,000 Points – John Ziemer, 22.38; Mike Ryan, 20.42; Judy Graf, 13.54; Judy Padgug, 13.09; Donna Steffan, 10.80; Barbara Libby, 8.57.

Over 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 50.13; Dian Petrov, 31; Jay Costello, 21.15; Chris Urbanek, 16.31; Bud Seidenberg, 9.26; Sharon Benz, 9.12; John Sinclair, 8.07.

• • •

The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version stopped appearing Saturdays in The Buffalo News in March 2020 when the pandemic forced local bridge clubs to halt face-to-face play.

These days you can find it in two places online. Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current Saturday date and that should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website. Another place to find it is on Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

Deadline for submission of scores and notices is Tuesday night. Email danderson@buffnews.com or dahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is 716-849-4420.

• • •

A Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has reached a career total of 2,900 master points. Playing exclusively online these days doesn’t provide as much drama for his bridge blog as face-to-face competition, but he still writes about his quest for the next measure of achievement, Sapphire Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge adventures here.

 

 

Duplicate Bridge: March 12, 2022

 

The Buffalo Spring Sectional Tournament has been moved to the Buffalo Bridge Center, 3362 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Silver master points will be awarded at 65% of the usual rate. Dates are Friday, April 1, to Sunday, April 3. For more info, click this link.

• • •

Face-to-face games in the Buffalo bridge clubs may become more frequent now that Omicron variant restrictions are being lifted. The Buffalo Bridge Center has in-person open games at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and 10:30 a.m. Friday. Attendance is ranging from three to five tables.

• • •

The East Aurora Bridge Club has been holding face-to-face games for more than a year. Play begins at 10 a.m. Wednesdays in the Aurora Senior Citizens Center, 101 King St., East Aurora. Players must wear masks. Attendance is generally three or four tables. For more info, email director Dave Larcom at dmocral@verizon.net.

Also back to in-person play is the Lockport Duplicate Club. Games begin at 1 p.m. Saturdays in the Dale Center, 33 Ontario St., Lockport. For info, call Dian Petrov at 716-668-1226.

• • •

In person games are back at the Bridge Centre of Niagara in St. Catharines, Ont., at 1 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, now that Ontario has relaxed Covid-19 restrictions. Proof of vaccination and mask-wearing required. The club’s other regularly scheduled games continue on Bridge Base Online.

• • •

Players who aren’t comfortable with face-to-face play or who are not vaccinated can earn ACBL master points in a variety of games sponsored by local clubs on Bridge Base Online. Info can be found at acbl.org or bridgebase.com.

Available on Bridge Base Online are the Buffalo Bridge Center’s 0-750 master point limit game at 7 p.m. Mondays, a 1,200-point master point limit game at noon Tuesday, a 1,500-point game at noon Thursdays and the Delaware Wednesday game at 7 p.m. Wednesday, which is limited to players with fewer than 2,000 points. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website, call 716-691-6201 or email acting club manager Terry Fraas at tmfraas@gmail.com.

• • •

The Rust Belt Bridge Group, which invites players from Buffalo, Cleveland and Pittsburgh to play on Bridge Base Online, has novice games at 9:45 a.m. Monday to Saturday, with open games at 9:50. To visit the group’s homepage, click this link. For other info, call Dian Petrov at 716-688-1226 or email dpetrov@roadrunner.com.

The Airport Bridge Club is linked on Bridge Base Online with the Alliance Bridge Club, the ACBL’s largest bridge club, which offers more than a dozen games every day. Anyone who has played at the Airport Club is automatically a member. For more info, visit alliancebridgeclub.com or call Airport Club manager Bill Finkelstein at 716-603-6943.

The Delaware Wednesday Club plays on Bridge Base Online under auspices of the Buffalo Bridge Center at 7 p.m. Wednesday. For info, call Ed Harman at 716-480-1666 or email eharmon@roadrunner.com.

• • •

Tournament calendar

2022

Rochester Spring Sectional – Moose Lodge, 5375 W. Henrietta Road, West Henrietta. Saturday, March 26, and Sunday, March 27. For more info, click this link.

NEW LOCATION: Buffalo Spring Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 3362 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Friday, April 1, to Sunday, April 3. For more info, click this link.

Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 12, to Sunday, April 17. For info, click this link.

Ithaca Sectional – Kendal at Ithaca, 2230 N. Triphammer Road, Ithaca. Saturday, May 14, and Sunday, May 15.

Cleveland All American Regional – Embassy Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 24, to Monday, May 30. For info, click this link.

• • •

Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Bridge Club Meridian.

Western New York Unit 116.

The Airport Bridge Club does not have a website. For info, call 716-603-6943.

• • •

Duplicate scores from Bridge Base Online
Week of Feb. 28 to March 6

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game. Michael and Jim Hassett, 60.83%; David Schott and Terry Camp, 55.83%; Carol Licata and Stephane Ronget, 54.44%; (tie) Jo Ann Smith and Maria Schory, Carol Roth and Patty Porter, 53.33%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,200 game. Janet Desmon and Joanne Nover, 68.57%; Janie Polk and Bill Noltee, 61.90%; Bonnie Clement and Larry Himelein, 60.72%; Laura and John Houghtaling, 55%; David Schott and John Marvin, 54.29%; David Taylor and Jim Greno, 50.24%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 60.42%; Howard Foster and Davis Heussler, 56.25%; Mike Ryan and John Ziemer, 53.13%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-1,500 game. North-south, Laura and John Houghtaling, 56.97%; Wendy Zimman-Smith and David Zhang, 56.50%; Rajat Basu and John Bava, 53.70%; (tie) Rivona Ehrenreich and Judith Babat, Linda Milch and Jim McClure, 52.38%; east-west, Larry Himelein and David Schott, 57.48%; Jim Hassett and Bill Noltee, 56.25%; Carol Roth and Patty Porter, 52.93%; Joyce Greenspan and Andrei Reinhorn, 50.89%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Judy Padgug and Jim Gullo, 59.52%; (tie) Sharon Benz and John Sinclair, Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 54.17%; Donna Steffan and Bob Padgug, 52.98%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Linda and Paul Zittel, 63%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 60%; Joan and Bob Ciszak, 55%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – Beena Deshmukh and Bill Rich, 64.44%; Madhav Deshmukh and Sushil Amlani, 61.67%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 57.22%; Jennifer and Howard Epstein, 53.33%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 50%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Thursday – Jill and Bruce Brown, 60%; Joe Huber and Ron Canestro, 58%; Marian Morber and George Mayers, 54%.

Amherst Senior Center Friday – North-south, Mike and Ed Rupp, 69%; Edna and Ron Fill, 52%; east-west, Elaine Wegrzyn and Gus Alfano, 56%; Vincent LoJacono and John Steele, 53%.

• • •

Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Club Play

Jan. 1, 2022, to Feb. 28, 2022

5-20 Points – Mary Luce, 3.15; Molly Morris, 1.05; Karen Dearing, 0.82; Michel Dupuis, 0.52.

20-50 Points – Jo Ann Smith, 5.81; Maria Schory, 5.31; Howard Epstein, 4.04; Fred Schweiger, 3.79; Peggy Mead, 3.45; Jose Justicia-Linde, 3.15; Mary Ellen Cotter, 3.09.

50-100 Points – Jim Hassett, 9.53; Jennifer Epstein, 5.91; Betsy and Jim Greno, 5.38; Candace Graser, 4.29; Cynthia Tashjian, 4.11; Amy Habib, 4.08.

100-200 Points – Judith McDermid, 11.99; David Schott, 11.71; Joanne Nover, 6.95; Maria Amlani, 5.77; Joan Ciszak, 3.71; Janet Desmon, 3.33.

200-300 Points – Audrey Ray, 11.68; Carol Roth, 9.58; Bob Ciszak, 6.16; Pat Haynes, 5.08; Margaret Zhou, 4.83; Patty Porter, 3.35.

300-500 Points – Martha Townson, 28.61; Violet Makhija, 27.72; Jasbeer Makhija, 27.47; Larry Himelein, 18.51; Bonnie Clement, 12.56; Barbara Landree, 3.51.

500-1,000 Points – Vic Bergsten, 37.61; Jim Lanzo, 36.69; Amita Arora, 27.66; Marilyn Wortzman, 24.31; Joyce Frayer, 12.70; Sushil Amlami, 11.33; Bill Rich, 10.73; Richard McGowan, 9.32; Mary Ball, 8.21; Paul Zittel, 6.76.

1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Easton, 24.31; John Bava, 8.97; Sandi England, 7.26; Judy Kaprove, 7.04; Rajat Basu, 4.08; Joyce Greenspan, 3.30.

1,500-2,500 Points – Gene Finton, 29.23; Gay Simpson, 20.06; Pinky Regan, 13.08; Elaine Kurasiewicz, 5.66.

2,500-3,500 Points – (Tie) John and Martha Welte, 117.08; Ken Meier, 37.42; Allen Beroza, 10.75; Davis Heussler, 9.53; Dale Anderson, 7.30; Fred Yellen, 5.45.

3,500-5,000 Points – Mike Ryan, 17.82; John Ziemer, 17.11; Judy Graf, 11.84; Judy Padgug, 9.79; Donna Steffan, 7.65; Barbara Libby, 2.41.

Over 5,000 Points – Jay Costello, 13.29; Saleh Fetouh, 9.82; Chris Urbanek, 7.27; John Sinclair, 6.98; Sharon Benz, 4.97; Bud Seidenberg, 4.86.

• • •

The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version stopped appearing Saturdays in The Buffalo News in March 2020 when the pandemic forced local bridge clubs to halt face-to-face play.

These days you can find it in two places online. Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current Saturday date and that should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website. Another place to find it is on Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

Deadline for submission of scores and notices is Tuesday night. Email danderson@buffnews.com or dahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is 716-849-4420.

• • •

A Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has reached a career total of 2,900 master points. Playing exclusively online these days doesn’t provide as much drama for his bridge blog as face-to-face competition, but he still writes about his quest for the next measure of achievement, Sapphire Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge adventures here.

 

Duplicate Bridge: March 5, 2022 – Updated with scores

 

Downsized for its next edition is the Buffalo Spring Sectional Tournament. It’s moving from the Main-Transit Fire Hall in Amherst, site of many sectionals for the past several years, to the more intimate Buffalo Bridge Center, 3362 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Also downgraded are awards of silver master points. They will be given at 65% of the usual rate, which will help Unit 116 recover from financial losses at the Winter Sectional in January. Dates remain as originally planned – Friday, April 1, to Sunday, April 3. For more info, click this link.

• • •

Face-to-face games in the Buffalo bridge clubs may become more frequent now that Omicron variant is subsiding. The Buffalo Bridge Center has in-person open games at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and 10:30 a.m. Friday. Attendance is ranging from three to five tables.

• • •

The East Aurora Bridge Club has been holding face-to-face games for more than a year. Play begins at 10 a.m. Wednesdays in the Aurora Senior Citizens Center, 101 King St., East Aurora. Players must wear masks. Attendance is generally three or four tables. For more info, email director Dave Larcom at dmocral@verizon.net.

Also back to in-person play is the Lockport Duplicate Club. Games begin at 1 p.m. Saturdays in the Dale Center, 33 Ontario St., Lockport. For info, call Dian Petrov at 716-668-1226.

• • •

In person games are back at the Bridge Centre of Niagara in St. Catharines, Ont., at 1 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays,  now that Ontario has relaxed Covid-19 restrictions. Proof of vaccination and mask-wearing required. The club’s other regularly scheduled games continue on Bridge Base Online.

 

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Players who aren’t comfortable with face-to-face play or who are not vaccinated can earn ACBL master points in a variety of games sponsored by local clubs on Bridge Base Online. Info can be found at acbl.org or bridgebase.com.

Available on Bridge Base Online are the Buffalo Bridge Center’s 0-750 master point limit game at 7 p.m. Mondays, a 1,200-point master point limit game at noon Tuesday, a 1,500-point game at noon Thursdays and the Delaware Wednesday game at 7 p.m. Wednesday, which is limited to players with fewer than 2,000 points. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website, call 716-691-6201 or email acting club manager Terry Fraas at tmfraas@gmail.com.

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The Rust Belt Bridge Group, which invites players from Buffalo, Cleveland and Pittsburgh to play on Bridge Base Online, has novice games at 9:45 a.m. Monday to Saturday, with open games at 9:50. To visit the group’s homepage, click this link. For other info, call Dian Petrov at 716-688-1226 or email dpetrov@roadrunner.com.

The Airport Bridge Club is linked on Bridge Base Online with the Alliance Bridge Club, the ACBL’s largest bridge club, which offers more than a dozen games every day. Anyone who has played at the Airport Club is automatically a member. For more info, visit alliancebridgeclub.com or call Airport Club manager Bill Finkelstein at 716-603-6943.

The Delaware Wednesday Club plays on Bridge Base Online under auspices of the Buffalo Bridge Center at 7 p.m. Wednesday. For info, call Ed Harman at 716-480-1666 or email eharmon@roadrunner.com.

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Tournament calendar

2022

Rochester Spring Sectional – Moose Lodge, 5375 W. Henrietta Road, West Henrietta. Saturday, March 26, and Sunday, March 27. For more info, click this link.

NEW LOCATION: Buffalo Spring Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 3362 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Friday, April 1, to Sunday, April 3. For more info, click this link.

Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 12, to Sunday, April 17. For info, click this link.

Ithaca Sectional – Kendal at Ithaca, 2230 N. Triphammer Road, Ithaca. Saturday, May 14, and Sunday, May 15.

Cleveland All American Regional – Embassy Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 24, to Monday, May 30. For info, click this link.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Bridge Club Meridian.

Western New York Unit 116.

The Airport Bridge Club does not have a website. For info, call 716-603-6943.

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Duplicate scores from Bridge Base Online
Week of Feb. 21 to Feb. 27

The ACBL Live results link was temporarily out of order when this column was written. It now has been restored.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Thursday – North-south, Jill and Bruce Brown, 60%; Joe Huber and Ron Canestro, 49%; east-west, Alicia Kolipinski and Shirley Cassety, 58%; Joan Stankiewicz and Cindy Darone, 50%.

Amherst Senior Center Friday – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 63%; Mike and Ed Rupp, 55%; east-west, Anne O’Conner and Joan Stankiewicz, 60%; Pat Radtke and Bob Leuthe, 54%.

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The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version stopped appearing Saturdays in The Buffalo News in March 2020 when the pandemic forced local bridge clubs to halt face-to-face play.

These days you can find it in two places online. Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current Saturday date and that should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website. Another place to find it is on Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

Deadline for submission of scores and notices is Tuesday night. Email danderson@buffnews.com or dahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is 716-849-4420.

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A Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has reached a career total of 2,900 master points. Playing exclusively online these days doesn’t provide as much drama for his bridge blog as face-to-face competition, but he still writes about his quest for the next measure of achievement, Sapphire Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge adventures here.