Duplicate Bridge: May 28, 2022

 

Players, staff and volunteers all must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 at least 14 days before the Toronto Summer Regional Tournament in July, ACBL Unit 166 announced in an email this week. Boosters are not necessary. Masks may or may not be required, but “if a player at your table requests face masks be worn, please do so.”

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The Bridge Center of Buffalo, also known now as the BBC, has regular 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. 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. Mondays, 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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Local clubs offering virtual club games 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.

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Tournament calendar

2022

Cleveland All American Regional – Embassy Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Today, Saturday, May 28, 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 May 16 to May 22

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game. Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 71.11%; Bonnie Clement and David Schott, 62.78%; Gary Keenan and Michel Dupuis, 56.67%; Bob and Joan Ciszak, 55.56%; Jim Hassett and Terry Camp, 51.67%; (tie) Amy Habib and Jane Constantine, Paula Rosen and Linda Milch, 51.11%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,200 game. North-south, Bill Noltee and John Marvin, 63.69%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 62.20%; Agi Maisel and Pat Haynes, 55.65%; Fran Schmidt and Richard McGowan, 52.08%; east-west, Amita Arora and Kusum Phadke, 67.26%; Susan Cardamone and Linda Milch, 61.90%; Marion Fox and partner, 54.17%; Janet Desmon and Joanne Nover, 51.49%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Judy Graf and Jim Gullo, 68.06%; (tie) Chris Urbanek and Gene Finton, Saleh Fetouh and Jay Costello, 59.72%; Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 52.78%; Sharon Benz and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 50.69%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-1,500 game. North-south, Richard McGowan and Bill Rich, 69.39%; Laura and John Houghtaling, 55.10%; Sharon Wilcox and Joyce Greenspan, 49.66%; Linda Milch and Paula Rosen, 47.96%; east-west, Amita Arora and Kusum Phadke, 58.50%; Rajat Basu and John Bava, 56.12%; Larry Himelein and David Schott, 55.44%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 54.42%; Joanne Nover and Janet Desmon, 51.70%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, 64%; Donna Steffan and Judy Padgug, 52%; Bert Hargeshimer and Alex Kowal, 50%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Sunday afternoon – North-south, Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargeshimer, 59.17%; Kamil Bishara and Sharon Benz, 58.75%; Mike Ryan and Jim Gullo, 55.83%; Laurie and Howard Foster, 49.17%; east-west, Donna Steffan and Saleh Fetouh, 59.17%; Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 57.92%; Pat Haynes and Joanne Nover, 56.25% Chris Urbanek and Bob Padgug, 50.83%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Linda and Paul Zittel, 60%; Pat Haynes and Joe Miranda, 54%; Joanne LaFay and Barbara Booi, 52%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 51%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 60.88%; Larry and Stephen Soong, 60.42%; Paul Zittel and Jim Lanzo, 59.72%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 58.33%; Joan and Bob Ciszak, 54.40%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Thursday – Alicia Kolipinski and Shirley Cassety, 67%; Shrikant Joshi and Raj Puri, 59%; Tim Hartnett and Ron Canestro, 51%.

Amherst Senior Center Friday – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 67%; Mike and Ed Rupp, 52%; east-west, Rolene Pozarny and Kokila Chheda, 61%; Karen Synor and Jeff Peters, 57%.

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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Club and Tournament Play

Jan. 1, 2022, to April 30, 2022

5-20 Points –William Donaldson, 6.86; Molly Morris, 3.63; Mary Luce, 3.15; Michel Dupuis, 2.07; Karen Dearing, 1.31.

20-50 Points – Fred Schweiger, 10.81: Maria Schory, 9.71; Jo Ann Smith, 8.03; Howard Epstein, 7.83; Peggy Mead, 7.13; Jose Justicia-Linde, 6.83; John Houghtaling, 5.45; Mary Ellen Cotter, 5.78; Anne Slater, 5.64.

50-100 Points – Jim Hassett, 15.83; Jennifer Epstein, 10.04; Jim Greno, 9.58; Betsy Greno, 8.78; Carol Licata, 8.06; Cynthia Tashjian, 6.49; Amy Habib, 6.17; Candace Graser, 5.03.

100-200 Points – David Schott, 26.73; Judith McDermid, 20.24; Joanne Nover, 15.55; Janet Desmon, 9.42; Maria Amlani, 9.28; Kusum Phadke, 8.30; Linda Henschel, 6 even; Joan Ciszak, 5.85.

200-300 Points – Pat Haynes, 20.17; Audrey Ray, 15.94; Carol Roth, 13.40; Bob Ciszak, 8.58; Margaret Zhou, 8.42; Laura Houghtaling, 6.12; Patty Porter, 4.56.

300-500 Points – Martha Townson, 52.43; (tie) Terry and Bram Hamovitch, 43.07%; Violet Makhija, 39.74; Jasbeer Makhija, 39.49;  Larry Himelein, 32.26; Bonnie Clement, 26.67; Barbara Landree, 13.14.

500-1,000 Points – Vic Bergsten, 69.06; Jim Lanzo, 62.77; Amita Arora, 56.27; Marilyn Wortzman, 46.40; Joyce Frayer, 31.10; Paul Zittel, 30.64; Mary Ball, 22.02; Linda Zittel, 21.97; Sushil Amlami, 19.19; Bill Rich, 18.93.

1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Easton, 46.40; John Bava, 34.85; Sandi England, 21.78; Rajat Basu, 18.30; Howard Foster, 17.88; Kamil Bishara, 17.40; Jean Macdonald, 13 even; Paula Kotowski, 11.13; Judy Kaprove, 10.50; John Marvin, 7.90.

1,500-2,500 Points –Gene Finton, 49.80; Gay Simpson, 45.77; Pinky Regan, 21.11; Elaine Kurasiewicz, 7.10.

2,500-3,500 Points – (Tie) John and Martha Welte, 217.24; Davis Heussler, 141.39; Ken Meier, 67.50; Fred Yellen, 24.04; Allen Beroza, 22 even; Pat Rasmus, 14.83; David Millward, 14.13; Dale Anderson, 9.52; Bill Rushmore, 9.15.

3,500-5,000 Points – Mike Ryan, 62.47; John Ziemer, 44.65; Judy Padgug, 35.33; Judy Graf, 30.87; Barbara Libby, 22.43; Kathy Pollock, 18.76; Donna Steffan, 18.05; Stan Kozlowski, 11.19.

Over 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 197.80; Dian Petrov, 122.42; Jay Costello, 38.36; Jay Levy, 30.94; Chris Urbanek, 29.31; Bud Seidenberg, 27.73; Sharon Benz, 18.58; John Sinclair, 14.74%; Bert Hargeshimer, 13.68.

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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.

• • •

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 occasionally writes about his quest for the next measure of achievement, Sapphire Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge adventures here.

Duplicate Bridge: May 21, 2022

 

The Bridge Center of Buffalo will have a special game at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 22. The theme is “appeteaser” and players are asked to bring an appetizer to share. Those who need a partner should call Jay Levy at 716-861-1056 or email jlevyb@aol.com.

• • •

The Bridge Center of Buffalo, also known now as the BBC, has regular 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. 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. Mondays, 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.

• • •

Local clubs offering virtual club games 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.

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Tournament calendar

2022

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.

• • •

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 May 9 to May 15

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game. North-south, Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 64.68%; Michael and Jim Hassett, 59.92%; Karen Dearing and Michael Metzger, 54.37%; Bonnie Clement and David Schott, 53.57%; east-west, Carol Roth and Patty Porter, 63.10%; Ruth Nawotniak and Richard McGowan, 61.90%; Margaret Zhou and Joyce Frayer, 59.52%; Paula Rosen and Linda Milch, 54.37%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,200 game. Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 60.32%; Judy Zeckhauser and Pat Haynes, 58.73%; Amita Arora and Kusum Phadke, 57.94%; Jim Hassett and Bill Rich, 54.37%; Laura and John Houghtaling, 52.78%; (tie) Bonnie Clement and Larry Himelein, Susan Cardamone and Linda Milch, 52.38%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 62.50%; John Ziemer and Mike Ryan, 55.95%; Sue Neubecker and Ed Drozen, 54.17%; Sharon Benz and Judy Graf, 51.79%; Judy Padgug and Jim Gullo, 51.19%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-1,500 game. North-south, Janie Polk and Judith Bailey, 65.48%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 54.46%; Janet Desmon and Joanne Nover, 53.87%; Carol Roth and Audrey Ray, 52.68%; east-west, Larry Himelein and David Schott, 62.80%; Sharon Wilcox and Joyce Greenspan, 61.31%; Sheila Wong and Jim Lanzo, 55.36%; Rajat Basu and John Bava, 49.40%; Jim Hassett and Terry Camp, 48.81%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Davis Heussler and Fred Yellen, 62%; Gene Finton and Kamil Bishara, 55%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Linda and Paul Zittel, 62.50%; Joan and Bob Ciszak, 60%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – Ed Harman and Bill Rich, 57.41%; (tie) Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, Henry Chudy and Jeff Bender, 53.70%; Jim Lanzo and Paul Zittel, 52.78%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Thursday – North-south, Joe Huber and Fritz Schweiger, 60%; Marian Morber and George Mayers, 59%; east-west, Alicia Kolipinski and Shirley Cassety, 60%; David Young and Tim Hartnett, 52%.

Amherst Senior Center Friday – North-south, Edna and Ron Fill, 55%; Anne O’Connor and Judie Bailey, 53%; east-west, Jill and Bruce Brown, 68%; Pat Radtke and Bob Leuthe, 52%.

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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Club Play

Jan. 1, 2022, to April 30, 2022

5-20 Points – Molly Morris, 3.63; Mary Luce, 3.15; Michel Dupuis, 2.07; William Donaldson, 1.95; Karen Dearing, 1.31.

20-50 Points – Maria Schory, 9.71; Jo Ann Smith, 8.03; Howard Epstein, 7.83; Peggy Mead, 7.13; Fred Schweiger, 6.88; Jose Justicia-Linde, 6.83; John Houghtaling, 6.12; Mary Ellen Cotter, 5.78..  

50-100 Points – Jim Hassett, 15/93; Jennifer Epstein, 10.04; Jim Greno, 9.58; Betsy Greno, 8.78; Carol Licata, 8.06; Cynthia Tashjian, 6.49; Amy Habib, 6.17; Candace Graser, 5.03.

100-200 Points – David Schott, 23.62; Judith McDermid, 19.66; Joanne Nover, 12.67; Janet Desmon, 9.42; (tie) Kusum Phadke, Maria Amlani, 8.30; Linda Henschel, 6 even; Joan Ciszak, 4.90.

200-300 Points – Audrey Ray, 15.94; Pat Haynes, 14.79; Carol Roth, 13.40; Bob Ciszak, 7.63; Margaret Zhou, 7.30; Laura Houghtaling, 6.12; Patty Porter, 4.56; Judy Zeckhauser, 4.08.

300-500 Points – Martha Townson, 44.30; (tie) Terry and Bram Hamovitch, 43.07; Violet Makhija, 39.74; Jasbeer Makhija, 39.49; Larry Himelein, 31.24; Bonnie Clement, 22.80.

500-1,000 Points – Vic Bergsten, 62.51; Jim Lanzo, 57.86; Amita Arora, 54.55; Marilyn Wortzman, 45.71; Joyce Frayer, 27.97; Mary Ball, 20.37; Bill Rich, 18.93; Sushil Amlani, 18.21; Paul Zittel, 16.39; Richard McGowan, 15.34.

1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Easton, 45.71; John Bava, 29.33; Sandi England, 18.44; Rajat Basu, 13.75; Jean Macdonald, 11.22; Judy Kaprove, 10.50; Paula Kotowski, 9.63; Howard Foster, 8.80.

1,500-2,500 Points – Gene Finton, 47.23; Gay Simpson, 42.32; Pinky Regan, 21.11; Elaine Kurasiewicz, 7.10.

2,500-3,500 Points – (Tie) John and Martha Welte, 217.24; Ken Meier, 67.50; Davis Heussler, 25.52; Allen Beroza, 22 even; Fred Yellen, 14.88; Pat Rasmus, 10.07 Dale Anderson, 9.52; Linda Burroughsford, 5.36.

3,500-5,000 Points – Mike Ryan, 38.89; John Ziemer, 36.43; Judy Padgug, 28.25; Judy Graf, 26.11; Barbara Libby, 16.36; Donna Steffan, 14.90; Stan Kozlowski, 9.60.

Over 5,000 Points – Jay Costello, 24.15; Chris Urbanek, 17.40; Saleh Fetouh, 16.68; Bud Seidenberg, 15.42; John Sinclair, 13.65; Sharon Benz, 11.93; Jay Levy, 10.47.

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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.

• • •

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 occasionally writes about his quest for the next measure of achievement, Sapphire Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge adventures here.

 

 

Duplicate Bridge: May 14, 2022

 

ACBL Grass Roots Month continues, with special games that provide support for districts to send players to Grand National Teams and North American Pairs tournaments. Games award extra points to winners and can be held at any time this month at face-to-face clubs. For virtual clubs, the Grass Roots games will be today, Saturday, May 14, and Sunday, May 15.  Info can be found at acbl.org or bridgebase.com.

• • •

The Bridge Center of Buffalo will have a special game at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 22. The theme is “appeteaser” and players are asked to bring an appetizer to share. Those who need a partner should call Jay Levy at 716-861-1056 or email jlevyb@aol.com.

• • •

The Bridge Center of Buffalo, also known now as the BBC, has regular 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. 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. Mondays, 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.

• • •

Local clubs offering virtual club games 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.

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Tournament calendar

2022

CANCELED: Ithaca Sectional – Kendal at Ithaca, 2230 N. Triphammer Road, Ithaca. Today, 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.

• • •

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 May 2 to May 8

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game. North-south, Bonnie Clement and David Schott, 68.85%; Paula Boyd and Victor Meyers, 61.77%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 61.31%; Carol Roth and Patty Porter, 57.54%; east-west, Ruth Nawotniak and Richard McGowan, 61.51%; Margaret Zhou and Joyce Frayer, 61.44%; Gary Keenan and Michel Dupuis, 54.63%; Carol Licata and Stephane Ronget, 53.31%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,200 game. North-south, Agi Maisel and Pat Haynes, 64.97%; David Schott and John Marvin, 64.63%; Betsy and Jim Greno, 55.44%; east-west, Jim Hassett and Bill Rich, 59.52%; Janet Desmon and Joanne Nover, 56.46%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 54.76%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Chris Urbanek and Jay Levy, 59.03%; Stan Kozlowski and Wilson McClaren, 54.17%; (tie) John Ziemer and Mike Ryan, Sue Neubecker and Betty Metz, 52.78%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-1,500 game. Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 63.57%; Amita Arora and Kusum Phadke, 56.43%; Linda Milch and Jim McClure, 54.64%; (tie) Martha Townson and Jim Lanzo, Joyce Greenspan and Sharon Wilcox, 53.93%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Judy Padgug and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 64.81%; Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 59.32%; (tie) Bert Hargeshimer and Alex Kowal, Judy Graf and Fred Yellen, 52.77%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Jeff Bender and Henry Chudy, 59.26%; Ed Harman and Bob Ciszak, 58.80%; Jan O’Mara and Walt Olszewski, 56.48%; east-west, Amita Arora and Kusum Phadke, 59.26%; Beena Deshmukh and Bill Rich, 55.09%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 53.24%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Thursday – North-south, Joe Huber and Fritz Schweiger, 57%; (tie) Marian Morber and George Mayers, Jill and Bruce Brown, 54%; east-west, Alicia Kolipinski and Shirley Cassety, 58%; Joshi Shrikant and Raj Puri, 53%.

Amherst Senior Center Friday – North-south, Edna and Ron Fill, 61%; Mike and Ed Rupp, 57%; east-west, Joan Stankiewicz and Anne O’Conner, 58%; Pat Radtke and Bob Leuthe, 56%.

• • •

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 occasionally writes about his quest for the next measure of achievement, Sapphire Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge adventures here.

 

Duplicate Bridge: May 7, 2022

 

It’s Grass Roots Month for ACBL, with special games that provide support for districts to send players to Grand National Teams and North American Pairs tournaments. Games award extra points to winners and can be held at any time this month at face-to-face clubs. For virtual clubs, the Grass Roots games will be next Saturday, May 14, and Sunday, May 15.  Info can be found at acbl.org or bridgebase.com.

• • •

The Bridge Center of Buffalo has regular 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. 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. Mondays, 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.

• • •

Local clubs offering virtual club games 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.

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Tournament calendar

2022

CANCELED: Ithaca Sectional – Kendal at Ithaca, 2230 N. Triphammer Road, Ithaca. Next 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 April 25 to May 1

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game. Bonnie Clement and David Schott, 67.78%; Janet and David Desmon, 60%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 57.22%; Jim and Michael Hassett, 52.22%; Linda Milch and Paula Rosen, 51.11%; Phyllis Stasiowski and Cynthia Tashjian, 50%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,200 game. Sriram Datla and Kusum Phadke, 68.71%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 58.84%; Agi Maisel and Pat Haynes, 56.12%; Bonnie Clement and Larry Himelein, 53.06%; (tie) Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, Carol Roth and Rivona Ehrenreich, 52.04%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Ten-Pao Lee and Jay Levy, 67.36%; Mike Ryan and John Ziemer, 65.97%; Sue Neubecker and Chris Urbanek, 54.86%; (tie) Judy Padgug and Bud Seidenberg, Betty Metz and Barbara Landree, 47.22%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-1,500 game. North-south, Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 75.60%; Joyce Greenspan and Sharon Wilcox, 63.39%; Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 52.98% Larry Himelein and David Schott, 47.32%; Bill Noltee and Terry Camp, 46.73%; east-west, (tie) Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, John Bava and Rajat Basu, 68.15%; Amita Arora and Kusum Phadke, 65.48%; David Taylor and Jim Greno, 54.17%; Audrey Ray and Carol Roth, 50.89%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. (3-way tie) Davis Heussler and Fred Yellen, Donna Steffan and Donna Pottle, Pat Rasmus and Cathy Majewski, 54.86%; Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 54.17% Chris Urbanek and Sharon Benz, 53.47%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Pat and Dick Rasmus, 56.50%; Peggy Meade and Pepe Justicia-Linde, 55.20%; Joan and Bob Ciszak, 54.50%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – Henry Chudy and Jeff Bender, 65%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 60.56%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 55.56%; Jan O’Mara and Bill Rich, 53.33%; Sushil Amlani and Walt Olszewski, 52.78%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 52.22%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Thursday – North-south, Joshi Shrikant and Raj Puri, 60%; Fritz Schweiger and Joe Huber, 49%; east-west, Alicia Kolipinski and Shirley Cassety, 56%; Edna and Ron Fill, 49%.

Amherst Senior Center Friday – North-south, Ed and Mike Rupp, 58.4%; Bruce Brown and Ruth Nawotniak, 56.3%; east-west, Bill Westley and Gus Alfaro, 62.5%; Pat Radtke and Bob Leuthe, 60.9%.

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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 occasionally writes about his quest for the next measure of achievement, Sapphire Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge adventures here.