Christmas Day is the occasion for an open game at the Bridge Center of
Buffalo, 60 Dingens St. off the I-190 at Exit 1. The game starts at 12:30 p.m.
on Monday, Dec. 25, with refreshments at noon. To register, email Andrei
Reinhorn at reinhorna@gmail.com.
The Bridge Center also offers a
regular lineup of in-person and online games. For
more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-
424-0014.
In-person games:
Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. For players
with fewer than 1,200 points. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99
points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10.
Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Open to
all players. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 100 points if there
are enough tables.
Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Upgraded to
now include players with up to 2,000 points. Simultaneous game for players with
fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10.
Fridays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all
players by pre-registration only. Call 716- 424-0014.
Virtual games on Bridge Base Online:
Mondays, 7 p.m. For players with
fewer than 750 points.
Wednesdays, 11 a.m. Currently on
hiatus. Kathy's Snowbird Game for players with fewer than 750 points. For more
info on this game, call director Kathy Pollock or email BridgeKat@gmail.com.
Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Delaware
Wednesday game for players with fewer than 2,000 points. For info on this game,
call Ed Harman at 716-480-1666 or email eharmon@roadrunner.com.
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More access to virtual games on Bridge Base Online is being offered by
the Airport Bridge Club, which currently is not holding face-to-face games. It
has affiliated with a new group of clubs, the SE Club of Clubs Online Bridge
Collective, where most games are $3.50. For more info, click this link.
The Airport Club also continues
to be part of the Alliance 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.
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The East Aurora Bridge
Club was the
first local club to return to face-to-face games more than three years ago.
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.
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The Bridge Centre of
Niagara in St.
Catharines, Ont., offers a mix of online games and in-person games at its club
in Tremont Square opposite the Pen Centre shopping plaza off Glendale Avenue.
Face-to-face games for all
players are offered at 1 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays. There’s also a
face-to-face game for players with less than 500 points at 1 p.m. Monday, a
face-to-face game for players with fewer than 750 points at 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays,
and another one for those with less than 100 points concurrently at 1:30 p.m.
Tuesdays. On Friday, there’s a 299er game at 9 a.m. and an open game at 1 p.m.
The club also hosts several
virtual games on Bridge Base Online. There’s one for 499ers at 10 a.m.
Tuesdays, an open game for all players at 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays, a Swiss teams
contest at 7 p.m. Tuesdays (pre-registration required), and an open game at 7 p.m.
Thursdays. For more info, click here.
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Face-to-face play in non-sanctioned clubs is offered
at the Tonawanda Senior Center on Wednesday afternoons and at the Amherst
Senior Center on Monday and Friday afternoons.
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Tournament calendar
2024
Cleveland Rock & Roll
Regional – Embassy Suites
Hotel, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 3, to
Sunday, Jan. 7. For more info, click this link.
Toronto Non-Life-Master
Regional – Sheraton
Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Friday, Jan. 5, to Sunday, Jan. 7.
For more info, click this link.
Toronto January Sectional – Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen St. West,
Toronto, Ont. Friday, Jan. 5, to Sunday, Jan. 7. For more info, click this link.
Niagara Sectional – Holiday Inn and Suites Parkway Conference
Center, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 9, to Sunday, Feb.
11. For more info, click this link.
Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen St. West,
Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, March 26, to Sunday, March 31.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off
the I-190 at Exit 1. Friday, April 26, to Sunday, April 28.
Cleveland All-American
Regional – Embassy Suites
Hotel, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 21, to Monday,
May 27.
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Bridge club websites:
Click names for links.
The Airport Bridge Club, which continues to be on hiatus, does not
have a website. For info, call 716-603-6943.
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Duplicate scores from Bridge Base Online
Week of Dec. 11 to Dec. 17
ACBL Affiliated Clubs
Buffalo Bridge Center
Monday evening – 0-750
game online. Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 68.89%; Phyllis Stasiowski and Terry
Camp, 61.11%; Carolyn Sue Adams and partner, 59.44%; Fran Schmidt and Richard
McGowan, 58.89%; Leslie Deich and Fran Holmes, 51.67%; Cynthia Tashjian and
Candace Graser, 51.11%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Tuesday morning – 0-1,600
game. North-south, Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 59.65%; Paul Zittel and Ed
Morgan, 57.27%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 53.82%; Richard McGowan and
Anthony Girasole, 52.81%; Laurie and Howard Foster, 51.79%; east-west, Betty
Metz and Andrei Reinhorn, 66.86%; Henry Chudy and Larry Himelein, 61.43%; Terry
Fraas and Tova Reinhorn, 54.29%; Ginger Maiman and Marcia Wright, 50.49%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Betty Metz and Terry Fraas, 58.33%; Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 56.94%; (tie) Judy Graf and Sharon Benz, John Ziemer and Mike Ryan, 56.25%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Thursday morning – 0-2,000
game. Sue Neubecker and Wilson McClaren,
63.75%; Pat Haynes and Maryann Szafran, 55%; east-west, Walt Olszewski and Ed
Drozen, 56.88%; Larry Himelein and Henry Chudy, 54.39%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Friday morning – Open
game. Kamil Bishara and Chris Urbanek, 60%; Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg,
57%; Sharon Benz and John Ziemer, 53%; Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 50%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Barb Booi and Paul Zittel, 59.72%; Bert Feasley and Davis Heussler, 55.56%; Maureen Cancilla and Kathy Donnelly, 52.08%; Sandi England and Ed Morgan, 51.39%.
Delaware Wednesday
evening – 0-2,000
game online. Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 63.19%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija,
56.25%; Fay Greenholtz and Bill Pounds, 52.78%; Jennifer and Howard Epstein,
52.78%.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior Center
Monday afternoon – North-south,
Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 60%; Judie Bailey and Joan Stankiewicz, 52%;
east-west, Mary and Jim Atwood, 75%; Elaine Wegrzyn and Jim Cook, 58%.
Amherst Senior Center
Friday afternoon – North-south,
Nancy Wolstoncroft and Dan Blatz, 67%; Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 65%;
east-west, Mary and Jim Atwood, 58%; Rolene Pozarny and Usha Khurana, 56%.
Tonawanda Senior Center
Wednesday afternoon – Ed
and Mike Rupp, 76.4%; Midge Coates and Rob Buchanan, 61.1%.
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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Virtual Club Play
Jan. 1, 2023, to Nov. 30, 2023
0-5 Points – Brian Fleming, 10.64; Bill Rogers, 4.21; Michael
Rupp, 3.40; Fran Holmes, 2.61; Ilene Rothman, 1.62; David Taylor, 1.17.
5-20 Points – Karen Dearing, 4.29; Mary Luce, 3.63;
Devon Marlette, 3.21.
20-50 Points – Maria Schory, 17.16; Mike Metzger, 15.51; Anne
Slater, 7.58; Michel Dupuis, 7.57; Kathleen Voigt, 7.53; Phyllis Stasiowski, 6.23;
Jo Ann Smith, 3.84; Maxine Johnson, 3.37; Maureen Saab, 2.97; Donna Starnes, 2.09;
Judy Reich, 1.23.
50-100 Points – Howard Epstein, 21.13; Carol Licata, 21.01;
Jim Greno, 17.30; Betsy Greno, 15.61; Cynthia Tashjian, 13.09; Candace Graser, 11.59;
John Houghtaling, 10 even; Gary Keenan, 9.95; Susan Burns, 6.85; Mary Ellen
Cotter, 5.08.
100-200 Points – Maria Amlani, 33.62; Fran Schmidt, 19.54;
Jim Hassett, 16.78; Judy McDermid, 13.34; Betty DeFeo, 3,23; Bill Noltee, 1.84;
Janie Polk, 1.37; Joan Ciszak; 0.84; (tie) Faith Lowell, Janet Desmon, 0.56.
200-300 Points – Kusum Phadke, 54.43; David Schott, 16.36;
Bob Ciszak, 10.80; Laura Houghtaling, 10 even; Pat Haynes, 7.78; Joanne Nover, 5.23;
Gerry Hooley, 4 even; Judith Babat, 1.08; Patty Porter, 0.72.
300-500 Points – (Tie) Bram Hamovitch, Terry Hamovitch, 56.88;
Larry Himelein, 22.92; Ruth Nawotniak, 12.50; Jim O’Hara, 8.23; Margaret Zhou,
6.34; Audrey Ray, 4.52; Jim McClure, 3.44; Diana Smith, 2.71; Judy Zeckhauser,
1.03.
500-1,000 Points – Jim Lanzo, 95.48; Martha Townson, 67.32;
Vic Bergsten, 57.28; Violet Makhija, 45.11; Jasbeer Makhija, 43.02; Richard
McGowan, 24.89; Joyce Frayer, 24.56; Sushil Amlani, 23.51; Bonnie Clement, 18.81;
Brian Block, 16.98; Bill Rich, 15.60.
1,000-1,500 Points – Amita Arora, 106.02; Rajat Basu, 14.89; Bob
Kaprove, 14.74; Jim Easton, 14.49; Mary Ball, 8.13; Bert Feasley, 3.89.
1,500-2,500 Points – Gay Simpson, 99.08; Sandi England, 63.02;
John Bava, 54.39; Pinky Regan, 13.67; Walt Olszewski, 11.05; Elaine
Kurasiewicz, 2.12.
2,500-3,500 Points – Ken Meier, 125.42; Allen Beroza, 27.58;
Linda Burroughsford, 18.96; Dale Anderson, 5.01.
3,500-5,000 Points – Barbara Libby, 45.08; Davis Heussler, 18.57;
Martha Welte, 15.34; Judy Padgug, 8.45; Kathy Pollock, 2.08.
Over 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 16.17; Jay Levy, 7.40; Dian
Petrov, 4.41; John Sinclair, 3.25.
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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 a career total of just
over 2,950 master points. He occasionally writes about his quest for the next
measure of achievement, Sapphire Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge
adventures here.
