Duplicate Bridge: Aug. 26, 2023

 

Less than two weeks away is the Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament, which returns for the first time in several years to Knights of Columbus Hall at 2735 Union Road at William Street, Cheektowaga. It includes pairs games Friday, Sept. 8, and Saturday, Sept. 9, and concludes with Swiss teams Sunday, Sept. 10. For more info, click this link.

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The Buffalo Bridge Center in the Boulevard Mall in Amherst offers a regular lineup of face-to-face games and online games. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-280-6114.

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. Free lesson at 10.

Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 100 points.

Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. For players with fewer than 1,600 points.  Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points. Free lesson at 10.

Fridays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players by pre-registration only. Call 716-280-6114.

Virtual games on Bridge Base Online:

Mondays, 7 p.m. For players with fewer than 750 points.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m. 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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The East Aurora Bridge Club was the first local club to return to face-to-face games 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. 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.

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), an open game at 7 p.m. Thursdays, a 299er game at 10 a.m. Fridays and an open game at 1:30 p.m. Fridays. 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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The Airport Bridge Club, which currently is not holding face-to-face games, 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.

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Tournament calendar

2023

Pittsburgh RONI Regional – Masonic Center North, 3879 Cemetery Lane, Pittsburgh, Pa. Wednesday, Aug. 30, to Monday, Sept. 4. For more info, click this link.

Toronto Labor Day Sectional – Delta Hotels by Marriott-Toronto Airport, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Saturday, Sept. 2, to Monday, Sept. 4. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Knights of Columbus, 2735 Union Road at William Street, Cheektowaga. Friday, Sept. 8, to Sunday, Sept. 10. For more info, click this link.

Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 16, and Sunday, Sept. 17. For info, click this link.

District 5 North American Pairs Final – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 30, and Sunday, Oct. 1. For info, click this link.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester. Saturday, Oct. 7, and Sunday, Oct. 8. For more info, click this link.

Pittsburgh Fall Sectional – Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center, 3579 Masonic Way, Pittsburgh, Pa. Fri., Oct. 20, to Sunday, Oct. 22.

Buffalo Spooktacular Regional – M Hotel, 2040 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga. Tuesday, Oct. 24, to Sunday, Oct. 29. For more info, click this link.

Niagara Falls Regional – Holiday Inn, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 7, to Sunday, Nov. 12. For more info, click this link.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Western New York Unit 116.

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 Aug. 14 to Aug. 20

ACBL Affiliated Clubs

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game. Fran Schmidt and Richard McGowan, 55.56%; Jennifer and Howard Epstein, 52.78%; (3-way tie) Jim and Michael Hassett, Margaret Zhou and Joyce Frayer, Phyllis Stasiowski and Terry Camp, 52.08%; Cynthia Tashjian and Carol Licata, 51.39%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-south, Richard McGowan and Jim McClure, 65.48%; Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 59.13%; Carol Licata and Cynthia Tashjian, 57.14%; Usha Khurana and Joe Miranda, 53.57%; Andrei Reinhorn and Joyce Greenspan, 50.79%; east-west, Shrikant Joshi and Raj Puri, 61.51%; Linda Milch and Susan Cardamone, 60.32%; Margaret Zhou and Ed Morgan, 53.57%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 52.78%; Jini and John Rubenstein, 51.88%.  

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Judy Padgug and Donna Steffan, 61.11%; Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 57.30%; Judy Graf and Jim Gullo, 55.73%; Mike Ryan and John Ziemer, 54.69%; Sue Neubecker and Tova Reinhorn, 51.05%; Martha Welte and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 50%.  

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-1,600 game. Bonnie Clement and Joanne Nover, 65.97%; Linda Milch and Paula Rosen, 62.69%; Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 60.85%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 61.90%; (3-way tie) Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, Dian Petrov and Kamil Bishara, Donna Steffan and Linda Burroughsford, 54.76%. 

Buffalo Bridge Center Sunday afternoon – Open game. Chris Urbanek and Bud Seidenberg, 63.33%; Donna Steffan and Saleh Fetouh, 61.48%; Terry Fraas and Betty Metz, 60.74%; Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 58.15%; Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, 55.56%; Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 55.19%.  

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. John Fiegl and Pepe Justicia-Linde, 57.74%; Joanne LaFay and Barbara Booi, 54.17%; Mary Terrana and Gordon Crone, 50.60%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 50%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game. Bill Rich and Richard McGowan, 64.58%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 58.33%; Paul Zittel and Ed Harman, 56.94%; Madhav Deshmukh and Jim Lanzo, 56.25%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Fritz Schweiger and Joe Huger, 69%; Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 56%; east-west, Jack Cukierman and Melvyn Mesnekoff, 61%; (tie) Nancy Wolstoncroft and Ed Morgan, Jim Cook and Bill Westley, 52%.

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Mike and Ed Rupp, 58%; (tie) Linda Vassallo and Walt Olszewski, Ellen Lochead and Bill Westley, 57%; east-west, Nina Doran and Dan Blatz, 56%; Carol Chudy and Linda Hassett, 55%.

Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Ed and Mike Rupp, 61.1%; Kay Brinkman and Jack Lang, 51.4%.

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         Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Play in All Venues

Jan. 1, 2023, to July 31, 2023

0-5 Points – Brian Fleming, 20.06; Ilene Rothman, 8.80; Dennis Daly, 7.09; Anthony Girasole, 5.48; Bill Rogers, 3.87; Maxine Seller, 2.98; (tie) Fran Holmes and William Duax, 2.24; (tie) Melanie Skalski and Carol Li, 2.11.

5-20 Points – Zakie Nohra, 10.32; Mary Luce, 3.63; Gini Sicignano, 3.55; Barbara Kaye, 2.90; Devon Marlette, 2.81; Jeannine Dupuis, 2.40; Karen Dearing, 2.02.

20-50 Points – Molly Morris, 13.28; Maria Schory, 11.65; Mike Metzger, 10.96; Jo Ann Smith, 10.67; Anne Slater, 7.46; Phyllis Stasiowski, 7.34; Kathleen Voigt, 7.19; Lorey Repicci, 6.47; Michel Dupuis, 5.74; Maxine Johnson, 5.47.

50-100 Points – Carol Licata, 21.40; Darwin Skalski, 16.91; Jim Greno, 15.24; Howard Epstein, 15.03; Betsy Greno, 14.24; Susan Cardamone, 12.52; John Houghtaling, 11.83; Cynthia Tashjian, 10.99; Candace Graser, 9.22; Gary Keenan, 6.67.

100-200 Points – Maria Amlani, 24.28; Tiger Li, 17.32; Fran Schmidt, 11.78; Jim Hassett, 11.11; Joan Ciszak, 9.82; Betty DeFeo, 9.70; Judith McDermid, 8.25; Raj Puri, 3.41; Barbara Scott, 3.36; Bill Noltee, 1.84.  

200-300 Points – David Schott, 57.22; Kusum Phadke, 53.72; Pat Haynes, 52.65; David Whitt, 44.97; Joanne Nover, 43.63; Laurie Foster, 21.34; Bob Ciszak, 14.15; Laura Houghtaling, 11.83; Gerry Hooley, 8.51; Ethan Xie, 5.50.

300-500 Points – Larry Himelein, 65.58; Bram Hamovitch, 47.65; Terry Hamovitch, 45.52; Jim O’Hara, 26.99; Ruth Nawotniak, 22.12; Audrey Ray, 18.80; Jim McClure, 17.41; Linda Milch, 16.06; Margaret Zhou, 12.38; Agi Maisel, 11.71.  

500-1,000 Points – Jim Lanzo, 77.98; Martha Townson, 53.32; Bonnie Clement, 53.06; Vic Bergsten, 47.85; Marilyn Wortzman, 38.46; Joyce Frayer, 37.82; Betty Metz, 35.71; Violet Makhija, 35.64; Richard McGowan, 28.18; Jasbeer Makhija, 26.22.

1,000-1,500 Points – Amita Arora, 106.63; Kamil Bishara, 57.13; Jim Easton, 40.17; Howard Foster, 34.60; John Marvin, 32.29; Sue Neubecker, 22.26; Mary Ball, 20.22; Joyce Greenspan, 17.65; Bob Kaprove, 17.06; Joanne Lafay, 16.86.

1,500-2,500 Points – Gay Simpson, 76.53; Sandi England, 64.26; John Bava, 44.21; Pinky Regan, 28.69; Paula Kotowski, 27.38; David Colligan, 24.87; Nancy Wolstoncroft, 20.30; Tova Reinhorn, 18.93; Walt Olszewski, 10.54; Judy Kaprove, 8.10.

2,500-3,500 Points – Ken Meier, 96.31; Linda Burroughsford, 83.04; Fred Yellen, 76.93; Allen Beroza, 21.74; Mike Silverman, 17.39; Pat Rasmus, 15.79; Bill Rushmore, 6.60; Art Morth, 6.06; Dale Anderson, 5.85.

3,500-5,000 Points – Davis Heussler, 258.15; Chongmin Zhang, 136.27; Mike Ryan, 91.66; John Ziemer, 88.48; Donna Steffan, 71.91; Judy Graf, 57.33; Judy Padgug, 52.63; Martha Welte, 41.52; Barbara Libby, 40.35; Jim Gullo, 22.53.

Over 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 309.13; Dian Petrov, 164.73; Jay Levy, 136.35; Chris Urbanek, 116.94; Jay Costello, 78.78; Bud Seidenberg, 85.39; Sharon Benz, 24.50.

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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 almost 2,950 master points and is playing primarily online these days. That doesn’t afford as much drama for his bridge blog as there was in 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: Aug. 19, 2023

 

The Niagara-on-the-Lake Summer Sectional, a tournament for players with fewer than 750 master points, continues today, Saturday, Aug. 19 and continues Sunday, Aug. 20 in the Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Center, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. For more info, click this link.

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Congratulations to Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, who won the most master points among Buffalo area players at the Finger Lakes Regional Tournament in Rochester Aug. 7 to 12. They each collected 33.81 points and were tied for 29th overall.

Other local players doing well in Rochester included Saleh Fetouh, 26.40 points; Jay Costello, 21.06; Jay Levy, 18.30; Martha Townson and Jim Lanzo, both with 6.97; Larry Himelein, 6.26; Pat Haynes and David Whitt, both with 5.70; and Paul Zittel, 5.33.

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The Buffalo Bridge Center in the Boulevard Mall in Amherst will celebrate Super Moon Month at its special game Sunday, Aug. 20. Cards at noon, preceded by refreshments at 11:30 a.m. Pop and wine available. Donations of snacks welcome. For partners, call Pat Haynes at 716-472-5189 or email phaynes508@roadrunner.com.

The Bridge Center also offers a regular lineup of face-to-face games and online games. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-280-6114.

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. Free lesson at 10.

Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 100 points.

Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. For players with fewer than 1,600 points.  Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points. Free lesson at 10.

Fridays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players by pre-registration only. Call 716-280-6114.

Virtual games on Bridge Base Online:

Mondays, 7 p.m. For players with fewer than 750 points.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m. 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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The East Aurora Bridge Club was the first local club to return to face-to-face games 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. 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.

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), an open game at 7 p.m. Thursdays, a 299er game at 10 a.m. Fridays and an open game at 1:30 p.m. Fridays. 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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The Airport Bridge Club, which currently is not holding face-to-face games, 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.

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Tournament calendar

2023

Niagara-on-the-Lake Summer Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Center, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Today, Saturday, Aug. 19, and Sunday, Aug. 20. Limited to players with fewer than 750 master points. For more info, click this link.

Pittsburgh RONI Regional – Masonic Center North, 3879 Cemetery Lane, Pittsburgh, Pa. Wednesday, Aug. 30, to Monday, Sept. 4. For more info, click this link.

Toronto Labor Day Sectional – Delta Hotels by Marriott-Toronto Airport, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Saturday, Sept. 2, to Monday, Sept. 4. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Knights of Columbus, 2735 Union Road at William Street, Cheektowaga. Friday, Sept. 8, to Sunday, Sept. 10. For more info, click this link.

Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 16, and Sunday, Sept. 17. For info, click this link.

District 5 North American Pairs Final – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 30, and Sunday, Oct. 1. For info, click this link.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester. Saturday, Oct. 7, and Sunday, Oct. 8. For more info, click this link.

Pittsburgh Fall Sectional – Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center, 3579 Masonic Way, Pittsburgh, Pa. Fri., Oct. 20, to Sunday, Oct. 22.

Buffalo Spooktacular Regional – M Hotel, 2040 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga. Tuesday, Oct. 24, to Sunday, Oct. 29. For more info, click this link.

Niagara Falls Regional – Holiday Inn, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 7, to Sunday, Nov. 12. For more info, click this link.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Western New York Unit 116.

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 Aug. 7 to Aug. 13

ACBL Affiliated Clubs

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game. Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 70.14%; Carol Licata and Larry Himelein, 59.03%; Fran Schmidt and Richard McGowan, 54.86%; Lisa Shelton and Kathy Thomas, 51.39%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-south, Raj Puri and Shrikant Joshi, 68.43%; Joanne Nover and Janet Desmon, 52.99%; Violet Makhija and Laurie Foster, 52.66%; Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 52.04%; Usha Khurana and Joe Mirando, 51.39%; east-west, Ilene Rothman and Carol Licata, 62.22%; Joyce Greenspan and Andrei Reinhorn, 60.56%; Linda Milch and Susan Cardamone, 56.67%; Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 56.39%; (tie) Maxine Johnson and Mary Ellen Cotter, Henry Chudy and David Schott, 50.28%.  

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Judy Graf and Sharon Benz, 58.33%; (tie) Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, Donna Steffan and Kamil Bishara, 55.36%; Jo Nasoff-Finton and Sue Neubecker, 50%.  

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-1,600 game. Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 60.19%; Joyce Greenspan and Sue Neubecker, 59.52%; Linda Milch and Richard McGowan, 57.94%; Betty Metz and Andrei Reinhorn, 53.70%; Maryann Szafran and Judy Zeckhauser, 47.22%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, 64.58%; Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 60.42%; Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 53.13%; Judy Padgug and John Ziemer, 52.08%.  

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Joanne LaFay and Linda Zittel, 59.38%; Sandi England and Ed Morgan, 53.13%; Maureen Cancilla and Peggy Mead, 52.08%; Donna Starnes and Pepe Justicia-Linde, 50%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game. Henry Chudy and Jeff Bender, 61.11%; (tie) Ed Harman and Bill Rich, Walt Olszewski and Sushil Almani, 55.56%; Larry Himelein and David Schott, 54.86%; (tie) Ann Bryan and Lucy Bonman, Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 52.08%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 67%; Edna and Ron Fill, 58%; east-west, David Young and Tim Hartnett, 58%; Nina Doran and Dan Blatz, 56%.

Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Fritz Jennifer and Peter Reynolds, 64.3%; Ed and Mike Rupp, 56.3%; Rose Bochiechio and Paul Morgante, 54%.

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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Virtual Club Play Online

Jan. 1, 2023, to July 31, 2023

0-5 Points – Brian Fleming, 8.93; Fran Holmes, 1.60; Ilene Rothman, 0.69; Bill Rogers, 0.65; (tie) Jane Harrington, David Taylor, 0.48.

5-20 Points – Mary Luce, 3.63; Devon Marlette, 2.41; Karen Dearing, 2.02.

20-50 Points – Maria Schory, 11.65; Mike Metzger, 10.96; Anne Slater, 6.61; Kathleen Voigt, 5.91; Michel Dupuis, 5.74; Phyllis Stasiowski, 3.86; Jo Ann Smith, 3.17; Maxine Johnson, 3.13; Maureen Saab, 2.97; Judy Reich, 1.23.

50-100 Points –Jim Greno, 15.24; Carol Licata, 15.10; Betsy Greno, 14.24; Howard Epstein, 11.82; Cynthia Tashjian, 10.99; Candace Graser, 9.22; John Houghtaling, 8.32; Gary Keenan, 6.67; Susan Burns, 6.34; Mary Ellen Cotter, 4.23; Elaine Idzik, 3.01.

100-200 Points – Maria Amlani, 22.78; Fran Schmidt, 11.78; Jim Hassett, 11.11; Judy McDermid, 4.41; Bill Noltee, 1.84; Janie Polk, 1.37; Betty DeFeo, 1.24; Joan Ciszak; 0.84; (tie) Faith Lowell, Janet Desmon, 0.56.

200-300 Points – Kusum Phadke, 52.14; David Schott, 12.88; Laura Houghtaling, 8.32; Bob Ciszak, 5.17; Pat Haynes, 5.13; Gerry Hooley, 4 even; Joanne Nover, 2.14; Judith Babat, 1.08; Patty Porter, 0.72.

300-500 Points – (Tie) Bram Hamovitch, Terry Hamovitch, 27.20; Larry Himelein, 14.37; Ruth Nawotniak, 10.19; Jim O’Hara, 8.23; Margaret Zhou, 4.73; Audrey Ray, 4.52; Jim McClure, 3.44; Judy Zeckhauser, 1.03.

500-1,000 Points –Jim Lanzo, 48.42; Vic Bergsten, 34.75; Martha Townson, 31.40; Violet Makhija, 28.31; Jasbeer Makhija, 28.22; Joyce Frayer, 17.69; Richard McGowan, 15.45; Brian Block, 13.24; Sushil Amlani, 11,69; Bonnie Clement, 10.45.  

1,000-1,500 Points – Amita Arora, 106.02; Bob Kaprove, 11.85; Jim Easton, 10.02; Rajat Basu, 9.35; Mary Ball, 4.09; Bert Feasley, 1.39.

1,500-2,500 Points – Gay Simpson, 57.26; Sandi England, 51.46; John Bava, 33.78; Walt Olszewski, 8.23; Pinky Regan, 6.77; Elaine Kurasiewicz, 2.12.

2,500-3,500 Points – Ken Meier, 92.19; Allen Beroza, 21.74; Linda Burroughsford, 13.48; Dale Anderson, 5.01.

3,500-5,000 Points – Barbara Libby, 36.78; Martha Welte, 11.64; Davis Heussler, 8.20; Judy Padgug, 7.50.

Over 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 16.17; Jay Levy, 5.36. 

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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 a career total of almost 2,950 master points and is playing primarily online these days. That doesn’t afford as much drama for his bridge blog as there was in 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: Aug. 12, 2023

 

The Niagara-on-the-Lake Summer Sectional, a tournament for players with fewer than 750 master points, will be held Friday, Aug. 18, to Sunday, Aug. 20, in the Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Center, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. For more info, click this link.

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Next special game at the Buffalo Bridge Center in the Boulevard Mall in Amherst will be Sunday, Aug. 20. Game at noon, preceded by refreshments at 11:30 a.m. Pop and wine available. Donations of snacks welcome. For partners, call Pat Haynes at 716-472-5189 or email phaynes508@roadrunner.com.

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Congratulations to Darwin Skalski and Tiger Li, players from the youth class at the Buffalo Bridge Center, who were members of the first-place Swiss team at the Chicago ACBL Nationals in July. Also placing well in the Swiss teams were classmates Melanie Skalski and Carol Li.

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The Buffalo Bridge Center in the Boulevard Mall in Amherst offers a regular lineup of face-to-face games and online games. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-280-6114.

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. Free lesson at 10.

Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 100 points.

Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. For players with fewer than 1,600 points.  Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points. Free lesson at 10.

Fridays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players by pre-registration only. Call 716-280-6114.

Virtual games on Bridge Base Online:

Mondays, 7 p.m. For players with fewer than 750 points.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m. 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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The East Aurora Bridge Club was the first local club to return to face-to-face games 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. 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.

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), an open game at 7 p.m. Thursdays, a 299er game at 10 a.m. Fridays and an open game at 1:30 p.m. Fridays. 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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The Airport Bridge Club, which currently is not holding face-to-face games, 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.

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Tournament calendar

2023

Niagara-on-the-Lake Summer Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Center, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Aug. 18, to Sunday, Aug. 20. Limited to players with fewer than 750 master points. For more info, click this link.

Pittsburgh RONI Regional – Masonic Center North, 3879 Cemetery Lane, Pittsburgh, Pa. Wednesday, Aug. 30, to Monday, Sept. 4. For more info, click this link.

Toronto Labor Day Sectional – Delta Hotels by Marriott-Toronto Airport, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Saturday, Sept. 2, to Monday, Sept. 4. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Knights of Columbus, 2735 Union Road at William Street, Cheektowaga. Friday, Sept. 8, to Sunday, Sept. 10. For more info, click this link.

Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 16, and Sunday, Sept. 17. For info, click this link.

District 5 North American Pairs Final – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 30, and Sunday, Oct. 1. For info, click this link.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester. Saturday, Oct. 7, and Sunday, Oct. 8. For more info, click this link.

Pittsburgh Fall Sectional – Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center, 3579 Masonic Way, Pittsburgh, Pa. Fri., Oct. 20, to Sunday, Oct. 22.

Buffalo Spooktacular Regional – M Hotel, 2040 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga. Tuesday, Oct. 24, to Sunday, Oct. 29. For more info, click this link.

Niagara Falls Regional – Holiday Inn, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 7, to Sunday, Nov. 12. For more info, click this link.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Western New York Unit 116.

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 July 31 to Aug. 6

ACBL Affiliated Clubs

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game. Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 67.36%; Bonnie Clement and David Schott, 59.72%; Marion Fox and Nikolaos Mihailides, 56.94%; Carol Licata and Larry Himelein, 53.47%; (tie) Jim and Michael Hassett, Margaret Zhou and Joyce Frayer, 52.08%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-south, Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 62%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 60.91%; Violet Makhija and Laurie Foster, 57.17%; Pat Haynes and Judy Zeckhauser, 54.69%; Alice Cooley and Dennis Day, 53.70%; east-west, Shrikant Joshi and Raj Puri, 65.70%; Tova Reinhorn and Betty Metz, 58.94%; Ruth Nawotniak and Joyce Frayer, 56.41%; Margaret Zhou and Ed Morgan, 53.02%; Laura and John Houghtaling, 52.11%.  

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 64.58%; (tie) John Ziemer and Mike Ryan, Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, 56.25%; Gay Simpson and Martha Welte, 50%.  

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-south, Betty Metz and Judie Bailey, 55.16%; Sue Neubecker and Janet Frisch, 52.38%; Paula Rosen and Richard McGowan, 51.59%; (tie) Joanne Nover and Bonnie Clement, Janie Polk and Nancy JO Feinberg, 50.79%; east-west, Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 65.48%; Larry Himelein and David Schott, 53.97%; Margaret Zhou and Sue May, 50%; Laura and John Houghtaling, 49.60%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Donna Steffan and Jay Levy, 61.11%; Martha Welte and Larry Abate, 59.72%; Mike Ryan and John Ziemer, 53.47%; Linda Burroughsford and David Colligan, 52.78%.  

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 68.75%; Pat and Dick Rasmus, 58.33%; Donna Starnes and Pepe Justicia-Linde, 56.94%; Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, 50.89%; Linda and Paul Zittel, 47.92%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game. Ruth Nawotniak and Bill Rogers, 61.11%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 59.44%; Beena Deshmukh and Bill Rich, 57.78%; Ed Harman and Bob Ciszak, 56.67%; Margaret Zhou and Joyce Frayer, 50.56%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 60%; Ellen Lochead and Bill Westley, 59%; east-west, Nancy Wolstoncroft and Pat Burns, 72%; Angela Curtis and Joan Negrelli, 57%.

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Edna and Ron Fill, 56%; (tie) Linda Vassallo and Walt Olszewski, Mike and Ed Rupp, 55%; east-west, Ruth Nawotniak and Bill Rogers, 67%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Ed Morgan, 61%.

Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Fritz Schweiger and Ron Fill, 66.3%; Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 56.3%.

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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Club Play

Jan. 1, 2023, to July 31, 2023

0-5 Points – Brian Fleming, 11.13; Ilene Rothman, 8.11; Dennis Daly, 7.09; Anthony Girasole, 5.48; Maxine Seller, 2.98; Bill Duax, 2.24; Pat Sciandra, 1.81; Patricia Doyle, 1.48; Mary Jean Shields, 1.24.

5-20 Points – Zakie Nohra, 10.32; Gini Sicignano, 3.55; Barbara Kaye, 2.90; Jeannine Dupuis, 2.22.

20-50 Points – Molly Morris, 9.69; Jo Ann Smith, 7.50; Lorey Repicci, 6.47; Pepe Justicia-Linde, 5.29; Bill Donaldson, 5.09; Fred Schweiger, 4.47; Peggy Stock, 3.57; Donna Starnes, 2.92; Helen Scott, 2.90.

50-100 Points – Susan Cardamone, 12.52; Carol Licata, 6.30; John Houghtaling, 3.51; Paul Ziebarth, 2.43; Maureen Cancilla, 1.59; Mary Ellen Cotter, 1.22; Nancy Deneen, 1.11.

100-200 Points – Joan Ciszak, 6.55; Betty DeFeo, 5.39; Raj Puri, 3.41; Barbara Scott, 3.11; Janet Desmon, 1.17. 

200-300 Points – David Schott, 36.24; David Whitt, 33.43; Pat Haynes, 31.23; Joanne Nover, 30.84; Laurie Foster, 21.34; Bob Ciszak, 6.55; Gerry Hooley, 4.51; John Fiegl, 4.08; Laura Houghtaling, 3.51; John Scott, 3.11.

300-500 Points – Larry Himelein, 40.39; Linda Milch, 16.06; Jim McClure, 13.97; Bram Hamovitch, 13.11; Terry Hamovitch, 10.98; Ruth Nawotniak, 8.71; Audrey Ray, 8.04; Margaret Zhou, 7.22; Agi Maisel, 7.01; Maryann Szafran, 6.81.

500-1,000 Points – Betty Metz, 31.36; Marilyn Wortzman, 26.98; Joyce Frayer, 19.70; Paul Zittel, 18.23; Bonnie Clement, 17.98; Andrei Reinhorn, 17.24; Linda Zittel, 16.20; Ed Morgan, 15.93; Jo Nasoff-Finton, 15.33; Joe Miranda, 14.94.

1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Easton, 28.69; John Marvin, 28.39; Kamil Bishara, 26.62; Howard Foster, 25.49; Sue Neubecker, 21.51; Joanne LaFay, 16.86; Mary Ball, 16.13; Joyce Greenspan, 12.49; Bert Feasley, 10.10; Judie Bailey, 5.42.

1,500-2,500 Points – Paula Kotowski, 23.65; Tova Reinhorn, 18.93; Pinky Regan, 15.69; Gay Simpson, 13.78; Nancy Wolstoncroft, 12.21; Sandi England, 7.39; Judy Kaprove, 7.27; Sue Bergman, 6.48; David Colligan, 4.99; Barbara Pieterse, 4.18.

2,500-3,500 Points – Fred Yellen, 57.30; Linda Burroughsford, 17.22; Pat Rasmus, 15.79; Mike Silverman, 2.71; Bill Rushmore, 1.63.

3,500-5,000 Points – Mike Ryan, 69.56; John Ziemer, 57.38; Donna Steffan, 50.51; Judy Graf, 45.83; Davis Heussler, 39.57; Judy Padgug, 26.30; Martha Welte, 14.39; Jim Gullo, 13.72.

Over 5,000 Points – Bud Seidenberg, 64.38; (tie) Jay Levy, Jay Costello, 48.41; Chris Urbanek, 38.96; Sharon Benz, 18.21; Saleh Fetouh, 8.94; Dian Petrov, 4.54.

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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.

• • •

A Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has a career total of almost 2,950 master points and is playing primarily online these days. That doesn’t afford as much drama for his bridge blog as there was in 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: Aug. 5, 2023

 

The Finger Lakes Regional Tournament begins Monday, Aug. 7, in the Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave., Rochester, and continues through Friday, Aug. 11. For more info, click this link.

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The Buffalo Bridge Center in the Boulevard Mall in Amherst offers a regular lineup of face-to-face games and online games. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-280-6114.

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. Free lesson at 10.

Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 100 points.

Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. For players with fewer than 1,600 points.  Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points. Free lesson at 10.

Fridays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players by pre-registration only. Call 716-280-6114.

Virtual games on Bridge Base Online:

Mondays, 7 p.m. For players with fewer than 750 points.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m. 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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The East Aurora Bridge Club has been holding face-to-face games nearly three years. 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. 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.

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), an open game at 7 p.m. Thursdays, a 299er game at 10 a.m. Fridays and an open game at 1:30 p.m. Fridays. 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.

• • •

The Airport Bridge Club, which currently is not holding face-to-face games, 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.

• • •

Tournament calendar

2023

Finger Lakes Regional – JCC of Greater Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave., Rochester. Monday, Aug. 7, to Friday, Aug. 11. For more info, click this link.

Niagara-on-the-Lake Summer Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Center, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Aug. 18, to Sunday, Aug. 20. Limited to players with fewer than 750 master points. For more info, click this link.

Pittsburgh RONI Regional – Masonic Center North, 3879 Cemetery Lane, Pittsburgh, Pa. Wednesday, Aug. 30, to Monday, Sept. 4. For more info, click this link.

Toronto Labor Day Sectional – Delta Hotels by Marriott-Toronto Airport, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Saturday, Sept. 2, to Monday, Sept. 4. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Knights of Columbus, 2735 Union Road at William Street, Cheektowaga. Friday, Sept. 8, to Sunday, Sept. 10. For more info, click this link.

Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 16, and Sunday, Sept. 17. For info, click this link.

District 5 North American Pairs Final – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 30, and Sunday, Oct. 1. For info, click this link.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester. Saturday, Oct. 7, and Sunday, Oct. 8. For more info, click this link.

Pittsburgh Fall Sectional – Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center, 3579 Masonic Way, Pittsburgh, Pa. Fri., Oct. 20, to Sunday, Oct. 22.

Buffalo Spooktacular Regional – M Hotel, 2040 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga. Tuesday, Oct. 24, to Sunday, Oct. 29. For more info, click this link.

Niagara Falls Regional – Holiday Inn, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 7, to Sunday, Nov. 12. For more info, click this link.

• • •

Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Western New York Unit 116.

The Airport Bridge Club, which continues to be on hiatus, does not have a website. For info, call 716-603-6943.

• • •

Duplicate scores from Bridge Base Online
Week of July 24 to July 30

ACBL Affiliated Clubs

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game. Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 60.42%; Carol Licata and Larry Himelein, 58.33%; Bonnie Clement and David Schott, 56.94%; Jim Hassett and Terry Camp, 52.78%; Karen Dearing and Michael Metzger, 50%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-south, Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 61.51%; Margaret Zhou and Ed Morgan, 61.11%; Donna and Fred Hirsh, 50%; (tie) Betty DeFeo and Phyllis Stasiowski, Tova Reinhorn and Betty Metz, 49.60%; east-west, Rajat Basu and Raj Puri, 68.65%; Pat Haynes and Agi Maisel, 55.95%; Marcia Wright and Ginger Maiman, 51.19%; Joyce Greenspan and Andrei Reinhorn, 50.79%.  

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-99 game. Jackie Simon and Paul Ziebarth, 58.33%; Jim Mansour and Anthony Girasole, 45%.  

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Judy Graf and Fred Yellen, 61.46%; Judy Padgug and Bud Seidenberg, 57.30%; Donna Steffan and Jim Gullo, 56.77%; Mike Ryan and John Ziemer, 53.65%; Sue Neubecker and Jo Nasoff-Finton, 51.56%.  

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-south, Paula Rosen and Linda Milch, 55%; (tie) Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, Jim Fallavolita and Art Morth, 50.63%; east-west, Larry Himelein and David Schott, 53.13%; Art Ziller and Steve Moscov, 52.50%; Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 51.88%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 55.95%; Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, 54.17%; Martha Welte and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 53.57%; Judy Padgug and Fred Yellen, 51.79%.  

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Pat and Dick Rasmus, 62.50%; Mary Terrana and Dave Larcom, 55.36%; Joan and Bob Ciszak, 54.76%; Joanne LaFay and Barbara Booi, 50.60%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game. Richard McGowan and Bill Rich, 57.41%; Henry Chudy and Jeff Bender, 53.70%; Jim Lanzo and Paul Zittel, 52.78%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 50.93%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Jill and Bruce Brown, 61%; Ellen Lochead and Bill Westley, 53%; east-west, (tie) Nancy Wolstoncroft and Shirley Cassety, Jack Cukierman and Melvyn Mesnekoff, 58%.

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 64%; Pat Radtke and Bob Leuthe, 54%; east-west, Vince LoJacono and John Steele, 64%; Nina Doran and Dan Blatz, 54%.

Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Lynda Pettit and Kay Brinkman, 58.3%; (tie) Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, Joanne Biondo and Ron Fill, 56.9%.

• • •

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 career total of almost 2,950 master points and is playing primarily online these days. That doesn’t afford as much drama for his bridge blog as there was in 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.