A free game at 12:30 p.m. today, Saturday, Dec. 9, is centerpiece
of the Bridge Center of Buffalo’s official grand opening celebration at its new
location, 60 Dingens St. off the I-190 at Exit 1. Refreshments at noon. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-
424-0014. Games began
Oct. 31 at the new location.
The Bridge Center also offers a
regular lineup of in-person and online games.
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 Nov. 27 to Dec. 3
ACBL Affiliated Clubs
Buffalo Bridge Center
Monday evening – 0-750
game online. Fran Schmidt and Richard McGowan, 62.78%; Leslie Deich and Fran
Holmes, 59.44%; Ruth Nawotniak and Bill Rogers, 57.78%; Violet and Jasbeer
Makhija, 56.11%; Cynthia Tashjian and Candace Graser, 51.67%; Bonnie Clement
and David Schott, 50.56%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Tuesday morning – 0-1,600
game. North-south, Bonnie Clement and Larry Himelein, 67.86%; Joanne Nover and
David Whitt, 54.76%; Paul Zittel and Ed Morgan, 51.19%; east-west, Mary Ball
and Joyce Frayer, 68.65%; Richard McGowan and David Schott, 56.35%; (tie) Betty
Metz and Dave Larcom, Anthony Girasole and Jim Mansour, 53.57%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Sue Neubecker and Chris Urbanek, 62.50%; John Ziemer and Mike Ryan, 57.50%; Donna Steffan and Jim Gullo, 55%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Thursday morning – 0-1,600
game. Walt Olszewski and Ed Drozen, 70.16%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton,
60.63%; Larry Himelein and David Schott, 51.43%; Joanne Nover and Bonnie
Clement, 50.71%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Friday morning – Open
game. Donna Steffan and Davis Heussler, 61%; Mike Ryan and John Ziemer, 58%;
Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 54%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Peggy Mead and Pepe Justicia-Linde, 64.29%; Joanne LaFay and Linda Zittel, 61.90%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 52.98%.
Delaware Wednesday
evening – 0-2,000
game online. Richard McGowan and Bill Rich, 70.56%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer,
58.89%; Ruth Nawotniak and Bill Rogers, 57.78%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija,
53.89%; Maria Schory and Michael Metzger, 51.67%; (tie) Jennifer and Howard
Epstein, Wilma Ziegman and Terry Camp, 48.33%.
Unit 116 Annual Meeting
Saturday afternoon –
North-south, John Ziemer and Mike Ryan, 59.28%; Chris Urbanek and Kamil
Bishara, 57.77%; Laurie and Howard Foster, 55.68%; Barbara Libby and Sandi
England, 55.49%; Larry Abate and Rajat Basu, 54.73%; (tie) John Bava and Ed
Morgan, Jay Levy and Bud Seidenberg, 51.14%; Joanne Nover and Bonnie Clement,
50%; east-west, Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 59.47%; Davis Heussler and David
Colligan, 56.82%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 53.60%; Mary Terrana and Gordon
Crone, 53.03%; Betty Metz and Judie Bailey, 52.46%; Tova and Andrei Reinhorn,
51.89%.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior Center
Monday afternoon – North-south,
Edna and Ron Fill, 56%; Karen Synor and George Mayers, 55%; east-west, Nancy
Wolstoncroft and Shirley Cassety, 77%; Mary and Jim Atwood, 56%.
Amherst Senior Center
Friday afternoon – North-south,
Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 63.4%; Mike and Ed Rupp, 63.2%; (tie) Mary
and Jim Atwood, Carol Neuhaus and Fritz Schweiger, 53%.
Tonawanda Senior Center
Wednesday afternoon – Ed
and Mike Rupp, 67%; Kay Brinkman and Fritz Schweiger, 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 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.
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