The Buffalo Bridge Center at 60 Dingens St., off Exit 1 on the I-190, offers a regular lineup of in-person and online games five days a week with special games on the weekends. As of Jan. 1, fee for face-to-face games is $8 for members and $11 for non-members. Membership is $75 per year. 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 1,600 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 99 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. Kathy's
Snowbird Game for players with fewer than 1.001 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 begins play 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, Wednesdays and Fridays. There is also
a face-to-face game for 499ers (players with fewer than 500 points) at 1 p.m.
Monday, a beginner game with a mini-lesson at 6 p.m. Monday, a game for 199ers at
1 p.m. Tuesdays, a 299er game at 7 p.m. Wednesday; a 999er game at 1 p.m.
Thursday, and a 299er game at 9 a.m. Friday.
The club also hosts several
virtual games on Bridge Base Online. There’s one for 499ers at 10 a.m.
Tuesdays, a Swiss teams contest at 7 p.m. Tuesdays (pre-registration required),
alternating with open games every other week, 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. Games at the Tonawanda Senior
Center will be on hiatus for the entire month of February.
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Tournament calendar
2024
Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen St. West,
Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, March 26, to Sunday, March 31. For more info, click this
link.
Rochester Spring Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo
Road, Rochester. Saturday, April 13, and Sunday, April 14. For more info, click
this link.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off
the I-190 at Exit 1. Friday, April 26, to Sunday, April 28. For more info,
click this link.
Cleveland All-American
Regional – Embassy Suites
Hotel, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 21, to Monday,
May 27. For more info, click this link.
Niagara Sectional 0-750
Tournament – Niagara-on-the-Lake
Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, May 31,
to Sunday, June 2. For more info, click this link.
Toronto 0-500 Sectional
Tournament – Leaside
Memorial Gardens, 1073 Millwood Road, Toronto, Ont. Saturday, June 8, and
Sunday, June 9. For more info, click this link.
District 5 STaC (Sectional
Tournament at the Clubs) –
Participating sanctioned clubs. Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16.
Unit 112 Intermediate/Novice
Sectional – Temple B'Rith
Kodesh and Perinton Community Center, 1350 Turk Hill Road, Fairport. Friday,
June 14, and Saturday, June 15.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo
Road, Rochester. Saturday, July 6, and Sunday, July 7. For more info, click
this link.
Buffalo Summer Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off
the I-190 at Exit 1. Friday, July 12, to Sunday, July 14.
North American Bridge
Championships (NABC) –
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, 255 Front St. West, Toronto,
Ont. Thursday, July 18, to Sunday, July 28. For more info, click this link.
Finger Lakes Regional – Louis Wolk JCC of Greater Rochester, 1200
Edgewood Ave., Rochester. Monday, Aug. 5, to Saturday, Aug. 10. For more info,
click this link.
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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 Feb. 12 to Feb. 18
ACBL Affiliated Clubs
Buffalo Bridge Center Monday
evening – 0-750
game online. North-south, Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 66.67%; Maria Schory and
Mike Metzger, 64.35%; Jim and Michael Hassett, 58.80%; east-west, Carol Licata
and Larry Himelein, 61.57%; Michel Dupuis and Gary Keenan, 61.11%; Margaret
Zhou and Joyce Frayer, 52.31%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday
morning – 0-1,600
game. North-south, Joanne Nover and David Schott, 57.14%; Gini Sicignano and
Joan Nigrelli, 54.37%; Jim Lanzo and Paul Zittel, 53.17%; Linda Milch and Jim
Lanzo, 52.38%; Paula Rosen and Jim McClure, 51.59%; east-west, Sharon Wilcox
and Ruth Wurster, 60.71%; (tie) Maria Amlani and Brian Fleming, Margaret Zhou
and Ed Morgan, 53.17%; Pat Haynes and Judy Zeckhauser, 49.21%; Betty Metz and
Sushil Amlani, 48.81%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday
morning – 0-99
game. %.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Wednesday morning – Open
game. Sharon Benz and Judy Graf, 58.33%; (tie) John Ziemer and Mike Ryan, Jay
Costello and Jay Levy, 54.17%; Gay Simpson and Martha Welte, 47.92%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Wednesday morning – Kathy’s
Snowbird Game. 0-1001 game online. Janet Desmon and Joanne Nover, 63.89%; Maria
Amlani and Brian Fleming, 59.03%; (tie) Ed and Michael Rupp, Barbara Cody and
partner, 56.94%; Richard McGowan and Jim McClure, 56.25%; Cynthia Tashjian and
Karen Dearing, 53.47%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Thursday morning – 0-2,000
game. Joanne Nover and Brian Fleming,
58.75%; (tie) Tova Reinhorn and Agi Maisel, Alice Cooley and Dennis Daly, 55%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Friday
morning – Open
game. Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 61%; Donna Steffan and John Ziemer, 56%;
Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 49%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Saturday
afternoon – Open
game. Terry Fraas and Chris Urbanek, 61.86%; Saleh Fetouh and Bud Seidenberg,
57.05%; Judy Graf and John Ziemer, 56.41%; Jay Levy and Fred Yellen, 54.81%;
Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 54.17%; Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, 52.24%; (tie)
Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, Nancy Wolstoncroft and Martha Welte, 51.92%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora
Wednesday morning – Open
game. Joanne LaFay and Linda Zittel, 64.58%; (tie) Bert Feasley and Paul
Zittel, Mary Terrana and Gordon Crone, 55.21%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game online. North-south, Sue Manning and Sam
Khayatt, 61.51%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 58.33%; Betty Mintz and Stanley
Tuhrim, 54.76%; Mary Terrana and Gordon Crone, 49.60%; east-west, Marion Fox
and Jim Lanzo, 61.11%; Walt Olszewski and Sushil Amlani, 59.52%; Deborah
Zimmerman and Tom Kamowski, 59.13%; Henry Chudy and Jeff Bender, 56.35%.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior Center Monday
afternoon – Nancy
Wolstoncroft and Pat Radtke, 64%; Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 56%; Judie
Bailey and Joan Stankiewicz, 54%.
Amherst Senior Center Friday
afternoon – North-south,
Anne O'Connor and Joan Stankiewicz, 63%; Shirley Cassety and George Mayers,
56%; east-west, Jill and Bruce Brown, 68%; Ellen Lochead and Bill Westley, 56%.
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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for All Games
Jan. 1, 2024, to Jan. 31, 2024
0-5 Points – Maxine Seller, 0.59; Michael Rupp, 0.13.
5-20 Points – Anthony Girasole, 2.98; Devon Marlette,
0.99; Marie Aaron, 0.90; Zakie Nohra, 0.42; Fran Holmes, 0.17.
20-50 Points – Ilene Rothman, 5.96; Brian Fleming, 2.64;
Maxine Johnson, 1.56; Kathleen Voigt, 1.07; (tie) Molly Morris, Michel Dupuis,
0.96; Karen Dearing, 0.24; (tie) Peggy Mead, Pepe Justicia-Linde, 0.18.
50-100 Points – Maria Schory, 5.71; John Houghtaling,
4.40; Susan Burns, 2.67; Jo Ann Smith, 2.41; Howard Epstein, 2.20; Mary Ellen
Cotter, 2.02; Elaine Idzik, 1.85; Mike Metzger, 1.81; Gary Keenan, 1.58;
Candace Graser, 1.52.
100-200 Points – Carol Licata, 9.48; Jim Hassett, 2.52;
Susan Levy, 1.96; Joan Ciszak, 1.92; (tie) Jim Greno, Betsy Greno, 1.89; Fran
Schmidt, 1.30; Bill Noltee, 0.84.
200-300 Points – Maria Amlani, 6.99; Laura Houghtaling,
4.40; David Whitt, 3.59; Laurie Foster, 1.60; Patty Porter, 1.12.
300-500 Points – Pat Haynes, 7.79; Joanne Nover, 7.68;
David Schott, 6.25; Kusum Phadke, 4.46; Bob Ciszak, 4.08; Ruth Nawotniak, 3.05;
Jim McClure, 2.83; Linda Milch, 1.73; Agi Maisel, 1.49; Margaret Zhou, 1.34.
500-1,000 Points – Larry Himelein, 14.96; Martha Townson,
11.52; Sushil Amlani, 7.62; Bonnie Clement, 6.84; Joyce Frayer, 6.52; Ed
Drozen, 4.13; Ed Harman, 3.94; Paul Zittel, 3.84; (tie) Violet Makhija, Jasbeer
Makhija, 2.70.
1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Lanzo, 26.65; Vic Bergsten, 10.49;
Kamil Bishara, 5.70; Sue Neubecker, 5.46; (tie) Jim Easton, Marilyn Wortzman,
5.43; Betty Metz, 5.37; Howard Foster, 5.32; Mary Ball, 4.70; Bob Kaprove,
4.26.
1,500-2,500 Points – Gay Simpson, 22.10; John Bava, 13.88;
Pinky Regan, 6.25; Walt Olszewski, 4.19; Judy Kaprove, 3.28; Rajat Basu, 3.27;
(tie) Paula Kotowski, Nancy Kessler, 1.82; Tova Reinhorn, 1.65; David Colligan,
1.08.
2,500-3,500 Points – Fred Yellen, 13.09; Linda Burroughsford,
7.12; Art Morth, 3.09; Dale Anderson, 1.81; Pat Rasmus, 0.84.
3,500-5,000 Points – Davis Heussler, 19.51; Donna Steffan,
9.26; Mike Ryan, 6.04; Judy Padgug, 5.99; Judy Graf, 4.47; Jim Gullo, 3.79;
John Ziemer, 3.13; Martha Welte, 2.25; Barbara Libby, 1.15; Ken Meier, 0.38.
More than 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 51.03; Glenn Milgrim, 44.12;
Jay Levy, 11.29; Jay Costello, 7.26; Sharon Benz, 6.86; Chris Urbanek, 6.50;
Bud Seidenberg, 5.15.
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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 more than 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.
