The Niagara Sectional Tournament continues today, Saturday, Feb. 10, in the Holiday Inn and Suites Parkway Conference Center, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont., and continues Sunday, Feb. 11. Games are at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Saturday, with Swiss teams at 10 a.m. Sunday. For more info, click this link.
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The Buffalo Bridge Center at 60
Dingens St. will hold a Valentine game next Saturday, Feb. 17, with
refreshments at noon and the game at 12:30 p.m. Players are encouraged to wear
red and bring a snack or refreshment to share. For partners, call Pat Haynes at
716-202-1155 or email phaynes508@roadrunner.com.
The Bridge Center 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 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. 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 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, Wednesdays and Fridays. There is also
a face-to-face game for 499ers (players with less 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
Niagara Sectional – Holiday Inn and Suites Parkway Conference
Center, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Today, Saturday, Feb. 10, and 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 Jan. 29
to Feb. 4
ACBL Affiliated Clubs
Buffalo Bridge Center
Monday evening – 0-750
game online. Joan and Bob Ciszak, 61.11%; Margaret Zhou and Joyce Frayer, 60.56%;
Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 57.22%; Fran Schmidt and Richard McGowan, 53.33%;
Marie Aaron and Ruth Nawotniak, 50.56%; Carol Licata and Larry Himelein, 50%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Tuesday morning – 0-1,600
game. North-south, Laurie and Howard Foster, 59.99%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim
Easton, 57.61%; Ruth Nawotniak and Joe Miranda, 56.55%; Joanne Nover and David
Schott, 53.61%; Linda Milch and Jim McClure, 53.27%; east-west, Carol Licata
and Ilene Rothman, 58.59%; Paul Zittel and Ed Morgan, 57.57%; Mary Ball and
Joyce Frayer, 55.76%; Judy Zeckhauser and Pat Haynes, 51.02%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Sharon Benz and Kamil Bishara, 57.87%; Donna Steffan and Fred Yellen, 56.94%; Gay Simpson and Martha Welte, 53.24%; (tie) Davis Heussler and David Colligan, Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 50.46%; John Ziemer and Mike Ryan, 50%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Wednesday morning – Kathy’s
Snowbird Game. 0-1001 game online. Maria Amlani and Jim Lanzo, 67.36%; Jeannie
Sedwick and John Bava, 64.58%; Elaine Colokathis and Pat Barnes, 61.11%; Laura
and John Houghtaling, 51.39%; Susan Levy and Bill Noltee, 50%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Thursday morning – 0-2,000
game. Bonnie Clement and
Joanne Nover, 68.75%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 51.88%; Ed Drozen and
Walt Olszewski, 65%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 53.13%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Friday morning – Open
game. Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 61%; (tie) John Ziemer and Mike Ryan, Linda
Burroughsford and Fred Yellen, 55%; Donna Steffan and Kamil Bishara, 50%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Joanne LaFay and Linda Zittel, 61.90%; Emily Tocheff and Dave Larcom, 54.17%; Mary Terrana and Gordon Crone, 53.57%; Ed Morgan and Sandi England, 52.98%; John Fiegl and Paul Zittel, 51.79%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game online. Ed Harman and Bob Ciszak, 72.78%; Paul
Zittel and Jim Lanzo, 60%; Maria Schory and Mike Metzger, 57.78%; Henry Chudy
and Jeff Bender, 53.33%; Gary Keenan and Jim Hassett, 52.22%; Walt Olszewski
and Sushil Amlani, 50.56%.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior Center
Monday afternoon – North-south,
Judie Bailey and Joan Stankiewicz, 59%; Edna and Ron Fill, 51%; east-west,
Nancy Wolstoncroft and Pat Radtke, 65%; Fritz Schweiger and Rich Kayton, 62%.
Amherst Senior Center
Friday afternoon – North-south,
Nancy Wolstoncroft and Dan Blatz, 63%; (tie) Jill and Bruce Brown, Anne O’Connor
and Joan Stankiewicz, 53%; east-west, (tie) Carol Neuhaus and Fritz Schweiger, Mary
and Jim Atwood, 59%; Pat Radtke and Bob Leuthe, 54%.
Tonawanda Senior Center
Wednesday afternoon – Sue
Pacer and Fritz Schweiger, 60%; Susan and Harvey Lichtblau, 59%; Midge Coates
and Rob Buchanan, 58%.
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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Club Play
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 and 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) Betsy Greno, Jim 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, 3.65;
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, 4.73; Ed Harman, 3.94; Paul Zittel, 3.84; (tie) Violet Makhija, Jasbeer
Makhija, 2.79.
1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Lanzo, 26.65; Vic Bergsten, 10.49;
Kamil Bishara, 5.70; Sue Neubecker, 5.46; (tie) Marilyn Eastman, Jim Easton, 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, 2.58;
(tie) Paula Kotowski, Nancy Kessler, 1.82; Tova Reinhorn, 1.65; David Colligan,
1.08.
2,500-3,500 Points – Fred Yellen, 13.09; Art Morth, 3.09; Dale
Anderson, 1.81; Pat Rasmus, 0.84; Linda Burroughsford, 0.49.
3,500-5,000 Points – Donna Steffan, 9.26; Mike Ryan, 6.04; Judy
Padgug, 5.99; Davis Heussler, 5.55; Judy Graf, 4.47; John Ziemer, 3.13; Martha
Welte, 2.25; Jim Gullo, 1.22; Barbara Libby, 1.15; Ken Meier, 0.38.
Over 5,000 Points – Jay Costello, 7.26; Sharon Benz, 6.86;
Chris Urbanek, 6.50; Saleh Fetouh, 5.44; 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.
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