The Toronto Easter Regional Tournament
begins Tuesday, March 26, and continues through Easter Sunday, March 31, in the
Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. For more info, click this link.
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The Buffalo Bridge Center,
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.
The Bridge Center is starting a
social game in its lessons room on Tuesday mornings during the regular 10:30
a.m. game. Players can go at their own speed and style. Fee is $5 to cover
expenses.
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, 10 a.m. Kathy's
Snowbird Game for players with fewer than 1.750 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 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 March 11 to March 17
ACBL Affiliated Clubs
Buffalo Bridge Center Monday
evening – 0-750
game online. Margaret Zhou and Joyce Frayer, 69.44%; Jim and Michael Hassett,
56.94%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday
morning – 0-1,600
game. North-south, (tie) Joanne Nover and David Schott, Marilyn Wortzman and
Jim Easton, 51.98%; Gini Sicignano and John Brennan, 48.41%; east-west, Carol
Licata and Ilene Rothman, 60.71%; Sharon Wilcox and Barbara Landree, 60.32%;
Linda Milch and Susan Cardamone, 52.78%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 59.26%; Mary Ball and Art Morth, 56.94%; Judy Graf and Jim Gullo, 55.56%; Donna Steffan and Jay Levy, 53.70%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Martha Welte, 50.93%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Wednesday morning – Kathy’s
Snowbird Game. 0-1,750 game online. Joanne Nover and Brian Fleming, 62.96%;
Rajat Basu and John Bava, 58.33%; Phyllis Stasiowski and Susan Levy, 50%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Thursday morning – 0-2,000
game. Sue Neubecker and Ed Drozen,
73.02%; Pat Haynes and David Schott, 58.73%; Paula Rosen and Jim McClure, 54.76%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Friday
morning – Open
game. Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 64%; Donna Steffan and Fred Yellen, 54%; John
Ziemer and Kamil Bishara, 51%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Home style pairs. Ilene Rothman and Pat Haynes, 3 wins; (tie) Joanne LaFay and Linda Zittel, Bert Feasley and Paul Zittel, 2 wins.
Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game online. Jim Lanzo and Madhav Deshmukh, 69.44%;
Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 60%; Maria Schory and Michael Metzger, 55.56%; Walt
Olszewski and Sushil Amlani, 51.67%; (tie) Deborah Zimmermann and Tom
Karnowski, Sherry Barakatt and Gary Nolin, 51.11%.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior Center Monday
afternoon – North-south,
Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 60%; Joan Nigrelli and Joan Stankiewicz,
57%; east-west, Bill Westley and Bill Rogers, 74%; Mary and Jim Atwood, 61%.
Amherst Senior Center Friday
afternoon – North-south,
Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 57%; Ellen Lochead and Bill Westley, 54%;
east-west, Mary and Jim Atwood, 65%; Edna and Ron Fill, 56%.
Tonawanda Senior Center
Wednesday afternoon – Rose
Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 58.3%; Kay Brinkman and Fritz Schweiger, 51.5%.
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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Play in All Venues
Jan. 1, 2024, to Feb. 29, 2024
0-5 Points – Michael Rupp, 4.74; John Brennan, 1.25;
Alice Cooley, 0.74; Cathy Hetzler, 0.72; Elaine Rinfrette, 0.66; Maxine Seller,
0.59.
5-20 Points – Anthony Girasole, 4.38; Joan Nigrelli,
1.65; Barbara Kay, 1.53; Fran Holmes, 1.41; Dennis Daly, 1.19; Devon Marlette,
0.99; Marie Aaron, 0.90; Bill Duax, 0.72; Zakie Nohra, 0.42.
20-50 Points – Ilene Rothman, 10.16; Brian Fleming, 7.45;
Molly Morris, 5.40; Maxine Johnson, 2.35; Michel Dupuis, 1.74; Gini Sicignano,
1.65; Helen Scott, 1.53; Peggy Stock, 0.64; Peggy Mead, 0.60.
50-100 Points – Maria Schory, 8.60; John Houghtaling, 5.68;
Jo Ann Smith, 4.45; Cynthia Tashjian, 4.26; Candace Graser, 3.92; Gary Keenan,
3.20; Elaine Idzik, 3.02; (tie) Mary Ellen Cotter, Anne Slater, 2.99; Mike
Metzger, 2.93.
100-200 Points – Carol Licata, 16 even; Jim Hassett, 4.41;
Joan Ciszak, 2.20; Janet Desmon, 1.99; Fran Schmidt, 1.98; Susan Levy, 1.96; (tie)
Jim Greno, Betsy Greno, 1.89; Tom England, 1.54; Bill Noltee, 1.40.
200-300 Points – Maria Amlani, 17.99; Ethan Xie, 5.89; Laura
Houghtaling, 5.68; David Whitt, 4.66; Laurie Foster, 3.32; Patty Porter, 1.12;
John Fiegl, 0.58.
300-500 Points – Pat Haynes, 18.67; Joanne Nover, 17.47;
David Schott, 12.26; Margaret Zhou, 7.66; Kusum Phadke, 6.81; Ruth Nawotniak, 6.37;
Bob Ciszak, 6.32; Jim McClure, 4.64; Agi Maisel, 3.35; Linda Milch, 2.36.
500-1,000 Points – Larry Himelein, 35.86; Martha Townson, 18.07;
Joyce Frayer, 17.79; Sushil Amlani, 13.15; Bonnie Clement, 10.75; Ed Harman, 10.05;
Paul Zittel, 9.36; (tie) Violet Makhija, Jasbeer Makhija, 8.02; Linda Zittel,
7.32.
1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Lanzo, 47.32; Vic Bergsten, 16.61; Mary
Ball, 15.76; Kamil Bishara, 15.62; (tie) Jim Easton, Marilyn Wortzman, 13.66;
Betty Metz, 8.41; Howard Foster, 8.15; Terry Fraas, 7.87; Bob Kaprove, 5.48.
1,500-2,500 Points – Gay Simpson, 33.33; John Bava, 18.77;
Pinky Regan, 14.79; Walt Olszewski, 8.94; David Colligan, 7.89; Paula Kotowski,
7.20; Joyce Greenspan, 4.83; Tova Reinhorn, 4.69; Judy Kaprove, 3.71; Rajat
Basu, 3.59.
2,500-3,500 Points – Fred Yellen, 20.77; Linda Burroughsford, 14.08;
Dale Anderson, 8.65; Art Morth, 6.03; Pat Rasmus, 0.84.
3,500-5,000 Points – Davis Heussler, 28.01; John Ziemer, 17.71;
Donna Steffan, 16.87; Mike Ryan, 16.41; Judy Graf, 13.53; Judy Padgug, 8.80;
Jim Gullo, 6.34; John Ziemer, 3.13; Martha Welte, 2.25; Barbara Libby, 1.15;
Ken Meier, 2.09; Barbara Libby, 1.15.
More than 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 126.46; Glenn Milgrim,
44.12; Jay Levy, 37.80; Chris Urbanek, 27.74; Jay Costello, 18.81; Bud
Seidenberg, 16.03; Sharon Benz, 10.88; Dian Petrov, 8.12; Kathy Pollock, 1.32.
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 2,960 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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