The Buffalo Spring Sectional Tournament continues today, Saturday, April 27, and concludes Sunday, April 28, in the Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off the I-190 at Exit 1. There are open pairs games at 10:30 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. Saturday and Swiss teams at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. For more details, click this link.
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A seven-week series of lessons on bridge systems begins at 2
p.m. Thursday, May 2, at the Buffalo Bridge Center. Registration required. Call
716-424-0014 and leave your name and contact information.
The Bridge Center offers a regular lineup of in-person and online games five days a week with special games on the weekends. 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, 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
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off
the I-190 at Exit 1. Today, Saturday, April 27, and 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 April 15 to April 21
ACBL Affiliated Clubs
Buffalo Bridge Center Monday
evening – 0-750
game online. Bonnie Clement and David Schott, 65.97%; Fran Schmidt and Richard
McGowan, 63.19%; Leslie Deich and Fran Holmes, 61.81%; (tie) Diana Smith and
Terry Camp, Michel Dupuis and Gary Keenan, 50.69%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday
morning – 0-1,600
game. North-south, (Tie) Jim Mansour and Anthony Girasole, Sharon Wilcox and
Ruth Wurster, 58.33%; (tie) Maryann Szafran and Jim McClure, Pat Haynes and
David Whitt, 52.78%; Gini Sicignano and Jeannine Dupuis, 48.02%; east-west,
Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 67.06%; Linda Milch and Susan Cardamone,
51.98%; (tie) Joyce Greenspan and Andrei Reinhorn, Betty Metz and Paul Zittel,
51.59%; Carol Licata and Ilene Rothman, 50%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Wednesday morning – Open
game. Howard Foster and Davis Heussler, 54%; Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 53%;
Mike Ryan and Kamil Bishara, 52%; Terry Fraas and Sue Neubecker, 51%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Wednesday morning – Kathy’s
Snowbird Game. 0-1,750 game online. Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 66.67%;
Carlos Dupler and Bill Noltee, 52.79%; Laura and John Houghtaling, 50%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Thursday morning – 0-2,000
game. Home Style Pairs. (Tie) Maryann
Szafran and Jim McClure, Pat Haynes and David Schott, Tova Reinhorn and Sue
Neubecker, 2 wins.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Thursday afternoon – Pupil game. Mary Jo Pfeiffer and Barb Bosinski, 58.33%;
Michele Pozarny and Joan Skerker, 56.25%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Friday
morning – Open
game. Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 66.67%; Donna Steffan and Jim Gullo,
53.13%; Judy Padgug and John Ziemer, 52.08%; Linda Burroughsford and Davis
Heussler, 51.04%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Sandi England and Larry Abate, 63.19%; Pepe Justicia-Linda and Dave Larcom, 56.94%; (tie) Joanne LaFay and Barbara Booi, Maureen Cancilla and Kathy Donnelly, 54.86%; (tie) Linda and Pau Zittel, Pat Haynes and Joe Miranda, 50.69%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game online. Henry Chudy and Jeff Bender, 61.67%;
Mary Terrana and Gordon Crone, 56.11%; Debbie and Bill Nash, 53.89%; Beth
Whelan and Terry Camp, 51.11%; Joyce Greenspan and Larry Abate, 50.56%.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon
– North-south, Shirley
Cassety and George Mayers, 61%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Pat Radtke, 54%;
east-west, Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 60%; Ellen Lochead and Bill Westley, 55%.
Amherst Senior Center Friday
afternoon – North-south,
Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 64%; Mike and Ed Rupp, 55%; east-west,
Shrikant Joshi and Raj Puri, 59%; Pat Radtke and Bob Leuthe, 55%.
Tonawanda Senior Center
Wednesday afternoon – Rose
Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 67%; Joanne Biondo and Ron Fill, 50%.
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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Play in All Venues
Jan. 1, 2024, to March 31, 2024
0-5 Points – Michael Rupp, 4.94; John Brennan, 2.45;
Alice Cooley, 1.07; Cathy Hetzler, 0.72; Elaine Rinfrette, 0.66; Maxine Seller,
0.59.
5-20 Points – Anthony Girasole, 4.38; Devon Marlette, 2.11;
Joan Nigrelli, 1.84; Barbara Kaye, 1.53; Fran Holmes, 1.41; Dennis Daly, 1.19; Bill
Duax, 1.05; Marie Aaron, 0.90; David Taylor, 045; Zakie Nohra, 0.42.
20-50 Points – Ilene Rothman, 12.23; Molly Morris, 8.47; Brian
Fleming, 8.45; Kathleen Voigt, 3.32; Maxine Johnson, 2.91; Gini Sicignano, 2.17;
Michel Dupuis, 1.74; Helen Scott, 1.53; Donna Starnes, 0.93; Pepe
Justicia-Linde, 0.72.
50-100 Points – Maria Schory, 10.22; John Houghtaling, 7.94;
Cynthia Tashjian, 5.20; Howard Epstein, 4.89; Candace Graser, 4.86; Jo Ann
Smith, 4.45; Mary Ellen Cotter, 3.73; Mike Metzger, 3.53; Susan Burn, 3.34; Elaine
Idzik, 3.33.
100-200 Points – Carol Licata, 18.43; Betty DeFeo, 8.09; Jim
Hassett, 5.03; Jim Greno, 4.08; Fran Schmidt, 3.74; Betsy Greno, 3.63; Joan
Ciszak, 2.48; Susan Levy, 2.28; Janet Desmon, 1.99; Tom England, 1.54.
200-300 Points – Maria Amlani, 21.25; Laura Houghtaling, 7.94;
David Whitt, 7.08; Ethan Xie, 5.89; Laurie Foster, 3.32; Patty Porter, 1.12;
John Fiegl, 0.58; (tie) John Scott, Barbara Scott, 0.44.
300-500 Points – Pat Haynes, 27.07; Joanne Nover, 22.62;
David Schott, 19.53; Margaret Zhou, 10.87; Kusum Phadke, 8.58; Ruth Nawotniak, 8.01;
Bob Ciszak, 8 even; Jim McClure, 5.85; Agi Maisel, 3.81; Judy Zeckhauser, 3.36.
500-1,000 Points – Larry Himelein, 50.37; Terry Hamovitch,
28.84; Bram Hamovitch, 27.52; Martha Townson, 24.24; Joyce Frayer, 21.19;
Bonnie Clement, 18.10; Paul Zittel, 16.09; Sushil Amlani, 14.88; Linda Zittel,
13.91; Ed Harman, 11.83.
1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Lanzo, 59.13; Vic Bergsten, 28.35;
Mary Ball, 19.81; Kamil Bishara, 19.77; (tie) Jim Easton, Marilyn Wortzman, 16.33;
Betty Metz, 14.01; Terry Fraas, 11,11; Sue Neubecker, 10.21; Howard Foster, 9.20.
1,500-2,500 Points – Gay Simpson, 41.03; John Bava, 25.44;
Pinky Regan, 19.02; David Colligan, 15.99; Paula Kotowski, 13.55; Walt
Olszewski, 11.28; Joyce Greenspan, 6.88; Tova Reinhorn, 6.36; Sandi England,
6.28; Rajat Basu, 4.66.
2,500-3,500 Points – Linda Burroughsford, 40.33; Fred Yellen, 29.92;
Dale Anderson, 9.21; Art Morth, 8.13; Pat Rasmus, 0.84; Elaine Kurasiewicz,
0.33; Bill Rushmore, 0.28.
3,500-5,000 Points – Davis Heussler, 57.72; Donna Steffan, 24.98;
John Ziemer, 21.65; Mike Ryan, 19.18; Judy Graf, 19.10; Judy Padgug, 12.25; Jim
Gullo, 12.12; Martha Welte, 9.25; Chongmin Zhang, 4.61; Ken Meier, 3.31.
More than 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 221.69; Glenn Milgrim, 47.05;
Jay Levy, 39.80; Chris Urbanek, 33.71; Bud Seidenberg, 23.31; Jay Costello, 21.34;
Sharon Benz, 13.51; Dian Petrov, 8.12; Kathy Pollock, 3.44.
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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 2,960 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.
