Duplicate Bridge: Aug. 31, 2024

 

The Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament next weekend in the Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off Exit 1 of the I-190, features pairs games at 10 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, and Saturday, Sept. 7, and concludes with Swiss teams at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8. For more info, click this link.

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The Buffalo Bridge Center offers a regular schedule of in-person and online games five days a week, with special games on the weekends. Next special game is the Fall into Fall party on Sunday, Sept. 22, with refreshments at noon and a game at 12:30 p.m. For partnerships, call Pat Haynes at 716-202-1150 or email phaynes508@roadrunner.com.

Fee for face-to-face games is $8 for members and $11 for non-members. Half-year memberships are now being accepted for $40. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-424-0014.

Don’t want to clean up the house for kitchen bridge? The Bridge Center also hosts 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, 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 $5. 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 open to 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, games for 199ers and players with fewer than 750 points 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 with pre-registration required.

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.

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Tournament calendar

2024

Pittsburgh Roni Regional – Masonic Center North, 3579 Cemetery Lane, Pittsburgh, Pa. Concludes today, Saturday, Aug. 31. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off the I-190 at Exit 1. Friday, Sept. 6, to Sunday, Sept. 8. For more info, click this link.

Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 14, and Sunday, Sept. 15. For more info, click this link.

Kitchener Local Sectional – Grand River Bridge Club, 2481 Kingsway Drive, Kitchener, Ont. Saturday, Sept. 28, and Sunday, Sept. 29. For more info, click this link.

District 5 NAP Final – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Oct. 5, and Sunday, Oct. 6. For more info, click this link.

Rochester October Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester. Saturday, Oct. 19, and Sunday, Oct. 20. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Spooktacular Regional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Monday, Oct. 21, to Friday, Oct. 25. Also Saturday, Oct. 26, online for District 5 players only. For more info, click this link.

Oakville Fall Regional – St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre, 1280 Dundas St. West, Oakville, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 5, to Sunday, Nov. 10. For more info, click this link.

Niagara Sectional – NOTL Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Nov. 15, to Sunday, Nov. 17.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Western New York Unit 116.

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 Aug. 19 to Aug. 25

ACBL Affiliated Clubs

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game online. Claudia Doffing and Wilma Zieman, 64.81%; Cynthia Tashjian and Candace Graser, 62.96%; Fran Schmidt and Richard McGowan, 56.48%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-south, Maryann Szafran and Betty Metz, 61.51%; Paula Rosen and Jim McClure, 55.95%; Paul Zittel and Ed Morgan, 52.36%; (tie) Jini and John Rubenstein, Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 49.60%; east-west, Linda Milch and Linda Zittel, 53.97%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 53.57%; Sue Neubecker and Dennis Daly, 51.19%; Laura and John Houghtaling, 48.41%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Linda Burroughsford and Jay Levy, 61.90%; Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 57.74%; Terry Fraas and Tova Reinhorn, 53.57%; Donna Steffan and Judy Padgug, 50.60%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. Agi Maisel and Tova Reinhorn, 58.43%; Paula Rosen and Richard McGowan, 57.57%; Linda Milch and Jim McClure, 57.25%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 55.44%; Larry Himelein and David Schott, 55%. 

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Judy Graf and John Ziemer, 60.71%; Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, 52.38%; (tie) Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, Kathy Pollock and Chongmin Zhang, 50.60%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Sunday afternoon – Unit 116 picnic. Open game. North-south, Sandi England and Bob Kaprove, 64.08%; Cathy Majewski and Terry Fraas, 59.49%; Sushil Amlani and Rajat Basu, 58.54%; Linda Burroughsford and David Heussler, 57.30%; Judy Gray and John Ziemer, 49.05%; east-west, Jay Levy and Ethan Xie, 69.17%; Ann and Joe Williams, 57.89%; Joanne Kelley and Chongmin Zhang, 57.11%; Judie Bailey and Dale Anderson, 56.34%; Kathy Pollock and Bert Feasley, 55.33%; Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, 53.21%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Joanne LaFay and Barbara Booi, 57.41%; (tie) Maureen Cancilla and Kathy Donnelly, Mary Terrana and Gordon Crone, 56.48%; Ann and Joe Williams, 56.02%; Ruth Wurster and Dave Larcom, 50.93%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game online. North-south, Jim Lanzo and Walt Olszewski, 60.65%; Sue Manning and Sam Khayatt, 57.41%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 54.63%; Jennifer Light and Mitch Grayson, 50.93%; east-west, Wendy Zimman-Smith and Bruce Wachsman, 61.11%; Bill Rich and Richard McGowan, 57.41%; Madhav Deshmukh and Sushil Amlani, 56.02%; Joanne Palmer and Lucia McCurdy, 51.39%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 70%; Jill and Bruce Brown, 48%; east-west, Jack Cukierman and Bram Hamovitch, 60%; Ellen Lochead and Bill Westley, 57%.  

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Edna and Ron Fill, 58%; Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 55%; east-west, Midge Coates and Rob Buchanan, 58.4%; Bill Rogers and Dan Blatz, 58.1%.

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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 2,970 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.

Duplicate Bridge: Aug. 24, 2024

 

Lunch, featuring Zittel’s corn, starts off the annual Western New York Unit 116 annual summer picnic and game at 11:45 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 25 at the Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off Exit 1 of the I-190. The game follows at 12:45 p.m. To register, call or text John Bava at 908-256-6466 or email jbava@roadrunner.com.

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Just two weeks away is the Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament, which runs from Friday, Sept. 6, to Sunday, Sept. 8 – the weekend after Labor Day – in the Buffalo Bridge Center. For more info, click this link.

• • •

The Buffalo Bridge Center offers a regular schedule 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. Half-year memberships are now being accepted for $40. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-424-0014.

Don’t want to clean up the house for kitchen bridge? The Bridge Center also hosts 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, 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.

• • •

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.

• • •

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 open to 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, games for 199ers and players with fewer than 750 points 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 with pre-registration required.

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.

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Tournament calendar

2024

Pittsburgh Roni Regional – Masonic Center North, 3579 Cemetery Lane, Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 27, to Saturday, Aug. 31. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off the I-190 at Exit 1. Friday, Sept. 6, to Sunday, Sept. 8. For more info, click this link.

Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 14, and Sunday, Sept. 15. For more info, click this link.

Kitchener Local Sectional – Grand River Bridge Club, 2481 Kingsway Drive, Kitchener, Ont. Saturday, Sept. 28, and Sunday, Sept. 29. For more info, click this link.

District 5 NAP Final – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Oct. 5, and Sunday, Oct. 6. For more info, click this link.

Rochester October Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester. Saturday, Oct. 19, and Sunday, Oct. 20. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Spooktacular Regional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Monday, Oct. 21, to Friday, Oct. 25. Also Saturday, Oct. 26, online for District 5 players only. For more info, click this link.

Oakville Fall Regional – St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre, 1280 Dundas St. West, Oakville, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 5, to Sunday, Nov. 10. For more info, click this link.

Niagara Sectional – NOTL Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Nov. 15, to Sunday, Nov. 17.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Western New York Unit 116.

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 Aug. 12 to Aug. 18

ACBL Affiliated Clubs

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game online. Michel Dupuis and Gary Keenan, 62.50%; Jim and Michael Hassett, 58.33%; Maria Schory and Mike Metzger, 52.78%; Laura and John Houghtaling, 50%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-south, Sue Neubecker and Jim McClure, 56.35%; Judith Babit and Susan Levy, 54.37%; Larry Himelein and David Schott, 51.98%; (tie) Joanne Nover and Pat Haynes, Joe Miranda and Fred Hirsch, 50.40%; east-west, Laura and John Houghtaling, 65.08%; Ed Morgan and Paul Zittel, 57.94%; Ruth Nawotniak and Betty Metz, 57.54%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 54.37%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Allen Perez and Kamil Bishara, 59.52%; Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 58.33%; Judy Gray and Jim Gullo, 54.17%; Donna Steffan and Jay Levy, 53.57%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. Larry Himelein and David Schoitt, 58.73%; (tie) Paula Rosen and Linda Milch, Donna and Fred Hirsh, 50%. 

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 60.94%; Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 56.88%; Donna Steffan and Fred Yellen, 52.60%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Mary Terrana and Gordon Crone, 68.75%; Joan and Bob Ciszak, 54.17%; Paul Zittel and Ed Morgan, 52.08%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game online. Deborah Zimmermann and Tom Karnowski, 62.22%; Joan and Bob Ciszak, 57.78%; Henry Chudy and Jeff Bender, 55%; Terese McIntyre and Bruce Wachsman, 53.33%; Walt Olszewski and Sushil Amlani, 51.11%; Madhav Deshmukh and Jim Lanzo, 50.56%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Joe Huber and Fritz Schweiger, 62%; Edna and Ron Fill, 53%; east-west, Nancy Wolstoncroft and Pat Radtke, 62%; David Young and Tim Hartnett, 55%.  

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 59%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 58%; east-west, Ron Helfman and Shrikant Joshi, 63%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Dan Blatz, 55%.

Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Susan and Harvey Lichtblau, 59.7%; Ed and Mike Rupp, 54.2%; Edna Fill and Paul Morgante, 52.8%.

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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Play in All Venues

Jan. 1, 2024, to July 31, 2024

0-5 Points – Mike Rupp, 7.32; John Brennan, 2.61; Alice Cooley, 2.56; Cathy Hetzler, 2.02; Elaine Rinfrette, 0.66; Maxine Seller, 0.59.

5-20 Points – Dennis Daly, 7.78; Anthony Girasole, 6.38; Fran Holmes, 5.31; Barbara Kaye, 3.43; Devon Marlette, 3.07; Joan Nigrelli, 1.84; Bill Duax, 1.65; Jeannine Dupuis, 1.63; Chris-Elaine Santilli, 1.57; Shrikant Joshi, 1.12; Melanie Skalski, 0.92; Marie Aaron, 0.90.

20-50 Points – Brian Fleming, 22.85; Ilene Rothman, 17.85; Molly Morris, 8.47; Donna Starnes, 7.06; Michel Dupuis, 6.84; Pepe Justicia-Linde, 6.30; Gini Sicignano, 4.61; Kathleen Voigt, 4.13; Maxine Johnson, 4.08; Maureen Saab, 3.90.

50-100 Points – Maria Schory, 29.01; Howard Epstein, 20.24; Susan Cardamone, 11.50; John Houghtaling, 11.26; Gary Keenan, 10.17; Mike Metzger, 9.84; Maureen Cancilla, 8.47; Mike Meacham, 7.53; Candace Graser, 7.39.

100-200 Points – Carol Licata, 28.79; Jim Hassett, 13.05; Betty DeFeo, 11.65; Judith McDermid, 10.84; Fran Schmidt, 9.14; Jim Greno, 8.58; Joan Ciszak, 8.30; Betsy Greno, 6.63; Susan Levy, 4.99; Tiger Li, 3.82.

200-300 Points – Maria Amlani, 45.34; David Whitt, 13.83; Ethan Xie, 13.52; Laura Houghtaling, 11.26; John Scott, 4.80; Barbara Scott, 3.47; Laurie Foster, 3.32; Judith Babat, 2.71; Patty Porter, 1.68; John Fiegl, 0.58.

300-500 Points – Pat Haynes, 55.09; David Schott, 54.85; Joanne Nover, 42.65; Kusum Phadke, 21.62; Margaret Zhou, 20.78; Linda Milch, 18.58; Ruth Nawotniak, 17.53; Bob Ciszak, 15.07; Jim McClure, 15.04; Judy Zeckhauser, 11.88.

500-1,000 Points – Larry Himelein, 89.36; Martha Townson, 69.35; Terry Hamovitch, 47.81; Bram Hamovitch, 46.49; Paul Zittel, 43.12; Joyce Frayer, 41.96; Linda Zittel, 36.38; Ed Morgan, 30.44; Mary Terrana, 29.26; Gordon Crone, 27.06.

1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Lanzo, 129.36; Kamil Bishara, 85.20; Vic Bergsten, 38.65; Mary Ball, 36.14; Betty Metz, 34.89; Terry Fraas, 33.35; (tie) Jim Easton, Marilyn Wortzman, 30.27; Sue Neubecker, 25.45; Howard Foster, 22.10.

1,500-2,500 Points – David Colligan, 56.91; John Bava, 49.30; Pinky Regan, 38.18; Tova Reinhorn, 29.51; Paula Kotowski, 28.74; Walt Olszewski, 24.20; Sandi England, 17.40; Joyce Greenspan, 16.38; Rajat Basu, 13.61; Nancy Wolstoncroft, 11.36.

2,500-3,500 Points – Linda Burroughsford, 121.29; Fred Yellen, 54.97; Art Morth, 19.75; Bill Rushmore, 18.01; Dale Anderson, 17.81; David Turner, 7.77; Mike Silverman, 6.42; Elaine Kurasiewicz, 4.24; Pat Rasmus, 1.89; Joanne Kelley, 0.60.

3,500-5,000 Points – Davis Heussler, 165.88; Donna Steffan, 59.39; John Ziemer, 52.36; Judy Graf, 43.41; Mike Ryan, 35.60; Martha Welte, 29.99; Judy Padgug, 29.14; Jim Gullo, 25.92; Chongmin Zhang, 18.50; Barbara Libby, 6.09.

More than 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 644.96; Glenn Milgrim, 124.81; Jay Levy, 111.81; Chris Urbanek, 106.13; Bud Seidenberg, 77.71; Dian Petrov, 69.41; Jay Costello, 50.11; Kathy Pollock, 37.28; Sharon Benz, 20.11.

• • •

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.

• • •

A Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has a career total of more than 2,970 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.

 

 

Duplicate Bridge: Aug. 17, 2024

 

The Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off Exit 1 of the I-190, is the venue for the annual Western New York Unit 116 annual summer picnic and game on Sunday, Aug. 25. It begins with lunch, featuring Zittel’s corn, at 11:45 a.m., followed by the game at 12:45 p.m. To register, call or text John Bava at 908-256-6466 or email jbava@roadrunner.com.

• • •

The Buffalo Bridge Center also hosts the Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament, which will be held Friday, Sept. 6, to Sunday, Sept. 8, the weekend after Labor Day. For more info, click this link.

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Congratulations to Saleh Fetouh, who earned the most master points among the Buffalo players at the Finger Lakes Regional Tournament Aug. 5 to Aug. 10 in Rochester. He won 28.54 points and was tied for 20th overall.

Also doing well in Rochester were Kamil Bishara and Dian Petrov, both with 21.58 points; Kathy Pollock and Chongmin Zhang, both with 20.02 points; David Whitt, with 6.37 points; and David Schott, with 6.10 points.

• • •

A regular schedule of in-person and online games can be found five days a week at the Buffalo Bridge Center with special games on the weekends. Fee for face-to-face games is $8 for members and $11 for non-members. Half-year memberships are now being accepted for $40. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-424-0014.

The Bridge Center also hosts 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, 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.

• • •

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.

• • •

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.

• • •

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 open to 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, games for 199ers and players with fewer than 750 points 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 with pre-registration required.

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.

• • •

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.

• • •

Tournament calendar

2024

Pittsburgh Roni Regional – Masonic Center North, 3579 Cemetery Lane, Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 27, to Saturday, Aug. 31. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off the I-190 at Exit 1. Friday, Sept. 6, to Sunday, Sept. 8. For more info, click this link.

Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 14, and Sunday, Sept. 15. For more info, click this link.

Kitchener Local Sectional – Grand River Bridge Club, 2481 Kingsway Drive, Kitchener, Ont. Saturday, Sept. 28, and Sunday, Sept. 29. For more info, click this link.

District 5 NAP Final – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Oct. 5, and Sunday, Oct. 6. For more info, click this link.

Rochester October Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester. Saturday, Oct. 19, and Sunday, Oct. 20. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Spooktacular Regional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Monday, Oct. 21, to Friday, Oct. 25. Also Saturday, Oct. 26, online for District 5 players only. For more info, click this link.

Oakville Fall Regional – St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre, 1280 Dundas St. West, Oakville, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 5, to Sunday, Nov. 10. For more info, click this link.

Niagara Sectional – NOTL Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Nov. 15, to Sunday, Nov. 17.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Western New York Unit 116.

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 Aug. 5 to Aug. 11

ACBL Affiliated Clubs

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game online. Ilene Rothman and Carol Licata, 82.41%; Betsy and Jim Greno, 59.26%; Maria Schory and Mike Metzger, 54.63%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-south, Jim McClure and David Schott, 64.68%; Linda Zittel and Betty Metz, 58.33%; Pat Wolcott and Joe Miranda, 56.35%; Judith Babat and Susan Levy, 52.78%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Home style pairs. (3-way tie) Donna Steffan and Judy Graf, Chris Urbanek and Andrei Reinhorn, Sharon Benz and Sue Neubecker, 2 wins.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. Paula Rosen and Jim McClure, 56%; Betty Metz and Paul Zittel, 55%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 52%; Joanne Nover and David Schott, 51%. 

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 60%; Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 54%; Martha Welte and Larry Abate, 53%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Sunday afternoon – Open game. North-south, David Schott and Art Morth, 55.63%; Judy Padgug and John Ziemer, 55.38%; east-west, Nancy Wolstoncroft and Martha Welte, 58.85%; Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, 54.88%; Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 54.38%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Jan and Carl Hasselback, 64.58%; Mary Terrana and Gordon Crone, 57.29%; Joanne LaFay and Joe Miranda, 52.08%; Linda and Paul Zittel, 50%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game online. Henry Chudy and Jeff Bender, 59.26%; Walt Olszewski and Jim Lanzo, 55.56%; Joan and Bob Ciszak, 54.63%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Joe Huber and Fritz Schweiger, 59%; Judie Bailey and Joan Stankiewicz, 55%; east-west, Nancy Wolstoncroft and Pat Radtke, 61%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 55%.  

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 64%; Usha Khurana and Joe Miranda, 54%; east-west, Ron Helfman and Shrikant Joshi, 64%; Midge Coates and Rob Buchanan, 55%.

Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Ed and Mike Rupp, 71.9%; Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 59.4%.

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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Virtual Club Play

Jan. 1, 2024, to July 31, 2024

0-5 Points – Michael Rupp, 4.94; Maxine Seller, 0.59.

5-20 Points – Fran Holmes, 5.31; Devon Marlette, 2.67; Marie Aaron, 0.90; David Taylor, 0.67; Jeannine Dupuis, 0.16.

20-50 Points – Brian Fleming, 12.25; Ilene Rothman, 7.21; Michel Dupuis, 6.84; Maxine Johnson, 4.08; Maureen Saab, 3.50; Kathleen Voigt, 3.32; Donna Starnes, 2.22; Karen Dearing, 1.13; Phyllis Stasiowski, 0.71; Peggy Stock, 0.42.

50-100 Points – Maria Schory, 29.01; Howard Epstein, 14.13; Gary Keenan, 10.17; John Houghtaling, 9.86; Mike Metzger, 9.84; Cynthia Tashjian, 8.70; Candace Graser, 7.39; Mary Ellen Cotter, 6.28; Susan Burns, 4.72; Elaine Idzik, 4.51; Amy Habib, 4.28.

100-200 Points – Carol Licata, 17.24; Jim Hassett, 13.05; Judith McDermid, 9.36; Fran Schmidt, 9.14; Jim Greno, 8.58; Betsy Greno, 6.63; Joan Ciszak, 5.14; Susan Levy, 2.28; Janet Desmon, 1.99; Bill Noltee, 1.97; Betty DeFeo, 1.66.

200-300 Points – Maria Amlani, 39.32; Laura Houghtaling, 9.86; Patty Porter, 1.68; John Scott, 1.33.

300-500 Points – Kusum Phadke, 20.29; Pat Haynes, 16.56; Bob Ciszak, 11.91; Margaret Zhou, 6.09; Jim McClure, 4.89; David Schott, 4.47; Joanne Nover, 4 even; Ruth Nawotniak, 3.43.

500-1,000 Points – Martha Townson, 60.35; Terry Hamovitch, 38.57; Bram Hamovitch, 37.25; Sushil Amlani, 19.37; Ed Harman, 16.71; Larry Himelein, 15.64; Brian Block, 14.42; Joyce Frayer, 14.06; Bill Rich, 12.63; Richard McGowan, 12.31.

1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Lanzo, 114.45; Vic Bergsten, 35.11; (tie) Jim Easton, Marilyn Wortzman, 10.14; Mary Ball, 6.32; Bob Kaprove, 0.83; Ed Rupp, 0.68; Bert Feasley, 0.67; Kamil Bishara, 0.60.

1,500-2,500 Points – John Bava, 37.75; Walt Olszewski, 12.26; Pinky Regan, 8.56; Rajat Basu, 6.64; Sandi England, 2.99; Paula Kotowski, 2.11; Joyce Greenspan, 1.58; Nancy Kessler, 1.54.

2,500-3,500 Points – Art Morth, 10.45; Linda Burroughsford, 9.69; Elaine Kurasiewicz, 1.53; Dale Anderson, 0.98; Mike Silverman, 0.60; Bill Rushmore, 0.28.

3,500-5,000 Points – Judy Padgug, 14.59; Davis Heussler, 10.14; Ken Meier, 3.42; Martha Welte, 3.16; Barbara Libby, 2.38.

More than 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 78.18; Jay Levy, 21.06; Dian Petrov, 2 even.

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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 2,970 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.

 

Duplicate Bridge: Aug. 10, 2024

 

The Finger Lakes Regional Tournament concludes today, Saturday, Aug. 10, in the Louis Wolk Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave., Rochester. For more info, click this link.

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The annual Western New York Unit 116 annual summer picnic and game is coming up Sunday, Aug. 25, in the Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off Exit 1 of the I-190. Lunch, featuring Zittel’s corn, will be at 11:45 a.m., with the game at 12:45 p.m. To register, call or text John Bava at 908-256-6466 or email jbava@roadrunner.com.

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Reminders are already going out already for the Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament, which will be held Friday, Sept. 6, to Sunday, Sept. 8, the weekend after Labor Day, in the Buffalo Bridge Center. For more info, click this link.

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A regular schedule of in-person and online games can be found five days a week at the Buffalo Bridge Center with special games on the weekends. Fee for face-to-face games is $8 for members and $11 for non-members. Half-year memberships are now being accepted for $40. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-424-0014.

The Bridge Center also hosts 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, 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 open to 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, games for 199ers and players with fewer than 750 points 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 with pre-registration required.

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.

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Tournament calendar

2024

Finger Lakes Regional – Louis Wolk JCC of Greater Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave., Rochester. Today, Saturday, Aug. 10. For more info, click this link.

Pittsburgh Roni Regional – Masonic Center North, 3579 Cemetery Lane, Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 27, to Saturday, Aug. 31. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off the I-190 at Exit 1. Friday, Sept. 6, to Sunday, Sept. 8. For more info, click this link.

Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 14, and Sunday, Sept. 15. For more info, click this link.

Kitchener Local Sectional – Grand River Bridge Club, 2481 Kingsway Drive, Kitchener, Ont. Saturday, Sept. 28, and Sunday, Sept. 29. For more info, click this link.

District 5 NAP Final – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Oct. 5, and Sunday, Oct. 6. For more info, click this link.

Rochester October Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester. Saturday, Oct. 19, and Sunday, Oct. 20. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Spooktacular Regional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Monday, Oct. 21, to Friday, Oct. 25. Also Saturday, Oct. 26, online for District 5 players only. For more info, click this link.

Oakville Fall Regional – St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre, 1280 Dundas St. West, Oakville, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 5, to Sunday, Nov. 10. For more info, click this link.

Niagara Sectional – NOTL Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Nov. 15, to Sunday, Nov. 17.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Western New York Unit 116.

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 July 29 to Aug. 4

ACBL Affiliated Clubs

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game online. Jim and Michael Hassett, 74.07%; Maria Schory and Mike Metzger, 56.48%; Leslie Deich and Fran Holmes, 55.56%; Fran Schmidt and Richard McGowan, 52.78%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-south, Joanne Nover and Larry Himelein, 57.49%; Maryann Szafran and Richard McGowan, 56.08%; Joe Miranda and Fred Hirsh, 50.09%; Betty Metz and Paul Zittel, 49.11%; east-west, Ruth Wurster and David Schott, 61.78%; Sue Neubecker and Linda Zittel, 61.01%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 58.63%; Carol Licata and Ilene Rothman, 53.57%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 50.65%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Kamil Bishara and Bud Seidenberg, 61.46%; Jo Nasoff-Finton and Sharon Benz, 59.38%; Donna Steffan and Fred Yellen, 55.21%; Linda Burroughsford and Jim Gullo, 52.08 Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 63.42%; Jo Nasoff-Finton and Sue Neubecker, 63.28%; Larry Himelein and David Schott, 62.82%; Linda Milch and Jim McClure, 56%; Joanne Nover and Joyce Greenspan, 52.14%; Paula Kotowski and Nancy Kessler, 51.24%; Agi Maisel and Tova Reinhorn, 50.96%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 63.42%; Jo Nasoff-Finton and Sue Neubecker, 63.28%; Larry Himelein and David Schott, 62.82%; Linda Milch and Jim McClure, 56%; Joanne Nover and Joyce Greenspan, 52.14%; Paula Kotowski and Nancy Kessler, 51.24%; Agi Maisel and Tova Reinhorn, 50.96%. 

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Judy Graf and Fred Yellen, 58.33%; Linda Burroughsford and John Ziemer, 57.14%; Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 55.95%; Judy Padgug and Jim Gullo, 53.57%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Bert Feasley and Davis Heussler, 62.96%; Joanne LaFay and Linda Zittel, 58.33%; Linda L. Hiam and Pepe Justicia-Linde, 55.09%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 53.70%; Maureen Cancilla and Kathy Donnelly, 50.46%; Ann and Joe Williams, 50%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game online. Henry Chudy and Jeff Bender, 73.61%; Jim Lanzo and Madhav Deshmukh, 65.28%; (tie) David Taylor and Jim Greno, Carol Goodrich and Louise Blankenship, 55.56%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 62.2%; Joe Huber and Fritz Schweiger, 61.7%; east-west, Shrikant Joshi and Ron Helfman, 61%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Shirley Cassety, 60%.  

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 73%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Dan Blatz, 53%; east-west, Ron Helfman and Shrikant Joshi, 61%; (tie) Carol Neuhaus and Fritz Schweiger, Pat and Bob Leuthe, 60%.

Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Midge Coates and Rob Buchanan, 63%; Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 59%; Ed and Mike Rupp, 52%.

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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Club Play

Jan. 1, 2024, to July 31, 2024

0-5 Points – John Brennan, 2.61; Cathy Hetzler, 2.02; Alice Cooley, 1.93; Elaine Rinfrette, 0.66.

5-20 Points – Dennis Daly, 7.78; Anthony Girasole, 6.38; Barbara Kaye, 3.43; Joan Nigrelli, 1.84; Bill Duax, 1.65; Jeannine Dupuis, 1.47; Zakie Nohra, 0.42; Devon Marlette, 0.40.

20-50 Points – Brian Fleming, 10.60; Ilene Rothman, 9.52; Molly Morris, 6.97; Pepe Justicia-Linde, 6.30; Donna Starnes, 4.84; Gini Sicignano, 4.61; Helen Scott, 3.43; Phyllis Stasiowski, 1.87; Peggy Mead, 1.48; Peggy Stock, 1.21.  

50-100 Points – Susan Cardamone, 10.28; Maureen Cancilla, 8.47; Mike Meachan, 2.53; Howard Epstein, 2.10; Jo Ann Smith, 2.04; Elaine Idzik, 1.69; John Houghtaling, 1.40; Anne Slater, 0.81; Darwin Skalski, 0.78; Cherry Searle, 0.71.

100-200 Points – Carol Licata, 10.71; Betty DeFeo, 5.22; Joan Ciszak, 3.16; Susan Levy, 1.59; Tom England, 1.54; Janet Desmon, 1.41; Tiger Li, 0.78.

200-300 Points – David Whitt, 10.34; Laurie Foster, 3.32; (tie) Barbara Scott and John Scott, 1.87; Judith Babat, 1.59; Maria Amlani, 1.41; Laura Houghtaling, 1.40; Ethan Xie, 1.07; John Fiegl, 0.58.

300-500 Points – David Schott, 35.67; Joanne Nover, 33.76; Pat Haynes, 30.31; Linda Milch, 15.41; Ruth Nawotniak, 11.86; Margaret Zhou, 9.74; Agi Maisel, 9.16; Jim McClure, 8.20; Maryann Szafran, 8.18; Judy Zeckhauser, 8.05.

500-1,000 Points – Larry Himelein, 43.34; Paul Zittel, 31.13; Linda Zittel, 26.08; Joyce Frayer, 22.25; Andrei Reinhorn, 21.84; Joe Miranda, 18.37; Ed Morgan, 15.12; Dave Larcom, 14.82; Mary Terrana, 13.82; Gordon Crone, 11.62.

1,000-1,500 Points – Betty Metz, 33.01; Kamil Bishara, 29.11; Terry Fraas, 25.05; Sue Neubecker, 24.90; Mary Ball, 24.55; (tie) Marilyn Wortzman, Jim Easton, 19.35; Joanne LaFay, 14.81; Howard Foster, 13.53; Bert Feasley, 10.24.

1,500-2,500 Points – Pinky Regan, 29.62; Tova Reinhorn, 26.56; Paula Kotowski, 20.94; David Colligan, 15.65; Sandi England, 10.65; Joyce Greenspan, 10.16; Walt Olszewski, 9.90; Nancy Wolstoncroft, 7.07; Barbara Pieterse, 6.11; Martin Pieterse, 5.74.

2,500-3,500 Points – Fred Yellen, 47.96; Linda Burroughsford, 16.46; Art Morth, 4.06; Dale Anderson, 3.39; David Turner, 2.77; Pat Rasmus, 1.89; Joanne Kelley, 0.60.

3,500-5,000 Points – Donna Steffan, 42.18; John Ziemer, 39.11; Judy Graf, 34.08; Davis Heussler, 28.49; Mike Ryan, 25.53; Jim Gullo, 21.34; Martha Welte, 13.72; Judy Padgug, 11.20; Allen Beroza, 3.81; Chongmin Zhang, 1.77.

Over 5,000 Points – Bud Seidenberg, 50.45; Chris Urbanek, 41.95; Jay Levy, 35.70; Jay Costello, 30.46; Sharon Benz, 20.11; Dian Petrov, 17.65; Saleh Fetouh, 3.52; Kathy Pollock, 2.14.

• • •

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.

• • •

A Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has a career total of more than 2,970 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.