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.
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.
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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.
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