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.
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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.
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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
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 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.
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