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.
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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. 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 $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. 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.
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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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