The Finger Lakes Regional Tournament
begins Monday, Aug. 5, in
the Louis Wolk Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester, 1200
Edgewood Ave., Rochester, and continues through next Saturday, Aug. 10. For
more info, click this link.
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Congratulations to Glenn Milgrim, who earned the most
master points among Buffalo area players at the Summer NABC Tournament July 17
to 28 in Toronto. He won 74.46 points and was tied for 284th place.
Other local players bringing home
points from Toronto included Saleh Fetouh, 43.37; Davis Heussler, 30.01; David
Colligan, 25.83; Dian Petrov, 24.36; Linda Burroughsford, 9.24, and Ethan Xie,
6.82.
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Western New York Unit 116 has announced that it will hold its annual summer
picnic and game on Sunday, Aug. 25, in the Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens
St. off Exit 1 of the I-190. Lunch 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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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. Monday, Aug. 5, to 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 22 to July 28
ACBL Affiliated Clubs
Buffalo Bridge Center Monday
evening – 0-750
game online. Cynthia Tashjian and Candace Graser, 63.89%; (tie) Fran Schmidt
and Richard McGowan, Carol Licata and Larry Himelein, 57.41%; Jim and Michael
Hasset, 51.85%; Joyce Frayer and Ruth Nawotniak, 50%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday
morning – 0-1,600
game. North-south, Larry Himelein and David Schott, 61.51%; (tie) Paula Rosen
and Jim McClure, Maryann Szafran and Betty Metz, 52.78%; Joe Miranda and Fred
Hirsh, 51.98%; east-west, Ruth Nawotniak and Paul Zittel, 55.95%; Linda Milch
and Susan Cardamone, 51.59%; Ginger Maiman and Marcia Wright, 50%; Marilyn
Wortzman and Jim Easton, 49.21%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Wednesday morning – Open
game. Donna Steffan and Jim Gullo, 55%; (tie) Judy Graf and Fred Yellen, Nancy
Kessler and Paula Kotowski, 50%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Thursday morning – 0-2,000
game. Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 63.89%; Joanne Nover and Janet Desmon,
56.94%; Larry Himelein and David Schott, 55.56%; Jim McClure and Richard
McGowan, 54.17%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 50%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Friday
morning – Open
game. Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 57.14%; Paula Kotowski and Nancy
Wolstoncroft, 54.94%; Judy Graf and John Ziemer, 54.56%; Judy Padgug and Fred
Yellen, 53.37%; Donna Steffan and Jim Gullo, 51.99%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Sunday
afternoon – Open
game. (Tie) Martha Welte and Nancy Wolstoncroft, Chris Urbanek and Kamil
Bishara, 56.67%; (tie) Judy Padgug and Jim Gullo, Judy Graf and John Ziemer,
54.81%; Sue Neubecker and Jo Nasoff-Finton, 52.59%; Tova and Andrei Reinhorn,
51.48%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora
Wednesday morning – Open
game. Linda and Paul Zittel, 62.50%; Sandi England and Allen Beroza, 57.41%;
Joanne LaFay and Ilene Rothman, 56.94%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 55.09%; Joan
and Bob Ciszak, 48.15%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game online. Jeff Bender and Henry Chudy, 59.44%;
Rebecca Habel and JoAnn Olson, 56.11%; Ed Harman and Bob Ciszak, 53.89%; Sue
Manning and Sam Khayatt, 52.22%; Gary Keenan and Jim Hassett, 51.11%.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior Center Monday
afternoon – North-south,
Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 62%; Fritz Schweiger and Joe Huber, 55%;
east-west, Mary and Jim Atwood, 68%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Pat Radtke, 60%.
Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Joanne Biondo and Ron Fill, 59.7%; Ed and Mike Rupp, 56.9%; Judy White and Fritz Schweiger, 52.8%.
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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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