The Buffalo Spooktacular Regional Tournament opens Monday, Oct. 21, in Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst, and continues there through Friday, Oct. 25. Pairs games and team games begin at 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily. Next Saturday, the tournament goes virtual, with open games online at 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. for District 5 (Buffalo, Cleveland and Pittsburgh) players only. For more info, click this link.
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No games this coming week at the
Buffalo Bridge Center, 60
Dingens St., off Exit 1 of the I-190, because of the regional tournament. Games
there resume on Monday, Oct. 28.
The 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.
Lessons for beginners are being held at the Buffalo
Bridge Center from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays. For
more information, call Ruth Nawotniak at 716-949-7574 or email ruth2250@outlook.com.
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 and Friday, a beginner game with a mini-lesson at 6 p.m. Monday, mentoring
at 1 p.m. Tuesdays (register by 9 p.m. Sunday), a 299er game at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday (pre-registration requested); and a 999er game at 1 p.m. Thursday.
The club currently hosts two virtual
games on Bridge Base Online. There’s one for players with fewer than 750 points
at 10 a.m. Tuesdays, 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
Rochester October Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo
Road, Rochester. Today, 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 Oct. 7 to Oct. 13
ACBL Affiliated Clubs
Buffalo Bridge Center Monday
evening – 0-750
game online. Michel Dupuis and Gary Keenan, 60.42%; Carol Licata and Larry
Himelein, 56.94%; Michael and Jim Hassett, 56.25%; Carolyn Sue Adams and Susan
Pretel, 55.56%; Margaret Zhou and Joyce Frayer, 53.47%; Laura and John
Houghtaling, 52.08%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday
morning – 0-1,600
game. North-south, Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 60.71%; Jim McClure and
Richard McGowan, 57.14$; Fred Hirsh and Joe Miranda, 52.38%; east-west, Linda
Milch and Linda Zittel, 63.49%; Ruth Nawotniak and Betty Metz, 58.33%; Larry
Himelein and David Schott, 57.54%; Carol Licata and Ilene Rothman, 55.56%;
Joyce Greenspan and Audrey Ray, 51.19%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Wednesday morning – Open
game. Judy Graf and Jim Gullo, 66.67%; Chris Urbanek and Bud Seidenberg,
56.55%; Betty Metz and Andrei Reinhorn, 51.79%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. Jo Nasoff-Finton and Sue
Neubecker, 61.76%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 60.71%; Paula Rosen and Jim
McClure, 59.38%; Paula Kotowski and Walt Olszewski, 54.92%; Tova Reinhorn and
Agi Maisel, 52.83%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Friday
morning – Open
game. Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 62%; Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara,
59%; (tie) Larry Abate and Martha Welte, Linda Burroughsford and Judy Graf, 47%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Sunday
afternoon – Open
game. Terry Fraas and Cathy Majewski, 61.98%; Judy Graf and John Ziemer,
58.85%; Pat Haynes and David Whitt, 50%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora
Wednesday morning – Open
game. North-south, Pat Haynes and Joe Miranda, 53.98%; Jim Lanzo and Gene
Giorgini, 53.65%; Linda Zittel and Joanne LaFay, 52.26%; Nancy Kessler and
Paula Kotowski, 51.14%; Ann and Joe Williams, 50.36%; east-west, Mary Terrana
and Gordon Crone, 65.80%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 60.18%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game online. Walt Olszewski and Sushil Amlani,
59.26%; Paul Zittel and Jim Lanzo, 55.56%; Ed Harman and Bill Rich, 52.78%;
Terry Camp and Wendy Zimman-Smith, 51.85%; Henry Chudy and Jeff Bender, 50.93%.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior Center Monday
afternoon – North-south,
Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 61%; Cindy Darone and Rich Kayton, 55%;
east-west, David Young and Tim Hartnett, 56%; Jack Cukierman and Melvyn
Mesnekoff, 55%.
Amherst Senior Center Friday
afternoon – North-south,
Nancy Wolstoncroft and Dan Blatz, 61%; Jill and Bruce Brown, 56%; east-west,
Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 63%; Elaine Wegrzyn and Bill Westley, 59%.
Tonawanda Senior Center
Wednesday afternoon – Joanne Biondo and Ron
Fill, 56.9%; Midge Coates and Rob Buchanan, 54.2%; Ed and Mike Rupp, 52.8%.
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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Virtual Club Play
Jan. 1, 2024, to Sept. 30, 2024
0-5 Points – Michael Rupp, 4.94; Maxine Seller, 0.59.
5-20 Points – Fran Holmes, 6.91; Devon Marlette, 2.67;
Marie Aaron, 0.90; David Taylor, 0.67; Jeannine Dupuis, 0.16.
20-50 Points – Brian Fleming, 14,74; Ilene Rothman, 9.33;
Michel Dupuis, 8.82; Maxine Johnson, 4.08; Maureen Saab, 3.50; Kathleen Voigt,
3.32; Donna Starnes, 2.22; Phyllis Stasiowski, 1.43; Karen Dearing, 1.33.
50-100 Points – Maria Schory, 31.97; Howard Epstein, 17.11;
Gary Keenan, 12.15; John Houghtaling, 11.35; Mike Metzger, 10.16; Cynthia
Tashjian, 10.13; Candace Graser, 8.82; Mary Ellen Cotter, 6.28; Susan Burns,
4.72; Elaine Idzik, 4.51; Amy Habib, 4.28.
100-200 Points – Carol Licata, 20.22; Jim Hassett, 15.95; Fran
Schmidt, 10.77; Judith McDermid, 10.16; Jim Greno, 9.04; Joan Ciszak, 7.59; Betsy
Greno, 7.09; Susan Levy, 2.28; Janet Desmon, 1.99; Bill Noltee, 1.97; Betty
DeFeo, 1.66.
200-300 Points – Maria Amlani, 43.13; Laura Houghtaling, 11.35;
John Scott, 1.76; Patty Porter, 1.68.
300-500 Points – Kusum Phadke, 22.93; Pat Haynes, 17 even;
Bob Ciszak, 14.58; 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, 76.11; Terry Hamovitch, 47.28;
Bram Hamovitch, 45.96; Sushil Amlani, 21.52; Ed Harman, 21.01; Larry Himelein, 16.28;
Bill Rich, 15.52; Richard McGowan, 15.45; Brian Block, 14.78; Joyce Frayer, 14.46.
1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Lanzo, 144.59; Vic Bergsten, 50.26;
(tie) Jim Easton, Marilyn Wortzman, 10.14; Mary Ball, 6.72; Bob Kaprove, 0.83; Ed
Rupp, 0.68; Bert Feasley, 0.67; Kamil Bishara, 0.60.
1,500-2,500 Points – John Bava, 40.20; Walt Olszewski, 13.47;
Pinky Regan, 9.70; 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, 14.60; 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, 20.76; Davis Heussler, 10.14;
Martha Welte, 8.79; Ken Meier, 3.42; Barbara Libby, 2.38; Chongmin Zhang, 1.88.
More than 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 95.35; Jay Levy, 26.97;
Dian Petrov, 3.85.
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The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by Buffalo News
Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version stopped appearing Saturdays in
The 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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