The annual general meeting and game of ACBL Western New York Unit 116 will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Buffalo Bridge Center.
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Congratulations
to Saleh Fetouh, who won the most master points among Buffalo area players in
the Niagara Open Sectional Tournament Nov. 15 to 17 in Niagara-on-the-Lake,
Ont. He earned 19.42 points and was fifth overall. Also doing well were
Chongmin Zhang with 8.72 points and Davis Heussler and David Colligan, both
with 6.55.
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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. 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
District 5 STAC (Sectional
Tournament at the Clubs) – Participating
ACBL-sanctioned clubs. Monday, Dec. 9, to Sunday, Dec. 15.
Toronto Non-Life Master
Regional – Sheraton
Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Friday, Jan. 3, to Sunday, Jan. 5.
For more info, click this link.
Toronto New Year's Sectional – Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen St. West,
Toronto, Ont. Friday, Jan. 3, to Sunday, Jan. 5. For more info, click this link.
2025
Cleveland Rock & Roll
Regional – Embassy Suites
Hotel, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 8, to Sunday,
Jan. 12. For more info, click this link.
Niagara Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites, 327 Ontario
St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 7, to Sunday, Feb. 9.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St.,
Buffalo. Friday, March 28, to Sunday, March 30.
Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen St. West,
Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 15, to Sunday, April 20. For more info, click this
link.
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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 ACBL Live for Clubs
Week of Nov. 11 to Nov. 17
ACBL Affiliated Clubs
Buffalo Bridge Center Monday
evening – 0-750
game online. Carol Licata and Larry Himelein, 70.37%; Jeannine and Michel
Dupuis, 61.11%; Michael and Jim Hassett, 53.70%; Fran Schmidt and Richard
McGowan, 53.70%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday
morning – 0-1,600
game. North-south, Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 57.85%; Joanne Nover and
Larry Himelein, 57.84%; Betty Metz and John Brennan, 53.99%; Joyce Greenspan
and Audrey Ray, 53.07%; Pat Wolcott and Joe Miranda, 50.96%; east-west, Agi
Maisel and Pat Haynes, 61.19%; Ruth Nawotniak and Paul Zittel, 59.82%; Dennis
Daley and Brian Fleming, 53.23%; Carol Licata and Ilene Rothman, 46.98%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Wednesday morning – Open
game. Donna Steffan and Jay Levy, 64.58%; (3-way tie) Kamil Bishara and Fred
Yellen, Judy Graf and Jim Gullo, Davis Heussler and Howard Foster, 53.13%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. Larry Himelein and David Schott, 81.48%; Betty
Metz and Dennis Daly, 57.94%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 56.48%; Jim
McClure and Richard McGowan, 50.92%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Friday
morning – Open
game. (Tie) John Ziemer and Vic Bergsten, Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 56%; Jay
Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 55%; Martha Welte and Larry Abate, 52%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Sandi England and Walt Olszewski, 61.46%; Jan and Carl Hasselback, 60.42%; Linda Zittel and Joanne LaFay, 53.13%; Joan and Bob Ciszak, 50%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game online. Deborah Zimmerman and Tom Karnowski,
67.13%; Sue Manning and Sam Khayatt, 63.89%; Jim Lanzo and Bill Rich, 58.33%;
Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 56.25%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 50.23%;
Sherry Siegel and Gary Keenan, 50%.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, (Tie) Edna and Ron Fill, Walt Olszewski and Ed Drozen, 58%; east-west, Mary and Jim Atwood, 58%; Fritz Schweiger and Carol Neuhaus, 55%.
Tonawanda Senior Center
Wednesday afternoon – Susan and Harvey
Lichtblau, 75%; Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 59%.
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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Virtual Club Play
Jan. 1, 2024, to Oct. 31, 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, 15.26; Michel Dupuis, 10.76;
Ilene Rothman, 9.69; Maxine Johnson, 4.83; Kathleen Voigt, 3.80; Maureen Saab,
3.50; Donna Starnes, 2.22; Phyllis Stasiowski, 1.43; Karen Dearing, 1.33; Peggy
Stock, 0.42.
50-100 Points – Maria Schory, 34.71; Howard Epstein, 19.17;
Gary Keenan, 14.09; John Houghtaling, 13.42; Mike Metzger, 12.90; Cynthia
Tashjian, 10.30; Candace Graser, 8.99; Mary Ellen Cotter, 6.28; Susan Burns, 5.30;
Amy Habib, 4.62.
100-200 Points – Carol Licata, 21.14; Jim Hassett, 17.94;
Fran Schmidt, 11.70; Judith McDermid, 10.16; Jim Greno, 9.04; Joan Ciszak, 7.59;
Betsy Greno, 7.09; Susan Levy, 2.57; Janet Desmon, 1.99; Bill Noltee, 1.97;
Betty DeFeo, 1.66.
200-300 Points – Maria Amlani, 45.97; Laura Houghtaling, 13.42;
John Scott, 1.78; Patty Porter, 1.68.
300-500 Points – Kusum Phadke, 26.10; Pat Haynes, 17.72;
Bob Ciszak, 15.44; Margaret Zhou, 6.09; David Schott, 5.19; Jim McClure, 4.89;
Joanne Nover, 4 even; Ruth Nawotniak, 3.43.
500-1,000 Points – Martha Townson, 81.73; Terry Hamovitch, 55.61;
Bram Hamovitch, 54.29; Ed Harman, 22.21; Sushil Amlani, 22.16; Larry Himelein, 17.56;
Bill Rich, 16.90; Richard McGowan, 16.66; Joyce Frayer, 15.90; Diana Smith,
15.64.
1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Lanzo, 155.02; Vic Bergsten, 52.17;
(tie) Jim Easton, Marilyn Wortzman, 10.43; Mary Ball, 8.16; Bob Kaprove, 0.83; Ed
Rupp, 0.68; Bert Feasley, 0.67; Kamil Bishara, 0.60.
1,500-2,500 Points – John Bava, 41.04; Walt Olszewski, 14.11;
Pinky Regan, 10.02; 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, 15.65; 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, 20.96; Martha Welte, 10.29; Davis
Heussler, 10.14; Ken Meier, 4.75; Barbara Libby, 2.38; Chongmin Zhang, 1.88.
More than 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 98.76; Jay Levy, 38.66;
Dian Petrov, 5.75.
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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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