Duplicate Bridge: Jan. 4, 2025

 

Two concurrent tournaments – the Toronto Non-Life Master Regional and the Toronto New Year's Sectional – continue today, Saturday, Jan. 4, and Sunday, Jan. 5, in the Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. For more info on the Regional, click this link. More info on the Sectional is available at this link.

Another tournament popular with Buffalo players, the Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional, begins Wednesday, Jan. 8, in the Embassy Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. It continues through Sunday, Jan. 12. For more info, click this link.

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The Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., off Exit 1 of the I-190, offers a regular schedule of in-person and online games five days a week, with special games on the weekends, usually one each month. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-424-0014.

The Bridge Center reminds members that dues for 2025 are $80 and can be paid now, cash or check. Fee for games is $8 for members and $12 for non-members.

In case of heavy snow, the club abides by what the Buffalo Public Schools do. If the schools close, the club will be closed.

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 (BCON) 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.

BCON also has begun an affiliation with SE Club of Clubs Online Bridge Collective, which appears as SE Carolina on Bridge Base Online. Games run throughout the day. A full lineup of games can be seen at SE Carolina On-line Bridge.

• • •

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

2025

Toronto Non-Life Master Regional – Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Today, Saturday, Jan. 4, and Sunday, Jan. 5. For more info, click this link.

Toronto New Year's Sectional – Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Today, Saturday, Jan. 4, and Sunday, Jan. 5. For more info, click this link.

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. For more info, click this link.

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. 

Finger Lakes Regional – Louis Wolk Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Ave., Rochester. Tuesday, June 9, to Sunday, June 14.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, June 24, to Sunday, June 29. For more info, click this link.

South Western Ontario Regional – St. George Banquet Hall, 665 King St. North, Waterloo, Ont. Tuesday, July 1, to Sunday, July 6. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Summer Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., Buffalo. Friday, July 11, to Sunday, July 13.

Niagara 499er Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Center, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Aug. 15, to Sunday, Aug. 17.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center, 3579 Masonic Way, Pittsburgh, Pa. Wednesday, Aug. 27, to Monday, Sept. 1.

Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 6, and Sunday, Sept. 7.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., Buffalo. Friday, Sept. 12, to Sunday, Sept 14.

Buffalo Regional – Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga. Tuesday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 26.

Niagara Regional – Holiday Inn & Suites, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 11, to Sunday, Nov. 16.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Western New York Unit 116.

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 Dec. 23 to Dec. 29

ACBL Affiliated Clubs

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game online. Fran Schmidt and Richard McGowan, 63.89%; Randy Forrest and Wayne Leanza, 61.11%; Michel Dupuis and Gary Keenan, 50%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 60%; (tie) Judy Padgug and Fred Yellen, Davis Heussler and Howard Foster, 55%; Donna Steffan and Linda Burroughsford, 53%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Edna and Ron Fill, 58%; Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 53%; east-west, Mary and Jim Atwood, 59%; Midge Coates and Rob Buchanan, 51%.

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Midge Coates and Rob Buchanan, 63%; Mike and Ed Rupp, 54%; east-west, Mary and Jim Atwood, 60%; Carol Neuhaus and Fritz Schweiger, 51%. 

• • •

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 2,980 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.

Duplicate Bridge: Dec. 28, 2024

 

No game Wednesday at The Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., off Exit 1 of the I-190, because of the New Year’s Day holiday. Otherwise, the club offers a regular schedule of in-person and online games five days a week, with special games on the weekends, usually one each month. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-424-0014.

The Bridge Center reminds members that dues for 2025 are $80 and can be paid now, cash or check. Fee for games beginning Jan. 1 will be $8 for members and $12 for non-members.

In case of heavy snow, the club abides by what the Buffalo Public Schools do. If the schools close, the club will be closed.

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.

• • •

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.

• • •

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.

• • •

The Bridge Centre of Niagara (BCON) 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.

BCON also has begun an affiliation with SE Club of Clubs Online Bridge Collective, which appears as SE Carolina on Bridge Base Online. Games run throughout the day. A full lineup of games can be seen at SE Carolina On-line Bridge.

• • •

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. The Tonawanda Senior Center will not play on New Year's Day. 

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Tournament calendar

2025

Toronto Non-Life Master Regional – Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Next 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. Next Friday, Jan. 3, to Sunday, Jan. 5. For more info, click this link.

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. 

Finger Lakes Regional – Louis Wolk Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Ave., Rochester. Tuesday, June 9, to Sunday, June 14.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, June 24, to Sunday, June 29. For more info, click this link.

South Western Ontario Regional – St. George Banquet Hall, 665 King St. North, Waterloo, Ont. Tuesday, July 1, to Sunday, July 6. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Summer Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., Buffalo. Friday, July 11, to Sunday, July 13.

Niagara 499er Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Center, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Aug. 15, to Sunday, Aug. 17.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center, 3579 Masonic Way, Pittsburgh, Pa. Wednesday, Aug. 27, to Monday, Sept. 1.

Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 6, and Sunday, Sept. 7.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., Buffalo. Friday, Sept. 12, to Sunday, Sept 14.

Buffalo Regional – Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga. Tuesday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 26.

Niagara Regional – Holiday Inn & Suites, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 11, to Sunday, Nov. 16.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Western New York Unit 116.

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 Dec. 16 to Dec. 22

ACBL Affiliated Clubs

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game online. Fran Schmidt and Richard McGowan, 66.67%; Karen Dearing and Joyce Frayer, 62.04%; Fran Holmes and Leslie Deich, 59.26%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 67.20%; Ilene Rothman and Carol Licata, 57.20%; Jeannine Dupuis and Joyce Frayer, 53.40%; Brian Fleming and Dennis Daly, 52.50%; (tie) Betty Metz and John Brennan, Judy Zeckhauser and Pat Haynes, 50.80%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. Maryann Szafran and Pat Haynes, 62.50%; (tie) Joanne Nover and David Schott, Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 60%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 63%; Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 57%; Davis Heussler and Fred Yellen, 51%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Mary Terrana and Gordon Crone, 56.55%; Maureen Cancilla and Kathy Donnelly, 55.95%; Linda and Paul Zittel, 55.36%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game online. Richard Berger and Richard Burkhart, 64.44%; Richard McGowan and Bill Rich, 59.44%; Wendy Zimman-Smith and Cookie Melanson, 56.11%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 55.56%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 68%; Joe Huber and Fritz Schweiger, 52%; east-west, Nancy Wolstoncroft and Pat Radtke, 61%; Dan Blatz and Bruce Brown, 59%.

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 57%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Rolene Pozarny, 54%; east-west, Ruth Nowatniak and Bill Rogers, 63%; Karen Synor and Jeff Peters, 56%.

Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Ed and Mike Rupp, 65.2%; Judy White and Fritz Schweiger, 58.3%; Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 51.4%.

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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Play in All Venues

Jan. 1, 2024, to Nov. 30, 2024

0-5 Points – Mike Rupp, 7.32; John Brennan, 3.09; Alice Cooley, 2.56; Cathy Hetzler, 2.02; Elaine Rinfrette, 0.66; Maxine Seller, 0.59.

5-20 Points – Zakie Nohra, 14.89; Dennis Daly, 13.37; Fran Holmes, 6.91; Anthony Girasole, 6.38; Jeannine Dupuis, 4.44; Barbara Kaye, 3.43; Devon Marlette, 3.07; Joan Nigrelli, 1.84; Chris-Elaine Santilli, 1.79; Bill Duax, 1.65; Shrikant Joshi, 1.12; (tie) Melanie Skalski, Carol Li, 0.92; Marie Aaron, 0.90.

20-50 Points – Brian Fleming, 31.80; Ilene Rothman, 26.74; Michel Dupuis, 12.64; Molly Morris, 10.34; Donna Starnes, 8.73; Pepe Justicia-Linde, 7.97; Kathleen Voigt, 6.35; Phyllis Stasiowski, 5.53; Gini Sicignano, 5.48; Maxine Johnson, 4.83.

50-100 Points – Maria Schory, 34.71; Howard Epstein, 28.93; Mike Meacham, 19.32; John Houghtaling, 17.96; Susan Cardamone, 16.26; Gary Keenan, 15.52; Maureen Cancilla, 13.63; Mike Metzger, 12.90; Cynthia Tashjian, 12.24; Candace Graser, 10.48.

100-200 Points – Carol Licata, 39.65; Jim Hassett, 20.47; Joan Ciszak, 15.04; Fran Schmidt, 13.62; Betty DeFeo, 13.49; Judith McDermid, 11.64; Jim Greno, 9.04; Susan Levy, 7.72; Betsy Greno, 7.09; Janet Desmon, 3.95; Tiger Li, 3.82.

200-300 Points – Maria Amlani, 58.13; David Whitt, 29.94; Ethan Xie, 17.98; Laura Houghtaling, 17.96; John Scott, 5.25; Judy Babat, 5.15; Barbara Scott, 3.47; Laurie Foster, 3.32; Patty Porter, 1.68; Stuart Caswell, 0.75; John Fiegl, 0.58.

300-500 Points – Pat Haynes, 91.53; David Schott, 91.95; Joanne Nover, 65.70; Jim McClure, 31.30; Linda Milch, 29.89; Kusum Phadke, 29.43; Ruth Nawotniak, 23.77; Bob Ciszak, 23.11; Margaret Zhou, 21.39; Maryann Szafran, 19.12.

500-1,000 Points – Larry Himelein, 152.79; Martha Townson, 105.11; Terry Hamovitch, 71.66; Bram Hamovitch, 70.34; Joyce Frayer, 62.52; Linda Zittel, 53.02; Paul Zittel, 52.31; Mary Terrana, 46.83; Andrei Reinhorn, 43.89; Gordon Crone, 42.11.

1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Lanzo, 200.25; Kamil Bishara, 151.45; Vic Bergsten, 75.50; Mary Ball, 61.34; Betty Metz, 48.72; (tie) Marilyn Wortzman, Jim Easton, 47.72; Sue Neubecker, 44.45; Terry Fraas, 43.69; Joanne LaFay, 36.68.

1,500-2,500 Points – David Colligan, 89.59; John Bava, 57.27; Tova Reinhorn, 48.90; Pinky Regan, 50.21; Paula Kotowski, 46.92; Walt Olszewski, 36.79; Joyce Greenspan, 27.89; Sandi England, 27.17; Rajat Basu, 24.69; Judy Kaprove, 12.89.

2,500-3,500 Points – Linda Burroughsford, 193.33; Fred Yellen, 90.81; Art Morth, 31.42; Bill Rushmore, 21.95; Dale Anderson, 20.52; David Turner, 10.54; Mike Silverman, 9.07; Elaine Kurasiewicz, 6.05; Pat Rasmus, 1.89; Joanne Kelley, 1.71.

3,500-5,000 Points – Davis Heussler, 256.89; John Ziemer, 88.99; Donna Steffan, 82.54; Judy Graf, 69.64; Judy Padgug, 56.53; Chongmin Zhang, 51.97; Martha Welte, 49.31; Jim Gullo, 42.19; Mike Ryan, 36.31; Brian Meyer, 7.88.

More than 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 960.74; Jay Levy, 159.73; Chris Urbanek, 156.62; Glenn Milgrim, 141.78; Dian Petrov, 112.58; Bud Seidenberg, 104.96; Jay Costello, 80.69; Kathy Pollock, 64.27; Sharon Benz, 27.77; Dan Gerstman, 7.88.

• • •

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.

• • •

A Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has a career total of more than 2,980 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.

Duplicate Bridge: Dec. 21, 2024

 

There’s a Christmas Day game on Wednesday, Dec. 25, at the Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., off Exit 1 of the I-190. Refreshments at 11:15 a.m., game at 11:45. Pre-registration required. Sign up at the club or with Andrei Reinhorn at 716-390-8857, email reinhorna@gmail.com..

• • •

The Buffalo Bridge Center offers a regular schedule of in-person and online games five days a week, with special games on the weekends, usually one each month. Fee for face-to-face games is $8 for members and $11 for non-members until the end of the year. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-424-0014.

The Bridge Center reminds members that dues for 2025 are $80 and can be paid now, cash or check. Fee for games next year will be $8 for members and $12 for non-members.

In case of heavy snow, the club abides by what the Buffalo Public Schools do. If the schools close, the club will be closed.

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.

• • •

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.

• • •

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.

• • •

The Bridge Centre of Niagara (BCON) 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.

BCON also has begun an affiliation with SE Club of Clubs Online Bridge Collective, which appears as SE Carolina on Bridge Base Online. Games run throughout the day. A full lineup of games can be seen at SE Carolina On-line Bridge.

• • •

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.

• • •

Tournament calendar

2025

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.

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. 

Finger Lakes Regional – Louis Wolk Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Ave., Rochester. Tuesday, June 9, to Sunday, June 14.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, June 24, to Sunday, June 29. For more info, click this link.

South Western Ontario Regional – St. George Banquet Hall, 665 King St. North, Waterloo, Ont. Tuesday, July 1, to Sunday, July 6. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Summer Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., Buffalo. Friday, July 11, to Sunday, July 13.

Niagara 499er Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Center, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Aug. 15, to Sunday, Aug. 17.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center, 3579 Masonic Way, Pittsburgh, Pa. Wednesday, Aug. 27, to Monday, Sept. 1.

Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 6, and Sunday, Sept. 7.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., Buffalo. Friday, Sept. 12, to Sunday, Sept 14.

Buffalo Regional – Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga. Tuesday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 26.

Niagara Regional – Holiday Inn & Suites, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 11, to Sunday, Nov. 16.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Western New York Unit 116.

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 Dec. 9 to Dec. 15

ACBL Affiliated Clubs

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game online. Terry Camp and Michel Dupuis, 59.03%; Laura and John Houghtaling, 58.33%; Myra Goldberg and Sherrill Werblood, 56.25%; Fran Schmidt and Richard McGowan, 52.78%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-south, Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 62.98%; Ilene Rothman and Carol Licata, 60.04%; Joanne Nover and David Schott, 58.26%; Ruth Nawotniak and Paul Zittel, 51.29%; east-west, Joyce Greenspan and Joe Miranda, 58.14%; Pat Haynes and Agi Maisel, 57.02%; Linda Milch and Susan Cardamone, 51.66%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. John Ziemer and Mike Ryan, 70%; (tie) Kamil Bishara and Bud Seidenberg, Donna Steffan and Jay Levy, 55%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. Club closed due to snow.

Buffalo Bridge Center Saturday afternoon – Open game. John Ziemer and Vic Bergsten, 63.70%; Howard Foster and Davis Heussler, 62.22%; Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 61.11%; Sushil Amlani and David Schott, 57.41%; Ed Harman and Jim Lanzo, 55.19%; Terry Fraas and Kathy Majewski, 53.33%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Sandi England and Paul Zittel, 72.50%; Joanne LaFay and Barbara Booi, 60%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game online. Ed Harman and Bill Rich, 56.94%; Joan and Bob Ciszak, 55.56%; (tie) Robert Betts and Ron Lawrence, Paul Zittel and Jim Lanzo, 54.86%; Deborah Zimmermann and Tom Karnowski, 53.47%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 72%; Joe Huber and Fritz Schweiger, 51%; east-west, Elaine Wegrzyn and James Cook, 54%; Jill and Bruce Brown, 53%.

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 67%; Mike and Ed Rupp, 60%; east-west, Linda Milch and Paula Rosen, 64%; Mary and Jim Atwood, 58%.

Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Judy White and Fritz Schweiger, 57.5%; Midge Coates and Rob Buchanan, 56.2%.

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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Virtual Club Play

Jan. 1, 2024, to Nov. 30, 2024

0-5 Points – Michael Rupp, 4.94; Maxine Seller, 0.59; Joan Warren, 0.32.

5-20 Points – Fran Holmes, 6.91; Devon Marlette, 2.67; Jeannine Dupuis, 1.06; Marie Aaron, 0.90; David Taylor, 0.67.

20-50 Points – Brian Fleming, 16.66; Michel Dupuis, 12.64; Ilene Rothman, 9.69; Maxine Johnson, 4.83; Kathleen Voigt, 4.33; Maureen Saab, 3.50; Donna Starnes, 2.22; Karen Dearing, 1.67; Phyllis Stasiowski, 1.43; Peggy Stock, 0.42.

50-100 Points – Maria Schory, 34.71; Howard Epstein, 21.06; Gary Keenan, 15.52; John Houghtaling, 14.63; Mike Metzger, 12.90; Cynthia Tashjian, 12.24; Candace Graser, 10.48; Susan Burns, 6.74; Mary Ellen Cotter, 6.28; Elaine Idzik, 5.53; Amy Habib, 5.18.

100-200 Points – Carol Licata, 23.06; Jim Hassett, 20.47; Fran Schmidt, 13.62; 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, 49.55; Laura Houghtaling, 14.63; John Scott, 1.78; Patty Porter, 1.68.

300-500 Points – Kusum Phadke, 28.10; Pat Haynes, 18.76; Bob Ciszak, 15.66; David Schott, 6.61; Margaret Zhou, 6.09; Jim McClure, 4.89; Joanne Nover, 4.40; Ruth Nawotniak, 3.88.

500-1,000 Points – Martha Townson, 90.39; Terry Hamovitch, 59.53; Bram Hamovitch, 58.21; Sushil Amlani, 24.17; Ed Harman, 23.81; Larry Himelein, 20.90; Bill Rich, 18.70; Joyce Frayer, 18.41; Richard McGowan, 17.40; Diana Smith, 15.64.

1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Lanzo, 173.93; Vic Bergsten, 58.08; (tie) Jim Easton, Marilyn Wortzman, 11.47; Mary Ball, 9.88; 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, 14.78; Pinky Regan, 10.82; Rajat Basu, 7.26; Sandi England, 2.99; Paula Kotowski, 2.11; Joyce Greenspan, 1.58; Nancy Kessler, 1.54.

2,500-3,500 Points – Art Morth, 16.77; 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, 11.79; Davis Heussler, 10.14; Ken Meier, 6.40; Barbara Libby, 2.38; Chongmin Zhang, 1.88.

More than 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 102.29; Jay Levy, 42.31; 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.

 

 

Duplicate Bridge: Dec. 14, 2024

 

The last special game of the year at Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., off Exit 1 of the I-190, will be held today, Saturday, Dec. 14. Refreshments at noon, play begins at 12:30 p.m. It’s a StaC (Sectional Tournament at the Clubs) game, awarding silver master points. For partnerships, call Pat Haynes 716-202-1155 or email phaynes508@roadrunner.com.

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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, usually one each month. Fee for face-to-face games is $8 for members and $11 for non-members until the end of the year. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-424-0014.

The Bridge Center reminds members that dues for 2025 are $80 and can be paid starting Dec. 1, cash or check. Fee for games next year will be $8 for members and $12 for non-members.

In other notices, the club once again will offer a game on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. Refreshments at 11:15 a.m., game at 11:45. Pre-registration required. Sign up at the club or with Andrei Reinhorn at 716-390-8857, email reinhorna@gmail.com.

In case of heavy snow, the club abides by what the Buffalo Public Schools do. If they close, the club will be closed.

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 (BCON) 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.

BCON also has begun an affiliation with SE Club of Clubs Online Bridge Collective, which appears as SE Carolina on Bridge Base Online. Games run throughout the day. A full lineup of games can be seen at SE Carolina On-line Bridge.

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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. Today, Saturday, Dec. 14, and Sunday, Dec. 15.

2025

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.

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. 

Finger Lakes Regional – Louis Wolk Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Ave., Rochester. Tuesday, June 9, to Sunday, June 14.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, June 24, to Sunday, June 29. For more info, click this link.

South Western Ontario Regional – St. George Banquet Hall, 665 King St. North, Waterloo, Ont. Tuesday, July 1, to Sunday, July 6. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Summer Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., Buffalo. Friday, July 11, to Sunday, July 13.

Niagara 499er Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Center, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Aug. 15, to Sunday, Aug. 17.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center, 3579 Masonic Way, Pittsburgh, Pa. Wednesday, Aug. 27, to Monday, Sept. 1.

Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 6, and Sunday, Sept. 7.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., Buffalo. Friday, Sept. 12, to Sunday, Sept 14.

Buffalo Regional – Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga. Tuesday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 26.

Niagara Regional – Holiday Inn & Suites, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 11, to Sunday, Nov. 16.

 

 

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Western New York Unit 116.

The Airport Bridge Club, which continues to be on hiatus, does not have a website. For info, call 716-603-6943.

• • •

Duplicate scores from ACBL Live for Clubs

Week of Dec. 2 to Dec. 8

ACBL Affiliated Clubs

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game online. Anne Slater and Cynthia Tashjian, 56.94%; (tie) Joyce Frayer and Karen Dearing, Jim and Michael Hassett, 52.78%; Carol Licata and Larry Himelein, 50%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-south, Joyce Greenspan and Audrey Ray 64.93%; Ruth Nawotniak and Paul Zittel, 59.72%; Pat Haynes and Judy Zeckhauser, 55.56%; Joanne Nover and David Schott, 50.69%; east-west, Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 65.63%; Carol Licata and Ilene Rothman, 61.81%; Mary Ball and Pat Wolcott, 52.78%; Bonnie Clement and Larry Himelein, 51.74%; Sharon Wilcox and Anthony Girasole, 51.04%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. Closed due to snow.   

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Sandi England and Larry Abbate, 60.42%; Donna Steffan and Kamil Bishara, 55.21%; (tie) Judy Gray and Mike Ryan, John Ziemer and Vic Bergsten, 51.04%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Saturday afternoon – Unit 116 annual meeting. Open game. North-south, Judie Bailey and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 57.65%; Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 56%; Betty Metz and Paul Zittel, 54.58%; Sharon Benz and Elaine Kurasiewicz, 54.58%; Florence Boyd and Dale Anderson, 53.65%; Terry Fraas and Cathy Majewski, 53.36%; east-west, Jay Levy and Fred Yellen, 63.66%; Ruth Wurster and Sharon Wilcox, 56.38%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 52.70%; Larry Abate and Rajat Basu, 49.82%; Nancy Kessler and Paula Kotowski, 49.04%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Linda and Paul Zittel, 57.50%; (tie) Joan and Bob Ciszak, Ruth Wurster and Alex Ivanov, 55%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game online. Walt Olszewski and Jim Lanzo, 65%; Beena Deshmukh and Bill Rich, 58.69%; Sue Manning and Sam Khyatt, 56.11%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 53.89%; Teresa McIntyre and Bruce Wachsman, 53.33%; Jim Hassett and Terry Camp, 52.22%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Jill and Bruce Brown, 59%; Joe Huber and Fritz Schweiger, 51%; east-west, Nancy Wolstoncroft and Pat Radtke, 62%; Shirley Cassety and Jeff Peters, 53%.

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Nancy Wolstoncroft and Rolene Pozarny, 58%; Ed Drozen and Walt Olszewski, 57%; east-west, Midge Coates and Rob Buchanan, 62%; Rich Kayton and Ted Kotlarz, 58%.

Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 64.5%; Judy White and Fritz Schweiger, 47.5%.

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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Club Play

Jan. 1, 2024, to Nov. 30, 2024

0-5 Points – John Brennan, 3.09; Cathy Hetzler, 2.02; Alice Cooley, 1.93; Elaine Rinfrette, 0.86.

5-20 Points – Dennis Daly, 12.56; Zakie Nohra, 9.09; Anthony Girasole, 6.38; Barbara Kaye, 3.43; Jeannine Dupuis, 3.38; Joan Nigrelli, 1.84; Chris-Elaine Santilli, 1.79; Bill Duax, 1.65; Devon Marlette, 0.40.

20-50 Points – Ilene Rothman, 14.70; Brian Fleming, 14.33; Molly Morris, 8.84; Pepe Justicia-Linde, 7.97; Donna Starnes, 6.51; Gini Sicignano, 5.48; Phyllis Stasiowski, 4.10; Helen Scott, 3.65; Peggy Mead, 3.06; Kathleen Voigt, 2.02.  

50-100 Points – Susan Cardamone, 15.04; Maureen Cancilla, 13.63; Mike Meacham, 11.57; Howard Epstein, 3.86; John Houghtaling, 3.33; Jo Ann Smith, 3.25; Elaine Idzik, 3.12; Nancy Deneen, 1.94; Cherry Searle, 1.31; Anne Slater, 0.81; Darwin Skalski, 0.78.

100-200 Points – Carol Licata, 14.52; Betty DeFeo, 7.06; Joan Ciszak, 5.53; Susan Levy, 4.03; Janet Desmon, 1.96; Tom England, 1.54; Tiger Li, 0.78.

200-300 Points – David Whitt, 12.67; Ethan Xie, 5.53; Judith Babat, 4.03; Laura Houghtaling, 3.33; Laurie Foster, 3.32; (tie) Barbara Scott and John Scott, 1.87; Maria Amlani, 1.41; John Fiegl, 0.58; Jane Roberts, 0.56.

300-500 Points – David Schott, 52.90; Joanne Nover, 44.64; Pat Haynes, 44.14; Linda Milch, 26.72; Jim McClure, 24.46; Maryann Szafran, 18.58; Ruth Nawotniak, 17.65; Agi Maisel, 14.29; Judy Zeckhauser, 10.45; Margaret Zhou, 10.35.

500-1,000 Points – Larry Himelein, 59.42; Paul Zittel, 39.05; Andrei Reinhorn, 37.09; Linda Zittel, 37.06; Joe Miranda, 31.25; Joyce Frayer, 30.50; Mary Terrana, 24.33; Paula Rosen, 22.90 Gordon Crone, 22.13; Jo Nasoff-Finton, 20.36.

1,000-1,500 Points – Kamil Bishara, 47.79; Betty Metz, 44.99; Sue Neubecker, 36.14; Mary Ball, 34.97; Terry Fraas, 32.50; (tie) Marilyn Wortzman, Jim Easton, 30.65; Joanne LaFay, 25.99; Howard Foster, 17.74; Bob Kaprove, 11.55.

1,500-2,500 Points – Tova Reinhorn, 40.64; Pinky Regan, 39.39; Paula Kotowski, 34.18; Sandi England, 19.82; Joyce Greenspan, 19.08; David Colligan, 18.01; Walt Olszewski, 14.29; Barbara Pieterse, 7.24; Nancy Wolstoncroft, 7.07; Martin Pieterse, 6.87; Nancy Kessler, 5.37.

2,500-3,500 Points – Fred Yellen, 71.21; Linda Burroughsford, 33.13; Art Morth, 6.14; David Turner, 5.54; Dale Anderson, 5.50; Pat Rasmus, 1.89; Joanne Kelley, 1.71.

3,500-5,000 Points – John Ziemer, 60.43; Donna Steffan, 56.03; Judy Graf, 54.61; Davis Heussler, 49.78; Jim Gullo, 31.41; Mike Ryan, 26.24; Martha Welte, 23.77; Judy Padgug, 23.19; Chongmin Zhang, 4.20; Allen Beroza, 3.81.

Over 5,000 Points – Bud Seidenberg, 69.12; Chris Urbanek, 60.10; Jay Levy, 48.57; Jay Costello, 45.26; Sharon Benz, 26.51; Dian Petrov, 17.65; Kathy Pollock, 5.02; Saleh Fetouh, 3.52.

• • •

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.

• • •

A Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has a career total of more than 2,980 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.