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..
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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 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.
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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
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.
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.
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