The Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., off Exit 1 on the I-190, has started 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.
A regular schedule of in-person and online games can be found five days a week at the Bridge Center with special games on the weekends. Fee for face-to-face games is $8 for members and $11 for non-members. Membership is $75 per year. For more info, visitthe Buffalo Bridge Center websiteor call 716-424-0014.
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.
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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, 10 a.m. Kathy's Snowbird Game for players with fewer than 1.750 points. For more info on this game, call director Kathy Pollock or email BridgeKat@gmail.com.
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 Clubbegins 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 Niagarain 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 playin 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
Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 21, to Monday, May 27. For more info, click this link.
Niagara Sectional 0-750 Tournament – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, May 31, to Sunday, June 2. For more info, click this link.
Toronto 0-500 Sectional Tournament – Leaside Memorial Gardens, 1073 Millwood Road, Toronto, Ont. Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9. For more info, click this link.
District 5 STaC (Sectional Tournament at the Clubs) – Participating ACBL sanctioned clubs. Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16.
Unit 112 Intermediate/Novice Sectional – Temple B'Rith Kodesh and Perinton Community Center, 1350 Turk Hill Road, Fairport. Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester. Saturday, July 6, and Sunday, July 7. For more info, click this link.
Buffalo Summer Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off the I-190 at Exit 1. Friday, July 12, to Sunday, July 14.
North American Bridge Championships (NABC) – Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, 255 Front St. West, Toronto, Ont. Thursday, July 18, to Sunday, July 28. For more info, click this link.
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.
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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 May 6 to May 12
ACBL Affiliated Clubs
Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening –0-750 game online. Leslie Deich and Fran Holmes, 68.06%; Margaret Zhou and Joyce Frayer, 54.17%; Beth Whelan and Terry Camp, 51.39%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning –0-1,600 game. North-south, Brian Fleming and Dennis Daly, 57.14%; Joanne Nover and David Schott, 55.56%; Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 53.17%; Joyce Greenspan and Linda Zittel, 50.79%; east-west, Pat Haynes and Judy Zeckhauser, 62.70%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 60.32%; Linda Milch and Susan Cardamone, 53.97%; Paul Zittel and Ed Morgan, 53.17%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 52.78%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning –Open game. Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 64.58%; John Ziemer and Allen Beroza, 61.46%; Donna Steffan and Jay Levy, 53.13%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning –Kathy’s Snowbird Game. 0-1,750 game online. Richard McGowan and Jim McClure, 61.11%; Amy Habib and Jane Constantine, 59.72%; Susan Levy and Bill Noltee, 55.56%; Rajat Basu and John Bava, 51.39%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning –0-2,000 game. North-south, Joyce Greenspan and Sharon Wilcox, 62.50%; (tie) Joanne Nover and Sue Neubecker, Larry Himelein and David Schott, 58.75%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning –Open game. Donna Steffan and Bob Padgug, 59.52%; (3-way tie) Saleh Fetouh and Bud Seidenberg, Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, 53.57%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning –Open game. Pat Haynes and Joe Miranda, 62%; Jan and Carl Hasselback, 58%; Joanne LaFay and Linda Zittel, 53%; Sandi England and Paul Zittel, 51%.
Delaware Wednesday evening –0-2,000 game online. Maria Schory and Mike Metzger, 67.36%; Ed Harman and Bill Rich, 54.17%; Wanda Moorman and Donna Rait, 50.69%; Sushil Amlani and Walt Olszewski, 50%.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon –Shirley Magee and George Mayers, 56%; (tie) Ellen Lochead and Bill Westley, Jill and Bruce Brown, 54%; east-west, Nancy Wolstoncroft and Pat Radtke, 59%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 56%.
Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon –North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 65%; Tim Hartnett and David Young, 56%; east-west, Shrikant Joshi and Raj Puri, 66%; Pat Radtke and Bob Leuthe, 57%.
Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Dolores Bowker and Paul Morgante, 66.3%; Lynda Pettit and Kay Brinkman, 56.3%; Judy White and Fritz Schweiger, 50%.
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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Virtual Club Play
Jan. 1, 2024, to April 30, 2024
0-5 Points – Michael Rupp, 4.94; Maxine Seller, 0.59.
5-20 Points – Devon Marlette, 2.67; Fran Holmes, 1.97; Marie Aaron, 0.90; David Taylor, 0.45; Jeannine Dupuis, 0.16.
20-50 Points – Brian Fleming, 5.66; Ilene Rothman, 5.51; Maxine Johnson, 4.08; Kathleen Voigt, 3.32; Michel Dupuis, 2.86; Donna Starnes, 1.32; Karen Dearing, 1.13; Phyllis Stasiowski, 0.71.
50-100 Points – Maria Schory, 17.76; John Houghtaling, 9.64; Howard Epstein, 6.35; Cynthia Tashjian, 6.17; Mary Ellen Cotter, 5.38; Gary Keenan, 5.35; Mike Metzger, 5.32; Candace Graser, 4.86; Susan Burns, 4.72; Elaine Idzik, 4.29.
100-200 Points – Carol Licata, 12.84; Jim Hassett, 8.35; Fran Schmidt, 7.09; Jim Greno, 5.71; Betsy Greno, 5.26; Judith McDermid, 4.75; Joan Ciszak, 3.12; Susan Levy, 2.28; Janet Desmon, 1.99; Bill Noltee, 1.97.
200-300 Points – Maria Amlani, 23.36; Laura Houghtaling, 9.64; Patty Porter, 1.68.
300-500 Points –Pat Haynes, 11.40; Bob Ciszak, 8.64; Kusum Phadke, 7.25; Margaret Zhou, 5.08; Joanne Nover, 4 even; Jim McClure, 3.93; Ruth Nawotniak, 3.43; David Schott, 3.39.
500-1,000 Points – Martha Townson, 34.78; Terry Hamovitch, 24.76; Bram Hamovitch, 23.44; Sushil Amlani, 15.27; Ed Harman, 12.41; Joyce Frayer, 11.36; Larry Himelein, 9.71; (tie) Jasbeer Makhija, Violet Makhija, 9.03; Richard McGowan, 8.72.
1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Lanzo, 73.35; Vic Bergsten, 18.90; (tie) Jim Easton, Marilyn Wortzman, 6.25; Mary Ball, 4.63; Ed Rupp, 0.68; Bert Feasley, 0.67; Bob Kaprove, 0.56.
1,500-2,500 Points – Gay Simpson, 42.96; John Bava, 26.97; Walt Olszewski, 8.25; Rajat Basu, 4.78; Pinky Regan, 3.41; Sandi England, 2.72; Joyce Greenspan, 1.58; Paula Kotowski, 0.99; Nancy Kessler, 0.42.
2,500-3,500 Points – Art Morth, 9.13; Linda Burroughsford, 7.74; Dale Anderson, 0.98; Elaine Kurasiewicz, 0.33; Mike Silverman, 0.32; Bill Rushmore, 0.28.
3,500-5,000 Points – Davis Heussler, 10.14; Judy Padgug, 9.81; Ken Meier, 2.67; Barbara Libby, 2.38; Martha Welte, 0.28.
More than 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 58.38; Jay Levy, 10.70.
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The Duplicate Bridge columnis 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 onbuffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website. Another place to find it is on Dale Anderson’s bridge blog athttp://newsdupli.blogspot.com/
Deadline for submission of scores and notices is Tuesday night. Emaildanderson@buffnews.comordahotwings@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 adventureshere.
Email danderson@buffnews.com.
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