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Emphatic win at the National Swiss Pairs
17 Feb 2020
was 7NT the place to be? Emphatic Win at the National Swiss Pairs. The National Swiss Pairs took place at the Christchurch Bridge Club over the past week-end with 62 pairs coming from as far away as KeriKeri and Invercargill (though strangely... read more here
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Congratulations- To Our New Grand Masters
16 Feb 2020
Details here read more here
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National 15A Swiss Pairs Christchurch
14 Feb 2020
Link to Results read more here
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Tales of Akarana
14 Feb 2020
The “Obvious” Game Your partner opens clubs at the 1 level, showing some number of clubs between 2 and 13 and you hold a pretty flat, uninspiring “majorless” collection, an honour in each suit and a suit which barely... read more here
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The Bridge Zone Show - 082
12 Feb 2020
This week's show includes: It’s a numbers show today Who would have thought that we talk numbers so often ROTORUA TEAMS Grand slams for Africa at Rotorua – wow... read more here
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Auckland News with Douglas Russell
11 Feb 2020
Welcome back to your regular updates on happenings in the great big world of New Zealand Bridge, and Happy New Year to one and all. May you enjoy your (mis)adventures at the table in 2020. Of course, as this is the first report for this year,... read more here
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Play and Defend Better: for improving players
10 Feb 2020
Make Crime Pay. All the best bridge books (and probably some lesser ones too!) teach us how we should bid hands correctly, using tried and true methods. There can be no more” tried and true” convention than Blackwood, whichever form... read more here
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Tales of Akarana
7 Feb 2020
Bidding with and without support. Welcome back to another year of stories which emanate from the regular sessions at the Akarana Bridge Club in Auckland. There’s usually, well always, something of interest in the play or defence or the... read more here
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"Thanks, Teamies"
6 Feb 2020
Jo and Sam Simpson Jo and Sam Simpson have been selected to join Pat Carter-Julie Atkinson and Jenny Millington - Barry Jones in the New Zealand Mixed Team the World Championships in Italy in August. Naturally, they are... read more here
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NZ Mixed Team for 2020
5 Feb 2020
Congratulations and best wishes to the following players who will represent us at the World Teams Championships at Salsomaggiore, Italy in August 2020. Patrick Carter & Julie Atkinson Jenny Millington & Barry Jones Jo & Sam... read more here
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Play and Defend Better: for improving players
5 Feb 2020
Cutting down the Losers. When you are playing a suit contract, you must look at how many losers or possible losers you might have and then decide the best way to reduce that to a number where you can make your contract. When you are in 4 of a... read more here
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The Bridge Zone Radio Show - 081
5 Feb 2020
This week's show includes: Team Carter did it – they are off to Pizza land in August I chat with Barry and Judge Julie about the weekend’s tournament, the entry criteria, potential costs, how do... read more here
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New Zealand Mixed Trial
4 Feb 2020
The trial to select a Mixed Team to represent New Zealand at this year’s Mixed Team Championships in Italy took place at the Christchurch Bridge Club this past weekend, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The trial was a double... read more here
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All time Masterpoint Winners-
31 Jan 2020
Top 100 & top 200 lists updated read more here
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Announcement- Additional Tournament offering for 2020
31 Jan 2020
Bulletin- Additional Tournamant Offering 31 Jan.. read more here
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NZ Mixed Teams Trial- Chch Bridge Club 1-3 Feb 2020
31 Jan 2020
Good luck to every one participating in the Mixed Team selection trial in Christchurch Link to progress results read more here
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Auckland Solvers The Answers Part 2
29 Jan 2020
Welcome back to the second half of the Auckland Solvers problems. 10 problems came from one session of the Auckland New Year Pairs courtesy of Grant Jarvis. A panel of experts have given their views on what the best bid should be. Naturally, they... read more here
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Opportunity: Youth Programme Coordinator
29 Jan 2020
We are seeking someone to drive our youth strategy Information below Expressions of Interest Youth Programme.. read more here
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Play and Defend Better: for improving players revisited
29 Jan 2020
Another Duck! Lightning never strikes twice, does it? It sure does at the bridge table. same declarer same unusual situation same week same contract same lead… would that be 6 “same’s”? same result?... read more here
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The Bridge Zone Radio Show - 080
29 Jan 2020
This week's show includes: Barry dodged a bullet at Tauranga Teams We left him shaking in his boots Tauranga Mini Congress Results Waikato Bays Prov.... read more here
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Play and Defend Better: for improving players
28 Jan 2020
INTERESTING DEFENCE :INTERESTING PLAY We are going to give you a hand from the recent Tauranga Teams which produced interesting declarer play at one and equally interesting defence at another. Without further comment, it’s your lead to the... read more here
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Auckland Solvers - The Answers
22 Jan 2020
Grant Jarvis. It is about 6 years since we had a paper issue of New Zealand Bridge Magazine and in it a regular feature, Master Solvers Club, where a panel of expert players battled with some difficult bidding problems coming up with a variety of... read more here
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Play and Defend Better: for improving players
22 Jan 2020
A Good Question to Ask. Ask who? You are defending a game contract. You cannot skip off for a drink and find a helpful player to ask! You cannot ask partner. Declarer will not divulge! The only one you can ask is yourself! It is amazing how... read more here
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