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I hate the concept. Life is worth far more than a chance. So, why did I employ it at the bridge table? At least, in my bridge version, I did have a 50% chance of survival, maybe 51!   ♠ A 10 8 ♥ A... read more here

                     Remembering Pete. The second session of the Young Cup Pairs took place at the Wellington Bridge Club on the evening of... read more here

as worn by Pete Benham. This article is dedicated to the late Pete Benham and is reproduced from a 2008 NZ National Congress Bulletin. It reflects the way Pete and his teammates played the game, very competitively but always with a sense of... read more here

Every Dog has its Day…but was this it? The answer to the above question maybe “no”, but maybe “yes”! Maybe!  This deal centres around a Michaels Cue-Bid and whether you are prepared to take what could be a... read more here

For Less Experienced Players. (it's Thursday)     Spot the Danger. If only our South had. Then, they would have recorded a plus score in their game contract. No overtricks, as you cannot always make them, especially when the... read more here

Jan Cormack. How High on Jan’s Day? Today’s "Jan’s Day" article features a classic “how high do you pre-empt” situation. Before we see the winning answer, we checked with our Panel some 45 years after the problem... read more here

 A decent minor hand!  It’s All About the Minors. Who cares about the major suits when you can play in a minor? The opposition have one major while the other one seems spread around the other three hands. We have those precious... read more here

            Help at hand. Discarding to a long suit can be, well may be, one of the most difficult and frustrating parts of the game. Sometimes your partner, even indirectly the declarer,... read more here

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For Less Experienced Players. Too Weak to Bid?             We will try, on Thursdays, to look at problems affecting our less experienced players. For many, every hand of 13 cards is a new... read more here

 Jan Cormack Timing: Looking Both Ways. As promised, we start our Wednesday “Jan’s Day” feature hand today. These articles featured in the New Zealand Women’s Weekly for about 10 years. They are fun and easy to read... read more here

                                  A Diamond in with your... read more here

The New Year’s honours announced today include that for “Mr Albert Archibald Jelley (Arch), as a Companion of New Zealand Order of Merit for services to athletics and the game of bridge”. Today is Arch’s day and not one to... read more here

Judy Holdom The Joy of Winning. It’s been quite a year for everyone. So, it is great to be able to finish it on a mainly positive and happy note, tinged like everything this year with a little sadness. Firstly, let’s look at our... read more here

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                              Too good to pass but nothing to say! The Christmas holidays have... read more here

2021 New Zealand National Bridge Congress At Lion Foundation Centre, Bay Park, Mount Maunganui, Tauranga    Saturday September 25th until Saturday October 2nd 2021 This is the new home of our National Bridge Congress. On behalf... read more here