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The Bowl at Lyon
20 Aug 2017
WE DID IT How wonderful to be proved wrong. We seemed a long way off making the quarter-final stage of the Bermuda Bowl.... but our Open Team did it. Read on and see how dramatically close it was. Open ... read more here
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Newsletters from Chairperson Alan Dormer
18 Jul 2017
Newsletter No 5 added 18 August 2017 read more here
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The Bowl at Lyon
19 Aug 2017
Hindsight is a wonderful thing to have. At the start of Day 6, our Open Team would need about 40vp from Day 6 to stay competitive for the top 8. Read on to see if they could achieve that on a day of three very hard matches. ... read more here
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TALES OF AKARANA
18 Aug 2017
Play Low, Low and Low Again With plenty of action from Lyon at present and a quiet night at Akarana, here is a little story involving some unusual happenings in the spade suit. The first was in the bidding. You are sitting there as West and... read more here
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The Bowl at Lyon
18 Aug 2017
Our Open Team started the day against top placed Sweden. A really bloody board helped one of these countries to score an excellent win. See if you would have avoided going for -1100. Open ... read more here
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Central Districts' News with George MacLachlan
17 Aug 2017
Val Gardiner returned to her home town to win the Wanganui Open with fellow Aucklander Michael Whibley. They were first in each of the early sessions but had a slightly nervous third session .. but had enough in reserve to hold off the... read more here
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The Bowl at Lyon
17 Aug 2017
Lyon – Day 4 Among the interestingly shaped hands today was a powerful 7-5 in the reds and a blockbuster 4-9 in the majors. If you like that kind of excitement, then the South seat is where you should be! Open... read more here
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The Bowl at Lyon
16 Aug 2017
Lyon – Day 3. Life in the nervy 5 level....a hand with 2 x 6 card suits....and some more freaky slams. Some good news....and less good news re our three teams in France.... read more here
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PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
15 Aug 2017
The Best of All Worlds Signalling…easier to give than to interpret. “How could I realise that the 7 was your lowest heart?” exclaimed a frustrated player after they failed to find a club switch. “How could you want me to... read more here
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The Bowl at Lyon
15 Aug 2017
Lyon Day 2 Three wins for our Open team but disappointment for our other two teams on the second day of competition. Plenty of interest including a wonderful vulnerable sacrifice at the 7 level.... read more here
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A Lighter Look
14 Aug 2017
Stop Cards are “ear” to stay! There are just two serious statements I want to make this week. The first is unlike a number of bridge players, I am very much in favour of the use of “Stop” cards, or should I... read more here
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The Bowl at Lyon
14 Aug 2017
Welcome to the first of the daily reports from Lyon on the progress of the three New Zealand teams who are taking part in the Bermuda Bowl/ Venice Cup competitions. We all hope for performances to match those of our Open and Women’s Teams in... read more here
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43rd World Teams Championships
11 Aug 2017
We will start daily reports on the progress of the three New Zealand teams in the World Championship events(Open, Senior and Women) on the morning of Monday August 14th. Richard Solomon read more here
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TALES OF AKARANA
11 Aug 2017
SLAMS A’PLENTY There were good slams to be bid. There were bad slams which were both bid and missed. There were 50% slams where the missing king was well placed for the brave. There was even one lay-down slam in each direction, “lay... read more here
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Top of The South News with Jenny Pomeroy
11 Aug 2017
Winter time = Tournament Time except for your TOTS reporter who is spending most of it in UK and Ireland. So TOTS News for August is brought to you remotely this time round…………. I did manage an appearance at the ever... read more here
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COULD YOU BE A" REGIONAL BRIDGE MATE" AND HELP CLUBS GROW ?
10 Aug 2017
Following consultation with all clubs and regions the Board has decided to run a two year trial of a grass roots project designed to bring help and support to grow clubs nationwide. NZB is now looking for amazing enthusiastic people to contract... read more here
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My Conversation with Warren Buffett about Bridge, Bill Gates and a bus ride.
9 Aug 2017
By Thomas Heath The following article appeeared recently in The New Zealand Herald. We thought you might be interested in reading about one, maybe two of the most well known people who enjoy our game. Warren Buffett doesn't spend all his... read more here
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A Lighter Look
8 Aug 2017
OUT OF SIGHT: OUT OF MIND They are very considerate at the New Plymouth Bridge Club. They know that when you are scoring well, you are very happy for everyone to see your score. When, shall we say, you have just experienced or in the case of... read more here
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FIRST TIME PARTNERSHIP WINS NORTH ISLAND PAIRS
8 Aug 2017
Over the weekend of 6th/7th August, top Open Bridge players from all over New Zealand converged on New Plymouth for the prestigious North Island Pairs Championship. Bringing home the bacon were Auckland’s Matt Brown and Whanganui’s... read more here
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PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
8 Aug 2017
A Difference between Pairs and Teams? It may seem a strange question to ask but sometimes when confronted with a problem, you have to ask the question “are we playing Pairs or Teams?” In bidding, it may be a choice of bidding 3NT or 5... read more here
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Volunteer of The Month
8 Aug 2017
August 2017 - Cynthia Clayton (Hamilton) - Card player and maker. Cynthia has been involved in Bridge for over 40 years, first playing, then teaching in Hawkes Bay before moving to Rotorua and then on to Hamilton. She is a Silver Grand Master... read more here
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Play, Defence even Bidding for Newer Players
7 Aug 2017
BUT THEY BID HEARTS! Bridge is full of good pieces of advice … and we know that sometimes we find reasons to break the advice. However, such tips are there for a purpose. At least one player paid the price when they did not follow a very... read more here
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