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Daily Bridge in New Zealand
19 Mar 2024
Choices? Balanced hands after a take-out double can usually be handled reasonably easily. What though when we, the responder to a take-out double, are unbalanced and strong? An interesting auction developed on the deal below. ... read more here
National Congress 28 Sept to 5 Oct 2024
19 Mar 2024
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Daily Bridge in New Zealand
18 Mar 2024
North Island Teams: a “capital” tournament. The North Island Teams was held at the Wellington Bridge Club and had all the players could ask, strong competition, excellent catering and an exciting finish. The event was played in an... read more here
Congratulations to our recently promoted Grandmaster
15 Mar 2024
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Daily Bridge in New Zealand
15 Mar 2024
For Junior, Intermediate and Novice players…and others. It’s Fri day! Leading to and from. When we take a finesse, we start normally with the hand that does not hold the key honours. Honours may be split between the two hands... read more here
News from the Chair
15 Mar 2024
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North Island Teams- 16-17 March - Wellington
15 Mar 2024
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Alan Taylor: a tribute
14 Mar 2024
Keen bridge players have enjoyed the writing of Alan Taylor. He has been writing about the game since the 1980s though most prominently from 1993 for some 20 years as Editor of the Daily Bulletins at our National Congress. Alan... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
14 Mar 2024
2023 Youth Bridge Weekend. Zarias Werder (far right) was one of the winners of events at that weekend and unsurprisingly is starting to make an impression on the tournament scene. A Journey to Gold. When one starts one’s bridge... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
13 Mar 2024
Opposition help. There are times when pre-emptive bidding can tell the opposition too much. While it is possible that they would reach their top spot had the opposition not been so active, opponents’ actions can make it much easier for... read more here
The Bridge Zone Radio Show
13 Mar 2024
Link to this week's show read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
12 Mar 2024
The auction starts nice and gently but suddenly picks up at a frenetic pace. Can you keep up? It is your turn as North to bid…or pass. Any thoughts? Only East/West are vulnerable and everyone is having their say. ... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
11 Mar 2024
Tough but not Terminal. Bad trump breaks can be annoying but do not necessarily mean one cannot make one’s contract. Just look on them as a challenge! So, here is one for you: South DealsN-S Vul ♠ K Q... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
8 Mar 2024
For Junior, Intermediate and Novice players…and others! It’s Fri day. A little lie and a lucky lie! Unfortunately, neither lie favoured West on today’s deal. Sometimes the luck goes your way: sometimes not. That’s... read more here
NZ Representitive Teams- World Bridge Games in Buenos Aires - October 2024
8 Mar 2024
Open Michael Ware Matthew McManus Geo Tislevoll Leon Meier Michael Whibley Matthew Brown Jonathan Westoby NPC Reserve Pair – Ashley Bach and Nick Jacob Women Linda Cartner Glenis Palmer Mindy Wu Kate Terry Christine... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
7 Mar 2024
Two Different Points of View. It was not truly a level playing field but there were two very different points of view expressed when our two South players were faced with a troublesome piece of pre-emption in a recent Teams match. What they had... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
6 Mar 2024
A Thin Fine Line… …between success and failure. A good example of this occurred in the following board from the final of the Mixed Trial. Maybe you should: maybe not. Yet, with your opponents conducting a short relay auction, you... read more here
The Bridge Zone Radio Show
6 Mar 2024
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Daily Bridge in New Zealand
5 Mar 2024
Mixed Team Trial. The Mixed Team Trial was in the end won fairly comfortably by Julie Atkinson – Pat Carter and Jenny Millington – Barry Jones. They had perhaps the toughest quarter final assignment in overcoming Tuffnell (Graeme... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
4 Mar 2024
One chance out of one or one chance out of two? One chance out of one would seem to be a 50% chance of success while one chance out of two seems to have a 75% chance of success. So, it would seem obvious to go for the 75% line….but there... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
1 Mar 2024
for Junior, Intermediate and Novice players....and others. It's Fri Day. A Difficult Deal. Today’s deal is difficult for both sides. We will look at it through the eyes of North-South. It shows the value of good Hand Evaluation and... read more here
Mixed Team Trial Details
1 Mar 2024
The Mixed Team Trial to determine which team goes to the World Championships in Argentina in October takes place over this coming weekend (a 3 day weekend for the 2 most successful teams) in Auckland. The event takes place upstairs at the... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
29 Feb 2024
Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory. It would never happen to you, would it? Before you write today’s article off as being too simplistic, consider all the basic points behind it like: Counting your winners. Be aware of the... read more here
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