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  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    28 Mar 2024

    Guiding partner. no flash slam! Both defenders played a potentially wrong card on today’s deal but in each case, their partner was able to steer the defence back on course. It was in a “bread and butter” part-score deal. In... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    27 Mar 2024

      Trans- Tasman Challenge Returns. A reformed Trans-Tasman Challenge started last night with the first of 8 x 16 board matches between top Australian and New Zealand teams. Teams can have up to 8 players so as to cut down on the need for... read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show

    27 Mar 2024

      Link to this weeks show read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    26 Mar 2024

      You are on your own: you know that! Partner is there just to follow suit. The signs look ominous. What can you do to beat the contract? West DealsNone Vul ♠ A J 6 ♥ 10 5... read more here

  • Trans-Tasman Challenge

    26 Mar 2024

    Link to website detailing  kibitzing options and where results will be posted read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    25 Mar 2024

    A Big S(win)g in Rotorua. The team of Liz and Blair Fisher, Alan Grant and Jeremy Fraser-Hoskin scored an emphatic win in the Kelly Peirse Memorial Teams at Rotorua on Saturday, winning all 6 of their matches and being 14.75 vps clear at the end.... read more here

  • WBF Online Women’s Spring Festival on BBO 8 – 14 April

    24 Mar 2024

    The WBF Online Women’s Spring Festival on BBO will be held from 8 – 14 April, with even more opportunities for women to play and enjoy the event. Extra sessions have been introduced to cope with the different time zones – and... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    22 Mar 2024

    for Junior, Intermediate and Novice players...and others! It's Fri day.  Keep your eye on the ball…. or else? Or else the news can be rather bad. At the risk of mixing metaphors, if you do not, you may find the horse has already... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    21 Mar 2024

      A Reputation in Tatters. They say “one success does not make a summer” or maybe they do not! Yes, I know, it was a swallow but there are no swallows playing bridge, to my knowledge! This, though, was a hard pill to swallow!... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    20 Mar 2024

    A Time for care….and flair! When one’s opponents are in an unusual contract, one they should not make, your task as a defender is not to offer them any slim chance of making, if you can. On today’s deal, North-South were... read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show

    20 Mar 2024

      Link to this week's show read more here

  • 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

      Keep these dates free NZBridgeA4_congressposter24.pdf read more here

  • 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

    Details Here read more here

  • 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

    Details Here read more here

  • North Island Teams- 16-17 March - Wellington

    15 Mar 2024

      Link to Results read more here

  • 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

      Link to this week's show read more here

  • 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

  • Congratulations to our recently promoted Grandmasters

    28 Feb 2024

    Details here read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    28 Feb 2024

    Dealing with Disaster. It happens someday to us all, whether you are playing in a World Championship final or in your first night out of classes at your club. You will get a bad result. How should you deal with that bad score? It’s hard but... read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show

    28 Feb 2024

      Link to this weeks show read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    27 Feb 2024

    A High-Wire Lead. Some action today from the Open Teams  at the Gold Coast Congress. Victory went to the Ware team below though they would not even have made the final had the following semi-final board gone against them. Ware: ... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    26 Feb 2024

    Ivy Dahler Restricted Butler Pairs winners, Derek Bartosh and Jan Bennett, from Auckland.  Haste need not mean waste. Firstly, congratulations to the mixed Kiwi- Australian team which won the Gold Coast Teams at the weekend winning the 64... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    23 Feb 2024

    Protection! You sit there thinking about how to bid your potentially nice 20 pointer. What should you open? Well, that decision is taken away from you by an opening 1S bid on your left. Then, out comes 4H from your partner and suddenly your... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    22 Feb 2024

    Big hand: little hand. There are frequent discussions about how forcing a sequence is when one partner opens 2. I have already stated that I think 2 is best treated as forcing to game and that the partner with less than nothing just has to keep... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    21 Feb 2024

    A reward for risk. This deal from the first round of the Gold Coast Teams proved too hard for many declarers. What are your thoughts about coming to 10 tricks? Overtricks can wait for another deal! North DealsN-S Vul... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    20 Feb 2024

    Who’s the boss? Well, some hands involve an exchange of information to reach the right contract, both the level and the suit denomination. Then, there are others where one partner takes control and when it comes to slam bidding, it is the... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    19 Feb 2024

    or even: No Double Spells Trouble! The first 56 boards at the Gold Coast Congress produced relatively few excursions to the slam zone. The following one produced mixed outcomes for the slam bidders. Our problem today is for those on lead at... read more here

  • Bridge Zone new episode

    16 Feb 2024

    The Latest Bridge Zone Radio episode is available via the attached link:  BridgeZone read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    16 Feb 2024

    For Junior, Intermediate and Novice players…and others. It’s Fri Day! Gamblers. Some bridge deals can be bid, defended and played in a precise manner. Players bid what they have and barring bad breaks, they should be making their... read more here

  • Cyclone Gabrielle remembered

    15 Feb 2024

    One year ago, the North Island was devasted by Cyclone Gabrielle. Here, a group of Havelock North "Wednesday players" dressed in the region's colours remember that terrible occasion which has so badly affected their region, and others.  A... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    15 Feb 2024

    The “unusual” Unusual 2NT. The Unusual 2NT overcall is a popular convention which often produces good results in either pushing one’s opponents to an uncomfortably high level or even guiding one’s partner into a... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    14 Feb 2024

    Two Slips to a Making Game. Today’s contract should have been defeated and generally was but produced a couple of interesting situations which were missed at one table, the combination of which allowed the declarer to slither home.... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    13 Feb 2024

      To beat a game: to make a game! While the defence to today’s deal, coming from the recent South Island Teams, is not entirely straightforward, I was surprised that the popular 4S contract was made at most tables. Firstly, therefore,... read more here

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