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Forcing…to where? Today’s problem is one of understanding what partner’s bid means and then find the most appropriate bid in response. It started with a simple take-out double but there's not a straightforward reply:  ... read more here

Well, he looks wide awake. See what Michael can do on the first deal of the tournament! Michael’s Morning Mayhem! Are you always warmed up for the first board of a day’s bridge? If you are like me, then you would prefer not to have a... read more here

Michael and Pam celebrating success. Kiwis “leading” the way in the VCC. A week ago, the Victorian Festival of Bridge took place in Melbourne. This attracts several Kiwi players each year. The main event is the Victor Champion Cup... read more here

  For Intermediate and keen Junior players...and others. It's Fri   Day.  The Question to be asked. Today’s deal should be a promotion for a very common convention but it would seem that the vast majority of those who... read more here

                                              or  Science or Fingers Crossed. There are times we play in 3NT without a... read more here

Who said “Never”? A strange event happened at the bridge table earlier this week. To be precise, there were three strange events, all centred around one theme. Before you guess the theme, what would you bid here?  ... read more here

Where is your vote? Pre-emptive Problems. Today’s deal caused grief to a number of players in three seats at the table. Indeed, one could say at all four seats though normally a player who pre-empts can just sit back and watch the others... read more here

The winning team at Te Aroha: Jan Cormack, Kathy and Ken Yule and Grant Jarvis.  Silence is…. When it comes to decisions at the bridge table, Ken Yule is usually right. Like this past weekend, his team won. Most of Ken’s... read more here

A Lesson for all…. Whether Novice, Junior, Intermediate or Open. It is fri day. Staying out of Slam! There is in today’s deal a lesson for all four players at the table. Here’s the opening lead issue:  ... read more here

  an informed guess? High Level Guessing. Yesterday, we had an unusual balancing problem at the 2-level. Today, we have perhaps a more common problem four levels higher, “more common” if you regularly hold a solid 9-card suit... read more here

Hard Choice. A low-level opponents’ auction seemed to be petering out quietly when belatedly your partner entered the bidding. What does their double mean and what should you do about it?      ... read more here

Rat Catching? A fairly normal sounding auction left you on lead when the end contract was just a little surprising. What then would you lead?       South DealsN-S Vul   N... read more here

The Best Game. for Junior and Intermediate players....and others. It's Fri day! Sometimes, the best game is not in the trump suit where we have the most trumps. It is not in no trumps, either. We are normally talking about the situation where... read more here

Bad luck….or bad play? It was not South’s day. Firstly, they decided against penalising East by passing their 2 overcall and then passing the anticipated take-out double from their partner. There was too much chance of finding a... read more here

“Mixed Success” once more on “29”. As per yesterday, it is Board 29 once again we feature with the partnership of Jan Alabaster – Graeme Tuffnell nearing the end of the Zonal Mixed Team play-off match against... read more here

Board 29             : “Mixed Success”.   Today’s and tomorrow’s  two boards involving our Mixed Team at the APBF have something in common, a board number we do not often... read more here