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Young players just love bridge.  for Junior, Intermediate and Novice players.....and others, especially those younger in age.  Better than 50-50. Last Sunday afternoon, a small group of young players enjoyed an on-line session on... read more here

(read on to find out why this man appears at the head of this article). A Two-Pronged Attack. There’s something about an auction that starts with a game-force bid and a positive response. It has a momentum which one starting at the... read more here

You have been warned! Double Danger. Really, any South who was not doubled in the popular contract on the deal below, is unlikely to make their contract while anyone doubled should. Naturally, reality was far from the above: East... read more here

stay quiet. A Day for Passing? After a lot of concern about the final outcome, our East-West pair emerged with a good result on today’s board. This simple sequence has produced  divergence from the Panel on the two questions raised:... read more here

Minor Danger! The final round of this year’s Trans- Tasman Challenge took place last Friday evening and as throughout this Challenge competition, the Kiwi teams mainly came out on top though this round was spoilt by two teams, one from each... read more here

For Junior, Intermediate and Novice players… and others! It’s Fri-  day! How Good is a Void?  When some players first sort their hand and see that they only have three suits, they think they have a wonderful hand. That... read more here

Keep in Touch. It is time for a piece of defending today, an example perhaps of how difficult this can be. Yet, the solution is quite simple and logical. Let’s set the scene: East DealsBoth Vul ♠ A 8 5... read more here

A strange discard. The “low road” was staying in game, fairly uneventful and either winning or losing double figure imps. There was a “high road” with its share of danger! Firstly, though, the bidding:  ... read more here

The following was read out on the last day’s play at this year’s National Congress. By popular demand (well, no-one has objected!), it now has a place on the New Zealand Bridge website. Our National Congress started in Rotorua in... read more here

Plain Tough. Those words could be used to describe Michael Cornell at the bridge table. He has never given an inch and never will! Yet, those words were used by Michael about one decision he had to make en route to winning the New Zealand Open... read more here

Our National Congress. A week of bridge has just ended at Bay Park Tauranga. Hopefully, it was a happy time for all who participated, whether they were playing in the Novice Pairs or the final of New Zealand Teams, whether one was playing or... read more here

for Junior, Intermediate and Novice players...and others! It's Fri day.  Amazingly quite normal! On the eve of this year’s National Bridge Congress, let’s feature a board which is both most strange but at the same time proves... read more here

Tap, Tap! At a recent Open tournament, the following board was played 8 times in a heart contract, sometimes in part-score, sometimes in game. Not once did the defence take more than three tricks. Can you do better? South DealsNone... read more here