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Top team: Hugh McGann, Michael Ware, GeO Tislevoll and Matthew McManus.  National Open Teams….a Double Shot! The Wellington Bridge Club hosted a wonderful event this past weekend, the National Open Teams, in conjuncture with the... read more here

No guess at all! For Junior and Intermediate players and others…even US pros! It’s Fri day. We all hate it. We have the king and the jack and our opponent leads a small card in the suit. Who has the queen and who has the ace? It... read more here

INTRODUCING DWAYNE CROMBIE I thought it would be good to introduce myself as the new Chair of the NZ Bridge Foundation. Jonathan Westoby and Denis McKinlay are the other trustees although we are in the process of adding some more. The NZ Bridge... read more here

  A message below from Samantha Punch, Prof. Samantha Punch | Bridge: A MindSport for All (BAMSA) Faculty of Social Sciences | University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA, Scotland We’re delighted to announce PhD... read more here

That Extra Trick! You open light. You are propelled to slam. Partner kindly allows you one loser. Yet, you still seem to be a trick short. What’s to be done?   East DealsNone Vul A 10 4 A... read more here

Mind Reading. The same could be said of playing boards but when defending a deal, it pays at times to be able to be a mind-reader. Take these two defensive situations which have a certain similarity: North DealsBoth Vul... read more here

Blair and Liz Fisher. Big Teams Victory at New Plymouth. Six teams competed in the finals of the Teams competition at the Taranaki Bridge Congress but there was only ever going to be one winning team. Zachary Yan and Malcolm Mayer and Liz and... read more here

“Crime” should not pay. “Crime” refers to getting away with making a contract you really should not bid. This is particularly true in the slam zone. What would you lead to 6H after this sequence: West... read more here

The Power of Aces. For Junior, Intermediate and Novice players…and others. It’s Fri Day. You may have heard it before. Aces are often worth more than 4hcp. They control suits. They usually will win a trick in that suit,... read more here

Being a nuisance!... read more here

The Best Chance. It is nice to bid a pushy slam, with one proviso. You do need to make it or else concede a bundle of imps! So, here’s your opportunity. South DealsBoth Vul Q 10 9 7 6 A 7 4... read more here

Changing Times? Back when I learnt the game, if you had 16 or more high card points and a 5-card or longer suit, you doubled the opponent’s 1 of a suit opening bid because you were strong enough to bid again however the bidding developed,... read more here

Hard to make and hard to beat! In one 9 board Swiss Pairs match at a tournament last Saturday, there were four slam deals in five successive boards. That sounds exciting. It also does not mean that they were all making slams! What about this one?... read more here

      Throw a loser...and be a winner! for Junior and Intermediate players... maybe others too! It's Fri day. Today’s deal provides an example of a technique in playing a board that many players overlook. Whether... read more here

More or Less! Today’s is a strange article. In it comes a most unusual admission. Those who know me well, and that includes my non-playing wife, would consider that I play more bridge, far more bridge than most other players, certainly... read more here

The successful finesse. The Successful Line. We would all like to find it, especially on troublesome deals like today’s one. This deal produced many casualties in the qualifying rounds of last weekend’s South Island Pairs.... read more here