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Hamilton - 10A Online Teams - Link to Results & Kibitzing options
24 Oct 2021
Hamilton Teams / Tables list Useful if trying reconcile player with team etc…. https://www.hamilton.bridge-club.org/node/5686 Kibitzing ... read more here
10 minutes of something- From the Bridge Zone
23 Oct 2021
Does anything go with a 1NT opener? And Waikato Teams - where? what? when? 221021.mp4 read more here
Cancelled Tournaments
23 Oct 2021
CD Region Zelda Morris Provincial Pairs 30 & 31 Oct 2021 Orewa 5B Intermediate Pairs 31 Oct 2021 Orewa 3A Open Pairs 31 Oct 2021 Timaru 5A Anniversary Pairs 6 Nov 2021... read more here
Congratulations - To our recently qualified Club Directors
23 Oct 2021
NZ Bridge congratulates the following people who were successful in the recent exam series: Jeremy Ballantyne Waipukurau Heather... read more here
Auckland News with Douglas Russell
22 Oct 2021
Welcome back. The latest Level 4 lockdown in Auckland came into force exactly as I submitted my last report, and subsequent restrictions have effectively killed both club and tournament play in the region ever since. So slim pickings as... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand- More Kiwi Success "in" Sydney
22 Oct 2021
Paul Carson and Jeremy Fraser-Hoskin had only previously played a fun Christmas event about two years ago but they played on-line in this week’s Butler Swiss Pairs from Sydney to record a fine victory. For Paul it was a case of both an... read more here
Youth Player Event - On RealBridge
22 Oct 2021
Please eamil youth@nzbridge.co.nz for entries read more here
News from the Chair- No 4 for 2021
21 Oct 2021
Details Here read more here
The Bridge Zone Radio Show - 168
21 Oct 2021
Here is the link to this week's show The weekly Bridge gossip, views, tips and chatter with Barry and Mereana At the pond with Kermit ... read more here
TRI SERIES - NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA, INDONESIA
20 Oct 2021
TRI SERIES - NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA, INDONESIA ... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
21 Oct 2021
The Trojan Horse. Putting them off the Scent: for less experienced players and others. We saw yesterday that when you are in 4 of a major missing three cashing aces, you want to avoid any further losers if you can. There is one danger to your... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
20 Oct 2021
Jan’s Day: One for the road? When your pre-emptive bid does not shut the opponents up, do you keep on bidding or hope you have pre-empted enough? If you have a good partner at the helm, there can be various good reasons for bidding on.... read more here
10 minutes of something- From the Bridge Zone
19 Oct 2021
I have an opening hand. Should I double? 181021.mp4 read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
19 Oct 2021
Listen to your Heart. I rather wish I had done. I think our score would have been 4% better off had I done so. Yet, it was a strange unusual thing to do, to find that lead against a slam. It need not have been successful either but in reality, it... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
18 Oct 2021
Greener Pastures? We enjoy the concept of pre-empting to make life harder for our opponents. Yet, when they do the same to us, well, it should not be allowed! Yet, they do and it is! So, what say you with the hand below? Do we declare or seek... read more here
Sydney Spring Nationals
18 Oct 2021
Kiwis on fire on line in Sydney There has been some New Zealand success in the Spring Nationals, normally held at this time of year in Sydney but this year held on the Real Bridge network. Winners of the TBIB Open Teams, a 4-day event for the... read more here
10 minutes of something- From the Bridge Zone
16 Oct 2021
Some funny things happen when you are playing online ... 151021.mp4 read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
15 Oct 2021
My hand… and my opponent bid 1C! That’s MY Suit you bid! Short club- based systems have been around for a long time. Pairs have to decide how they will handle a quite common situation where after hearing an opponent open 1,... read more here
Covid-19, Online Bridge and Masterpoints
14 Oct 2021
14 October 2021 Undeniably Covid-19 and the Delta variant has impacted our lives more than we thought possible. Lockdowns and restrictions have curtailed club and tournament bridge. We are hopeful the current outbreak is... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
14 Oct 2021
Two, One or None: for less experienced players and others. Given a choice, what would be yours? No, we are not talking about the number of games of bridge you can have this week. No choice, there. The answer would certainly be “2” at... read more here
Cancelled Tournaments
13 Oct 2021
North Shore 3B Junior Pairs 16 Oct 2021 North Shore 5B Intermediate Pairs 16 Oct 2021 Taupo 8B Pairs 16 Oct 2021 Wes Dodds 5A Pairs Auckland 16 Oct 2021 Hibiscus 5B... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
13 Oct 2021
It’s Jan’s Day…and there’s a bad trump break! That is not a time to give up! That is a time to say “I am going to give it a good shot and see if I can make this contract, whether a part-score, game or even a slam."... read more here
The Bridge Zone Radio Show - 167
13 Oct 2021
Here is the link to this week's show The weekly Bridge gossip, views, tips and chatter with Barry and Mereana At the pond with Kermit ... read more here
10 minutes of something- From the Bridge Zone
12 Oct 2021
Realbridge is starting to take off ... 111021.mp4 read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
12 Oct 2021
How unlucky? There are some bad times when defending at bridge. One from which we will all suffer is when we lead the ace of the suit we have bid and had supported by our partner against, say, a 5-level suit contract. Down in the dummy comes K76... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
11 Oct 2021
Care and Communication. Today’s board occurred in the recent on-line Margaret Bourke Memorial... read more here
10 minutes of something- From the Bridge Zone
8 Oct 2021
Today we talk about committees and about what's happening in online bridge. 081021.mp4 read more here
Breaking news!! Hamilton Labour Weekend Congress on Real Bridge
8 Oct 2021
The Hamilton Bridge Club has made the decision to hold their Labour Weekend Congress albeit on a different platform and with a reduced format. The programme will be the Waikato Bays Provincial 15A Teams only held over 2 days... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
8 Oct 2021
Actions! No Easy Solution. A short auction to slam by the opponents. You have nearly your share of high card points and your partner is also “alive” on the first round of the bidding. What’s going on? The vulnerability is not... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
7 Oct 2021
points. Does Nought mean “No bid”? for less experienced players and others. The following hand intrigued me because when it was held by some players, they chose to pass at the first opportunity because they were... read more here
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