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Our new Open Team. Along with previously selected Matthew Brown and Michael Whibley, here are Brian Mace, Malcolm Mayer, Ian Berrington and Graeme Tuffnell.  Down to the wire: New Zealand Open Trial. The trial to determine the two pairs... read more here

    Jeremy Fraser-Hoskin: with some key decisions. Youth to the Fore: The New Zealand Open Trial. They have not won yet but in three days of bridge, the team of Zachary Yan, Jeremy Fraser- Hoskin, Lysandra Zheng and Tim Pan have... read more here

For Junior and Intermediate players (maybe not Novices)..it’s Fri  day! Reverse…and go forward! There is a continuous debate among bridge teachers as to whether the concept of “reversing” should be taught to new... read more here

"Step" to Success. Today’s deal, again from last weekend’s Regional Championships, is really about declarer play but first of all, spare a thought for those defenders on lead who found a really challenging lead but who were to get a... read more here

Shirley Newton, Margaret Burgess, Sue Southen and Pam Tibble.  Canterbury Success in the Women’s Regional Championships.  It has been a while since Canterbury have won the Women’s event in the Regional (formerly... read more here

The fateful take-out double. Lysandra Zheng and Tim Pan have fast been showing as one of the most promising new pairs in the country with several impressive results. They added to that list with a fine performance in the Open Regional... read more here

Dougal McLean, after whom the prized overall Regional Trophy is named.  Canterbury’s Weekend at the Regional Championships The 2024 Regional Championship winners are Canterbury, victorious in both the Women’s and Intermediate... read more here

for Junior, Intermediate and Novice players ... and others. It's Fri   day.  Communication….. One of the keys to successful defence is communication between defenders. So often, a declarer, especially in a no-trump... read more here

The Lost “Master-suit”. Spades is usually the “boss”  or “master”-suit and if you hold that suit, then you are normally in a fine position in most competitive auctions. Yet, even spades can get lost in... read more here

Ducking to Defeat. Opening hands are getting weaker by the day…..or so East might have thought on inspecting dummy as they embarked on defending and hopefully defeating 3NT. Maybe the declarer felt a little short-changed? Nevertheless, it... read more here

Nicely Played. Today’s deal comes from the final round of the Auckland-Northland Inter-Club competition which has been played on-line once a month on Real Bridge. The Waiheke Open Team were in the Plate section and in their final match... read more here

Is it? Unmakeable and Unbeatable.  Does that saying describe many of your contracts? Well, maybe one or two. Let’s see whether you would be put to the test to make the unmakeable. We shall consult our Panel first:... read more here

for Junior, Intermediate and Novice players...and others. It's Fri  day! A Partly True Saying. “Why do good players take fewer finesses than we do? When they do, they seem to work more often than ours!” Such laments are often... read more here

Murat’s Finest Moment. Thanks to Murat Genc for allowing me to reproduce this story. Murat was one of my teammates in the recent NZ Seniors’ Team in Buenos Aires. The story becomes much more real with names. His partner was Anne... read more here

Or square! Enterprising defence….and bidding! Today’s deal has a few interesting angles. The question posed below is for a defender. South DealsNone Vul ♠ 9 7 6 A 9... read more here