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Daily Bridge in New Zealand
17 Mar 2025
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
Congratulations to our new Grandmasters
16 Mar 2025
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Daily Bridge in New Zealand
14 Mar 2025
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
National Teams - Wellington Bridge Club 15-16 March 2025
14 Mar 2025
Link to Results Link to Viewgraph read more here
NZ BRIDGE FOUNDATION
14 Mar 2025
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
Researching Bridge Opportunity
14 Mar 2025
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
Board Vacancy- Expressions of Interest
13 Mar 2025
Following the recently announced resignation of Anna Kalma from the Board of New Zealand Bridge we are keen to bring a fresh face or faces to the table. We are fortunate to have a broad range of skills ranging from governance, finance,... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
13 Mar 2025
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
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
12 Mar 2025
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
The Bridge Zone Radio Show
12 Mar 2025
Link to this week's show read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
11 Mar 2025
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
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
10 Mar 2025
“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
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
7 Mar 2025
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
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
6 Mar 2025
Being a nuisance!... read more here
NZ Seniors Teams confirmed for international duty in 2025
6 Mar 2025
APBF –Hefei China May 2025 Michael Cornell and Geo Tislevoll Malcolm Mayer and Brian Mace Anne Summerville and Murat Genc With Michael Cornell the Playing Captain, assisted by Brian Mace Reserve Pair: Paula Boughey and Duncan Badley... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
5 Mar 2025
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
The Bridge Zone Radio Show
5 Mar 2025
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Daily Bridge in New Zealand
4 Mar 2025
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
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
3 Mar 2025
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
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
28 Feb 2025
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
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
27 Feb 2025
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
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
26 Feb 2025
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

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