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For Junior and Intermediate players…and others. It’s Fri day.  More Balancing! Yesterday, we discussed the question of when and how you should balance..and the dangers involved. We gave you three hands from a recent Pairs... read more here

Is it? Balancing…the joy and heartache. There are many reasons to keep an auction alive in the “pass-out” seat. Partner certainly appreciates a double when they will love to penalise an opponent. However, there are downsides... read more here

Thinking Ahead. That might be the theme behind today’s problem. It is not just about your first bid but also the follow up. With that in mind, we have an opening bid problem today:       East... read more here

A Bid for Glory? Over 100 pairs had the chance for glory when bidding and playing today’s deal but only one pair did. Could you be the second? North DealsNone Vul     A K 10 8 3 2... read more here

Safely if you can. Playing Pairs, you really want to make overtricks if you can. However, high up there among a declarer’s aims is to ensure they make their contract too. Can you ensure the safety of today’s 4S and then if you do,... read more here

For Junior and Intermediate players…and others. It’s Fri day. Good Shape: Bad Shape. Te shape of a hand is a very important factor, maybe as important as the number of high card points held. Take a look at the following hand:... read more here

Liz and Blair Fisher. Bid or Defend? We pick up from yesterday the story of the final match in the Wellington ANZAC Teams with Fisher (Liz and Blair Fisher, Ashley Bach – Leon Meier) needing at least 14 vps from the 10 board  head to... read more here

Alan Grant (Wellington Region Chairperson), Blair and Liz Fisher, Leon Meier and Ashley Bach.  Another successful Wellington Congress. That’s the recent ANZAC Congress held over three days at the Wellington Bridge Club. Good numbers,... read more here

Getting Top Marks. Only two pairs out of 17 got to grips with today’s deal from a recent tournament. It started off with an interesting decision for the hand which opened the bidding:        ... read more here

The “normal” defence! You see a long suit in dummy which it would seem declarer needs for tricks. You are defending 3NT. So, you must aim to stop them enjoying that suit. Well..take a look: South DealsNone Vul... read more here

For keen Junior, Intermediate and other players: It’s Fri  Day. Time for a change? Some interesting defending for you to do today. It is not always right to return partner’s opening lead…or is it! North... read more here

And Everything to Gain! Well, just beating the contract would be great! So, a defensive problem for you, here. You are playing Teams. South DealsE-W Vul     Q 10 8 7 5 A K J... read more here

Hugh McGann, Michael Ware, Matthew McManus, Mike Doecke.  Near Easter Double for Michael and Matthew. It was nearly a perfect Easter for Michael Ware and Matthew McManus as they were in the winning team in the Auckland Open Teams and were... read more here

The “Perfect Dummy”. It does not happen that often but it does happen. Is this going to be the day? Those who played in the Easter Monday 3A Pairs at the Auckland Bridge Club rather hoped that this would be the day. Well, they had a... read more here

   Minor Mayhem…and Machine Malfunction! Would you ever put down your 8 card suit as dummy? Would you ever do that if the suit contained two honour cards? The answer surely is “no”. If partner insisted on being... read more here

Pre-empts Work! We know that, often to our cost, when it is one of our opponents who open at the 2 or 3 level or even higher. Ruefully, we all admit they are just part of the game and gleefully look forward to the next time we can put pressure on... read more here

Potential…and Possibilities. Are you tired of those flat 3 counts? Then, today is your day. We have a different kind of problem…and we are going to be nice to you and say you are playing Pairs. What then is your next bid and what is... read more here

Our Aim is? There are two questions today involving playing the same deal. In the first case, our contract of 5S has not been doubled. In the second, it has! South DealsE-W Vul J 10 2 J 10... read more here

for Junior, Intermediate and Novice players...and others. It's Fri  day. The new “boss suit”! You heard perhaps that spades is the “boss suit”. That is so because whoever holds the spade suit should be able to... read more here