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Daily Bridge in New Zealand
14 Feb 2025
Safety Day! For Junior, Intermediate and Junior players..and all those who failed to make at least 10 tricks in today’s deal! It’s Fri day. Do not feel too bad if you get today’s deal wrong since when it was played, around... read more here
Mixed Team Trials
14 Feb 2025
MIxed Team Trials 14 - 17 February Trials to select Mixed Teams for this year's International Events commenced today in Auckland. There are 8 teams competing in the Quarter Finals today and tomorrow in a knockout competition. They are... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
13 Feb 2025
Know when “to fold up” . That’s so often the decision we have to make when our opponents go further than we wish they would. By bidding to the 5 level, and with vulnerability in their favour, they are probably telling us that... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
12 Feb 2025
but for which side? A Deal for... read more here
The Bridge Zone Radio Show
12 Feb 2025
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Daily Bridge in New Zealand
11 Feb 2025
Gamble…with a king! There was a bit of gambling taking place with this deal today when it occurred during the recent Gold Coast Teams. There were many declarers and dummies who held their breath before the opening lead was made but perhaps... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
10 Feb 2025
Intermediate Teams winners, Rochelle van Heuven, Emma Russell, Bigi Cameron and Tim Rigter. “Top 10 Kiwis” at the Gold Coast. We covered last week those Kiwi players who performed well early in the week at the Gold Coast Bridge... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
7 Feb 2025
The Warning Signs. Sometimes the clues to finding the successful defence are subtle. On other occasions, they ring out very loudly. No matter which suit the defence led on this deal, they should be aware very soon as to what they have to... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
6 Feb 2025
Bread and Butter. Yes, a day early for our easier Friday deal. Well, it’s Waitangi Day: so, why not! Today’s deal should not have caused the declaring side many problems though is quite educational. Our game is not all about freaky... read more here
The Bridge Zone Radio Show
6 Feb 2025
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Daily Bridge in New Zealand
5 Feb 2025
Spoilers. You pick up a nice looking hand and start dreaming about slam possibilities. We all love bidding them and as long as they make, they usually seem to be the main talking point in the post mortem. Q 3... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
4 Feb 2025
Pass out Problems. An unusual situation to look at from a hand from the Gold Coast Congress Bobby Richman Pairs. ... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
3 Feb 2025
high-level meddling. “Meddling” at the 6 level. I was not quite sure what “meddling” meant but it seems to involve interfering where really one should not be. The two deals featured today involve a spot of high-level... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
31 Jan 2025
For Junior, Intermediate and Novice players..and others. It’s Fri day. Attack or Go Passive. It might seem obvious to say that when making the opening lead that one aims to get as many tricks for one’s side as possible. Sometimes,... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
30 Jan 2025
three choices. Double, Pass or Bid. Such choices at the high levels of bidding are often difficult and today’s falls into that category. There do seem reasons for all three actions and we must choose the best of them. ... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
29 Jan 2025
“Kerful” Play. That’s what we have today. The game is Pairs and overtricks do count for quite a lot…of matchpoints! South DealsE-W Vul A 5 J 10 6 A 7 4 3... read more here
The Bridge Zone Radio Show
29 Jan 2025
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Daily Bridge in New Zealand
28 Jan 2025
Liz and Blair Fisher. Last Qualifier comes First in Tauranga. There were familiar names at the top of the leaderboard at the end of the Teams event of the Tauranga Mini-Congress Teams. The team of Liz and Blair Fisher and Jo and Sam Simpson made... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
24 Jan 2025
For Junior and Intermediate players….and others. It’s Fri day. No guess needed. This real deal occurred in a recent tournament. It demonstrates quite simply an approach which takes away the guess of where key missing... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
23 Jan 2025
which side is..running scared?! Catching them..or bailing out? Doubling a 1NT opening, especially when the opener is in the 12-14 hcp range is relatively common. Such a double would have at least 15 hcp and would not require the partner to move... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
22 Jan 2025
A Dangerous Double. Among the many uses of the word “double” is the “lead directing" type. Such a double can be very successful in suggesting an opening lead or in finding safe discards during the play. The disadvantage is that... read more here
Tha Bridge Zone Radio Show
22 Jan 2025
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