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TALES OF AKARANA
21 Sep 2017
A TALE OF TWO “SHORT” KINGS Partner and I have a kind of agreement that we do not treat singleton aces or kings as singletons. They tend to lead partner astray as to the strength or otherwise of their own holding in the said suit. So,... read more here
Play, Defence even Bid for Newer Players
20 Sep 2017
The Reopening Double This article is more about the bidding than the play. The more bridge you play the more kinds of uses of double you find. Initially, it is just the take-out double, the penalty double and maybe the negative double.... read more here
WAIKATO BAYS NEWS with Anna Kalma
20 Sep 2017
The Ever Popular Cambridge 6's The highlight of the Waikato Bays bridge calendar was the Cambridge 6s held in August at the expansive venue next to the Lake Karapiro. The format is a team of six plays in three concurrent Swiss Pairs competition... read more here
A Lighter Look
18 Sep 2017
SMALL CARDS: BIG CHICKS.HAVE FAITH. “Who’s afraid of the big bad no trump The big bad no trump, the big bad no trump Who’s afraid of the big bad no trump….” Not you nor partner nor I! So, are you? Come on, you... read more here
Auckland News
15 Sep 2017
Firstly, we must celebrate the success of the five New Zealand Open Team members who live in Auckland, Michael Cornell, Michael Ware, GeO Tislevoll, Matthew Brown and Michael Whibley. We can claim the sixth too even if Ashley Bach lives... read more here
TALES OF AKARANA
15 Sep 2017
ANYONE FOR HEARTS? Trying to play boards in hearts this week at Akarana proved or could have proved a little difficult. From Board 1 through to 28 would see a multitude of failed contracts. On Board 1, East-West held:... read more here
A Lighter Look
12 Sep 2017
“Ruffly” Speaking. You have to keep partner focused…or at least that is the only reason West can account for the following banter. The opposition had, to one player at the table’s frustration, pulled up short of slam at... read more here
Play, Defence even Bid for Newer Players
12 Sep 2017
RIGHT- SIDING A CONTRACT One of the aims of bidding, the most important aim, is to reach the right contract, to decide whether one’s side is likely to make game, maybe even slam, or else rest in a part-score, or maybe even defend. However,... read more here
Macleans College retain Auckland-Northland School Teams Trophy
11 Sep 2017
Five teams from two schools, Auckland Boys Grammar and Macleans College, took part in this annual event which takes place at the Howick Bridge Club, this year on 10th September. Numbers were less than last year but there was still an excellent... read more here
Vodafone announcements about their email service stopping
10 Sep 2017
Vodafone will axe its email services in a move that will impact between 200,000 and 250,000 customers. Vodafone will turn off its email accounts, including Clear and Paradise accounts, on November 30 and will instead encourage customers to set up... read more here
TALES OF AKARANA
8 Sep 2017
Passing…and Doubling. What is the highest number of high card points you have ever held when you passed your partner’s opening three-level pre-empt? Secondly, would you double the following 4 heart contract after the following... read more here
Website Q & A
8 Sep 2017
We have set up a Q & A session in the Forums for players, clubs and Admin people who wish to learn more or ask questions. Please go to MY NZB and click on Forums then select the forum headed "New Masterpoint and Membership Process",... read more here
We are now Live on the new website
5 Sep 2017
Have you had a look ? MasterpointsThere is better search function of players and Masterpoints: Not only can you search a player, but you can add a date range in that search. You will also be able to search by Grade, Rank, Club or... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
4 Sep 2017
Make Them Pay. They have stolen your contract. There’s a slam to be bid and made your way but you decided to take the money off them at the five level. The vulnerability is in their favour but you were never going to bid the slam any way.... read more here
Website change over happening 5th Sept
2 Sep 2017
We wish to advise that this website will be completely unavailable next Tuesday the 5th September, as this is when we are changing over to the new platform. We anticipate it will be only for the day, but will advise if any different.... read more here
National 15A Swiss Pairs Tournament
1 Sep 2017
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TALES OF AKARANA
1 Sep 2017
Tales of the Absurd: Do you want to play in hearts? How else can one describe a couple of boards from this week’s play? No fancy squeezes or end-plays this time. It’s all in what we bid and how much…which usually means too... read more here
Director Exams - 28-29 Oct 2017
30 Aug 2017
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Recent High Session Scores
30 Aug 2017
Here are the top session scores achieved in July 2017. Congratulations to all, especially to Michael Hume and Chhris Bras for their 73.20% at Rangiora. Session % Final Position Michael Hume - Chris Bras Rangiora 8B... read more here
Tournament Results: Auckland-Northland and Waikato Bays
30 Aug 2017
Here are the Tournament Results from July 2017 for the Auckland- Northland and Waikato Bays regions. Apologies that they appear a little later than in previous months. Spa Town Teams, Te Aroha (1st July). Multigrade Spa... read more here
Tournament Results: Lower North Island
30 Aug 2017
Here are the Tournament Results from the Central Districts and Wellington regions for July. The highest score in a 2 session event came from Steven Needham and Penny Stark with 132.66% at the Hawera Intermediate Pairs. Dannevirke... read more here
Tournament Results: South Island
30 Aug 2017
Here are the results for the South Island Regions for July 2017. The highest score in a 2 session event was achieved by Jim Burford and Ron Griffiths, 130.32% at the Oamaru All Grades. Oamaru All Grades (2nd July) Rangiora... read more here
WOULD YOUR CLUB WELCOME A HELPING HAND?
30 Aug 2017
Would your club welcome some support? At NZB we plan to have “Regional Bridge Mates” trained and ready to be deployed in October to start working alongside clubs across New Zealand. Could your club use a kick start? Are... read more here
Southland News with Moss Wylie
29 Aug 2017
News of tournaments in Winton, Taieri and Invercargill and of a tough to play hand from Invercargill. On some hands, the key to success is drawing trumps quickly. On others, you must not. Which is this to be? The Winton Club held their 5A Open... read more here
Summer Festival of Bridge - Canberra Jan 2018
29 Aug 2017
Special Offer for NZ Players Come and play the Summer Festival 2018 NZ... read more here
Play, Defence even Bid for Newer Players
28 Aug 2017
The Finesse You are happy to lose. Many contracts require care. If that was not the case, we would get a little bored with all deals being too simple to play. Maybe you would like a simple board to play? Many players hate playing in no-trumps.... read more here
The Bowl at Lyon
26 Aug 2017
The Battle for Bronze 58 imps in 64 boards. That was the Bridge Blacks’ target. Nothing to lose. Could they achieve it for bronze? Set 4 New Zealand 41 Bulgaria 23 As Open captain and chef de mission Derek Evennett said,... read more here
TALES OF AKARANA
25 Aug 2017
Playing with Stanley…and like him! Well, that has to be a compliment. It certainly would be true on the following board from play at Akarana. The moral of what follows is: Never be fazed By the difficulty of the contract By a lack of... read more here
The Bowl at Lyon
25 Aug 2017
The Battle for Bronze So, to the play-off for bronze, 5 sets of 16 boards over two days. The first set was relatively flat with the Bridge Blacks scoring the largest swing, 8 imps, when their opponents went down a total of 5 tricks at both... read more here
The crowd goes wild !
25 Aug 2017
Woo hoo we get a mention on TV at last and they were even positive about our game !. Thanks so much Prime for running a segment from Lyon. We are also pleased to note that Andrew Mulligan's mum plays bridge too. Hi Andrew's mum.... read more here
Do not remove your Black Socks when in bed tonight !
24 Aug 2017
Fresh socks are now required ! Our team in Lyon needs your support. OK we faltered a little against the French. Probably because the team ate too many frog's legs at the restaurant the day before ! We still have a... read more here
Northland News with Tania Brown
24 Aug 2017
A Big Score, The Northland Teams and An "inelegant flat board". July 29th saw the Kerikeri New World tournament which attracts entries from all over the North Island. Mainly because of the A points on offer of course but the very, very generous... read more here
The Bowl at Lyon
24 Aug 2017
On then to the Battle for Bronze 92 imps down at the half-way point of the semi-final against France. That would be a tough ask against any decent opposition…but against a top country playing well. “C’est non”. It would... read more here
The Bowl at Lyon
23 Aug 2017
New Zealand v France in the Semi Final of the Bermuda Bowl. How exciting is that? Tremendous, whatever the outcome. Matt Brown and Michael Whibley slept in for the first set, as they seemed to have done most days, while the other four did... read more here
Link to Lyon
22 Aug 2017
WEAR YOUR BLACK SOCKS EVERYONE ! This team is making history at the Bermuda Bowl Geo Tislevoll, Matthew Brown, Michael Wibley, Ashley Bach, Michael Cornell & Michael WareGo to our Facebook page to read all about the players,... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
22 Aug 2017
Careful or Careless? When suits break evenly, playing a contract is relatively easy. There is usually more than one path to success even if your path is not the one taken by the experts. Yet, the mark of a good Bridge player is a careful Bridge... read more here
The Bowl at Lyon
22 Aug 2017
WELL, I NEVER….. Could we really reach the semi- finals of the Bermuda Bowl? “In your dreams” would have been the answer for many years. Yet, when you have three pairs all playing top Bridge, dreams have a way of becoming... read more here
New Zealand Bridge Youth Weekend
21 Aug 2017
Our “Tomorrow Players” Meet in Auckland. Matt Brown could not be there. Nor could Susan Humphries. They had some prior engagement in Lyon. Yet, they are just a touch too good for those young players who gathered for a week-end of... read more here
The Bowl at Lyon
21 Aug 2017
ALIVE, VERY WELL and FIGHTING: Bermuda Bowl Quarter Final. It’s so nice to be looking forward to the quarter finals of the Bermuda Bowl with New Zealand one of the 8... read more here
The Bowl at Lyon
20 Aug 2017
WE DID IT How wonderful to be proved wrong. We seemed a long way off making the quarter-final stage of the Bermuda Bowl.... but our Open Team did it. Read on and see how dramatically close it was. Open ... read more here
The Bowl at Lyon
19 Aug 2017
Hindsight is a wonderful thing to have. At the start of Day 6, our Open Team would need about 40vp from Day 6 to stay competitive for the top 8. Read on to see if they could achieve that on a day of three very hard matches. ... read more here
TALES OF AKARANA
18 Aug 2017
Play Low, Low and Low Again With plenty of action from Lyon at present and a quiet night at Akarana, here is a little story involving some unusual happenings in the spade suit. The first was in the bidding. You are sitting there as West and... read more here
The Bowl at Lyon
18 Aug 2017
Our Open Team started the day against top placed Sweden. A really bloody board helped one of these countries to score an excellent win. See if you would have avoided going for -1100. Open ... read more here
Central Districts' News with George MacLachlan
17 Aug 2017
Val Gardiner returned to her home town to win the Wanganui Open with fellow Aucklander Michael Whibley. They were first in each of the early sessions but had a slightly nervous third session .. but had enough in reserve to hold off the... read more here
The Bowl at Lyon
17 Aug 2017
Lyon – Day 4 Among the interestingly shaped hands today was a powerful 7-5 in the reds and a blockbuster 4-9 in the majors. If you like that kind of excitement, then the South seat is where you should be! Open... read more here
The Bowl at Lyon
16 Aug 2017
Lyon – Day 3. Life in the nervy 5 level....a hand with 2 x 6 card suits....and some more freaky slams. Some good news....and less good news re our three teams in France.... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
15 Aug 2017
The Best of All Worlds Signalling…easier to give than to interpret. “How could I realise that the 7 was your lowest heart?” exclaimed a frustrated player after they failed to find a club switch. “How could you want me to... read more here
The Bowl at Lyon
15 Aug 2017
Lyon Day 2 Three wins for our Open team but disappointment for our other two teams on the second day of competition. Plenty of interest including a wonderful vulnerable sacrifice at the 7 level.... read more here
A Lighter Look
14 Aug 2017
Stop Cards are “ear” to stay! There are just two serious statements I want to make this week. The first is unlike a number of bridge players, I am very much in favour of the use of “Stop” cards, or should I... read more here
The Bowl at Lyon
14 Aug 2017
Welcome to the first of the daily reports from Lyon on the progress of the three New Zealand teams who are taking part in the Bermuda Bowl/ Venice Cup competitions. We all hope for performances to match those of our Open and Women’s Teams in... read more here
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