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Daily Bridge in New Zealand
9 Apr 2020
5-4-3-(2)-1 I knew of the song with this title but not very well and discovered a very pleasant song when I just listened to it on You Tube (if you are wanting to be cheered up, please do not listen to the words, though…trust me!). The... read more here
Lesson hands for BBO
9 Apr 2020
Because lessons cannot be run face to face at the moment, we have converted all lesson hands into LIN files so they can be loaded into BBO. We suggest you either practice these hands between friends or better still get a senior... read more here
List of cancelled Tournaments
9 Apr 2020
Auckland Easter Congress 10 – 13 April Levin 8B Easter Pairs 11 April Wellington Region Mixed Pairs 13 April Hibiscus 5B Intermediate Pairs 18 April Hibiscus 3A Open Pairs... read more here
Watch our Top Internationals on BBO
9 Apr 2020
Our top players want to do what they do so well, playing good competitive bridge. Thus, three of the pairs who put up their hands to play in the New Zealand Open Team this year have organised a series of on-line matches against what is the current... read more here
Auckland News with Douglas Russell
8 Apr 2020
Circumstances have sadly dictated that there is not much real bridge news in this edition of the Auckland Regional Roundup. However, a few results to report before the portcullis came crashing down. Firstly, though, a question for you to ponder.... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
8 Apr 2020
Confusion Reigns. When 11 out of 14 pairs make a major suit... read more here
News from the Chair - 2020
8 Apr 2020
Latest newsletter available here From the Chair 2020 #2.pdf read more here
The Bridge Zone Radio Show - 089
8 Apr 2020
This week's show includes: Auckland Bridge Club and Patrick and Julie For starting the wave of BBO sessions for our fellow bridge addicts Tournaments are being cancelled being left... read more here
Club Happenings Around the Country
7 Apr 2020
Taradale Bridge Club. This Hawke’s Bay club has its share of problems of late. Before Covid 19 reared its oh so unpleasant head, the Club was asked to find new premises and is, or was, temporarily operating out of the Napier Bridge Club... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
7 Apr 2020
The Disappearing Diamond Loser. One of the most normal things you do when, as declarer, you see dummy is to look at your own hand, and in a suit contract, to see how many losers there are and to see which ones you can eliminate. Indeed, all the... read more here
Club Happenings Around the Country
6 Apr 2020
Waitemata Bridge Club. Waitemata is one of the two affiliated clubs in West Auckland and is based in Te Atatu. It has a large catchment area in the Henderson, New Lynn, West Harbour areas. Thanks to Ken Dixon for supplying some information... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
6 Apr 2020
Together….and Apart. Discarding is a very important and dangerous area of our game. One wrong discard can be very expensive for the defence. It is important for defenders to try to give each other as much information as they can to help... read more here
Gold Coast Congress Masterpoints
6 Apr 2020
Our friends at the ABF delivered a large bundle of Gold points tonight, (3320.26 in total). Players masterpoint records have been updated. read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
5 Apr 2020
Advantage Number 11. Do you remember when we listed Giles Hancock’s 10 advantages of BBO? Well, you should as it was only yesterday! That list was though incomplete. There is an 11th one. …which brings us back to the questions you... read more here
Club Happenings Around the Country
4 Apr 2020
WELLINGTON. Our report today comes courtesy of the club's most efficient and hard-working manager, Bridget Hannaway-Willcox. "Well I have been flat out at home. Wellington Club is assisting players with accessing online play, a big thanks to... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
4 Apr 2020
The Lighter Side of Bridge. Wishing..and hoping. There are times when you hope your partner does not put down too good a dummy, like when you have stopped short of slam. Please, please show me a couple of quick losers to justify my... read more here
Club Happenings Around the Country
3 Apr 2020
New Plymouth. We have asked our bridge clubs what they are doing to help their members during this very difficult time, both from the point of view of actual help as many members are in the dangerous 70+ on their own category but also to be able... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
3 Apr 2020
Signalling to Success. Playing Teams, scoring +300 even +500 when most of the room achieves +650 is not that good a score. Should you accept +500 or risk only 300 in search of +800? That’s accepting a loss of 4 imps or try for a 4-imp gain... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
2 Apr 2020
Trying to have your Cake…and Eat it too! It is difficult for newish players to grasp the concept of re-opening doubles, an important part of playing negative rather than penalty doubles when an opponent overcalls. It is generally accepted... read more here
More Help To Get on Bridge Base Online (BBO)
2 Apr 2020
Here is another link to help you with accessing on-line bridge. This has been provided by Derek Gill, from the Victoria Bridge Club in Wellington. Thanks, Derek. VBC BBO On-line bridge instructions read more here
Social Distancing Round Robin Teams. Need Teammates?
2 Apr 2020
If you would like to take part in this event but need teammates, then just send me an email at rksolomon@xtra.co.nz and I will try and match you up with a suitable pair.....no guarantees but it does no harm to ask...and please not Open... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
1 Apr 2020
The Truth, The Truth …nothing but the Truth! There are those who have been playing this game, bridge, for some 50 years (well, that could be me! I must have learnt when I was very young….well young!) who can be heard saying:... read more here
New To Bridge Base On-Line (BBO)?
1 Apr 2020
Then we have a link to a video produced by a top Australian player, Pete Hollands, in which he explains how BBO works. If you are intending to play in the twice daily tournament hosted by Julie Atkinson and Pat Carter from the Auckland Bridge... read more here
The Bridge Zone Radio Show - 088
1 Apr 2020
This Week's show includes: Our 1st crack at working from home The sound quality wasn’t the best We have sourced some expert advice and…. EUREKA, we have a solution Working... read more here
Top of The South News with Jenny Pomeroy
1 Apr 2020
Jenny Pomeroy. As it is 1st April, I thought I would have a bit of fun…….. "I bring you News from Top of the South but it is a little scant and thin. As for the good of all New Zealand we’ve been forced to... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
31 Mar 2020
TWO WAYS TO SUCCESS (Morton’s Fork). A Tale of Jan and John. John Morton was made both Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor (as well as a Cardinal) in the reign of the English monarch, Henry V11, in the late 15th century. He... read more here
Another Opportunity for Bridge
30 Mar 2020
As promised, we will bring you as many opportunities for reading and playing bridge in the period when we have no bridge at our clubs. Many of you will be playing once/ twice a day on BBO (Bridge Base Online) Pairs sessions. We have already... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
30 Mar 2020
NO PERFECT BID. Yes, it can happen quite often. It happened in this feature only a few days ago. We found, then, that bidding was better than passing. Is that going to be the case with today’s problem? ... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
29 Mar 2020
Counting to 10. We all know that playing Pairs is so much about making overtricks or sometimes conceding less undertricks than the rest of the field. Certainly, you score very few match-points for your perfectly correct contract of 5 when there... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
28 Mar 2020
Life’s an Illusion… You have, I am sure, been in the situation where you know that one’s opponents are about to get a ruff. So many otherwise excellent contracts fail because one’s opponents score one or more ruffs.... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
27 Mar 2020
A “Double” Whammy. Well, nearly. It was not quite catastrophic to produce the red card as an answer to both our problems from yesterday…at least not just yet and as long as one has a thinking partner, then you could be saved... read more here
Northland News with Tania Brown
27 Mar 2020
Greeting all from the winterless North once again. Gosh, before we hit these tumultuous times we were up and running with a fever (maybe that’s not the right word) and 2020 WAS THE YEAR. However, that’s not to be at this stage but it... read more here
Process for cancellation of any tournaments at 10A level and above
26 Mar 2020
This post is to share with you what we have put in place regarding the cancelation or otherwise of bridge tournaments at 10A level or above. Events at this level and above are the responsibility of NZ Bridge either directly or by way of a... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
26 Mar 2020
Hero or Villain? Why when defending no-trumps does partner always seem to lead a suit in which you have a small singleton or doubleton? Actually, that is just not true. You may only remember the bad leads. Sometimes, they actually make a good... read more here
iNFORMATION REGARDING NATIONAL RUBBER BRIDGE COMPETITION
26 Mar 2020
To Regional Committees and Rubber Bridge Players 26th March 2020 Normally, I would be writing to you now about this year’s National Rubber Bridge competition with its finals at the National Congress in Hamilton. These are not, though,... read more here
News from the Chair -
26 Mar 2020
From the Chair 2020 #1 26 Mar 2020.pdf read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
25 Mar 2020
DIARY OF A DISASTER. If you could always refer to your bridge textbook and find the exact answer to a problem, then bridge in general, bidding in particular, would not be nearly so exciting and interesting. The fact that so many hands do not fit... read more here
ON LINE PAIRS BRIDGE FOR NEW ZEALAND PLAYERS
25 Mar 2020
Thanks to Aucklanders, Patrick Carter and Sylvester Riddell, there is at least one opportunity per day to play in a shortish 12 board Pairs session involving New Zealand players. You must have a partner with a BBO log-in. BASIC DIRECTIONS Log... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
24 Mar 2020
No Time for a Fit. So, yesterday we gave you a pretty nice 20 hcp hand and we established that we had a spade fit. You know your partner has not got much of a hand. Even if... read more here
WHILE YOU CANNOT PLAY BRIDGE
24 Mar 2020
Playing bridge at New Zealand clubs or even privately may be off the agenda for the forseeable future. However, there are other ways you can still indulge in your favourite pastime. There's playing bridge online or catching up on... read more here
ABF Daily Bridge Column courtesy of Ron Klinger
23 Mar 2020
LInk to articles read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
23 Mar 2020
You may be suffering a few withdrawal symptoms at not being able to get down to your club these days. So, we will give you a bit of bridge on-line with a daily question about the bidding, defence or play of a hand….and then the following... read more here
Tales of Akarana
20 Mar 2020
Just in case! No play this week…or for the next few but that does not stop being able to report a recent hand which occurred. If you take a look at the following deal and bid all the way to 6, you would be feeling quite happy. ... read more here
Canterbury News with Max Robb
19 Mar 2020
The Christchurch Club and Regional Committee ran on behalf of NZ Bridge a very successful National Swiss Pairs event in mid -February. While the runaway winners were Wellington’s Martin Reid and Peter Newell, local pair Fiona Temple and John... read more here
A Happening Event. The National Bridge Congress
18 Mar 2020
New Zealand National Congress is a happening event…this year. That is certainly the message NZ Bridge wants to send out at this point. The event is still over 6 months’ away. There will be many decisions made regarding the level of... read more here
Coronavirus- Bulletin 4 from Allan Morris
18 Mar 2020
Advisory 4: Coronavirus Covid-19- from the Board On Monday we issued Advisory No3 recommending action players and clubs should follow. A lot can be done by being responsible and vigilant about personal hygiene. We are listening to Governments... read more here
The Bridge Zone Show - 087
18 Mar 2020
This week's show includes: The ‘C” word continues to wreak havoc Exclusive announcement on the Bridge Zone Results North Island teams ... read more here
Play and Defend Better: for improving players
17 Mar 2020
This week’s board is topical as it occurred in last weekend’s North Island Teams. If you fail to find the correct line, do not feel too bad as the success rate of those in slam was not that high: match 6 Board 10North... read more here
Tight Finish at the North Island Teams
17 Mar 2020
A strong consistent performance from the team of Wayne Burrows-Clair Miao and Andi Boughey- Carol Richardson saw them win the North Island Teams in Wellington last weekend by just under 2vps. Perhaps the key to their success was their 6th... read more here
Coronavirus- Bulletin 3 from Allan Morris
16 Mar 2020
On Saturday the New Zealand Government imposed travel conditions on all people (except from Pacific Islands) entering New Zealand, requiring people to self-isolate for 14 days. Also we have seen major fixtures/gatherings being postponed or... read more here
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