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  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    26 Jul 2024

    For Junior, Intermediate and Novice players….and others! It’s Fri day. Who’s the decision-maker? There are a few useful lessons to learn from today’s deal which is more aimed at those new to the game. Don’t... read more here

  • Improver lessons

    26 Jul 2024

      RONA DRISCOLL IMPROVER SERIES On Thursday evenings in August (15, 22 and 29th August) at 7pm, Rona Driscoll is running a series of online improver sessions. The topic in August is bidding and playing strong hands (which will get... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    25 Jul 2024

    Jack James. Ending on top. The Auckland- Northland Main Regional Teams was played in Whangarei last Sunday and was won by the team of Malcolm Mayer – Pam Livingston and Michael Ware – Jack James. They were in no small way helped by... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    24 Jul 2024

    Ask the right question. If you want to find out the right answer, then you should ask the right question! Strangely, that should not have stopped most pairs from finding the right contract with today’s deal….but next time it might!... read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show

    24 Jul 2024

    Link to this week's show read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    23 Jul 2024

          a full room at The Mount.  Slamming at “The Mount”. It is wonderful to see live bridge becoming more popular again post Covid. It is even better when that popularity is seen in Intermediate, Junior and... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    22 Jul 2024

    Grant and Patrick.  The Majors and the Minors ne’er do meet! Grant Jarvis and Pat Carter emerged from very midfield to win the Auckland-Northland Main Regional Pairs in Whangarei on Saturday with a superb second session 68.60%, over... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    19 Jul 2024

    For Junior, Intermediate and Novice players…and others. It’s Fri day. Urgent Action Required! Something unusual happened on the following board. Your side bid up to game and obviously had enough high card points to do so…25... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    18 Jul 2024

    Bridge Psychology. Whoever said bridge was about counting, mathematics? “Whoever” said that only told part of the story. You do not need a degree in psychology to do well at our game but a little understanding of our fellow humans... read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show

    18 Jul 2024

      Link to this week's show read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    17 Jul 2024

    Too “High” to Handle? We referred yesterday to “7 Deadly Sins”. In bridge terms, today we look at number 8. Isn’t it great when your partner opens a game-forcing 2C and you have a clear positive response… no... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    16 Jul 2024

      The Seventh Deadly Sin. It is not “less bad” than the six before it because it is number 7. Before you rush off to google to find which sin I am referring, plan your play to the following “routine” 4H game. The... read more here

  • All Time Masterpoint Earners - Top 200

    15 Jul 2024

    Top 200 as at 30 June 2024 read more here

  • Baden Wilson- Reports

    15 Jul 2024

    Updated as at 30 June 2024 read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    15 Jul 2024

    Christine and Jenna Gibbons. “Doubled” and Victorious. A very experienced and a first time partnership combined to win the Hamilton Club’s 5A Teams event last Saturday. “The experience” were Christine and Jenna... read more here

  • Ranks Report

    15 Jul 2024

    Updated as at 30 June 2024 read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    12 Jul 2024

    for Junior, Intermediate and Novice players....and others. It's Fri day.  Worth a mention? You have not got much of a hand….but your partner has! They opened a Game Forcing 2C. So, you had better co-operate. What should you bid as... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    11 Jul 2024

    All care along the way. One can bid and then play some boards in a routine fashion, finding a fit easily, perhaps drawing trumps and then claiming for the required number of tricks. Then, there are others:   ♠... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    10 Jul 2024

    An old chestnut? What you see…or what you hope partner has! Another opening lead problem from the North Island Pairs. It covers familiar territory though few East players got it right at the table….or at least completely right.... read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show

    10 Jul 2024

    Link to this week's show read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    9 Jul 2024

    Time to Break the Rule? Our game is full of rules/guidelines about how we are best to play, bid or defend. We glory in knowing the right time to go against the recommended approach. The question today is whether “now is the hour” to... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    8 Jul 2024

    Johnny Davidson.  North Island Pairs On-line. After a most successful on-line South Island Pairs a couple of weeks back, the Waikato Bays Region hosted the North Island Pairs on-line. There were not quite so many pairs, 58 as opposed to 74,... read more here

  • News from the Chair

    8 Jul 2024

      Newsletter No 4 for 2024 read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    5 Jul 2024

    For Junior, Intermediate and Novice players…and others: it’s Fri  Day! The Dangerous Discard. While today’s story features discarding to a long suit, the happy end for the defenders would not have happened without the... read more here

  • North Island Pairs -Online 6-7 July 2024

    5 Jul 2024

    Link to results read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    4 Jul 2024

    Five Level: Fast Lane! There were plenty of decisions to be made around the table with today’s board. Try the following one as South. You are playing Swiss Pairs.         North DealsN-S Vul... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    3 Jul 2024

    Times change. Many many years ago, one only pre-empted with two of the top three honours, maybe even three of the top four, in the suit one has opened. The same applied for a Weak 2. That made bidding and defending a lot easier for their partner... read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show

    3 Jul 2024

        Link to this week's show read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    2 Jul 2024

      The Wellington Main Regional Teams was held last weekend at the Wellington Bridge Club. While the number of participating teams was at 18 rather low, most of the usual suspects were there. However, there were one pair who really should... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    1 Jul 2024

    Malcolm Smith…a man with plenty of  not much! A Guiness Record Book Deal. There are two questions for you today relating to the bridge hand below. You are not required to choose a bid. You have already chosen yours and surely it is... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    28 Jun 2024

    for Junior and Intermediate players....and others. It's Fri  day.  A Dangerous Opponent. Something perhaps tough for Junior players today: something perhaps to aspire to. The following deal looked pretty routine, at least when South... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    27 Jun 2024

    Choices….. Often, when the opposition open the bidding, we have one obvious bid to make. Sometimes, we may have a choice of two bids…and then there are the times when it is much harder…like here!   South... read more here

  • NZB Matariki Online Swiss Pairs (fundraiser for the NZ International team

    27 Jun 2024

      Link to results Play starts at 10am with the Open Swiss Pairs open for Kibitzing with a 20 minute delay.   Seating & RealBridge links      (includes an alternate link to results) read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    26 Jun 2024

    Wrong but Right. Could it be because this deal occurred in a Pairs competition that so few pairs bid to an excellent slam? Let’s be generous and say “yes”. Perhaps some East-West spade intervention did not enable North to... read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show

    26 Jun 2024

    Link to this week's show read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    25 Jun 2024

                                                          stolen bid!   The natural psych! Something a... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    24 Jun 2024

    Jan Cormack Age is no barrier to success. The South Island Pairs was played on-line this past weekend, hosted by the Nelson Bridge Club. There was plenty of bridge with 4 x 30 board sessions and an excellent turn-out with 74 pairs taking part.... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    21 Jun 2024

    for Junior, Intermediate and Novice players...and others! It's Fri day.  A “Maybe” Trick. Today’s deal offers a number of instructive points about play and defence, perhaps in bidding, too. For now, we will watch the deal... read more here

  • South Island Pairs- Online 22-23 June 2024

    21 Jun 2024

      Link to Results Starting at 9.30am Saturday.  Kibitzing will be set up on Real Bridge with 30min delay. read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    20 Jun 2024

    Not quite the norm. It seems however you treat today’s problem hand, it will fall outside what partner expects you to hold. Maybe, then, the aim should be to finish as declarer to prolong the suspense of what you do have…or in this... read more here

  • WBF Online Womens Teams- 3-5 Jan 2025

    20 Jun 2024

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  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    19 Jun 2024

    Pearson Points to Passing! The two hands below have some things in common but one point of difference. The bidding in each case starts in an identical way.... read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show

    19 Jun 2024

    Link to this week's show read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    18 Jun 2024

                                        can be different.  A Teams and a Pairs top! What does it take to score a good board at Teams? Bidding a... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    17 Jun 2024

    Never presume you have nothing to say! Round 4 of the monthly Trans-Tasman Teams took place this past Friday evening. It was a great night for two teams, Cornell and the Australian Seniors Team who both recorded maximum wins. For Cornell, with... read more here

  • Congratulations to our new Gold Grandmaster

    15 Jun 2024

    Details here read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    14 Jun 2024

    For Junior, Intermediate and Novice players…and others! Slam tools. We all love bidding slams, as long as we then make them! We are, justifiably, a little nervous, maybe more circumspect when it comes to grand slams. One slip or bad break... read more here

  • Supervised online play for new players

    14 Jun 2024

    NZB- Supervised online play for new players.pdf Information for Teachers & Helpers.pdf   read more here

  • Congratulations to our recenlty qualified Directors

    13 Jun 2024

      Tournament Level Directors   Peter Ramsey          Havelock North Phillippa Gardiner    Napier   Club Level Directors Justus Rozemond   Wellington Lance Bowden... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    13 Jun 2024

    The price we may pay. Penalty doubles and even bids by opponents issue warnings to a declarer that suits are breaking badly. We have to be pretty sure that when we do double for penalties that the warning given is not enough to put declarer on... read more here

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