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Double and plus! When we make a penalty double, we always aim to record a plus score. Sometimes, the plus may not be huge but any plus is so much better than a minus score. With that in mind, what action would you take as North here?... read more here

Not today’s dummy! “You will have something, partner. Won’t you!” That cry may have been made by some South players who held the hand below. They pick up as good a hand as they have held all night, all week, maybe much... read more here

          The tale of two singleton black 7’s! At two of the four tables in the recent Mixed Trial, East- West made their contract of 5D, once doubled and once with an overtrick. Should this be so? Let’s see... read more here

Michael Ware, Jan Cormack, Pamela Livingston and Leon Meier. Sad ending to Mixed Trial. The New Zealand Mixed Trial ended two sessions early yesterday in unfortunate circumstances when ill health prevented Jan Cormack from continuing. At that... read more here

Fuxia Wen and Ian Berrington, Mixed Teams finalists.  The Mixed Pairs Trial. Monday sees the final day of the National Mixed Trial to determine which of 8 teams will represent New Zealand at the World Mixed Teams in Denmark in August and... read more here

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

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

                                                            but for which side? A Deal for... read more here

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

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

  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

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

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

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