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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

                                    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

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

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

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

Does it really matter? An innocuous choice. Well, is it? You might think so but it could be the key to success or failure on the following board. East DealsNone Vul ♠ 9 8 ♥ K 10 7 3... read more here