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Murat’s Finest Moment. Thanks to Murat Genc for allowing me to reproduce this story. Murat was one of my teammates in the recent NZ Seniors’ Team in Buenos Aires. The story becomes much more real with names. His partner was Anne... read more here

Or square! Enterprising defence….and bidding! Today’s deal has a few interesting angles. The question posed below is for a defender. South DealsNone Vul ♠ 9 7 6 A 9... read more here

Running or Staying Still? Today, we feature one further successful board for the winners of the Loveblock New Zealand Wide Pairs. It features a difficult situation when one’s opening weak no trump is doubled for penalties. What would you do... read more here

Taupo’s tops in the Loveblock. The annual New Zealand Wide Pairs, sponsored by Loveblock Wines,  took place last Friday with there being 54 heats taking place at 53 clubs from Kerikeri down to Invercargill. While not a record for the... read more here

For Junior, Intermediate and Novice players…and others!  It’s Fri day! Doing it Right. Welcome back to our Friday slot for less experienced players. Today’s deal is one all declarers should get right though only just... read more here

To see the results of the 54 heats as they come in, go to   https://www.compassmate.bridge-centre.org/results/monthly   thanks to the X Club team for producing them so quickly.   Richard Solomon         read more here

Another Leading Question. As promised yesterday, we have another “Leading Question” today. Like our two from yesterday, it comes from a Seniors’ match in the recent World Championships in Buenos Aires. Yesterday’s two had... read more here

Success for Debs  Havelock North’s Debs Smith has won the recently completed WBF On-Line Autumn Bridge Festival, the third time she has won one of these events. which are held bi-annually. She is a regular in these events and has... read more here

Leading Questions. Over the next two days, we will cover three leading problems, all with a uniting theme. All three occurred in the recent World Championships within the space of a few boards. The first two will be today and you will not be kept... read more here

Contrary to the norm. Are computer dealt hands freakier than ones we deal ourselves? The argument has raged for years and most of us feel that is the case. We are lazy shufflers and thus are more likely to produce lots of flattish deals.... read more here

Fine Finish for winners of National Pairs. The National Pairs, the final of the national events ( outside the Inter-Provincials) took place at the Auckland Bridge Club this past weekend. Some of our international players had still to return from... read more here

Jo Simpson, Auckland Club President, Neil Stuckey, and Sam Simpson. Fine Finish for winners of National Pairs. The National Pairs, the final of the national events for 2024 (outside of the Inter-Provincials) took place at the Auckland Bridge... read more here

Medal-taking Kiwis. The Closing Ceremony at the World Championships took place last Sunday night local time. It was pleasing to see some Kiwis go up on stage to take their prizes. In the one day BAM Teams (Board a Match or more commonly known... read more here

The Clock is Ticking… Apologies that the daily hands have been a bit sporadic during the World Championships in Argentina. Hopefully, regular readers have found compensation in the on-line daily bulletins. They will return to be regular 5... read more here

Commiserations and Congratulations That would sum up our feelings especially for the New Zealand Women’s Team. After negotiating their way comfortably through the round-robin stage and qualifying in 14th place (16 to qualify), 27 vps clear... read more here