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Daily Bridge
Number Nine! That is the key number of tricks you should always have in mind when you are in 3NT. With that in mind, after you survey and...
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Daily Bridge
or so it seemed…..and indeed was for some players. Some even made an overtrick…and yet some recorded a minus score in their seemingly...
1 day ago3 min read
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Daily Bridge on Friday... for Junior, Intermediate and Novice players..and others
Two “Rights” spells “Disaster” The problem today is that both partners were correct in their interpretation of the key bid. It’s just...
4 days ago2 min read
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Daily Bridge
Hard Decisions Michael’s, not Michael, to the rescue! You should make it to game. You might even try for slam. For many, the question is...
6 days ago3 min read
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Hair raising
A “Hair-raising” Charity event in Dunedin. Today, we salute Dunedin bridge players who raised $4,000 for a local good cause, one...
6 days ago3 min read
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Daily Bridge
Double Shot : Part 2. Yesterday’s article could have been called “second time lucky”. Could that phrase be used for today’s deal? It’s an...
Mar 184 min read
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Researching Bridge Opportunity
A message below from Samantha Punch, Prof. Samantha Punch | Bridge: A MindSport for All (BAMSA) Faculty of Social Sciences |...
Mar 141 min read
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National Teams - Wellington Bridge Club 15-16 March 2025
Link to Results Link to Viewgraph
Mar 141 min read
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NZ Bridge Foundation
Introducing Dwayne Crombie I thought it would be good to introduce myself as the new Chair of the NZ Bridge Foundation. Jonathan Westoby...
Mar 142 min read
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That Extra Trick!
You open light. You are propelled to slam. Partner kindly allows you one loser. Yet, you still seem to be a trick short. What’s to be...
Mar 132 min read
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Board Vacancy- Expressions of Interest
Following the recently announced resignation of Anna Kalma from the Board of New Zealand Bridge we are keen to bring a fresh face or...
Mar 132 min read
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Mind Reading.
The same could be said of playing boards but when defending a deal, it pays at times to be able to be a mind-reader. Take these two...
Mar 123 min read
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Big Teams Victory at New Plymouth.
Blair and Liz Fisher Six teams competed in the finals of the Teams competition at the Taranaki Bridge Congress but there was only ever...
Mar 113 min read
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“Crime” should not pay.
“Crime” refers to getting away with making a contract you really should not bid. This is particularly true in the slam zone. What would...
Mar 103 min read
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The Power of Aces.
For Junior, Intermediate and Novice players…and others. It’s Fri Yay! Day. You may have heard it before. Aces are often worth more than...
Mar 72 min read
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NZ Seniors Teams confirmed for international duty in 2025
APBF –Hefei China May 2025 Michael Cornell and Geo Tislevoll Malcolm Mayer and Brian Mace Anne Summerville and Murat Genc With Michael...
Mar 61 min read
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Being a nuisance!
Weak Bids do Work. Well, they do but this particular one should not have worked as well as it did in many cases. Ironically, the wrong...
Mar 63 min read
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The Best Chance.
It is nice to bid a pushy slam, with one proviso. You do need to make it or else concede a bundle of imps! So, here’s your opportunity....
Mar 52 min read
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