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  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    4 Nov 2021

    A Common Conundrum – for less experienced players and others. It would not happen to you, would it? However, it does happen rather often to others. So, this article is for their benefit not yours! However, to be sure, to be sure, just cast... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    3 Nov 2021

         Jan’s Day:  Fear the Worst. If you survive when the news is bad, you are on the road to being a very good declarer. That is the theme behind today’s Jan’s Day article. The bad news was not a bad... read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show - 170

    3 Nov 2021

      here is the link to this week's show     The weekly Bridge gossip, views, tips and chatter with Barry and Mereana             At the pond with Kermit     Judge... read more here

  • 10 minutes of something- From the Bridge Zone

    2 Nov 2021

      Lightner doubles and adrenaline junkies  011121.mp4 read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    2 Nov 2021

    Too aggressive? Over and Under Bidding. Today, we seem to feature a bit of both. Throw into the mix the need to record as high-scoring a game as possible because we are playing Pairs and we have both controversy and perhaps riskiness in the... read more here

  • Cancelled Tournaments

    1 Nov 2021

      Timaru 5A Anniversary Pairs 6 Nov 2021 Golden Bay 3A Pairs 6 Nov 2021 New Plymouth 8B Anniversary Pairs 6 Nov 2021 North Island Teams Auckland 6-7 Nov 2021 Waikanae 5B... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    1 Nov 2021

    From the Frying Pan to the….. I do hate those movies where you start off with the ending and work your way back to it over the course of the next couple of hours. It kind of spoils the climax! Or does it? Why cannot we have a different... read more here

  • LABOUR WEEKEND HAMILTON 10A TEAMS ONLINE TOURNAMENT

    1 Nov 2021

      On behalf of the Hamilton Bridge Club, I would like to thank all the all the players who entered our inaugural Online 10A Teams’ Tournament. 54 teams entered this tournament. Entries were received from Invercargill to Keri Keri as... read more here

  • 10 minutes of something- From the Bridge Zone

    31 Oct 2021

      Bridge is a sport - right?    291021.mp4 read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    29 Oct 2021

    Sweet Smell of Success. The success, say, of a well bid and a well- played hand. Well, when both occur together… how good is that! South DealsBoth Vul ♠ K 8 ♥ Q 6 4 ♦ A K 9 6... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    28 Oct 2021

    Hard Graft. Yesterday, we talked about a rare time to shine with an opening lead to beat a game. Winning a major event, well any event really, requires hard graft, consistently so, over a session. In the Waikato Real Bridge Open Teams, GeO... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    27 Oct 2021

    Tom Jacob. Reading his system notes is really not that hard! A Time to Shine. So often, we hear bridge is a game of mistakes and that those who commit the fewest will come out on top. There is unquestionably a lot of truth in that statement.... read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show - 169

    27 Oct 2021

      Click here to enjoy the show     The weekly Bridge gossip, views, tips and chatter with Barry and Mereana              At the pond with Kermit     Judge... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    26 Oct 2021

    A strong hand: but how to handle it? More pairs are playing transfer responses to what is usually a short 1C opening. Thus, whether or not you play such a system, you are quite likely to have to defend against some of the unusual situations it... read more here

  • Great Kiwi Week "in" Sydney

    26 Oct 2021

    We can report yet another Kiwi success in last weeks’ “Real Bridge” Sydney Spring Nationals. The team of Steph and Tom Jacob and Susan and Denis Humphries won the 8 round 2-day Mixed Teams. This follows on the success of Nick... read more here

  • Westport Club Radio Podcast

    26 Oct 2021

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  • Hamilton - 10A Online Teams - Link to Results & Kibitzing options

    24 Oct 2021

      Hamilton Teams / Tables list  Useful if trying reconcile player with team etc….     https://www.hamilton.bridge-club.org/node/5686   Kibitzing          ... read more here

  • 10 minutes of something- From the Bridge Zone

    23 Oct 2021

      Does anything go with a 1NT opener?  And Waikato Teams - where? what? when?  221021.mp4 read more here

  • Cancelled Tournaments

    23 Oct 2021

      CD Region Zelda Morris Provincial Pairs 30 & 31 Oct 2021 Orewa 5B Intermediate Pairs 31 Oct 2021 Orewa 3A Open Pairs 31 Oct 2021 Timaru 5A Anniversary Pairs 6 Nov 2021... read more here

  • Congratulations - To our recently qualified Club Directors

    23 Oct 2021

        NZ Bridge congratulates the following people who were successful in the recent exam series:   Jeremy Ballantyne              Waipukurau Heather... read more here

  • Auckland News with Douglas Russell

    22 Oct 2021

      Welcome back. The latest Level 4 lockdown in Auckland came into force exactly as I submitted my last report, and subsequent restrictions have effectively killed both club and tournament play in the region ever since. So slim pickings as... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand- More Kiwi Success "in" Sydney

    22 Oct 2021

    Paul Carson and Jeremy Fraser-Hoskin had only previously played a fun Christmas event about two years ago but they played on-line in this week’s Butler Swiss Pairs from Sydney to record a fine victory. For Paul it was a case of both an... read more here

  • Youth Player Event - On RealBridge

    22 Oct 2021

    Please eamil youth@nzbridge.co.nz   for entries   read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    21 Oct 2021

    The Trojan Horse. Putting them off the Scent: for less experienced players and others. We saw yesterday that when you are in 4 of a major missing three cashing aces, you want to avoid any further losers if you can. There is one danger to your... read more here

  • News from the Chair- No 4 for 2021

    21 Oct 2021

    Details Here read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show - 168

    21 Oct 2021

      Here is the link to this week's show     The weekly Bridge gossip, views, tips and chatter with Barry and Mereana              At the pond with Kermit    ... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    20 Oct 2021

    Jan’s Day: One for the road? When your pre-emptive bid does not shut the opponents up, do you keep on bidding or hope you have pre-empted enough? If you have a good partner at the helm, there can be various good reasons for bidding on.... read more here

  • TRI SERIES - NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA, INDONESIA

    20 Oct 2021

         TRI SERIES - NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA, INDONESIA                     ... read more here

  • 10 minutes of something- From the Bridge Zone

    19 Oct 2021

      I have an opening hand.  Should I double?  181021.mp4 read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    19 Oct 2021

    Listen to your Heart. I rather wish I had done. I think our score would have been 4% better off had I done so. Yet, it was a strange unusual thing to do, to find that lead against a slam. It need not have been successful either but in reality, it... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    18 Oct 2021

    Greener Pastures? We enjoy the concept of pre-empting to make life harder for our opponents. Yet, when they do the same to us, well, it should not be allowed! Yet, they do and it is! So, what say you with the hand below? Do we declare or seek... read more here

  • Sydney Spring Nationals

    18 Oct 2021

    Kiwis on fire on line in Sydney There has been some New Zealand success in the Spring Nationals, normally held at this time of year in Sydney but this year held on the Real Bridge network. Winners of the TBIB Open Teams, a 4-day event for the... read more here

  • 10 minutes of something- From the Bridge Zone

    16 Oct 2021

      Some funny things happen when you are playing online ...    151021.mp4     read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    15 Oct 2021

      My hand… and my opponent bid 1C! That’s MY Suit you bid! Short club- based systems have been around for a long time. Pairs have to decide how they will handle a quite common situation where after hearing an opponent open 1,... read more here

  • Covid-19, Online Bridge and Masterpoints

    14 Oct 2021

     14 October 2021     Undeniably Covid-19 and the Delta variant has impacted our lives more than we thought possible. Lockdowns and restrictions have curtailed club and tournament bridge. We are hopeful the current outbreak is... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    14 Oct 2021

    Two, One or None: for less experienced players and others. Given a choice, what would be yours? No, we are not talking about the number of games of bridge you can have this week. No choice, there. The answer would certainly be “2” at... read more here

  • Cancelled Tournaments

    13 Oct 2021

      North Shore 3B Junior Pairs 16 Oct 2021 North Shore 5B Intermediate Pairs 16 Oct 2021 Taupo 8B Pairs 16 Oct 2021 Wes Dodds 5A Pairs Auckland 16 Oct 2021 Hibiscus 5B... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    13 Oct 2021

    It’s Jan’s Day…and there’s a bad trump break! That is not a time to give up! That is a time to say “I am going to give it a good shot and see if I can make this contract, whether a part-score, game or even a slam."... read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show - 167

    13 Oct 2021

      Here is the link to this week's show     The weekly Bridge gossip, views, tips and chatter with Barry and Mereana              At the pond with Kermit    ... read more here

  • 10 minutes of something- From the Bridge Zone

    12 Oct 2021

      Realbridge is starting to take off ...  111021.mp4 read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    12 Oct 2021

    How unlucky? There are some bad times when defending at bridge. One from which we will all suffer is when we lead the ace of the suit we have bid and had supported by our partner against, say, a 5-level suit contract. Down in the dummy comes K76... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    11 Oct 2021

                             Care and Communication. Today’s board occurred in the recent on-line Margaret Bourke Memorial... read more here

  • 10 minutes of something- From the Bridge Zone

    8 Oct 2021

      Today we talk about committees and about what's happening in online bridge.  081021.mp4 read more here

  • Breaking news!! Hamilton Labour Weekend Congress on Real Bridge

    8 Oct 2021

        The Hamilton Bridge Club has made the decision to hold their Labour Weekend Congress albeit on a different platform and with a reduced format. The programme will be the Waikato Bays Provincial 15A Teams only held over 2 days... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    8 Oct 2021

    Actions! No Easy Solution. A short auction to slam by the opponents. You have nearly your share of high card points and your partner is also “alive” on the first round of the bidding. What’s going on? The vulnerability is not... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    7 Oct 2021

    points. Does Nought mean “No bid”? for less experienced players and others. The following hand intrigued me because when it was held by some players, they chose to pass at the first opportunity because they were... read more here

  • Otago/Southland News

    7 Oct 2021

    A big thank you first of all to Brad Johnston who is taking a break from producing excellent regional news reports for several years. We are “between reporters” this time and thus thank regional committee members, Judith Lawton... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    6 Oct 2021

      Kathy Yule. Long Suits: Long Way on Jan’s Day Back to 1990 for today’s Jan’s Day article which throws up an opening lead problem and a somewhat offbeat double. Let’s deal with the opening lead first and see if you... read more here

  • NZ Mixed Nearly Pulls It Off.

    6 Oct 2021

    Some of you may be aware that there was a major on-line teams event last weekend on Real Bridge, organised by the ABF and involving 30 strong teams from Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Thailand, Korea and Indonesia. The event, in honour of the top... read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show - 166

    6 Oct 2021

      Here is the link to this week's show   The weekly Bridge gossip, views, tips and chatter with Barry and Mereana              At the pond with Kermit     Judge... read more here

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