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Kiwis on the Coast - Day 7, Friday
29 Feb 2020
A Great Day for the Kiwis All went accoring to plan for those Kiwis still left in the Open Teams. Ware (Michael Ware, Nick Jacob, GeO Tislevoll, Terje Lie, Max Henbest, David Wiltshire) won both their quarter final against Van Der Vlugt... read more here
Kiwis on the Coast - Day 6, Thursday
28 Feb 2020
Congratulations to the two Kiwi teams which made the top six in the Open Teams section. Bach made it comfortably though it was a little tighter for Ware, last qualifier by 2. vps. Bach has the morning off while the third to sixth teams play... read more here
Kiwis on the Coast - Day 5, Wednesday
27 Feb 2020
The Teams qualifying Swiss is at its two thirds stage. 4 further matches on Thursday will determine which 6 Open teams progress to the knock-out stages and which two teams in the other categories will contest their finals. Here then are those... read more here
Gold Coast on the 9 News
26 Feb 2020
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Kiwis on the Coast -Day 4, Tuesday
26 Feb 2020
Onto Tuesday, the first day of the Teams, with each group playing 9 matches of 14 boards over 3 days. The event itself is huge as epitomised by the number of participating teams:... read more here
The Bridge Zone Show -084 - 26th Feb 2020
26 Feb 2020
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Kiwis on the Coast -Day 3, Monday
25 Feb 2020
Congratulations to Susan Humphries- Michael Whibley and Liz and Blair Fisher who won their sections in the Bobby Richman Open Pairs. Andrew Janisz and his Canadian partner, Mark Siegrist, came very close in Section C while Matthew Brown was the... read more here
Kiwis on the Coast - Day 2
24 Feb 2020
Congratulations to Alister Stuck and Andrew Tarbutt who finished 2nd in the 150 pair 9 round Swiss Pairs event which finished yesterday. They won 7 of their matches and finished 10 vps behind the runaway winners but also a clear 10 vps ahead of... read more here
Kiwis on The Coast
23 Feb 2020
Day 1 – Saturday. Welcome to The Gold Coast Congress….and this year it is nice to be able to make what I hope will be daily reports about the progress of Kiwi players here actually from the venue itself. It is probably not good form... read more here
Tales of Akarana
21 Feb 2020
Too Much Information The opposition may find the best way to defend and to play hands but we should not make either any easier than we have to. On the following two boards, the opposition “knew too much” and got it right! We helped... read more here
Volunteer of The Month
21 Feb 2020
Derek presenting certificate and flowers to Margot. Margot Davenport - Victoria Bridge Club. Club President, Derek Gill has nominated Margot on behalf the Victoria Bridge Club Committee. Over to Derek: "Margot has been... read more here
Central Districts News with George McLachlan
20 Feb 2020
Taradale on the move. "In June last year the Taradale Bridge Club was advised that the lease of the room they had used for the past ten years would not be renewed, contrary to previous discussions and the drawing up of a yet to... read more here
The Bridge Zone Show -083 - 19th Feb 2020
19 Feb 2020
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Emphatic win at the National Swiss Pairs
17 Feb 2020
was 7NT the place to be? Emphatic Win at the National Swiss Pairs. The National Swiss Pairs took place at the Christchurch Bridge Club over the past week-end with 62 pairs coming from as far away as KeriKeri and Invercargill (though strangely... read more here
Congratulations- To Our New Grand Masters
16 Feb 2020
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National 15A Swiss Pairs Christchurch
14 Feb 2020
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Tales of Akarana
14 Feb 2020
The “Obvious” Game Your partner opens clubs at the 1 level, showing some number of clubs between 2 and 13 and you hold a pretty flat, uninspiring “majorless” collection, an honour in each suit and a suit which barely... read more here
The Bridge Zone Show - 082
12 Feb 2020
This week's show includes: It’s a numbers show today Who would have thought that we talk numbers so often ROTORUA TEAMS Grand slams for Africa at Rotorua – wow... read more here
Auckland News with Douglas Russell
11 Feb 2020
Welcome back to your regular updates on happenings in the great big world of New Zealand Bridge, and Happy New Year to one and all. May you enjoy your (mis)adventures at the table in 2020. Of course, as this is the first report for this year,... read more here
Play and Defend Better: for improving players
10 Feb 2020
Make Crime Pay. All the best bridge books (and probably some lesser ones too!) teach us how we should bid hands correctly, using tried and true methods. There can be no more” tried and true” convention than Blackwood, whichever form... read more here
Tales of Akarana
7 Feb 2020
Bidding with and without support. Welcome back to another year of stories which emanate from the regular sessions at the Akarana Bridge Club in Auckland. There’s usually, well always, something of interest in the play or defence or the... read more here
"Thanks, Teamies"
6 Feb 2020
Jo and Sam Simpson Jo and Sam Simpson have been selected to join Pat Carter-Julie Atkinson and Jenny Millington - Barry Jones in the New Zealand Mixed Team the World Championships in Italy in August. Naturally, they are... read more here
NZ Mixed Team for 2020
5 Feb 2020
Congratulations and best wishes to the following players who will represent us at the World Teams Championships at Salsomaggiore, Italy in August 2020. Patrick Carter & Julie Atkinson Jenny Millington & Barry Jones Jo & Sam... read more here
Play and Defend Better: for improving players
5 Feb 2020
Cutting down the Losers. When you are playing a suit contract, you must look at how many losers or possible losers you might have and then decide the best way to reduce that to a number where you can make your contract. When you are in 4 of a... read more here
The Bridge Zone Radio Show - 081
5 Feb 2020
This week's show includes: Team Carter did it – they are off to Pizza land in August I chat with Barry and Judge Julie about the weekend’s tournament, the entry criteria, potential costs, how do... read more here
New Zealand Mixed Trial
4 Feb 2020
The trial to select a Mixed Team to represent New Zealand at this year’s Mixed Team Championships in Italy took place at the Christchurch Bridge Club this past weekend, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The trial was a double... read more here
All time Masterpoint Winners-
31 Jan 2020
Top 100 & top 200 lists updated read more here
Announcement- Additional Tournament offering for 2020
31 Jan 2020
Bulletin- Additional Tournamant Offering 31 Jan.. read more here
NZ Mixed Teams Trial- Chch Bridge Club 1-3 Feb 2020
31 Jan 2020
Good luck to every one participating in the Mixed Team selection trial in Christchurch Link to progress results read more here
Auckland Solvers The Answers Part 2
29 Jan 2020
Welcome back to the second half of the Auckland Solvers problems. 10 problems came from one session of the Auckland New Year Pairs courtesy of Grant Jarvis. A panel of experts have given their views on what the best bid should be. Naturally, they... read more here
Opportunity: Youth Programme Coordinator
29 Jan 2020
We are seeking someone to drive our youth strategy Information below Expressions of Interest Youth Programme.. read more here
Play and Defend Better: for improving players revisited
29 Jan 2020
Another Duck! Lightning never strikes twice, does it? It sure does at the bridge table. same declarer same unusual situation same week same contract same lead… would that be 6 “same’s”? same result?... read more here
The Bridge Zone Radio Show - 080
29 Jan 2020
This week's show includes: Barry dodged a bullet at Tauranga Teams We left him shaking in his boots Tauranga Mini Congress Results Waikato Bays Prov.... read more here
Play and Defend Better: for improving players
28 Jan 2020
INTERESTING DEFENCE :INTERESTING PLAY We are going to give you a hand from the recent Tauranga Teams which produced interesting declarer play at one and equally interesting defence at another. Without further comment, it’s your lead to the... read more here
Auckland Solvers - The Answers
22 Jan 2020
Grant Jarvis. It is about 6 years since we had a paper issue of New Zealand Bridge Magazine and in it a regular feature, Master Solvers Club, where a panel of expert players battled with some difficult bidding problems coming up with a variety of... read more here
Play and Defend Better: for improving players
22 Jan 2020
A Good Question to Ask. Ask who? You are defending a game contract. You cannot skip off for a drink and find a helpful player to ask! You cannot ask partner. Declarer will not divulge! The only one you can ask is yourself! It is amazing how... read more here
The Bridge Zone Radio Show - 079
22 Jan 2020
This week's show includes: Climate Change Playing Online It’s not like the real thing…is it? Tauranga this weekend No more bets – all sold out They have a full... read more here
Canberra National Open Teams Final
20 Jan 2020
It was never going to be easy for Don (Rose Don- Michael Courtney, Tania Lloyd- Hugh Grosvenor) in the final of the National Open Teams against Hans (Sartaj Hans, Sophie Ashton, Peter Gill, Andy Hung, Nabil Edgtton). Even though Don lost by a... read more here
Canberra National Open Teams Semi - Finals
19 Jan 2020
The two semi-finals in National Open Teams at Canberra could not have been more contrasting. In the first Hans (Sartaj Hans, Sophie Ashton, Peter Gill, Andy Hung, Nabil Edgtton) won the first of the four sets 69-2 over Travis (Barbara Travis,... read more here
Canberra National Open Teams Quarter Finals
18 Jan 2020
Rose Don- Michael Courtney (Don) and Nick Jacob – GeO Tislevoll and Ella Jacob (Jacob) were all in teams contesting the quarter-finals of the National Open Teams in Canberra: 4 x 16 board matches. Don (also including Tania Lloyd- Hugh... read more here
Auckland Solvers
17 Jan 2020
10 bidding problems from one session. "What's new about that?" you may ask. Nothing! What is new is that we are giving the problems to a panel of expert bidders and also throwing them to you, the readers, to answer.... rather like we used... read more here
Canberra Week 2: South West Pacific Teams Day 4
17 Jan 2020
Congratulations to the Don and Jacob teams both of which contain Kiwi players and both of whom finished in the top 8 of the South West Pacific Teams. They will contest the quarter-finals on Friday. Leibowitz, the team containing Ashley Bach-... read more here
Canberra Week 2: South West Pacific Teams Day 3
16 Jan 2020
Day 3 was a good one for Leibowitz , the team which includes Matt Brown-Michael Whibley and Michael Cornell- Ashley Bach. They had three wins which moved them up from 17th to 3rd place, 6.5vps ahead of the 9th placed team (8 to qualify). The... read more here
Canberra Week 2: South West Pacific Teams Day 2
15 Jan 2020
Day 2 was almost a repeat of Day 1 for the Leibowitz team, the team which includes Matt Brown-Michael Whibley and Michael Cornell- Ashley Bach. They had two good wins but suffered a loss to the strong Buchen team on the last match of the day to... read more here
The Bridge Zone Show -078
15 Jan 2020
This week's show includes: The Extremes – feature on The Bridge Zone What an awesome effort - Tauranga Bridge Club Thanks for sharing team – check them out Mereana is the Queen of the game... read more here
Canberra Week 2: South West Pacific Teams Day 1
14 Jan 2020
The second week of the Summer of Bridge in Canberra is dominated by the South West Pacific Teams with 110 teams looking to qualify for the National Open Teams later in the week. As we indicated in yesterday’s article, there are not that... read more here
Play and Defend Better: for improving players
14 Jan 2020
So Your Finesses Fail? Don’t Take Them! We are going to continue last week’s theme about the age-old art of finessing. It’s possible after reading these two articles that you will not take a finesse ever again. If so, you will... read more here
A Week in Canberra
13 Jan 2020
The Canberra Festival of Bridge takes place as usual in mid-January. For Kiwis, far more now go to the Gold Coast Congress than to Canberra though we will look at what has been happening from a New Zealand perspective in the first of the two... read more here
The Bridge Zone Show - 077
8 Jan 2020
This week's show includes: Gobstoppers Do you have people who talk too much at the table? Here is a tip 52nd Australian Youth Bridge Championships Ibis Eaglehawk Canberra 4-10 January 2020... read more here
Play and Defend Better: for improving players
7 Jan 2020
No Mirror Needed. So, how many New Year’s Bridge resolutions did you make? No more overbidding. No more underbidding. You will probably achieve both of those if you stop playing the game! Otherwise, it’s not what you do but... read more here
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