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TOURNAMENT RESULTS South Island

15 Apr 2016

See the first three months of 2016 results from the South Island regions. Apologies that these have been published a few days after North Island results.  Canterbury Holiday Pairs (January 5th,7th,12th) Otago/Southland Swiss... read more here

TOURNAMENT RESULTS from Auckland-Northland and Waikato Bays

14 Apr 2016

It's wonderful to participate but it is also nice to achieve and for such achievement to be recognised.   So, while the top placings in most of our tournaments can be found on a club website, it is also nice to see them all... read more here

Tournament Results from Central Districts and Wellington Regions

14 Apr 2016

See the first three months of 2016 results from the Central Districts and Wellington regions.                                   ... read more here

PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players

13 Apr 2016

WATCH THOSE PIPS When you start playing bridge, it is all you can do to remember if the ace of a suit has gone, maybe try and count trumps but no more! Usually, even that much is too much. Yet, it does get easier the more you play and after a... read more here

WAIKATO BAYS NEWS with Anna Kalma

13 Apr 2016

Firstly, congratulations to our newest Gold Grandmaster, Jenny Millington, who joins just a handful of females who hold this rank.  Jenny is a great ambassador for bridge in the region and puts a lot of energy back into the game especially... read more here

Grosvenor is alive and well..and living in New Zealand

11 Apr 2016

Fact is so much weirder than fiction. A “Grosvenor Gambit” is described as “a deliberate error by a defender giving declarer an opportunity to make his contract which the declarer refuses because he expects rational... read more here

Tournaments in April 2016

10 Apr 2016

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AUCKLAND NEWS

8 Apr 2016

Here we are again, and apologies for producing this a little late. I can only blame, well, myself. The tournament season is now in full swing, so quite a few results for you. First name for this month is definitely Susan. Back in February, David... read more here

TALES OF AKARANA

8 Apr 2016

Getting to Game…the right game.   When one partner has a really strong strong no-trump hand (18 count) and their partner a good long heart suit, you would think getting to 4 would be a formality… but this was not always the... read more here

Launch of Directing, Teaching and Master Solvers forums

7 Apr 2016

Over 2,000 people have registered on the this NZB website and it seems a good time to add new forums to encourage exchanges of ideas and opinions within the bridge community. These replace the Directing and Teaching forums moderated by Peter... read more here

PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players

6 Apr 2016

SPOT THE LOSER You accepted your partner’s invitation. So, as they say, it’s your fault if game does not make. You know from the bidding that East has a weak 2 in hearts. West leads 10 to East’s king to be followed by the A on... read more here

GOLD COAST CONGRESS - MASTERPOINTS

4 Apr 2016

I have recieved and have processed the file from the ABF which includes the Gold Coast Congress Masterpoints. Players records have now been updated to include these awards.   Regards   Alister read more here

Heartland New Zealand

4 Apr 2016

TALES OF AKARANA

1 Apr 2016

WHEN WILL YOU EVER LEARN “Where have all the trump leads gone, long time passing. Where have all the trump leads gone, long time ago. Where have all the trump leads gone, gone to wise bridge players every one. When will they ever learn,... read more here

Canterbury News

31 Mar 2016

                            Find out who has been doing well in recent Canterbury events. Daylight saving ends... read more here

RICHARD'S THOUGHTS

31 Mar 2016

                        As promised, a look each month at one aspect of our game. This time, we have an interesting idea on the... read more here

PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players

30 Mar 2016

Too Good To Lead We all have been frustrated when we fail to beat 3NT when the computer analysis says 8 tricks is the limit…but when 6 tricks is the limit for declarer, it is even more frustrating. What went wrong? Firstly, though, you... read more here

Double and Off

29 Mar 2016

That’s Susan Humphries  who had a wonderful Easter Week-end at the Auckland Bridge Club with victory in both the Open Pairs (with Michael Whibley) and with Steph Jacob, Michael Whibley and Matthew Brown in the Open Teams. Then, later... read more here

It's crazy...but it's true

29 Mar 2016

Easter Madness at Auckland The two day Teams event at the Auckland Bridge Club brought out the bizarre in the card dealer…and where the cards were not wild, the players contrived to make them so. This is not really an article about good... read more here

Board News

25 Mar 2016

         They meet almost every month, have phone-ins at regular intervals and as individuals are constantly working for the betterment of our game. What do they talk about? Well, we can bring you some of... read more here

TALES OF AKARANA

25 Mar 2016

JUST ANOTHER DEFENSIVE DECISION…. You’ve got the bidding, your hand and dummy to look at. You’ve even seen the play to the first three tricks. It can’t be too hard…can it? You are North. South... read more here

Beginner Lesson Quiz 6 error

24 Mar 2016

There was an error in Quiz 6 for the Beginner Lessons.  The hands for the first question were incorrect.  They have now been fixed and reloaded on the website.  Open this news item, then click on the links if you wish to open them... read more here

Northland News

23 Mar 2016

Welcome to Sue Brown who presents the first on-line news from Northland....and what a great piece of news she has to start with, a great success for a Northland player. Northland is celebrating its first ever player to achieve selection for the... read more here

PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players

23 Mar 2016

THOSE PART-SCORES ARE IMPORTANT TOO. No matter what form of the game you are playing, you want to be on the right end of the part-score battles, both in the bidding but also in the play and defence. Many examples deals are about the action in... read more here

TALES OF AKARANA

18 Mar 2016

WILD and WONDERFUL That’s if you end up on the right side of the pendulum. I was a little surprised that only just over half the tables got to grips with Board 26. Firstly, let me give you the problem I faced…and really did not find... read more here

The 30th WBF WORLD WIDE BRIDGE CONTEST

18 Mar 2016

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SPRING WORLD ON-LINE WOMEN'S BRIDGE FESTIVAL

17 Mar 2016

The World Bridge Federation and BBO present the Spring Online Women's Worldwide Bridge Festival. Calling Women's Pairs. To be held from 4th – 10th April 2016              ... read more here

Otago/Southland News with Brad Johnston

16 Mar 2016

Brad and Moss Wylie will share the reporting duties in bringing bridge news from down south every couple of months. They are two of the keenest bridge players in their region and will keep you up to date with what is happening. G'day from down... read more here

PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players

16 Mar 2016

“THEY ARE NOT THAT BRILLIANT, ARE THEY?” Just another board to plan at trick one. You are in 4 having shown great discipline in not opening a weak 2 with a good four card heart suit in your hand. They lead an annoying Q. Over to you?... read more here

A BUSY WEEK-END'S BRIDGE

15 Mar 2016

Some nice weather and plenty of bridge played last week-end. Here are the names of those who won the various competitions. Bridge is very much alive and well.   Taranaki Congress     click here for all results Marion... read more here

What's new ...

15 Mar 2016

TALES OF AKARANA

11 Mar 2016

 AVOIDING FAILURE : Once more to Wednesday night at the Akarana Bridge Club.... When 9 out of 13 Akarana declarers fail in a reasonable and according to Deep Finesse makeable 4 contract, we should have a look and see what went wrong. At the... read more here

A GREAT WELLINGTON WEEK-END;NORTH ISLAND TEAMS

10 Mar 2016

Wellington was the venue for the third qualifying event for the 2016 National Trials. Not that all 36 teams had a trip to Poland on their mind. The large field, following on 38 in Auckland and 28 in Dunedin, was proof that these events are... read more here

PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players

10 Mar 2016

SPOT THE DANGER HAND Can you? If you can, it will help you to find the winning play on the following deal. Here is your hand and dummy after the 9 lead from West. Both sides are vulnerable.        ... read more here

Board Elections- March 2016

9 Mar 2016

  New Zealand Bridge congratulates Carol Richardson & Noel Woodhall the successful candidates in the recent Board elections. Carol and Noel will commence their term from 1st April 2016.     read more here

New Zealand International Teams Announcement

9 Mar 2016

The make-up of the three teams to represent New Zealand at the 2016 Olympiad In Poland in August has just been announced. The following have been selected after the completion last week-end of the third of the qualifying events, the North Island... read more here

WELLINGTON REGIONAL NEWS

9 Mar 2016

Welcome to the first news from the Wellington area with Paul Maxwell. The weather has been great and so has the bridge. Read on.  The Wellington Regional Bridge Committee ran a Junior League during 2015. This initiative was well received by... read more here

GOLD COAST TEAMS FINAL UPDATE

4 Mar 2016

Congratulations to Royle Epsom's Kinga Hajmasi and Andrew Michl whose team won the Restricted Teams competition. Kinga (far left) and Andrew with their Australian teammates. Their team won the 48 board final 113.1-108 imps after a 30-15 win... read more here

TALES OF AKARANA

4 Mar 2016

For those of you who do not know, the Akarana Bridge Club is different from any other in this country in that it plays only Teams events. When we say “Teams”, we also include Swiss Pairs and even the occasional “Point A... read more here

New Zealand National Bridge Congress Update. What's New in Hamilton?

3 Mar 2016

Saturday September 24th –Saturday October 1st 2016 Many have just returned from a glorious week at the Gold Coast Congress. It seems months away until our own National Congress in Hamilton, seven at the time this was published. Watch out... read more here

Central Districts' News

2 Mar 2016

As usual, the western area started the year with three Picnic Tournaments, at New Plymouth, Hawera and Wanganui. The overall winner, and winner of the Upson Cup, was New Plymouth’s Pushpa and Ravi Modgill with the respective heat winners... read more here

PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players

2 Mar 2016

OVERBIDDING SHOULD NOT PAY “They overbid to a silly slam and it was just too hard to find the lead to beat it” said a mournful South after a slam had slithered home giving the defenders a rank bottom board. Judge for yourself whether... read more here

FINE WEATHER, FINE COMPETITION IN DUNEDIN

1 Mar 2016

THE SOUTH ISLAND TEAMS Yes, Dunedin produced both for the South Island Teams whose field of 28 teams contained all those trialling for this year’s international selection. The only thing missing for those who sat North-South was a total... read more here

THE GREAT UNDERLEADS OF 2015 by Richard Solomon

1 Mar 2016

Lead low and down they go.....   No!      We’ve had a lot of reminiscing in the media about sporting and musical exploits in 2015. This is one category of “greats” which so far has not been seen. We... read more here

GOLD COAST TEAMS

26 Feb 2016

Some Kiwi successes, some near misses at the end of the three days, 12 rounds Swiss Teams. Congratulations to Michael Ware, GeO Tislevoll, Michael Cornell and Ashley Bach whose respective teams made the top 6 in the Open competition and... read more here

RICHARD'S THOUGHTS

26 Feb 2016

This is the first of a monthly series when "the floor is mine". THE WAY WE WERE: THE WAY WE WILL BE This may just go on to the New Zealand Bridge website to the “converted” though hopefully also it will be seen by others more used... read more here

PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players

24 Feb 2016

“DON’T GO DOWN, PARTNER” 33 points, plenty of trumps, no threat of a shortage in the opponents’ hands but several declarers failed to make their 6 slam. Let’s look at the deal below and see what happened.  ... read more here

WAIKATO BAYS NEWS with Anna Kalma

24 Feb 2016

Hello from the Waikato Bays region and my first column as the nominated correspondent (i.e. couldn’t think of an excuse fast enough when asked). What to write? No sweat – I will ring around some of the movers and shakers in the region... read more here

KIWI NEWS FROM THE GOLD COAST

23 Feb 2016

Are there any New Zealand Bridge players still in New Zealand?  By a rough count, 177 of them have crossed the Tasman to go to the Gold Coast Congress. By the end of Monday, the Pairs competitions had been completed. There is a pretty good... read more here

AUCKLAND NEWS

18 Feb 2016

Auckland News with Douglas Russell This week's News comes from the city with the most bridge clubs and traffic jams in the country. Any connection between the two? If only.... Well, it is nice to see that reports from the regions have come... read more here