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  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    25 Aug 2022

    Are you listening? The Ruff that helped declarer! You would think when a defender ruffs one of a declarer’s winning tricks that it would be to the defence’s advantage. That may not always be true.   South DealsE-W... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    24 Aug 2022

    The Price of Pre-emption. We all know that pre-empts do work. Otherwise, we would not keep opening our Weak 2’s, 3’s and 4’s. Yet, there are times they come at a price. West DealsBoth Vul    ... read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show -210

    24 Aug 2022

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  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    23 Aug 2022

    A Feisty Opponent. “Pre-empts work” is a common enough truism. Today, we have one awkward problem over a triple jump, well maybe two problems. Time to start thinking as the “Stop Card” is already on the table.... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    22 Aug 2022

    Keeping in Touch. It can be just a little annoying when you have 9 tricks to take in your 3NT contract but you cannot manage to take all of them..and your contract fails.   North DealsNone Vul ♠ A Q 9 6... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    19 Aug 2022

    FriDay... for those new to the table. The Message. The Learners’ class you attended may have spent lots of time on the bidding and some time on playing hands. However, it probably did not spend too much time on defence perhaps either... read more here

  • Assessment Weekend- Tournament Director Qualification

    18 Aug 2022

    TMT Director Assessment Weekend 2022.pdf read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    18 Aug 2022

    tough choices! Third Ace Lucky! 11 cards in today’s problem hand cry out for the card holder to bid. Yet, the other 2 suggest that passing might be a wise choice. Will the majority rule? Let’s see.  ... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    17 Aug 2022

    Prove Yourself Right! You’ve got a great hand which gets even greater when partner makes a limit raise (10-11 hcp) in your long major. So, you check on Key Cards and partner lets you down having not one. So, you bail out at the 5-level and... read more here

  • Same Event New Sponsor

    17 Aug 2022

    Loveblock New Zealand Wide Pairs The New Zealand Wide Pairs has been associated with Babich Wines for very many years. Indeed, we often refer to it as “the Babich”. The event started in 1999 with Babich’s sponsorship starting... read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show -209

    17 Aug 2022

      LINK TO THIS WEEK'S SHOW read more here

  • Congratulations Arch

    16 Aug 2022

      “100 Archway” A street address? No way! A way to introduce a special celebration at the Mt Albert Bridge Club on 11th August. Most definitely. Arch Jelley is a special person. In bridge terms that is especially to the Mt... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    16 Aug 2022

    Last weekend the Coffs Coast Gold Bridge Congress took place and this attracted players from both sides of the Tasman. It was no small event either with 50 Open and 20 Intermediate teams taking part. Ex Kiwis Liam Milne and James Coutts had a... read more here

  • Congratulations to our new Grandmasters

    15 Aug 2022

    Details Here read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    15 Aug 2022

    2022 Youth Bridge Day. Each year this century, New Zealand Bridge has run a Youth event during a weekend about this time of year. This is not aimed at our top Youth players but those coming into the game, maybe with a little experience. It is a... read more here

  • Congratulations to our recently qualified Directors

    14 Aug 2022

    Recently Qualified Directors 14 Aug 2022 read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    12 Aug 2022

    Fri Day   for less experienced players The Best Bid is….. “Which rule do we follow today?” That might be the thought running through North’s mind after West started with the bidding, 1H. An opening... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    11 Aug 2022

    The End Justifies the Means Match Point Pairs can be a brutal game but should we really be playing for tops and suffer the occasional (or is it more than the occasional?) bottom or look for average plusses? What then about the following?... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    10 Aug 2022

    Longest First? The basic concept of opening bids is to open your longest suit first. Two recent deals challenged that theory..or at least one of them did. Your choice as opening the bidding then with:      ... read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show -208

    10 Aug 2022

    Link to this week's show read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    9 Aug 2022

    Being Pushed Around. Your best hand of the night. The strongest hand you have held in terms of high card points for weeks…and what happens? The opponents bid up to game. The vulnerability, naturally, is in their favour. What are you going... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    8 Aug 2022

                  Another Crappy Overcall? That’s what partners usually have, don’t they? Not vulnerable, anything goes. Well almost…or maybe not quite so true when... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    5 Aug 2022

    It's Fri  for our Less Experienced Players Do you know where you’re going? A bidding problem for you today on the second round of bidding. Your partner opens with 1H and after your 2C call, partner bids 2D. What is your next bid with... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    4 Aug 2022

    A Question of Style? Well, so it would seem with today’s bidding problem. You are playing Teams and have been dealt a pretty long suit. You have a mixture of a constructive and pre-emptive hand, the latter coming from having very little in... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    3 Aug 2022

    Is that dummy? It’s Tough on Defence! You probably already know that! So, let’s walk through this particular deal. You are playing Teams. South DealsNone Vul     ♠ A Q 3... read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show -207

    3 Aug 2022

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  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    2 Aug 2022

    Missed Opportunity. Some contracts are just unmakeable as long as the defence is accurate. That would apply to today’s deal though when declarer gets a favourable lead, they should be careful to take full advantage. South... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    1 Aug 2022

    Losers or Loser! Well, if you do not get rid of them, that’s what you will be. So, you had better make a good plan, quickly. Your slam looks a little dicey. North DealsE-W Vul ♠ A K Q J 6 4 2... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    29 Jul 2022

    It’s Fri Day…for those new to the game. Run, Rabbit, Run!    We are going to focus today on a bidding situation which so many of our newer players get wrong. Have a go at today’s question and see how you fare.... read more here

  • North Island Teams- 30th-31st July New Plymouth

    29 Jul 2022

      Link to Results read more here

  • NZB Online Bridge Strategy Consultation

    29 Jul 2022

      The Working Group would like to thank all the individuals and clubs who have already responded to the consultation. A few people have asked if they have to answer all the questions. While we welcome detailed responses in all areas it is... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    28 Jul 2022

    Twice in a Lifetime? Well, it’s not for me. I am still waiting for the first time. At a time when I thought every South would be reaching for a little used convention locked deep far down in their box of favoured conventions, few did. Would... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    27 Jul 2022

    The Danger Hand. There was an interesting tussle recently between the declarer and the defence on the following board. Generally, the declarer came out on top but that was more because many defenders gave East a relatively easy ride. We will not... read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show - 206

    27 Jul 2022

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  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    26 Jul 2022

    or is it? Not Quite So Simple. When your contract seems very straightforward, you should take extra-special care. Maybe it is not as simple as it seems. West DealsBoth Vul ♠ J 8 2 ♥ 6 5... read more here

  • News from the Chair- No 5 for 2022

    26 Jul 2022

    Details Here read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    25 Jul 2022

    The Problem Solver. That’s a brave, maybe even foolish, statement to make about a bid but the suggestion today may help. So, what would you bid as North in this position?     ♠ K J 10 9 8... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    22 Jul 2022

    It’s Fri  Day… for those new to the game. Hold up for your Contract! “Hold up” or else you will be forced to give up your contract! That’s the message in today’s deal. See below what we mean.... read more here

  • Not the Bledisloe Cup

    22 Jul 2022

    Bridge Across The Ditch, 12 July 2022 by Douglas Russell, Auckland. Covid and its ongoing aftermath have had a profound effect on our lives, not least on our favourite pastime. But there have been positives. One of these has been the development... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    21 Jul 2022

    In Search of the Perfect Pre-empt. Does it exist? Am I dreaming? This is the story of my last week of pre-empts. I had found, or partner did, to be exact, that Q8 to 7 was not the perfect suit. I opened 3 (there was a little more hcp on the... read more here

  • Youth Bridge

    21 Jul 2022

    Updated Information   Youth One-Day Event 2022 Advert_Final.pdf   read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    20 Jul 2022

      Do you believe them? Today, we have a recent real bidding problem (actually, all our problems are recent and real!). We have a “taster” question first of all which hardly anticipates the drama that was soon to unfold. So, try... read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show - 205

    20 Jul 2022

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  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    19 Jul 2022

    The Hot Seat. That was the case of those players who sat North in one match of last Sunday’s Auckland Provincial Teams. Yesterday, we gave you the problem of what to open with 9 diamonds to the AJT and HA. The opening bid dictated the type... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    18 Jul 2022

    Slow or Fast? There is no right or wrong way to bid a hand like the following. There is the way that works and the way that does not! How would you start the bidding at Teams Nil Vul?    ♠ J 4... read more here

  • Our National Congress is getting closer.

    18 Jul 2022

    This area will be full of coffee drinkers and bridge players reminiscing during the National Congress. Saturday October 1st until Saturday October 8th 2022 Are you?  That’s just about 2 and a half months away. It’s getting... read more here

  • Congratulations to our new Grandmasters

    15 Jul 2022

    Details Here read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    15 Jul 2022

    It's Fri Day  for our newer players One Wrong Takes It Light but Two Wrongs Makes It Right! We’re going to show you all four hands from the start today which should help you with the problem for declarer, which suit to play at trick... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    14 Jul 2022

    Getting Better and Better and even Better Still! You started with a good hand, 18 hcp. It got better when your partner opened the bidding at the 1-level. The news got better still when you discovered a 4-4 fit (maybe partner has more than a... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    13 Jul 2022

    A Few Fingers Needed. Something was needed to stop the declarer making a seemingly impossible nine tricks. A last-minute check maybe when it all looks so easy for a defender. There was a big clue that West missed on the following deal.... read more here

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