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  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    16 May 2020

    Full Steam Ahead…if you Reverse! The concept of reversing at the table is one many players do not seem to understand. If they do, they do not seem to put it into practice. A reverse is the second suit bid by opener, a higher- ranking suit... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    15 May 2020

    ALTERNATIVE EVIDENCE. Opening Leads can be somewhat “hit and miss”, sometimes a lucky “hit”, often a big “miss”! That is, of course, an exaggeration. The recommended leads for any one situation do work more... read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show - 094

    15 May 2020

    Included this week:     Confessions hit the Bridge Zone   Is any punishment dished out? Can it be that bad? Father Barry gives his opinion yet sits  on the fence and awaits Judge Julies call     When... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    14 May 2020

    Keeping Control. It is very frustrating for a declarer to run out of the one thing that they hope to have plenty of…trumps! Some contracts are blown away because a declarer has none left, or less than an opponent. Were we to look at this... read more here

  • New Zealand and Australia and International Bridge after Covid 19.

    14 May 2020

    Australia and New Zealand have hit the world bridge stage. As you may well be aware, this year’s World Bridge Games and World Youth Championship have been delayed until February next year. The WBF have decided that the 2021 Bermuda Bowl/... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    13 May 2020

    BEAUTY WHERE YOU LEAST EXPECT IT. You have only a 12 count. You opened the bidding and partner responds with a change of suit in which you have a doubleton.. You have a decent looking 6 card suit, indeed one which will often play for just one... read more here

  • IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR THOSE PLAYING ON BRIDGE BASE ONLINE

    13 May 2020

      Yesterday BBO has made some changes to their platform, to cope with the huge influx of people playing online.  Effectively they have split BBO onto two servers.   Those playing somewhere in the Main Bridge club are on... read more here

  • Coronavirus- Bulletin 5 from Allan Morris

    12 May 2020

    Advisory No 5 12 May 2020.pdf  read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    12 May 2020

    Supporting Role to the Star. Yours is not the star role today. You cannot perform a brilliancy on every board. (Did I hear you say that one every 1,000 would be nice! If so, do not be so negative.) However, you did have a supporting role to play.... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    11 May 2020

    WHAT IF? We can dream of nice things happening in our life, a big Lotto win, a visit from a long-lost friend, perhaps even a well-played bridge hand. I am sure at least one of those has happened: not sure about all three! Yet, those two little... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    10 May 2020

    An “Open Book”. If you look at the North-South hands below, with no opposition bidding, you could construct a sensible auction to 3NT by South where there are 9 rock-solid tricks, a bonus tenth if West leads a spade. Unsensational.... read more here

  • Why play Bridge ?

    10 May 2020

    What this great video.  Thank you to Prof Sam Punch for allowing us to share this with you read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    9 May 2020

                         CHOOSING THE TRUMP SUIT, IF INDEED THERE IS ONE! Part One of our two-part grand slam series featured whether we could bid to... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    8 May 2020

    Which Level? Which Suit? I do hate two-part episodes on television. The second part is always on a bridge night! (please do not tell me I could record it. You could!) However, I know you will be doing nothing special on Saturday morning. So, here... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    7 May 2020

    THINK BEFORE YOU COVER. Ideally, well before. Like when you first see dummy. “What if?” is the question you should be asking yourself. Hesitating at the critical point rather gives the game away about an honour’s location. You... read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show - 093

    7 May 2020

        Here is the link to enjoy the show       read more here

  • Waikato Bays News from Anna Kalma

    7 May 2020

    the sad result of collecting a session prize! Read on... Results … sadly very little to report since the last regional round up for obvious reasons … The last tournament in the region was held on the 14th March … and it was... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    6 May 2020

    Blair Fisher with one of his partners, George Masters. George is not exactly short, which lets you know that neither is Blair! A BID TO MATCH HIS HEIGHT. So, you do not pick up a near solid 9 card suit that often? What about a 4-card suit of... read more here

  • Bridge on "Breakfast" TV..and News from Paihia

    5 May 2020

    Promoting our Game… and News from Paihia. It is hard to get bridge publicised on our television channels. Therefore, it is neat to be able to report that this morning, the “Breakfast” programme, on TVI featured an interview... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    5 May 2020

                            Four Losers Equals Ten Tricks! How can that be? Simple mathematics suggests that if you have four losers in... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    4 May 2020

    Are You Listening? The opponents open one suit you do not hold and then bid another. You have 5 cards in each of the other two suits, some nice controls and the potential for a lot of tricks if you fit with your partner in one of those suits.... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    3 May 2020

    A TIME TO BE PATIENT? Is it? Your partner has made an overcall and you are on lead with A86 of their overcalled suit. You cannot lose this post-mortem by leading partner’s suit, can you? Well, maybe not but will your action allow the... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    2 May 2020

    Does partner have the ace or the king...or neither? That is the question. THAT DIAMOND DILEMMA. You bid all the way to a grand-slam in some style and then hear that dreaded sound “double” from one of the opponents, even worse when it... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    1 May 2020

    Counting on it! What is the hardest part of bridge? Some would say defence, others bidding, and many would say “everything”! One nomination which may not be right at the top of the list but must surely rank quite highly is... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    30 Apr 2020

    not today!. No Second Chance They, your opponents, had one chance to beat your 4S contract. Even then, they might not have been successful. However, try not to give them a second chance if you can. They may not turn down the opportunity twice.... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    29 Apr 2020

    A BRIDGE EVENT RARELY NOW SEEN. What is that? A flat board in a Pairs session? No way, such an event was rarely seen ever. No, the answer is a “passed in board”. Someone finds some excuse to open their hand. We did report one in the... read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show - 092

    29 Apr 2020

    This week's show includes:    Self-Alerting on BBO      its really hard to remember who is meant to do it when Opps ask the table a question Self alerting is - you make a bid you complete the alert ... read more here

  • Wellington News with Paul Maxwell

    29 Apr 2020

    Well, that happened rather quickly. My previous update (early March 2020, would you believe?), set out a busy two months coming up for our local bridge players. We managed a fortnight’s worth. On the Ides of March, I was playing in the... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    28 Apr 2020

    Which Finesse? The wrong one. Well, it seems to work out that way, doesn’t it? Given a choice of two, the odds of success are nowhere near 50-50, or so it seems. Or, is all not what it seems? Has that “sadistic hand setter” to... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    27 Apr 2020

    Susan Humphries. Learning Bridge in Lockdown! Susan Humphries loves bridge. She showed her great enthusiasm for the game during her time in New Zealand, in particular with her support for Youth Bridge. She now lives in Sydney and has made the... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    26 Apr 2020

      So Easy to Miss. Trick One, the losing trick for so many contracts. Careless plays, wrong plays, no win plays: they are abundant in any session of bridge. Sometimes, there are unlucky plays, too. Let’s not be too harsh as it is a... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    25 Apr 2020

                The Sadistic Problem Setter. There is somewhere someone who punishes non- vigilant bridge players. That person teases us. They spend hours on end setting up hand lay-outs to catch... read more here

  • News from the Chair - 2020

    25 Apr 2020

    Latest newsletter available here   From the Chair 2020 #3.pdf  read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    24 Apr 2020

    Double or Bid? How dare the opponents bid over yours or your partner’s 15-17 1NT opener. Not just that, but they often seem to bid without what you might call a bit of extra protection! We live in New Zealand. So, “she’ll be... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    23 Apr 2020

    ALIVE TO THE SITUATION. Diamonds You See …and Diamonds You do not! Partner leads your suit, sometimes yours and partner’s suit. It’s 3NT by your left-hand opponent who has announced a hold in that suit. You have a very short... read more here

  • Otago- Southland News with Brad Johnston

    23 Apr 2020

    Stewart Strang, new Life Member at Gore. Not much has happened in the South since you last heard from Moss—and I sadly don’t have anything cool to report in terms of solidarity or club happenings. Luckily Invercargill has been active,... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    22 Apr 2020

    a fair hand? SHAPE. Don’t you love it when you have got it! It kind of helps if partner has the same suit(s ) as you do, too. It is not so much fun when the opposition have great shape. Your aces can be worth nothing: kings and queens even... read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show - 091

    22 Apr 2020

    Included this week:   Zoom Pub Quizes on the rise   Have you joined one lately as well…     Barry Jones and Donald Trump   Mereana wins $2…. or not       Judge Julie rules on... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    21 Apr 2020

                  SAFETY FIRST. When you cross a road, you look both ways, every way, and then once again, just to be sure. You want to make it to the other side, unscathed. For a... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    21 Apr 2020

    Which Ace? You have got three of them, aces that is. You are defending a part-score doubled contract, serious business. You do not want to put too many feet wrong. So, with which one do you start off? Shut your eyes and hope the choice is right?... read more here

  • Club Happenings Around the Country

    20 Apr 2020

    three months' sanitiser ingredients..see the story below. Palmerston North. Today, we focus on what has been happening recently at the Palmerston North Bridge Club and in particular, a huge effort from one of its members. Palmerston North... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    19 Apr 2020

    Alister in Paradise. Above is the scene to which those of us who attended a recent Zoom meeting with NZ Bridge Secretary, Alister Stuck, were treated. While we sat in the confines of our homes, Alister was calling us from somewhere much more... read more here

  • 2020 World Championships Postponed

    18 Apr 2020

    The World Bridge Federation Management Committee has announced that the 2020 World Youth Bridge Teams Championship and the 2020 World Bridge Games will be postponed until 2021. WBF MC Statement 14.04.20 read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    18 Apr 2020

    “Fair” Support. You open 1H and partner raises you to 2H, three card support. You have a decent hand, enough for game and bid there directly. Your trump suit is but a little shabby..K8752. Plenty of winners outside, though. Oh, you... read more here

  • Central Districts News with George McLachlan

    17 Apr 2020

    Naturally, with clubs being shut down and non-essential business at a stand-still, Taradale's Council application for new premises is on hold. Meanwhile, when club bridge starts up again, the club can "board" at nearby Napier Bridge Club until... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    17 Apr 2020

                                       “GRAND” DEFENCE. If only. If... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    16 Apr 2020

    A Valid Reason. Deciding what to lead at trick 1 can be a nightmare. Even when you have such an obvious lead, you can see immediately dummy appears that you have done wrong. In recent memory (only yesterday!), after a 1NT-3NT short and sharp... read more here

  • Our Internationals play Australia on BBO TONIGHT

    16 Apr 2020

    The New Zealand (near) Open Team of : Michael Cornell- Ashley Bach Peter Newell – Martin Reid GeO Tislevoll – Nick Jacob will play 2 x 12 board sets against Paul Wyer-Michael Courtney and Peter Gill – Sartaj Hans, the sets... read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show - 090

    16 Apr 2020

    This week's show includes:   We share a funny with you Have you experienced some hilarious moments whilst at a tournament or session Let us know and if we read it out – we’ll send you something from The Bridge Zone Prize... read more here

  • Congratulations- To Our New Grand Masters

    15 Apr 2020

    Details here read more here

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