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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
Player Rating Points & Tournament Grades 2020
1 Jan 2020
The annual recalculation of player rating points and tournament grades to apply for 2020 has been completed this morning. read more here
The Bridge Zone Show 076
1 Jan 2020
This Week's show includes: Tauranga’s New President - Kate Terry Shares with us the fun stuff that happens at their Christmas Tournament A choir, attracting toots, lying on the... read more here
Top 100 All Time Masterpoint Earners
1 Jan 2020
Updated- as at 31 Dec 2019 read more here
2019 and all that Monday answers.
31 Dec 2019
So, to the answers of our 5 questions from yesterday. I hope you have enjoyed these not too hard (well, maybe they were!) not too serious questions. We will continue to allocate 10 marks per question. If you have scored close to 200 over the 4... read more here
The Bridge Zone Show 075
31 Dec 2019
This week's show includes: We talk is there a difference between a Lady or a Woman? Do you suck the pen or pencil? Ladies may wear a skirt yet only a woman would use the skirt to her advantage at the table ... read more here
2019 and all that. Sunday answers and more questions.
30 Dec 2019
You should be getting into the routine by now...5 questions per day and first of all the answers from the previous day. 10 marks maximum per question with some bonus marks thrown in. So, let's look at the answers to yesterday's questions. 1. Who... read more here
Play and Defend Better: for improving players
30 Dec 2019
TWO LITTLE CLUES FOR ONE SUCCESSFUL DEFENCE It is always harder at the table to spot the right defence than when you are given a problem. When given a problem, there is usually a catch! So, let’s finish the bridge year with you as the... read more here
2019 and all that. Saturday answers and more questions
29 Dec 2019
Welcome back. Here are the answers to the 5 questions we posed yesterday. 1. Why is James Coutts smiling and who is the other person in the picture? Well, wouldn't you be smiling if you had just won the New Zealand Pairs for the second year... read more here
2019 and all that. Friday Answers and more questions
28 Dec 2019
Did you have a go at yesterday's questions? Here, then, are the answers. We are awarding 10 marks for each of the 5 questions with one or two extras or even lesser scores for nearly getting the answers right. How did you fare? 1. Where is this?... read more here
2019 and all that: Friday Questions
27 Dec 2019
Are you looking for a relaxing challenge? Is there such a thing? Try this out...some pictorial questions from 2019: mainly 2019. We can promise none of the questions relate to 2020. Let's see how you go. 5 questions today.... the answers... read more here
Play and Defend Better: for improving players
25 Dec 2019
Combining Chances It’s Christmas. It’s still bridge time and there’s still some contracts to be made. This one is not where you really wanted to be but bidding one for the road seemed the right idea at the time. Back your... read more here
Christmas Greetings from New Zealand Bridge
24 Dec 2019
The Board, Management and I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and all the best for 2020. Please enjoy time with family and friends and think of those less fortunate or who’s health might not be the best. Take care... read more here
The Bridge Zone Show - 074
18 Dec 2019
This week's show includes: We share some book titles that could be a good Chrissy presents Barry has found a mountain and is sharing 10 Commandments Wellington Christmas Cheer and Huntly... read more here
Waikato Bays Christmas Cheer News from Anna Kalma
18 Dec 2019
Our newest Gold Grand Master: Kathy Yule from Matamata recently joined the exclusive group of 40 members (including her husband Ken). She responded to the request for some background on her bridge career… Kathy with her... read more here
Play and Defend Better: for improving players
17 Dec 2019
CRIME DOESN’T PAY….OR DOES IT? We are talking about “crime” in the bridge sense, of course. We would never advocate that committing any other kind of crime would be worthwhile, especially with Christmas, the season of... read more here
Congratulations- To Our New Grand Masters
15 Dec 2019
Details Here read more here
The Bridge Zone Show - 073
12 Dec 2019
This week's show includes: Christmas Tournaments Shout out to the winners and runner ups Otago Bridge Club... read more here
Play and Defend Better: for improving players
11 Dec 2019
Christmas has come early: don’t you know it! Well, our declarer did not realise that an early Christmas gift had come their way when they played the following board recently. 23 high card points between the two hands and the sight of dummy... read more here
Canterbury News with Max Robb
10 Dec 2019
A Gold Grandmaster for Canterbury. Recently John Skipper of the Christchurch club attained the status of Gold Grandmaster for our game. He joins the ranks of a select few from this region.... read more here
Congratulations - Recently Qualified Club Level Directors
6 Dec 2019
NZ Bridge congratulates the following people who were successful in the recent exam series: Colin Bray East Coast Bays Kevin Hu Akarana Judith Smeijers Taieri Murray... read more here
Tales of Akarana
6 Dec 2019
A Little "Porky". The last night of bridge at... read more here
The Bridge Zone Show - 072
4 Dec 2019
This week's show includes: Hair Viagra Barry has less hair and is slightly greyer after being left on his own last week He was... read more here
Wellington News with Paul Maxwell
4 Dec 2019
Boy, is he happy! It’s four years in a row for Wellington, as our team returned from Christchurch with the Dougal McLean trophy at The Inter-Provincials, for those very few who might not have checked the NZ Bridge website recently.... read more here
Babich Revisited
3 Dec 2019
CELEBRATING THEIR SUCCESS We will take a pictorial look at some of the winning pairs in this year’s Babich Wines New Zealand Wide Pairs, with some stories and even some tips in how to score well…and where better to start than with... read more here
News from the Chair -
3 Dec 2019
Latest Newsletter added 3 Dec 2019 read more here
World Online Championship
3 Dec 2019
Bridge Base Online and Funbridge are excited to announce the launch of the first World Online Championship (WOC). This official international competition will be organised by the World Bridge Federation, the National Bridge... read more here
Tales of Akarana
29 Nov 2019
A Rarely Used Bid. That’s 5NT. The trick is that when we do use it, we know what it means. There is the “please pick a slam, partner,” 5NT which occurred this week in the following sequence:... read more here
Top of The South News with Jenny Pomeroy
28 Nov 2019
Westport hosted our final tournament of the year on 16th November. Eight out of the nine Top of the South clubs were represented with a good turnout from Christchurch, Rangiora and Ashburton as well. Ever popular, sold out weeks in... read more here
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