Revenge! We love to make the bidding as awkward as we can for our opponents by preempting to as high a level as possible. Sometimes, though, they seek revenge by preempting our side! We cannot complain but just have to deal with such preemption as best we can: What would you bid? We are playing Teams. We also asked our Panel what they would do if South had started a level lower, with 4 ♣️ . There are two conflicting arguments here. Partner is a passed hand and may thus have very little in...

Number Nine! That is the key number of tricks you should always have in mind when you are in 3NT. With that in mind, after you survey and...

or so it seemed…..and indeed was for some players. Some even made an overtrick…and yet some recorded a minus score in their seemingly...

Two “Rights” spells “Disaster” The problem today is that both partners were correct in their interpretation of the key bid. It’s just...

Hard Decisions Michael’s, not Michael, to the rescue! You should make it to game. You might even try for slam. For many, the question is...

A “Hair-raising” Charity event in Dunedin. Today, we salute Dunedin bridge players who raised $4,000 for a local good cause, one...

Double Shot : Part 2. Yesterday’s article could have been called “second time lucky”. Could that phrase be used for today’s deal? It’s an...

A message below from Samantha Punch, Prof. Samantha Punch | Bridge: A MindSport for All (BAMSA) Faculty of Social Sciences |...

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Introducing Dwayne Crombie I thought it would be good to introduce myself as the new Chair of the NZ Bridge Foundation. Jonathan Westoby...

You open light. You are propelled to slam. Partner kindly allows you one loser. Yet, you still seem to be a trick short. What’s to be...

Following the recently announced resignation of Anna Kalma from the Board of New Zealand Bridge we are keen to bring a fresh face or...

The same could be said of playing boards but when defending a deal, it pays at times to be able to be a mind-reader. Take these two...

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Blair and Liz Fisher Six teams competed in the finals of the Teams competition at the Taranaki Bridge Congress but there was only ever...

“Crime” refers to getting away with making a contract you really should not bid. This is particularly true in the slam zone. What would...

For Junior, Intermediate and Novice players…and others. It’s Fri Yay! Day. You may have heard it before. Aces are often worth more than...

APBF –Hefei China May 2025 Michael Cornell and Geo Tislevoll Malcolm Mayer and Brian Mace Anne Summerville and Murat Genc With Michael...

Weak Bids do Work. Well, they do but this particular one should not have worked as well as it did in many cases. Ironically, the wrong...

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