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Bob Fearn's Compass Newsletter

Submitted by sitemaster on Thu, 13/12/2012 - 14:05

Open the attachment below to read Bob's Christmas newsletter.

The New Season

Submitted by sitemaster on Mon, 10/12/2012 - 16:04

Yes - it's time to set up those files for 2014.

Take advantage of the whole season's deals already generated for you.

Deals with no obvious opening bids

Submitted by sitemaster on Sun, 09/12/2012 - 14:38

There has been some discussion about deals with no hands containing 12 points. This is disappointing for learners, but it should be seen as being just part of the game.

Comparison: 94 X-Clubs vs 943 National Results

Submitted by sitemaster on Fri, 09/11/2012 - 09:34

The full-field results for 943 players taking part in the New Zealand-Wide Pairs on 1st Novemebr was compared with the event scored over 94 X-Clubs players from six Compass clubs to ascertain the degr

Compass Clubs NZ-Wide Pairs Results

Submitted by sitemaster on Fri, 02/11/2012 - 10:01

The results scored across all six of the Compass Clubs taking part in the New Zealand-Wide Pairs on Friday 2nd of November were made available on this site within hours of the event finishing.

Welcome Back Allan and Denise

Submitted by sitemaster on Sun, 14/10/2012 - 08:38

The Barclays recently returned from an extended trip overseas. An enthusiastic supporter of the X-Clubs concept before leaving, Allan was nevertheless apprehensive about configuring X-Clubs. A short TeamViewer session was all it took. Here are Allan's comments in an e-mail sent soon afterwards:

Firstly, thanks so much for your time today, Mike. You were very patient.

I am confident we can survive, the reason being you have all made it so darn simple. Why was I so worried?

Waitomo Vets Results Posted to CompassMate and X-Club Site

Submitted by sitemaster on Fri, 12/10/2012 - 08:58

Starting with just the two .inp files (where Compass stores names and scores) and the two .bri (dealer) files, we have delivered full drill-down detail for this October 11th event.

How to Come Top with 48%

Submitted by sitemaster on Wed, 19/09/2012 - 13:17

Yes - it really happens. Matamata pair Jim Aneley and Laurie Belfield came top with 63% at Matamata on Monday Week 38 but dropped to sixth out of nine pairs with 48% after X-Clubs cross-field scoring. Huh??!! Read on ..

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