{"id":133,"date":"2026-08-10T13:31:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new-tricks-bridge-club.onyx-sites.io\/?page_id=133"},"modified":"2026-08-14T12:47:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:47:18","slug":"challenge-an-expert-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newtricksbridge.club\/?page_id=133","title":{"rendered":"Challenge an Expert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-background\" style=\"background-color:#b3d2cf\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Challenge an Expert<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/new-tricks-bridge-club.onyx-sites.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Challenge-an-expert-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Amateurs challenge the experts in entertaining bridge matches\" class=\"wp-image-135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newtricksbridge.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Challenge-an-expert-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newtricksbridge.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Challenge-an-expert-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newtricksbridge.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Challenge-an-expert-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newtricksbridge.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Challenge-an-expert-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Friends of New Tricks challenge the experts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Knowledgeable amateur players challenge the experts in head to head matches and a teams match. Will the pros triumph, or can our plucky patrons upend the form book?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Lot of great advice and insight from the experts make these challenges educational as well as enjoyable to watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details alignwide episode-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><summary>Browse all seven episodes<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/o_4Ee0vIV8E\">Tom Townsend vs Mark Mortimer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VaLzTliwv8A\">Nick Sanqvist vs Rajath Shourie Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VaLzTliwv8A\">Nick Sandqvist vs Rajath Shourie Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8kYvDD-nX5g\">Peter Crouch vs Chip Morgan Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YnQ-HKgVc6s\">Peter Crouch vs Chip Morgan Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2DnuHbvAb8A\">Pros vs Patrons Teams Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EfDRC3y0smc\">Pros vs Patrons Teams Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-cfe5ce44 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/newtricksbridge.club\/?page_id=337\">Watch more of our great series<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/newtricksbridge.club\/?page_id=235\">Know someone who would like to learn?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Challenge an Expert Friends of New Tricks challenge the experts Knowledgeable amateur players challenge the experts in head to head matches and a teams match. 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