The Power System

[stegenborg]

Hi

 

Have anybody read "The Power System" by Ron Klinger.

Is it any good?

 

Stegenborg

[woefuwabit]

Well, it has hardly made an impression. I've seen some partnerships attempting to use it but eventually abandoned the system. I don't recall much about the system anymore apart from the multi-meaning 1 club opening, 1d promising 5 cards, and the artificial GI/GF 2♣/2♦ responses. There's also iirc a wide range 1NT opening with relay response structure. I don't think Ron Klinger himself use that system for long after the book was published. I think Polish Club is a more polished system that better achieves what Power tried to do.

 

Power Acol, however, is a more successful follow up book/system by Ron Klinger using the 2♣/2♦ response ideas to the Acol system, and several pairs do play that today. I was in a regular partnership that played that system, and I think it has some merits over basic Acol.

[the hog]

Sorry Woeful, but you don't understand Power or why Ron has stopped playing it.

 

I played it for over a year and was in constant contact with Ron during my learning process. He sent faxes with updates and system changes.

The system is very effective and we got huge mileage out of the 1D opening in particular, but also the 1? 2C invitational relay.

The major downside is that it requires a LOT of workand is for tried and true partnerships only. Ron honestly believes it is an excellent system, and i would echo those comments.

 

There is a very large memory factor involved and that is the reason why rdk has stopped playing it. It was hard to find partners willing to put in the time and effort.

 

Ron and David Lilley played it for a long time and had international success with it. Ron also played it with Peter Gill, a somewhat contributor to this site.