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Crowhurts and Kambites' point is that the bidding indicates at least 6/3 in spades and 5/3 in diamonds. If partner has 3 aces (easily discovered), a grand slam (13 tricks: 6S, 1H, 5D, 1C) is likely. Thus a [[grand slam]] can easily be bid despite the partnershp holding around 29 HCP only (12 in hand above plus 17 in the hand bidding the jump shift (1S - 3D). At lower levels it is harder to be as precise but Crowhust & Kambites advise "With a good fit bid aggresively but with a misfit be cautious". Some of the methods that follow are designed to use arithmetic in the evaluation of hands that fit with partner's.
 
==Losing Trick Count==