To decide that question he had to plan the play.

Cover the East-West hands, and plan the play in four hearts.

Cover the East-West hands, and plan the play in six hearts after the lead of the club king.

Cover the East-West hands and plan the play in six spades.

A spade was led, and South took a long time to plan the play.

To test yourself, cover the East-West hands and plan the play in four hearts.

The reader who desires an analytical test should plan the play in four hearts.

Readers who want to test their playing skill can cover the East-West hands and plan the play in four hearts.

She spent five minutes, a very long time, studying the situation and planning the play.

Consider how you would plan the play in six spades after the lead of the heart king.