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Intending Qh5-h7, as well as 8 Qg4! followed by 9 Nf6. White has an overwhelming initiative.
Benko - Najdorf
Los Angeles 1963
White to move
Preparing Nd1-e3-f5.
1...Ng6 2.Nd1! Rc8
Other moves, such as 2...b5 , can be answered in the same way.
3.Ne3 Rc7
If 3...Ne7 , covering f5, then 4.Rh5 f6 5.Qd1! followed by Qf1-h3.
4.Nf5 Rf8 5.Qd1 f6 6.f4! exf4 7.Qh5 Ne5 8.Qh7+
Black resigned.
Morovic Fernandez - Rogers
Spanish Team Championship 1994
Black to move
Intending 2...Ne5 followed by ...Nd3(+) or ...Nf3(+).
2.Qg3 Bd6
Before continuing his plan Black makes a few prophylactic moves in order to neutralize White's Nf6+ idea.
3.Qg2 Kh8 4.Ne2
Or 4.Ng3 Bxg3! , followed by ...Ne5.
4...Ne5 5.Nd4 Bb4
Thus Black avoids a fork on f5 before completing the knight maneuver.
6.Bc3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 Nd3+ 8.Kf1 Qc5