Intending Rh3 with attacking prospects, as well as Rd3 to increase the pressure towards d6.
By a sensible knight manoeuvre Black managed to parry the Qh6+ threat, as well as any sacrifice with Nf5+. However, the knight is now passive on g8.
White reverts to his main target, the d6-pawn, now that the black knight is no longer defending it.
8...Ne7 9.Ng4 Ng8 10.exd5 cxd5 11.Nxd5 Bxd5 12.Rxd5 Rxd5 13.Qxd5 h5 14.Ne3