2.cxd6 Bxd6 3.Nc5 was a better choice, when 3...Bxc5 4.Rxc5 h4! keeps the initiative – Karpov.
Softening up the g6-pawn (and the black kingside as a whole) for a later attack.
5...Qf7 6.Re6! Rxc4 7.Rb7! Qxb7 8.Rxe8+ Kh7 9.Re7 Qb1 10.Kh2 Rxc2 11.Qe3! Qb2 12.Qe6