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Heading for h3 with a strong attack. The game concluded
8...Nc8 9.g4! Nd6 10.Rh3 Nde8 11.Qh6 Bg2 12.Kxg2 Qxd4 13.Bxf6 Nxf6 14.g5 Bc5 15.Ne4!
Black resigned.
Hellsten - Nielsen
Copenhagen 1996
White to move
Withdrawing the king from the vulnerable g1-a7 diagonal and covering the e1-square.
1...Bd6
1...Bxf2 2.Rd7 Re1+ 3.Kxf2 Re2+ 4.Kf3 +-
2.Rxd6! Rxd6 3.Rxd6 Qxd6 4.Qb7+ Kh6 5.Qxa8 Qd1+ 6.Be1
White is winning.
Carlsen - Kramnik
London 2009
Black to move
Removing the king from the vulnerable a2-g8 diagonal in advance.
2.Nd4
2.Ng3 Qd1+ 3.Qxd1 Rxd1+ 4.Kf2 Nb3 yields Black considerable counterplay.
2...Rxd4! 3.exd4 Bf5 4.Qa2
Thanks to the clever 1...Kf8 Black is not in check at this point and can continue with active measures.
4...Qd1+! 5.Kf2 Bxb1 6.Qxb1 Nb3 7.Bf3 Qxc1 8.Qxb3 Qxf4
With an active queen Black has no problems.
Nikolic - Schmidt
Novi Sad Olympiad 1990
White to move