Not just attacking the knight, also mobilizing the remaining pieces to the kingside. There followed:
In order to seize the d6-square with the knight, even at the cost of the exchange.
Thanks to his strong passed pawn and the exposed black king, White is practically winning.
Instead, 2.Qd1 was correct, when 2...Ne7 3.Be6 Bf4 4.g3 Rf6! 5.Bh3 Bh6 6.Qa1 Nc6 yields Black a slight advantage – Nataf. The desired ...d6-d5 is just one move away.
2.Bxe4? also failed to d5.
2.Bxe4? also failed to d5.