Karpov's Prophylaxis
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The best way of studying prophylaxis is by plowing through Karpov's games. Here is an example which should persuade you of how beautiful, genious and deep prophylaxis can be !
I was looking at the game of Karpov - Korchnoi (Merano 1981) annotated by Marin. What would your plan be in the following position ?
And Karpov plays : Ng3! can you spot the prophylactic meaning of this move ? Let's see what would happen if White would instead have continued with the plan you probably all spotted.
The ideal square for White's knight is d3, from where it dominates blacks fluid center. Can you see how black can equalize if white would have followed his plan ?