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Why f7f5 here ?

The thing is it's very risky for white to take. If 23...f5 24.exf5 e4!, white can't play 25.Bxe4 because it loses the bishop to 25...d5+. So then white has to play 25.Be2, and black gets a huge attack against the white king.

And if white doesn't take, then f5-f4 is next, also giving black an attack while white's Bd3 and Qc2 are looking at his own pawns.
For what it's worth, Bg5 seems like a very practical and good move in a position where you are winning.

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