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gxf6 winning
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Playing with black and your opponent goes for an exchange on f6. What to do? The usual responding moves Nxf6, Bxf6 and Qxf6 bore you to death. Why not to try gxf6 with a dynamic pawn structure and an extra pawn at the centre of the board?

More interesting gxf6-winning games can be found from this collection by Deceptor Game Collection: Kozul plays Suicide Variation

11...Qh6! 16...Qe6! 22...Qf6! A positional slaughter by black
Morozevich vs Dreev, 2004 
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 36 moves, 0-1

White completely tied up
Polgar vs Morozevich, 2000 
(C11) French, 36 moves, 0-1

13...Qa7! and black's position looks secure
Ljubojevic vs Gheorghiu, 1976 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 34 moves, 0-1

A text book example, how to suppress the opponent's game
D Rasic vs Radjabov, 1999 
(C11) French, 56 moves, 0-1

White foolishly allows black to create a pawn diamond formation
S Nedeljkovic vs Bronstein, 1957 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 55 moves, 0-1

Another dreadful diamond (f7-g6-f5-e6) has risen on the board
K Aseev vs Bronstein, 1982 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 14 moves, 0-1

Black's mass of pawns makes white's life difficult
Z Mestrovic vs Gligoric, 1971 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

gxf6, bxc6 and the center is swarming with black pawns
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1948 
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 41 moves, 0-1

pawn diamond did it again
V L Wahltuch vs Capablanca, 1922  
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1

chess games are won with dynamic pawn structures
Marshall vs Winawer, 1901 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 37 moves, 0-1

gxf6, hxg6, fxe6, cxd6 - dream of a pawn center strategist
Ponomariov vs Anand, 2007 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 50 moves, 0-1

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