You can look up almost any sequence of moves in the Game Explorer and see what opening it is.
It couldn't have been a sicilian after 1..e5.
You should try it and see.
PS You had a mate in 3 after 7..Be7
You can look up almost any sequence of moves in the Game Explorer and see what opening it is.
It couldn't have been a sicilian after 1..e5.
You should try it and see.
PS You had a mate in 3 after 7..Be7
Yup, C43 Russian Defense.
Honestly, I wouldn't worry so much about the names of the openings as the ideas behind them. The Russian Defense has tons of tactical and strategic themes to learn. Study the tactics that come out of the first few moves. That will build your playing strength more than learning the names of various openings. If the opening is good, it probably has a name.
Sorry I mispoke. I had meant to say that I had expected the game to turn into a typical ruy lopez....I said sicilian though.
I know that the ruy lopez usually starts with e4 e5 nf3 nc6 and then bd5 with different variations based on if the player chooses to exchange.
Also I can't believe I missed that mate.
I guess I accidently wrote that because It seems that in a large majority of my games I play the ruy lopez, but I also run into a lot of sicilian defenses.
I have also tried to play the sicilian defense, but I find that it is too sharp for my level so I prefer the ruy lopez!
SmyslovFan is right, the ideas are more important than the name, and ideas are what you need to work on.
In the variation with 3.d4, taking on d4 is dubious at best. It is well known now that Black should take on e4 instead:
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4!
If memory serves me right (I play 3.Nxe5 as White instead of 3.d4), I believe White is supposed to take on d4 on move 5 with the Queen rather than 5.Qe2, but don't quote me on that.
I was hoping to open with a normal sicilian until my opponent played Nf6. It all worked out fine, but what is this opening called?