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what is this opening called?

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spring_04
Aug 11, 2017
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[Event "PIYUSH0405 vs. swastik2019"] [Site " Chess.com"] [Date "Aug 11, 2017"] [White "PIYUSH0405"] [Black "swastik2019"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "865"] [BlackElo "825"] [TimeControl "1 in 0 day"] [Termination "PIYUSH0405 won by checkmate"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Qe7 5. Be2 Ng4 6. O-O d6 7. h3 Nf6 8. a3 g6 9. b4 Bh6 10. d3 O-O 11. Bxh6 Re8 12. Bg5 Nd4 13. Nd5 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Rf8 15. Nxe7+ Kg7 16. Qd2 Re8 17. Bxf6+ Kxf6 18. Nd5+ Kg7 19. Nxc7 Bd7 20. Nxa8 Rxa8 21. b5 b6 22. a4 a5 23. g4 Rc8 24. h4 Kf8 25. Qh6+ Ke8 26. Qxh7 Ke7 27. Kg2 Ke8 28. Rh1 Ke7 29. Rag1 Ke8 30. Kf1 Ke7 31. h5 gxh5 32. Rxh5 Ke8 33. Qg7 Kd8 34. Rh8+ Kc7 35. Rxc8+ Kxc8 36. Rh1 Kc7 37. Qxf7 Kc8 38. Rh8+ Kc7 39. Qe7 Kb7 40. Qxd7# 1-0 Sent from my Android What is this opening called for white, and is it good? I have been using it now a days.
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spring_04
Aug 11, 2017
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is it good?

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spring_04
Aug 11, 2017
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is it good?

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DrSpudnik
Aug 11, 2017
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It looks like crap. 3. c4 does put a clamp on d5 but does little else and doesn't develop a piece. Unless white can get d4 in fairly quickly, he's leaving a big dark-squared hole in the middle of his position.