I'm not sure - it doesn't look STRAIGHTforward enough.
Is this a known line?
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E4 f6 is known as the Barnes defense, and known to be terrible, although GMs and Super GMs certainly play worse stuff and win at times, especially in speed chess. 2. Qh5 and 3. Be2 are also quite terrible, and with the simple 3. ... e5 or nc6, black is actually ahead despite his first move. There is no name for this 4 move sequence where both sides need to play so poorly.
This is a new way of playing it. Except for 4 moves, it is 3 moves.
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1.e4 f6
2.Qh5+ g6
3.Be2 gxh5
4.Bxh5#