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That isnt the queens gambit. It's the benoni defense (transposed). b5 doesnt have a name. I dont think it's very good. You can just take the pawn and have a good position, a pawn up.
Thats an attempted transposition to the Benko Gambit I would say.
(If you play 3. d5 Nf6)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5
d4 is a bad move. c5 isn't the queen's gambit. It's the symmetric variation.
The comments are one move ahead of the actual move. Why is d4 bad? I usually win with that gambit.
I am a 1. c4 player most of the time, and lately I ran across this unusual opening. Does this position/opening have a name?