this is the opening a master tuaght me

   Practically, I have had good results playing black withthis defense. In the main lines the pawn structure is the same as the solid Caro Kann defense. Many white players don't spend any time looking beyond the 2.Nc3 figuring a gain of a tempo is all they need to know. There are also two very intersting gambits after 1.e4 d5 2.exd Nf6 3.c4 then either ...c6 or....e6 by black. The later can get absolutely wild. I have no chess books and don't play the 3...e6 line, but have played the 3...c6 line and got lots of play after  4.dxc Nxc6.

    In the Center Counter/Skandinavian black steers the game from the first move and gets good piece play.

    And yes, I've heard that 1.e4 d5 2.exd Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 is very playable, but have not played that line myself. I use this defense in all my games where white opens with 1.e4 for some years now. I have also played the French, but it seems the French all too often leads to a slow smothering, while the Center Counter black gets good piece play.

if white plays e5 instead of exd then black's c5 will give him a very good central and queenside control. white could follow it up with c3 with the idea of d4, this seems to be one of the few good lines for white in this variation. it can transpose into a strange sicilian alapin.

1.e4, 1.d5, 2.e5, whats the best move for black then??

the scandinavian provides solid play after main lines.

How would counter it if you were white? 

black los of tempo!

this ones good..but opponent is nt a freak..he will catch it

It is my favourite opening when I play black against pawn e4.... I win almost every time I am playing it... there are some moves for the white to do in order to win, but the majority doesn't know to develop and then, they lose

not bad

Interesting, might play it! :D

no way to play as black this defense...why? Hoping for a trap? Maybe at some begginer levels...watch this r3k2r/p2n1ppp/1pp1p1B1/6N1/3P2P1/P1b4P/2P2P2/3Q1RK1 b kq - 1 17

10bf3 why to eat the black i dont understand

white is not right move in 4

I love this opening. Here's a fun little trap to play against white. This was a rematch after my opponent trash talked me into playing him again (saying that I could only play as white). Won in 13 moves :D

I would like to learn more about this opening

This is always what I play against e4.

im trying learn this opening

One of my best defences.