Scandinavian defense

What up with this opening do a lot of people play this opening?

i been trying to learn it for over the board play can you play this with a d5 opening

Scandinavian is 1. e4 d5

Its kind of funky, if you know what youre doing to can freak your oponent out, this is from the perspective of the freakee not the freaker. Im currently steering clear from e4 openings when im white.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rrt0Lm176I&feature=PlayList&p=95D57046F196F063&index=16

These dudes videos are pretty good to get a general idea.

i think this opening is the best for black with my style of play

I play it all the time in blitz, I play the Marshall Gambit with 2...Nf6  especially because weaker players will try to hold the pawn with c4 hehe.

I love playing from the white side of the scandinavian. Occasionally, though, Queen hopping gets me annoyed enough to seriously screw up. A lot of begginners play this sort of thing;

I love to play against the Scandinavian. If they want to dance their queen around with black, be my guest. Makes my job easier.

I hate it.  It's just wrong wrong wrong.  It's like whisky and orange juice.  I wouldn't play it as black and I hate it when black plays it against me. 

An interesting way to duck the Scand is to play 2. d4 and enter the Blackmarr-Deimer Gambit. Raising his off-beat defence with an even more off-beat gambit.

i still think it the best against e4

Scand players seem to find the Blackmarr-Deimer Gambit uncomfortable because they do not get the pawn structures that they like.  Many are surprised that you don't have to take the pawn.

what you talking bout

I think he means they can decline the pawn with 1.e4 d5 2.d4 c6/e6

Caro Kann or French

the pawn structures of the Scand and the Slav def are similar. black gets pawns on c6 and e6 against whites d4. black can keep the position closed or at least semi-closed. plus there is the dynamic imbalance usual in the Scand white usually attacks on the queen side with his 4 pawns against blacks 3 and castles k-side. black attacks on the k-side with his 4 pawn vs. whites 3 and castles q-side. the whole board can become a mess of both side attacking the others king.

The Blackmarr side steps this with white attacking on the k-side and center. leaving black in less familiar territory.

Whenever I play an opening that forces the queen out early I chase it around to further my development.