The Qxd5 Scandinavian just seems like white gets an easy edge because of black's wasted tempi. The Nf6 Scandinavian is hardly better if white simply plays d4 and then after Nxd5 plays c4. So in the queen takes line you lose tempi because your queen gets kicked around and if you play Nf6 and then Nxd5 you lose tempi because your knight gets kicked around. It's not rocket science to understand that white gets an edge by just playing natural moves. You can try for the Icelandic Gambit but white can spoil your fun by playing Bb5+ and, again, white gets an edge with natural moves.
A lot of beginners think it's best to play defenses where there are very few lines but usually if lines are easy for black to play they're also easy for white to play. Everybody has to figure out what their personal strengths and weaknesses are by playing lots of games and observing which types of positions seem to work out best for you. Frankly, it's a much better use of time and money to buy books with tactical puzzles. Opening books are only worth buying if you've got an insanely good memory and/or you're at least a class A player or better.
To be blunt, lots of IMs and GMs that can't make a comfortable living playing in chess tournaments try to make money by writing chess opening books or teaching young students. Frankly, I think young people should learn something more worthwhile than chess like music or a foreign language, Chess is a game and games should be fun. Kids that take chess lessons will tend to take it too seriously and get emotionally upset when they lose. I've never taken a chess lesson and I do not own a single chess book and I'm around a 2000 player. You can be a decent player without getting obsessed by the game.
A lot of beginners think it's best to play defenses where there are very few lines but usually if lines are easy for black to play they're also easy for white to play. Everybody has to figure out what their personal strengths and weaknesses are by playing lots of games and observing which types of positions seem to work out best for you. Frankly, it's a much better use of time and money to buy books with tactical puzzles. Opening books are only worth buying if you've got an insanely good memory and/or you're at least a class A player or better.
To be blunt, lots of IMs and GMs that can't make a comfortable living playing in chess tournaments try to make money by writing chess opening books or teaching young students. Frankly, I think young people should learn something more worthwhile than chess like music or a foreign language, Chess is a game and games should be fun. Kids that take chess lessons will tend to take it too seriously and get emotionally upset when they lose. I've never taken a chess lesson and I do not own a single chess book and I'm around a 2000 player. You can be a decent player without getting obsessed by the game.
