Is the Scandinavian Defense a good opening for beginners? Is the Scandinavian Defense a good opening for beginners?

I'm wondering this because I'm a beginner and I mainly try to do this opening.
The opening is playable at all levels, though quite rare in grandmaster play. Here is what chess.com says on the opening:


  Although the Scandinavian is not played much by grandmasters, it is generally considered to be an opening that is easy to learn and worth trying out for beginners and club level players.


I believe the appeal of the opening is that it is quite conceptual. After 3...Qa5, the mainline, none of the pieces are attacking each other, meaning that there aren't many tactics or much theory in the early part of the game.

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1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 c6 {Creating a bolt hole for the queen if she is attacked.} 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Bc4 Bf5 {Developing the bishop before locking it outside of the pawn chain.} 7.Bd2 e6 {Black will develop the dark square bishop, castle kingside, then play for central pawn breaks.}


Both sides have developed simply and logically.

Edit: Others have stated the Scandinavian is not testing at the high level. If you wish to employ different openings later on, the caro-kann and slav-defense have good reputations and similar pawn structures to the Scandinavian.