The Scandinavian at least at times has the advantage over the Caro-Kann (another solid defence that has a similar pawn structure) that the latter has more frequent simplification in a number of its main lines. There is also the hope that Black's play can be improved on in a number of critical Scandinavian lines, time loss (which at least sometimes comes with a silver lining) aside. I normally prefer to play other stuff as Black, though, as I fear trying to make/find such improvements might take a bit of work on my part, and something might not quite pan out sooner or later in this perhaps slightly suspect defence all the same (not being, say, a totally confident GM myself).
Last edited by Kevin Pacey; 07-24-2018 at 08:16 PM.
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There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Hamlet (1.5.167-8), Hamlet to Horatio.