The only chance.
1. e2e4  1... c7c5 Karjakin is often labelled as the \"Minister of the Defense.\"  People are forgetting, though, that he first proved himself as one of the  strongest tacticians on Earth. In fact, a few years back, during his  meteor-like rising years, even top players like Anand and Kramnik wisely  preferred to avoid the Sicilian when facing him. 2. g1f3  2... d7d6  3. d2d4  3... c5d4  4. f3d4  4... g8f6  5. b1c3  5... a7a6  6. h2h3  6... b8c6  7. g2g4  7... g7g6  8. c1e3  8... c6d4  9. d1d4  9... f8g7 All of this was played fast by both,  but Shankland is about to face a nasty surprise. 10. e4e5  Interesting and new, according to Megabase. And played very confidently by Karjakin, just like his next moves. In the post-match analysis with GM  Sergey Shipov, Karjakin revealed that this was an idea of his second, the  creative GM Denis Khismatullin. \"I rushed to prepare, and he showed me  this between the games.\" 10... f6d7  11. e1c1  11... g7e5 The only possible capture. 12. d4d2  12... d8a5  13. c3d5 The point behind the sacrifice! Shankland is  facing a tough practical decision: Should I enter the in-depth analysis of my opponent who is still blitzing, or should I play it safe? 13... a5d2 He chose the latter. 14. d1d2 \"I knew that the endgame is clearly better for White. Despite  the pawn deficit, the white pieces are immensely active, and playing this  as White is much easier.\" (Karjakin) 14... e8d8  15. f2f4  15... e5g7  16. f1g2  16... a6a5  17. a2a4 Fixing the pawn on a5. White is dominating; he does not need to force anything yet.