1. d2d4  1... g8f6  2. c2c4  2... g7g6  3. h2h4 \"I had not checked this thoroughly until  yesterday.\" (Shankland) 3... f8g7  4. b1c3  4... d7d6 Svidler surprisingly switches to the KID. 5. e2e4  5... b8c6  6. g1e2  6... e8g8  7. f2f3  7... e7e5 Now it is a form of the Samisch, but with  a pawn on h4 in return for the generally more useful Nb8-c6 move. Still,  h2-h4 is not bad to have in this setup. 8. d4d5 Shankland is  confidently executing his moves, this novelty included.