Yep. If you cannot  beat it, use it. This might have been Caruana's thought when chosing  Carlsen's own weapon from their London match.
1. e2e4  1... c7c5  2. g1f3  2... b8c6  3. d2d4  3... c5d4  4. f3d4  4... g8f6  5. b1c3 