All of this was played fast by both,  but Shankland is about to face a nasty surprise.
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 