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you could compare it to say, Football, either football, and see that its almost the exact same game.

is there a game thats closer to fisher random than chess? checkers? pokemon the card game?

fisher random has the same pieces that move the same way, and at least half the pieces have same starting position as chess (the pawns)

if you compare to say, duck chess, only the opening of fisher random is different, and i imagine sometimes its the same? in duck chess, the openings, midgames, endgames and tactics are all different, whereas in fisher random, the midgames, endgames, and tactics are the same as in chess. fisher random is a superset of chess, and not by much.

engine chess is still considered chess, and similar to fisher random, the pieces and pawns start in different places than they do in chess