How would board games like Chess and Go change if you introduced the gameplay mechanic known as "fog of war"?

How would board games like Chess and Go change if you introduced the gameplay mechanic known as "fog of war"?
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Not sure how this would work if it was a real (physical) board game. How do you un-see the person’s king if it’s on the chessboard? If it’s an electronic game, I think it would be pretty awful. Both chess and Go (but I am more familiar with chess) require a wholistic view of all the pieces all the time, because you need to think 5 – 6— 10 steps ahead. So I think the quality of play would go WAY down, because the players would have no big picture perspective, and would only be able to make short-term, narrow decisions. I don’t think chess would be a better game as a result of that. No more strategy.
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