Titled Players starting with 1500 in Variants like Chess with checkers is complete nonsense

I just got paired against an IM with 1600 ELO in chess with checkers. It is complete nonsense and not fair for the opponents letting titled players start with 1500 in variants in which you play "normal" chess and just don't see the pieces. It's not fair in other variants as well getting paired with 2200 blitz or rapid players who have just started with a 1500 rating in those variants. I suggest these players should start with their normal rapid, blitz or bullet rating in chess variants. No IM will play at a level of 1500 even in duck chess or spell chess. Strong players in normal chess will as well be strong players in variants and it is simply unfair having your rating drop by 30 points just because you lose as a 1900 against a 1600 rated IM.