Do they still play chess in your part of the world?

Do they play ur reginal variant of chess in ur part of the world today or has international chess overshadowed it?

I don't understand what you're asking; could you please clarify your question?

i mean if you live in korea for instance do they stil play your reginal variant janggi or has international chess overshadowed it in popularity to where practicaly no one plays it and it is dieing out?

First time I ever heard of Janggi.

and you call yourself a chess player?

 My part of the world is Michigan, so I don't really have any firsthand knowledge of regional variations.  However, I have asked some similar questions in the past, and I will pass on the information I have received.  Don't take it as authoritative, but it will have to do until some real natives show up.

Xiangqi is still dominant in China and Vietnam.  Shogi is still popular in Japan, but Chess is making significant inroads.  Makrook is still dominant in Thailand, with people reporting to me that it is a lot easier to find a Makrook game than a Chess game over there. 

Sittuyin is dying out in Malaysia, as is Shatar in Mongolia.  Their places are being taken by western Chess or Xiangqi. 

I know that there is a Korean television station that is devoted to the games of Chess and Janggi, but I don't know which is more popular, or if they are about even.

I'm not aware of any other regional variations that have significant followings in any part of the world.

so um on the makruk front of things do they have a national website? cause i know that the janggi and xiangqi and shogi people do.