Popularity of native vs. european standard chess by country

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jsaepuru

A number of south and east Asian countries have native chess variants. China has xiangqi, Japan shogi, Korea janggi, Burma sittuyin... India itself has appreciably different chess rules compared to Europe.

How does the popularity, like number of serious players in european vs. the local native chess, compare between various Asian countries?

Which Asian native chess is most popular outside the native country?

evert823
jsaepuru wrote:

India itself has appreciably different chess rules compared to Europe.

Then how did D Gukesh become chess world champion?

jsaepuru
evert823 wrote:
jsaepuru wrote:

India itself has appreciably different chess rules compared to Europe.

Then how did D Gukesh become chess world champion?

By learning the European rules, and tactics that are applicable to these rules?