The 1st CAP Taipei International Youth Chess Open was jointly organised by Chinese Taipei Chess Association and Taoyuan Chess Association from 11th to 16th August 2018 in the county of Taoyuan – 20 minutes away from Taoyuan International Airport. The venue was the 5-star Orchard Park Hotel.
There were categories for U7 U9 U11 U13 U15 U17 U19 and Open. A total of 63 players from 6 federations competed for the total prize fund of US $10,000.
Prof Liu Ko-fei, founder and current president of the federation proudly announced that this will be a new feature on their calendar. Prof Liu, who personally underwrite the financial cost, said he was very satisfied with the overall organisation as well as from the support of the players and their parents. The next edition will be scheduled for July 2019.
Mr Ignatius Leong, the brainchild of this event and CEO of Chess Asia Pacific Ltd, announced plans to organise 2 more new events (Taiwan International Open and Taiwan International Rapid Team) next year – along the lines of the Malaysian Chess Festival.