America`s Foundation for Chess (AF4C) and NTC Foundation have set the dates for the 2004 U.S. Chess Championships. The national title tournament will take place from November 24 through December 5, 2004, at the Hilton Torrey Pines in La Jolla.

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This will be the fourth year that AF4C has hosted the annual tournament and its first year doing so with a co-sponsor. Expected to maintain its $250,000 prize fund, the 2004 U.S. Chess Championships will be held over 12 days and is expected to attract attention from around the world. ChessmasterA® is returning as a 2004 corporate sponsor.

"The national title championship is a prestigious event in the world of chess,aˆ? said Erik J Anderson, president and co-founder of AFC4. aˆ?San Diego is an ideal site, with wide appeal to players, spectators and the media. I believe locating the tournament in Southern California will allow us to take our efforts to promote chess to the next level."

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