RANDOLPH CENTER — The third annual Youth Chess Day will take place at Vermont State University in Randolph Center this Saturday.

The tournament, hosted by Sen. Bernie Sander, I-Vt., is open to Vermont children in grades 1 through 12. It takes place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Judd Hall, located at 124 Admin Drive.

Participants must register by noon on April 18 at https://www.sanders.senate.gov/events/.  More than 250 children have participated in the event in the last two years, according to a news release from Sanders’ office.

“I look forward to seeing some familiar faces, seeing how players have progressed their skills over the last year, and to meeting some new students of the game,” Sanders said in the release.