Here is the third part of the series on websites with chess-related videos. The "site of the day" is www.videochess.net, a site with free chess videos for the most part made by GM Henrik Danielsen. The videos cover a broad range of topics ranging from lessons made for absolute beginners, where the way the pieces move is explained, to more advanced topics such as a lesson on the bishop pair. The live blitz game series is fun to watch and these more than 70 videos are exactly what the title says: blitz games with a grandmaster playing and commenting at the same time. Some of the videos, particular the ones for beginners, are available in several different languages although the majority seems to be in English.

The videos are hosted either at Google Video or at YouTube, enabling me to embed an example in this post. In the video above, GM Danielsen is explaining an opening system based on the Bird's opening (1. f4) - the "Polar Bear System". My only gripes with www.videochess.net is that the site design is based on frames and is sometimes tricky to navigate (but worth it). Take a look at it for yourself!

Read more about chess video sites on the Internet:
Chess videos on the Internet - part I
Chess videos on the Internet - part II
Chess videos on the Internet - part IV

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