So I knew there was going to be some people pushing go since it is a good mind game compared to chess. They are pretty good opposites. One is about territory the other about individual pieces (a typical eastern western thing if you ask me
You might want to pick up "the art of learning" by Josh Waitzkin, he is the kid in the movie searching for bobby fisher. While the book is a bit flashy there are a few chess insights he makes just by inference. Since you are taking it slow it might be a good start.
good luck.