If you want to learn the notes instead of learning them across the 6 strings, concentrate on learning them up and down the same string.

* /r/chess is a great community.

* Chess.com is also good, particularly for their analysis tools and tactics puzzles in the app.

* Lichess is my favorite for actually playing games with other people.

* Queen's Gambit is clearly the most fun opening as white.

* Chess can be one of the most infuriating games in existence.

* "The Immortal Game: A History of Chess" is one of the best non-fiction books I've read in awhile.