Nimzo indian

What are some good books on this that describe the general plans and have example games without boring me to death on what to do on move 12 of variation xyz

If you don't want to go in-depth into theory, then you don't need a book.

Learn the three basic Nimzo systems: Rubinstein (4.e3), Classical (4.Qc2), and Kasparov (4.Nf3). I find that when I play the Nimzo, I don't really use a whole lot of theory, as positional plans fall into place on their own and are very obvious. As long as you have a reply to each variation and maybe theoretical knowledge up to move 6, you should be perfectly fine.

this is what im looking for. i need basically a book that goes over the plans in those variations.

Try finding the old Gligoric classic.

http://www.amazon.com/Play-Nimzo-Indian-Defense-Svetozar-Gligoric/dp/0080269273

In all likeliness, the best opening book ever.

there are a bunch of individual sellers on amazon selling the book for very very cheap, something like $3.99 USD along with a $4.99 shipping.

Claiming to be in good condition with very little to no damage on the spine.

Picked one up Thanks!

Any book you buy is going to have a crapton of long variations. The thing to do would be to buy a book like Starting Out: The Nimzo-Indian by Chris Ward, then pay attention to the text rather than the moves. It will give you good advice on basic plans to follow in certain variations. If there is a 15-move-deep variation that you want to ignore, by all means ignore it, just make sure you have a complete understanding of the most common situations.

by bunch of long variations, im specifically referring to the grandmaster reperitoire series in which it focuses on squeezing an advantage out of every single possible situation that can arise.

i dont need to be doing that at the 1650 level, more so build the foundation i already have and get more consistent with my game.

Tony Kosten's Mastering the Nimzo-Indian does exactly what you want.

Let me say this again: ALL OPENING BOOKS HAVE LONG VARIATIONS. But, good opening books have instructional material having to do with plans in key positions - that is what you're looking for.

You will NEVER find an opening book that doesn't have deep lines of analysis. However, what you should do is take Andy Soltis's advice from "Studying Chess Made Easy": Pay attention to the text, not the moves. Memorize the mainlines however much you want to, only look at sidelines when you encounter them - this is especially good to do in correspondence chess. Also, know the most critical positions in each line and strategies to play in those positions, which is what Ward provides. I've never read his book on the Nimzo specifically, but some of his others are excellent.

I'd second that. Very nice book indeed. Not familiar with the Gligoric book I must admit.

Kosten's "Mastering The Nimzo-Indian" is nice but out of print. My chess club library has it. I liked the way it laid out the basic pawn formations and piece strategies for both sides then supplemented each chapter with a couple games but not a whole lot of lines. I wish more opening books took this approach.
 
In "The Nimzo-Indian: The Easy Way" Aagaard says he played the Nimzo without knowing much theory and found he could usually think his way through.

I'm far from a grandmaster but find that's true enough when I play against players at my level -- assuming they will play 2.c4 and not head off into the Tromp or London or Colle as many class players do these days.