Mind vs. Machine: The Chess Match That Changed the World

Mind vs. Machine: The Chess Match That Changed the World - Hardcover

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Mind vs. Machine: The Chess Match That Changed the World - Hardcover

Mind vs. Machine: The Chess Match That Changed the World - Hardcover

by Steve Sheinkin , Maurice Ashley
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The hopes of humanity rest on the shoulders of one chess player in this true graphic novel about the epic chess match between a human and a super computer, by bestselling author Steve Sheinkin, Chess Grandmaster Maurice Ashley, and award-winning comics artist Thien Pham.

It's May 1997 in Manhattan, New York. World champion Garry Kasparov is about to begin a six-game match against Deep Blue, the cutting-edge super computer developed by a team of visionaries at IBM. No machine has ever defeated a chess champion in a multi-game match.

If it happens, it will be a major turning point in human history. It will be, as Newsweek declares on its cover, "the Brain's Last Stand."

Will the human mind prevail? Or is this checkmate for humankind?

Told through three-time National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin's gripping storytelling and first-hand accounts from Chess Grandmaster Maurice Ashley, with riveting illustrations by Eisner winner Thien Pham (Family Style: A Memoir), this nail-biting narrative captures the excitement and suspense of a classic sports showdown and explores thought-provoking themes about where humanity stands at the rise of AI.

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ISBN9781250334770
Author Steve Sheinkin , Maurice Ashley
PublisherRoaring Brook Press
GenreChildren, Technology, Gaming, Comics & graphic novels, and History
FormatHardcover
PublishedSeptember 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages240
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids and Teens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Steve Sheinkin
Steve Sheinkin is the acclaimed author of fast-paced, cinematic nonfiction histories, including Impossible Escape, Fallout, Undefeated, Born to Fly, The Port Chicago 50, and Bomb. His accolades include a Newbery Honor, three Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, a Sibert Medal and Honor, and three National Book Award finalist honors. He lives in Saratoga Springs, New York, with his wife and two children. He can be found online at SteveSheinkin.com. Follow him on Twitter @SteveSheinkin and on Facebook at facebook.com/Steve.Sheinkin.
About Maurice Ashley
Maurice Ashley lives his passion. Through his love for chess, he not only made history as the first Black Grandmaster in the annals of the game but he has managed to translate his love to others as a three-time national championship coach, author, ESPN commentator and motivational speaker. The Life-Changing Magic of Chess is his first book for children. Denis Angelov is a children's book illustrator who lives in Sofia, Bulgaria. He loves mixing all sorts of media in his work, including gouache, oil pastels, colored pencils, watercolors, and more. If it's within arm's reach while he's drawing, it will most likely end up in the final illustration in some way! Denis also works with lots of wonky shapes and skewed perspectives to add charm and character.

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