Mind vs. Machine
The Chess Match That Changed the World
$25.11
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2026
Summary
A high-stakes children’s nonfiction graphic novel about the legendary chess match between World Champion Garry Kasparov and IBM’s Deep Blue computer, co-authored by Steve Sheinkin and Chess Grandmaster Maurice Ashley and illustrated by Thien Pham
The hopes of humanity rest on the shoulders of one chess player. 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 supercomputer developed by IBM, led b…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250334763 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1250334764 |
| Author: | Steve Sheinkin |
| Publisher: | Roaring Brook Press |
| Imprint: | Roaring Brook Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2026 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 14mm x 152mm x 216mm |
| Audience Age: | 10-14 |
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Critics Review
“Utterly engrossing. I could not put this book down.” ―Gene Luen Yang, New York Times-bestselling and National Book Award Finalist author of American Born Chinese
★ “This is sure to be popular with gaming, computer science, and chess enthusiasts as well as existing fans of the creators. Highly recommended for upper elementary and middle school collections.” -School Library Journal, starred review
★ “While this is geared toward middle-grade readers, any chess enthusiast or newbie (or anyone wondering if, when, or how AI might come for their life’s work) will appreciate this deep, comprehensive dive into an important moment in the history of technology and human achievement.” -Booklist, starred review
★ “[N]early impossible to put down… offers meaningful insights into the present-day debate over AI and challenges young people to take an active role in shaping the future of technology.” -The Horn Book, starred review
“A timely, edge-of-your-seat read that’s equally riveting for chess players and nonplayers alike.” -Kirkus
Steve Sheinkin
Steve Sheinkin
Steve Sheinkin is the acclaimed author of fast-paced, cinematic nonfiction histories, including Diamond Fever!, Fallout, Undefeated, Born to Fly, The Port Chicago 50, and Bomb. He is also the co-author, with Ruta Sepetys, of the New York Times bestselling middle grade novel, The Bletchley Riddle. 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.
Maurice Ashley
Maurice Ashley is a Chess Grandmaster, an ESPN commentator, a three-time national championship coach, and an author. In 1999 he earned the title of Chess Grandmaster, making him the first African American Grandmaster in the game’s history, and in 2016 he was inducted into the US Chess Hall of Fame. He lives in Florida.
Thien Pham
Thien Pham is a graphic novelist and educator based in Oakland, CA. He is the author and illustrator of the graphic novel Sumo and the illustrator for the middle-grade graphic novel Level Up, written by Gene Luen Yang. His graphic novel, Family Style, a memoir about his family’s immigration to America told through the lens of food, has been on numerous best-of lists including the Washington Post’s “Top Ten Graphic Novels of 2023” and Publishers Weekly’s “20 Books We Love.” Family Style was a finalist for the ALA YALSA Excellence in Non-Fiction and won an Eisner award for Best Memoir Graphic Novel. Currently, Pham is working on his next graphic novel, teaching, and eating. A lot.
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