Behind Deep Blue

Behind Deep Blue: Building the Computer that Defeated the World Chess Champion (ISBN 0691090653) is a book by Feng-hsiung Hsu. It tells, in mostly non-technical language, the tale of building the ultimate chess computer, Deep Blue, the computer that defeated the World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov.

Hsu focused his tale not on Man versus Machine, but as Man as an individual genius versus Man as a toolmaker.