Yaacov (Yacov) Bleiman (; September 8, 1947, Vilnius – June, 2004) was a Lithuanian–Israeli chess master.
Bleiman spent a decade designing a smart bomb that was procured by the Israeli Air Force for its F-16 fighter jets in 2003.Secret Weapons Master, New In Chess Magazine, February 2005
Chess In 1965, Bleiman played in World Junior Championship in Barcelona (Bojan Kurajica won). In 1971, he tied for 7-8th in Netanya (Lubomir Kavalek and Bruno Parma won).Netanya 1971 In 1976, he tied for 3-4th in Netanya (Avraham Kaldor and Itchak Radashkovich won).Netanya 1976
He played for Israel in three Chess Olympiads.Bleiman, Yaacov team chess record at olimpbase.org In 1970, at second reserve board in 19th Olympiad in Siegen (+4 –0 =5); In 1974, at first reserve board in 21st Olympiad in Nice (+6 –1 =8); In 1978, at fourth board in 23rd Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+3 –1 =3). He also represented Israel in the 7th European Team Chess Championship at Skara 1980.
Bleiman was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1971.
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External links
Yaacov Bleiman at Chessmetrics