Yaacov (Yacov) Bleiman (; September 8, 1947,

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– June, 2004) was a Lithuanian–Israeli

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master. Bleiman spent a decade designing a smart bomb that was procured by the

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for its

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fighter jets in 2003.Secret Weapons Master
'' New In Chess Magazine'', February 2005

Chess

In 1965, Bleiman played in World Junior Championship in

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won). In 1971, he tied for 7-8th in Netanya (

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and

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won). In 1976, he tied for 3-4th in Netanya (

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and Itchak Radashkovich won).Netanya 1976
/ref> He played for Israel in three

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s.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

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1980. Bleiman was awarded the

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(IM) title in 1971.

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