Yaacov (Yacov) Bleiman ( he, יעקב בליימן; 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

Israeli Air Force The Israeli Air Force (IAF; he, זְרוֹעַ הָאֲוִיר וְהֶחָלָל, Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, tl, "Air and Space Arm", commonly known as , ''Kheil HaAvir'', "Air Corps") operates as the aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defense ...

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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( Bojan Kurajica won). In 1971, he tied for 7-8th in Netanya ( Lubomir Kavalek and Bruno Parma won). In 1976, he tied for 3-4th in Netanya ( Avraham Kaldor and

Itchak Radashkovich Itchak Radashkovich ( he, יצחק רדשקוביץ'; born 4 July 1947) is an Israeli chess International master (IM) (1976). Biography Itchak Radashkovich began his chess career in a pioneer house and later became a member of the Leningrad you ...

won).Netanya 1976
/ref> 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

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(IM) title in 1971.

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Yaacov Bleiman
at Chessmetrics {{DEFAULTSORT:Bleiman, Yaacov 1947 births 2004 deaths Sportspeople from Vilnius Lithuanian Jews Soviet emigrants to Israel Israeli people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent Jewish chess players Israeli chess players Lithuanian chess players Chess International Masters Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century chess players