Yaacov Bleiman

Yaacov (Yacov) Bleiman (יעקב בליימן; 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.

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). In 1976, he tied for 3-4th in Netanya (Avraham Kaldor and Itchak Radashkovich won).

He played for Israel in three Chess Olympiads. He also represented Israel in the 7th European Team Chess Championship at Skara 1980.
 * 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).

Bleiman was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1971.