| Yaacov Bleiman | |
| Country: | Israel |
| Birth Date: | September 8, 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Death Date: | June 15, 2004 |
| Death Place: | Haifa, Israel |
| International Master | |
| Rating: | 2405 (October 2001) |
| Peakrating: | 2521 (December 1979) |
| Peakranking: | No. 131 |
Yaacov (Yacov) Bleiman (Hebrew: 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.[1]
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).[2] In 1976, he tied for 3-4th in Netanya (Avraham Kaldor and Itchak Radashkovich won).[3]
He played for Israel in three Chess Olympiads.[4]
He also represented Israel in the 7th European Team Chess Championship at Skara 1980.
Bleiman was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1971.