Yaacov Bleiman

Yaacov (Yacov) Bleiman (Hebrew: יעקב בליימן; September 8, 1947, Vilnius[1] – June, 2004[2]) 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.

[2] 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).

[5] He also represented Israel in the 7th European Team Chess Championship at Skara 1980.