Yaacov Zilberman

Yaacov Zilberman was born in 1954 in Astana

Yaacov Zilberman was born on 26 May 1954 in Tselinograd, then in the Soviet Union and today in Kazakhstan. A few years later he moved to Almaty. While in the Soviet Union, he played only in competitions inside the country.

He moved to Israel in 1989. He became an International Master in 1991. In 1992 he played for Israel on the second reserve board at the 30th Chess Olympiad in Manila.

In 1998 he shared first place with Robert Hübner and Iván Morovic Fernández at the Capablanca Memorial in Havana. He received the Grandmaster title that same year. He placed fourth in the Israeli Championship in 1996 and 2006.

He played in the European Chess Club Cup 3 times. In 1992 he reached the semifinals with Hapoel Tel Aviv, and in 1997 and 2001 he played for Herzliya Chess Club. He competed at the 2017 Maccabiah Games.