<CG> and no less a respected source as <Carolus> give it as Cespedes, but my databases give it as Cepedes.

But before you dismiss MillBase and the like, please be aware that the FIDE card for this player (so I believe), gives it as Cepedes as well:

http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

Rodriguez Cepedes, Amador

Federation Spain
FIDE title Grand Master
Rating: std. 2427
B-Year: 1956
Sex: Male

Cespedes

On the Bolivian side, this pitiful epic will be related by Augusto Cespedes:

A squadron of soldiers in search of water start digging a well with picks and shovels. The little rain that has fallen has already evaporated, and there is no water anywhere. At twelve meters the water hunters come upon liquid mud. But at thirty meters, at forty-five, the pully brings up bucketfuls of sand, each one drier than the last. The soldiers keep on digging, day after day, into that well of sand, ever deeper, ever more silent. And when the Paraguayans, likewise hounded by thirst, launch an attack, the Bolivians die defending the well as if it contained water.

http://www.amadorgm.com/anandcarlse...

<What is the correct matronym of this player?>

As <Nicocobas> and <cro777> both note, diacritics are needed to properly spell this player's name.

Although database, and historical reporting, might dictate the ascii-version for the <CG> name, the bio should certainly note the correct spelling of his name, utilizing utf-8.

(I think all the Cyrillic proper names should also be noted when appropriate, and Chinese, etc)

There is a problem that will be difficult to resolve, insofar as FIDE has misspelled the matronymic name of this player.

So, at the moment it seems <Cepedes> is used, although it is incorrect. I merely note the facts.

About this player, I think a photograph is deserved. One can be found, along with this biographical info, at the link below:

<Amador Cespedes Rodriguez, born in 1956, is a Cuban grandmaster who now lives in Spain. Amador has represented Cuba in 10 chess Olympiads and taken part in three interzonal tournaments. He has been, for example, a trainer of Leko and the editor of Terra Sport Chess. Nowadays Amador is managing director of Peon de Rey, the leading chess magazine in the Spanish-speaking world.>

So, what year did he leave Cuba? Is he a naturalized citizen of Spain? When did he begin playing for the Spanish Federation?

Shouldn't the biography answer some of these questions?

<RODRIGUEZ AMADOR CESPEDES
By Romelio Milian

It started in chess at age 10, Amadador Rodriguez Cespedes (8-IX-56), a native of the eastern province of Holguin, constitye one of the most curious cases of Cuban chess in their personal development, it is our only player who took the leap that presupposes a National Expert in 1974 and Grandmaster Three years later, when first obtaining the title of National Master. The rules of MY defeated in the Masters group XI and XII Capablanca, Cuba, in 1974 and 1975; GM while I do them consecutively, thanks to his performances in Vrnajacka Banja, Yugoslavia (Cat VIII), ler place, and the XIV Capablanca, Cuba (Cat VII), 4th place. They worth noting that just 87 days we were required to become the youngest GM orb that time, with 20 year olds and months.

While never achieving reach youth crown and our championships, was the first to proclaim Central American and Caribbean Junior Champion in 1975. Later Curacao involved in student and youth LIDES 5 team since 1974 (Tesside, ENG) to 1980 (Mexico). Precisely in Teeside I reach a special prize as the best book on the 5th board (September 7 undefeated), and in total they served to 69.3% effective (29 -21 = 7; 39.5 / 57).

His first participation in our majors was in 1974, and from then until 1997 has been involved in 14 of them. In 1984 and 1988 the maximum crown conquered the island, although shared with Jesus Nogueira, because in both cases no tiebreaker was applied. History repeats itself again in the championship final, held in Matanzas, in February this year, where shares in the place of honor points with GM Reynaldo Vera, who would be applied exceeds the tiebreaker rule Sonenmborg Berger. Since 1974 he has been a full member of the national team that has represented us in the Olympics, where after 10 interventions reached 59.4% efficiency (75.5 to 127) with partial G-46, P-22 and T -59.

His international debut in a major tournament (Cat X) occurs in Yerevan, USSR / 76, where he obtained his first victory against GM, beating Rafael Vaganian, by then known chess player from that country. In 1974 appears in the list ELO 2450 to 1997 the average staff ratio is 2487. The highest ELO of 2555 his career has been reached in the lists of January / 97.

In his long career of good performances highlight the top solo or shared: 1979, II R.Rebelde, CUB (Cat VI); 1981, I Cespedes, CUB (Cat VII) I Open R.Rebelde, CUB and X Zonal 7 CUB (Cat III); 1982 espedes III, CUB (Cat VII) and Mexico (Cat III); 1983, Envigado, COL (Cat IV); 1984 Camp. Cuba (Cat VII) and XIX Capablanca, CUB (Cat IX); 1985 Central Zonal, Caracas VEN (Cat VII) and Open Badalona, ​​ESP; 1986 Castle La Mota, ESP (Cat VII); 1987 Central Zonal, CUB (Cat VII) II Pancevo, YUG (Cat IX) and Open Buenos Aires, ARG; 1988 Open Martigny, SUI and Camp. Cuba (Swiss); 1989 XXIV Capablanca, CUB (Cat VIII); 1990 Sub-zonal 8 CUB (Cat V), X Open Velez-Malaga, VI Open Open Cambados and I Burriana, all in Spain; 1992 I Open ISLAND, CUB; 1993 XXVIII Capablanca, CUB (Cat VIII) and Gran Canaria, ESP (Cat VII); 1994 XXIX Capablanca, CUB (Cat VIII) and Open Madrid, ESP; and in 1995, II Open Terrace, ESP. Deep knowledge of the theory of openings, Amador is characterized by making many good plays followed, and this determines the advantage that manages to get over their rivals. Turn them into victories is his other singular detail.

Matematico Cibernetico, profession not exercised for years by his condition Grandmaster active, it is surprising the high level of updating and maintaining knowledge within the field of IT, being a connoisseur of the most modern technologies, freehold the insides of modern operating systems and applications, and possibly one of the chess player in its class in the world, with more complete mastery of specialized software on Chess. applied to the science game.>

http://web.archive.org/web/20080611...

The same site continues his biography:

<He worked as a personal trainer Hungarian GM Peter Leko, for several years, assisting the player in the Linares International Chess Tournament in 1999, 2000 and 2001 currently works for Chess Education and Technology SL (CET) in Barcelona, Spain is a professional chess company owns the Pawn Magazine Rey, where Amador is Director, also some of the biggest brands in the industry: Chess School Miguel Illescas, Ajedrez21 portal most popular chess in Castilian and EDAMI where it is Web Developer and gives conferences and classes,. He also works for ICC Internet Chess Club as commentator games. Collaborate for multiple international publications. It is elite coach Spanish Chess Federation (FEDA), and imparts specialized classes in the High Performance Centre Residence Blume.>

http://www.ecured.cu/index.php/Amad...