(1) GUO,Alex (1661) - FERGUSON,Bobby (2181) [A33]
Northwest Open Tacoma, Washington (1), 11.03.2006
[MacGregor,Mike]

While his younger brother upset Stephen Buck, Alex Guo started his tournament by drawing second-seeded Bobby Ferguson. Alex would go on to compete for first place overall; Bobby would eventually withdraw in the fifth round.

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3 Nf6 8.Bg5 Be6 9.g3 h6 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Bg2 h5 12.0-0 h4 13.Nd5 f5 14.e3 Bg7 15.Qd2 Bxd5 16.cxd5 Ne7 17.Nc4 b5 18.Na5 Ng6 19.Rac1 0-0 20.Rc6 f4 21.exf4 exf4 22.Nb7 Qd7 23.Nxd6 Rfd8 24.Qc2 Ne5 25.Rb6 f3 26.Bh1 Qh3 Forcing a draw

27.Qf5 Ng4 28.Qxf7+ Kh8= Diagram 1/2-1/2