| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 26. M Esserman vs J Lian |
 | 1-0 | 31 | 2008 | United States Chess League | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 27. S Shankland vs M Esserman |
| ½-½ | 39 | 2008 | United States Chess League | B98 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 28. M Esserman vs J Bonin |
| 1-0 | 65 | 2008 | US Chess League | B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening |
| 29. M Esserman vs V Martirosov |
| 1-0 | 25 | 2008 | Harvard Open | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 30. R Kaufman vs M Esserman |
| 0-1 | 74 | 2008 | US Chess League | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 31. R Costigan vs M Esserman |
| 0-1 | 29 | 2008 | US Chess League | A80 Dutch |
| 32. M Esserman vs Lenderman |
| ½-½ | 34 | 2008 | United States Chess League | B12 Caro-Kann Defense |
| 33. M Esserman vs E Vovsha |
| ½-½ | 37 | 2008 | United States Chess League | E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation |
| 34. M Esserman vs R Simpson |
| ½-½ | 55 | 2008 | United States Chess League | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 35. M Esserman vs D Ippolito |
| 1-0 | 31 | 2008 | Philadelphia National op 39th | C48 Four Knights |
| 36. Z Bayaraa vs M Esserman |
| 0-1 | 48 | 2008 | United States Chess League | B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 |
| 37. M Esserman vs I Schneider |
| 1-0 | 34 | 2008 | United States Chess League | D31 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 38. D Kuljasevic vs M Esserman |
| 1-0 | 27 | 2008 | United States Chess League | A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 |
| 39. M Esserman vs I Schneider |
| 1-0 | 40 | 2008 | United States Chess League | D31 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 40. J Friedel vs M Esserman |
| 0-1 | 45 | 2008 | Berkeley Masters op | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 41. M Esserman vs D Sharavdorj |
| 1-0 | 49 | 2008 | Berkeley Masters op | C07 French, Tarrasch |
| 42. M Esserman vs J Sarkar |
| ½-½ | 67 | 2008 | Berkeley Masters op | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 43. D Pruess vs M Esserman |
| 0-1 | 85 | 2008 | Berkeley Masters op | E41 Nimzo-Indian |
| 44. M Esserman vs K MacKinnon |
 | 1-0 | 28 | 2009 | Edmonton International 09 | B01 Scandinavian |
| 45. M Esserman vs I R Ibragimov |
| 1-0 | 38 | 2009 | Sturbridge | C46 Three Knights |
| 46. M Esserman vs Shabalov |
| 1-0 | 41 | 2009 | Eastern Class-ch | D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 47. Van Wely vs M Esserman |
| 1-0 | 24 | 2009 | Foxwoods Open | D31 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 48. L Milman vs M Esserman |
| 0-1 | 64 | 2009 | Mesa Copper State op | B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line |
| 49. M Esserman vs M Ginsburg |
| 1-0 | 20 | 2009 | Mesa Copper State op | B07 Pirc |
| 50. M Esserman vs Hracek |
| 1-0 | 44 | 2009 | New York Marshall CC op 2nd | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
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