| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Loman vs J Esser |
| 1-0 | 32 |
1896 |
Simultaneous blindfold exhibition | C11 French |
| 2. Marshall vs J Esser |
 | 1-0 | 26 |
1899 |
London | C56 Two Knights |
| 3. Olland vs J Esser |
| 1-0 | 38 |
1901 |
Haarlem | C67 Ruy Lopez |
| 4. B Leussen vs J Esser |
 | 1-0 | 20 |
1901 |
Haarlem | C67 Ruy Lopez |
| 5. Loman vs J Esser |
| 1-0 | 33 |
1901 |
Haarlem | C30 King's Gambit Declined |
| 6. B Leussen vs J Esser |
 | 1-0 | 15 |
1901 |
Utrecht | C26 Vienna |
| 7. J Esser vs V Exner |
| 0-1 | 56 |
1901 |
Haarlem | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 8. J Esser vs B Leussen |
| 0-1 | 46 |
1903 |
Hilversum | D54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation |
| 9. J De Soyres vs J Esser |
| 1-0 | 30 |
1903 |
Hilversum | C53 Giuoco Piano |
| 10. J Esser vs M Lange |
 | 0-1 | 26 |
1903 |
Hilversum | C11 French |
| 11. A Neumann vs J Esser |
| 1-0 | 24 |
1903 |
Hilversum | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 12. J F Heemskerk vs J Esser |
 | 1-0 | 59 |
1903 |
Hilversum | C67 Ruy Lopez |
| 13. Leonhardt vs J Esser |
| 1-0 | 45 |
1903 |
Hilversum | D66 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line |
| 14. Swiderski vs J Esser |
| 1-0 | 46 |
1905 |
Scheveningen | D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense |
| 15. Loman vs J Esser |
| 1-0 | 37 |
1905 |
Scheveningen | C67 Ruy Lopez |
| 16. Leonhardt vs J Esser |
 | 1-0 | 16 |
1905 |
Scheveningen | C67 Ruy Lopez |
| 17. Duras vs J Esser |
| 1-0 | 27 |
1905 |
Scheveningen | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 18. G Schories vs J Esser |
 | 1-0 | 47 |
1905 |
Scheveningen | C67 Ruy Lopez |
| 19. J Esser vs Spielmann |
| 0-1 | 47 |
1905 |
Scheveningen | D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch |
| 20. J Esser vs Reggio |
| 0-1 | 66 |
1905 |
Scheveningen | C88 Ruy Lopez |
| 21. J Esser vs D Bleijkmans |
| 0-1 | 31 |
1905 |
Scheveningen | A84 Dutch |
| 22. J Esser vs Marshall |
 | 0-1 | 29 |
1905 |
Scheveningen | D09 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3 |
| 23. J Esser vs B Leussen |
| 0-1 | 46 |
1905 |
Scheveningen | D51 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 24. J Esser vs A Speijer |
| 0-1 | 24 |
1909 |
NED-ch | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 25. A Speijer vs J Esser |
 | 1-0 | 30 |
1909 |
NED-ch | C00 French Defense |