| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. M Esserman vs D Moody |
 | 0-1 | 57 | 1997 | US Open | E99 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov |
| 2. M Esserman vs C Stauffer |
| 1-0 | 18 | 2000 | US Masters op | B02 Alekhine's Defense |
| 3. D Filipovich vs M Esserman |
| ½-½ | 21 | 2000 | 28th World Open | A05 Reti Opening |
| 4. R Goletiani vs M Esserman |
| 1-0 | 42 | 2000 | 28th World Open | C66 Ruy Lopez |
| 5. M Esserman vs A Shaw |
| ½-½ | 54 | 2001 | 10th Eastern Class Championship | C01 French, Exchange |
| 6. B G Smith vs M Esserman |
| ½-½ | 52 | 2001 | 29th World Open | D85 Grunfeld |
| 7. Fishbein vs M Esserman |
| 1-0 | 67 | 2003 | US Championship 2003 | C80 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 8. M Esserman vs T Enkhbat |
| 0-1 | 47 | 2003 | US Championship 2003 | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 9. M Esserman vs C Tsai |
| 1-0 | 23 | 2003 | USA-ch | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 10. M Esserman vs Akobian |
| 0-1 | 51 | 2003 | New York Masters 54th | B07 Pirc |
| 11. Y Shulman vs M Esserman |
| ½-½ | 56 | 2003 | North American op | A87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation |
| 12. C Spencer vs M Esserman |
| ½-½ | 19 | 2004 | US Open | B06 Robatsch |
| 13. E O Rodriguez vs M Esserman |
| 0-1 | 25 | 2007 | Miami Open | A85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3 |
| 14. Alexander V Ivanov vs M Esserman |
| 1-0 | 24 | 2008 | Foxwoods Open | B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation |
| 15. M Esserman vs Shabalov |
| 0-1 | 27 | 2008 | Foxwoods Open | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 16. M Esserman vs E Perelshteyn |
| 1-0 | 72 | 2008 | World Open | B27 Sicilian |
| 17. M Esserman vs D Ludwig |
| 0-1 | 26 | 2008 | World Open | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 18. R Gonzalez vs M Esserman |
| 1-0 | 18 | 2008 | World Open | B50 Sicilian |
| 19. R Akopian vs M Esserman |
| ½-½ | 33 | 2008 | World Open | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 20. M Esserman vs L Kritz |
| ½-½ | 41 | 2008 | New England Masters | B01 Scandinavian |
| 21. M Esserman vs R Hungaski |
| 1-0 | 41 | 2008 | New England Masters | C49 Four Knights |
| 22. C Jones vs M Esserman |
| 0-1 | 47 | 2008 | United States Chess League | B94 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 23. M Esserman vs J Sarkar |
 | 1-0 | 16 | 2008 | Miami op | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 24. M Esserman vs V M Mikhalevski |
| 1-0 | 32 | 2008 | Miami op | C49 Four Knights |
| 25. M Esserman vs D Aldama Degurnay |
| 1-0 | 63 | 2008 | Miami op | B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange |
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