| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. M Esserman vs T Taylor |
| 0-1 | 29 | 2003 | North American op | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 2. M Esserman vs Steen Jakobsen |
| 1-0 | 68 | 2004 | Internet Section 10A g/8'+2 | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 3. M Esserman vs W Bermudez Adams |
| 1-0 | 60 | 2007 | Miami op | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 4. M Esserman vs M Ginsburg |
| ½-½ | 36 | 2007 | Miami op | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 5. M Esserman vs Shabalov |
 | 0-1 | 27 | 2008 | Foxwoods Open | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 6. M Esserman vs J Sarkar |
 | 1-0 | 16 | 2008 | Miami op | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 7. M Esserman vs J Lian |
| 1-0 | 31 | 2008 | United States Chess League | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 8. M Esserman vs V Martirosov |
| 1-0 | 25 | 2008 | Harvard Open | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 9. M Esserman vs R Simpson |
| ½-½ | 55 | 2008 | United States Chess League | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 10. M Esserman vs J Sarkar |
| ½-½ | 67 | 2008 | Berkeley Masters op | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 11. M Esserman vs Hracek |
| 1-0 | 44 | 2009 | New York Marshall CC op 2nd | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 12. M Esserman vs T Bartell |
| 1-0 | 27 | 2009 | USA tt | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 13. M Esserman vs E Kazakos |
| 0-1 | 49 | 2011 | Paleochora op 4th | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 14. M Esserman vs Van Wely |
| 1-0 | 26 | 2011 | 112th US Open | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 15. M Esserman vs E Yanayt |
| 1-0 | 28 | 2014 | Philadelphia op 8th | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 16. M Esserman vs A Ivanov |
| 1-0 | 36 | 2014 | 44th Annual Continental Open | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 17. M Esserman vs F Mandizha |
| 0-1 | 40 | 2014 | US Chess League | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 18. M Esserman vs M Bartel |
| ½-½ | 27 | 2016 | Najdorf Mem Open A | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 19. M Esserman vs D Gukesh |
| 1-0 | 34 | 2017 | Cannes Chess Festival | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 20. M Esserman vs M Midonet |
| 1-0 | 40 | 2018 | Gibraltar Masters | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 21. M Esserman vs F Perez |
| 1-0 | 32 | 2018 | Gibraltar Masters | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
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