Marc Esserman

Recent results for Marc have seen him score all the norms he needs to obtain his IM title and he is just waiting on clarification of reaching the FIDE 2400 mark for the title to be awarded.

STYLE:

Marc describes his style as technical. ”I like to trade pieces and go for technical endgames”, he said in his 2008 interview. However, Marc’s style is far away from technical; his creativity is outstanding in tactical positions and he is steadily becoming one the most dangerous tacticians in the USA.

Week 2: (b) Win vs Craig Jones, 2320
Week 4: (w) Win vs Jason Lian, 2142
Week 5: (b) Draw vs FM Sam Shankland, 2364
Week 7: (w) Win vs IM Jay Bonin, 2370
Week 8: (b) Win vs FM Ray Kaufman, 2348
Week 9: (b) Win vs IM Richard Costigan, 2288
Week 10: (w) Draw vs IM Alex Lenderman, 2528
Quarter: (w) Draw vs IM Eli Vovsha, 2532
Semi: (w) Draw vs FM Ron Simpson, 2346
Final: (w) Win vs FM Igor Schneider, 2396
MVP Points: 15½
Performance Rating: 2603
Awards: All Star: 3rd Board, 2nd Team