Kesselman, Eric
Current rating: 1720 (#5292)
Record: 47-36-1 (GP) / 62-54-4 (professional)
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000
- 2001
- 2002
| Grand Prix Milwaukee 2002 (TOR standard) | starting rating: 1733 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 3standard | 94 | Lazarski, Derek (1505) | Won 2-1 | +141747 |
| 4standard | 21 | Harvie, Donovan (1571) | Won 2-1 | +151762 |
| 5standard | 21 | Linde, Matt (1766) | Won 2-1 | +181780 |
| 6standard | 14 | Heaser, Brent (1590) | Won 2-1 | +151795 |
| 7standard | 16 | Staudenraous, Joshua (1608) | Won 2-1 | +141809 |
| 8standard | 15 | Bing, Justin (1577) | Lost 1-2 | -221787 |
| 9standard | 3 | Cassell, Steve (1567) | Lost 0-2 | -221765 |
| 10standard | 18 | Douglass, Morgan (1707) | Won 2-0 | +171782 |
| 11standard | 10 | Jones, Trevor (1546) | Lost 0-2 | -221760 |
| 12standard | 18 | Smerling, Lester (1582) | Lost 0-2 | -211739 |
| 13standard | 23 | Stark, Ben S (1716) | Lost 0-2 | -191720 |
| top | average opponent: 1612record: 6-5 | new rating: 1720 | ||
| Pro Tour Nice 2002 (TOR draft) | starting rating: 1729 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1draft | 41 | Martins Moreira Neto, Leopoldo (1644) | Lost 0-2 | -201709 |
| 2draft | 94 | Canavesi, Emanuele (1528) | Won 2-0 | +151724 |
| 3draft | 10 | Hoeh, Hans Joachim (1680) | Lost 1-2 | -191705 |
| 4draft | 134 | Dang, Martin (1393) | Won 2-1 | +131718 |
| 5draft | 28 | Lippert, Christoph (2003) | Won 2-1 | +231741 |
| 6draft | 128 | Oberauer, Florian (1532) | Lost 1-2 | -221719 |
| 7draft | 78 | Peli, Ben (1521) | Won 2-1 | +141733 |
| top | average opponent: 1614record: 4-3 | new rating: 1733 | ||
| Grand Prix Tampa Bay 2002 (TOR limited) | starting rating: 1672 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 3sealed | 15 | Rodriguez, Tony (1536) | Won 2-0 | +161688 |
| 4sealed | 1 | Greer, Joseph (1536) | Won 2-0 | +151703 |
| 5sealed | 17 | Racht, Adam (1559) | Lost 0-2 | -201683 |
| 6sealed | 48 | North, Brook (1560) | ID | 01683 |
| 7sealed | 42 | Shrader, Lance (1558) | Won 2-0 | +151698 |
| 8draft | 11 | Loden, Lance (1614) | Lost 0-2 | -191679 |
| 9draft | 11 | Gurwitz, Zev (1538) | Won 2-0 | +151694 |
| 10draft | 21 | Becker, Jonathan (1462) | Lost 1-2 | -221672 |
| 11draft | 23 | Littlefield, Chuck (1634) | Won 2-0 | +171689 |
| 12draft | 16 | Tsai, Tony (1707) | Won 2-0 | +191708 |
| 13draft | 17 | Kastle, Darwin (1880) | Won 2-1 | +211729 |
| top | average opponent: 1599record: 7-3-1 | new rating: 1729 | ||
| Pro Tour San Diego 2002 (ODY rochester) | starting rating: 1660 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1rochester | 159 | Daley, Jamie (1475) | Won 2-1 | +151675 |
| 2rochester | 114 | Smith, Alex (1538) | Lost 1-2 | -201655 |
| 3rochester | 82 | Henderson, Alan (1500) | Won 2-1 | +151670 |
| 4rochester | 70 | Finkel, Jon (1999) | Won 2-1 | +241694 |
| 5rochester | 161 | Lippert, Christoph (1869) | Won 2-0 | +211715 |
| 6rochester | 96 | Dal Farra, Gionata (1537) | Lost 0-2 | -211694 |
| 7rochester | 46 | Bishop, Dan (1521) | Lost 0-2 | -221672 |
| top | average opponent: 1634record: 4-3 | new rating: 1672 | ||
| Grand Prix Atlanta 2001 (ODY limited) | starting rating: 1688 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 3sealed | 56 | Long, Mike 2 (1623) | Won 2-0 | +171705 |
| 4sealed | 21 | Ericson, William (1427) | Lost 0-2 | -231682 |
| 5sealed | 35 | Rhodes, Brooks (1504) | Lost 0-2 | -221660 |
| top | average opponent: 1518record: 1-2 | new rating: 1660 | ||
| Pro Tour New Orleans 2001 (extended) | starting rating: 1733 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1extended | 10 | Laier, Peter (1718) | Lost 1-2 | -181715 |
| 2extended | 108 | Garcia, Gerard (1600) | Lost 0-2 | -201695 |
| 3extended | 145 | Kruschel, Andreas (1589) | Won 2-0 | +161711 |
| 4extended | 106 | Marek, Libor (1541) | Won 2-0 | +151726 |
| 5extended | 110 | Kraft, Rene (1677) | Lost 1-2 | -191707 |
| 6extended | 107 | Coueffe, Romuald (1634) | Lost 0-2 | -191688 |
| top | average opponent: 1627record: 2-4 | new rating: 1688 | ||
| Grand Prix Montreal 2001 (ODY limited) | starting rating: 1703 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 4sealed | 38 | Jenes, Eric (1536) | Lost 1-2 | -211682 |
| 5sealed | 37 | Bar, Alex (1484) | Won 2-0 | +141696 |
| 6sealed | 14 | Nahmias, Jean-Philippe (1555) | Won 2-1 | +161712 |
| 7sealed | 9 | Ossipov, George (1574) | Won 2-1 | +151727 |
| 9rochester | 23 | Frank, Joel (1601) | Won 2-0 | +161743 |
| 10rochester | 22 | Stern, Jon (1585) | Won 2-0 | +151758 |
| 11rochester | 19 | Wolfman, Steven (1668) | Lost 1-2 | -201738 |
| 12rochester | 29 | Reid, Kyle (1590) | Lost 1-2 | -201718 |
| 13rochester | 4 | Daoust, Guillaume (1585) | Won 2-1 | +151733 |
| top | average opponent: 1575record: 6-3 | new rating: 1733 | ||
| Pro Tour Barcelona 2001 (PLS draft) | starting rating: 1621 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1draft | 47 | Jarman, Jimmy (1561) | Won 2-1 | +171638 |
| 2draft | 79 | Petit, Xavier (1510) | Won 2-0 | +161654 |
| 3draft | 1 | Mello, Patrick (1630) | Lost 1-2 | -191635 |
| 4draft | 85 | Heim, Andreas (1563) | Won 2-0 | +171652 |
| 5draft | 11 | Jensen, Thomas Dall (1666) | Won 2-0 | +181670 |
| 6draft | 151 | Ruel, Olivier (1946) | Lost 0-2 | -131657 |
| 7draft | 19 | Place, Matt (1571) | Won 2-0 | +171674 |
| 8draft | 6 | Joebstl, Markus (1868) | Lost 0-2 | -151659 |
| 9draft | 56 | Godinez Estrada, Gerardo (1701) | Won 2-1 | +191678 |
| 10draft | 59 | Valkyser, Stephan (1779) | Lost 1-2 | -161662 |
| 11draft | 59 | Froehlich, Eric (1722) | Won 2-1 | +191681 |
| 12draft | 2 | Stead, Robert (1701) | Lost 1-2 | -181663 |
| 13draft | 52 | Mukka, Daniel (1649) | Won 2-1 | +181681 |
| 14draft | 30 | Levy, Raphael (1894) | Won 2-0 | +221703 |
| top | average opponent: 1697record: 9-5 | new rating: 1703 | ||
| Grand Prix Detroit 2001 (PLS limited) | starting rating: 1631 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 3sealed | 19 | Cassell, Steve (1518) | Won 2-0 | +161647 |
| 4sealed | 46 | Fletcher, Fran (1512) | Won 2-1 | +151662 |
| 5sealed | 9 | Hustad, James (1489) | Lost 1-2 | -211641 |
| 6sealed | 27 | Stern, Jon (1528) | Won 2-1 | +161657 |
| 7sealed | 23 | Stokinger, Andrew (1716) | Won 2-1 | +191676 |
| 8sealed | 13 | Dunham, Kory (1626) | Won 2-0 | +171693 |
| 9draft | 25 | Tsoi, Man (1587) | Lost 0-2 | -191674 |
| 10draft | 13 | Linskey, Ed (1648) | Lost 0-2 | -191655 |
| 11draft | 21 | Bush, Michelle (1771) | Lost 1-2 | -161639 |
| 12draft | 30 | Bernat, Michael (1646) | Lost 1-2 | -181621 |
| top | average opponent: 1604record: 5-5 | new rating: 1621 | ||
| Pro Tour Tokyo 2001 (Invasion block) | starting rating: 1664 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1block | 83 | Klauser, Benedikt (1895) | Lost 1-2 | -131651 |
| 2block | 78 | Van Cleave, Trey (1861) | Lost 1-2 | -151636 |
| 3block | 103 | Dick, Alexander (1362) | Lost 1-2 | -231613 |
| 4block | 120 | Rose, Kyle (1904) | Won 2-0 | +241637 |
| 5block | 97 | Kang, Tae-ho (1489) | Won 2-1 | +151652 |
| 6block | 91 | Bourdeau, Luc (1488) | Lost 0-2 | -211631 |
| top | average opponent: 1666record: 2-4 | new rating: 1631 | ||
| Grand Prix Boston 2001 (PLS limited) | starting rating: 1689 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 4sealed | 55 | Chapman, Michael (1500) | Won 2-1 | +151704 |
| 5sealed | 13 | Robillard, Raymond (1574) | Won 2-1 | +161720 |
| 6sealed | 11 | Clougherty, John (1608) | Lost 0-2 | -211699 |
| 7sealed | 34 | O'Mahoney-Schwartz, Steven (1721) | Lost 0-2 | -171682 |
| 8sealed | 41 | Swan, Brad (1714) | Lost 0-2 | -181664 |
| top | average opponent: 1623record: 2-3 | new rating: 1664 | ||
| Pro Tour Los Angeles 2001 (INV rochester) | starting rating: 1731 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1rochester | 78 | Wise, Gary (1765) | Lost 0-2 | -171714 |
| 2rochester | 87 | Peatross, Fletcher (1463) | Won 2-1 | +131727 |
| 3rochester | 97 | Malherbaud, Pierre (1586) | Won 2-1 | +161743 |
| 4rochester | 153 | Maij, Rosario (1612) | Won 2-0 | +151758 |
| 5rochester | 96 | Levy, Raphael (1906) | Lost 1-2 | -151743 |
| 6rochester | 83 | Karthauser, Zach (1601) | Won 2-1 | +161759 |
| 7rochester | 44 | Cleemann, Jonas (1564) | Lost 1-2 | -221737 |
| 8rochester | 48 | Tsang, Terry (1687) | Lost 1-2 | -191718 |
| 9rochester | 71 | Bui, Truc (1443) | Lost 0-2 | -231695 |
| 11rochester | 78 | Weil, Noah (1729) | Lost 1-2 | -171678 |
| 12rochester | 74 | Schubert, Ron (1572) | Won 2-1 | +161694 |
| 13rochester | 63 | Ikeda, Tsuyoshi (1542) | Won 2-0 | +151709 |
| 14rochester | 55 | Godsey, Nathan (1605) | Lost 1-2 | -201689 |
| top | average opponent: 1621record: 6-7 | new rating: 1689 | ||
| Grand Prix New Orleans 2001 (INV limited) | starting rating: 1627 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 3sealed | 41 | Morales, Manuel (1521) | Won 2-0 | +171644 |
| 4sealed | 54 | Mazzagate, Brent (1540) | Won 2-0 | +161660 |
| 5sealed | 9 | Stokinger, Andrew (1630) | Lost 1-2 | -191641 |
| 6sealed | 55 | Hustad, James (1455) | Won 2-1 | +151656 |
| 7sealed | 29 | Jafari, David (1788) | Won 2-0 | +201676 |
| 8sealed | 18 | Maher, Bob (2002) | Won 2-1 | +241700 |
| 9draft | 12 | Wachter, Toby (1574) | Won 2-0 | +161716 |
| 10draft | 9 | Price, David (1765) | Won 2-0 | +191735 |
| 11draft | 18 | Stern, Dustin (1691) | Won 2-0 | +171752 |
| 12draft | 20 | Rush, Gary (1699) | ID | 01752 |
| 13draft | 14 | Bush, Michelle (1712) | ID | 01752 |
| Qdraft | Stead, Bill (1613) | Lost 1-2 | -211731 | |
| top | average opponent: 1666record: 8-2-2 | new rating: 1731 | ||
| Pro Tour Chicago 2000 (INV standard) | starting rating: 1614 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1standard | 40 | Barrado, Carlos (1828) | Lost 0-2 | -141600 |
| 2standard | 142 | Wescoe, Craig (1509) | Won 2-0 | +171617 |
| 3standard | 114 | van der Velden, Stan (1504) | Won 2-1 | +151632 |
| 4standard | 45 | Shvartsman, Alex (1814) | Won 2-1 | +221654 |
| 5standard | 31 | Herms, Roc (1838) | Won 2-0 | +211675 |
| 6standard | 17 | Hojo, Naomasa (1558) | Won 2-0 | +161691 |
| 7standard | 7 | Bell, Markus (1710) | Lost 0-2 | -181673 |
| 8standard | 19 | Mowshowitz, Zvi (1898) | Lost 1-2 | -141659 |
| 9standard | 30 | Hubble, Bryan (1722) | Lost 0-2 | -171642 |
| 10standard | 40 | Wise, Gary (1767) | Lost 1-2 | -151627 |
| 11standard | 45 | Gaaloul, Cedric (1518) | Won 2-1 | +161643 |
| 12standard | 38 | Hernandez, Marc [FRA] (1735) | Won 2-1 | +191662 |
| 13standard | 28 | Konstanczer, Andre (1812) | Lost 0-2 | -151647 |
| 14standard | 35 | Handfield, Mike (1556) | Lost 0-2 | -201627 |
| top | average opponent: 1698record: 7-7 | new rating: 1627 | ||
| Grand Prix Dallas 2000 (INV limited) | starting rating: 1608 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 3sealed | 19 | Latus, John (1536) | Won 2-0 | +171625 |
| 4sealed | 12 | England, Scott (1500) | Won 2-1 | +161641 |
| 5sealed | 24 | Humpherys, David (1847) | Lost 0-2 | -141627 |
| 6sealed | 42 | Szigeti, Peter (1530) | Won 2-0 | +161643 |
| 7sealed | 20 | Stern, Dustin (1528) | Lost 0-2 | -201623 |
| 8rochester | 30 | Fear, Edward (1786) | Lost 1-2 | -151608 |
| 9rochester | 27 | Tsang, Gabriel (1712) | Lost 0-2 | -161592 |
| 10rochester | 14 | Caceres, George (1554) | Won 2-0 | +171609 |
| 11rochester | 10 | Comer, Alan (1695) | Won 2-1 | +201629 |
| 12rochester | 23 | Tsang, Gabriel (1724) | Draw 1-1 | +11630 |
| 13rochester | 27 | Krakower, Gary (1744) | Lost 0-2 | -161614 |
| top | average opponent: 1651record: 5-5-1 | new rating: 1614 | ||
| Grand Prix Manchester 2000 (INV limited) | starting rating: 1555 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 4sealed | 31 | Ormerod, John (1654) | Lost 1-2 | -161539 |
| 5sealed | 54 | Chean, Cheah Bing (1536) | Won 2-0 | +181557 |
| 6sealed | 30 | Kuhn, Janosch (1812) | Won 2-0 | +221579 |
| 7sealed | 9 | Humphreys, Mark Brian (1535) | Won 2-1 | +171596 |
| 8rochester | 10 | Ruel, Olivier (1898) | Lost 1-2 | -121584 |
| 9rochester | 10 | Jeudon, Florent (1621) | Won 2-1 | +181602 |
| 10rochester | 10 | Punakallio, Mikko (1627) | Lost 0-2 | -171585 |
| 11rochester | 16 | Snepvangers, Bram (1604) | Lost 0-2 | -181567 |
| 12rochester | 22 | O'Mahoney-Schwartz, Steven (1762) | Won 2-1 | +221589 |
| 13rochester | 26 | Canu, Franck (1689) | Won 2-0 | +191608 |
| top | average opponent: 1674record: 6-4 | new rating: 1608 | ||
| Pro Tour Los Angeles 2000 (MMQ draft) | starting rating: 1571 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1draft | 96 | Campbell, Stephen (1500) | Won 2-0 | +171588 |
| 2draft | 44 | Hope, Steven (1519) | Won 2-1 | +171605 |
| 3draft | 61 | Seville, Scott (1540) | Lost 0-2 | -201585 |
| 4draft | 74 | Gary, Justin (1886) | Won 2-0 | +241609 |
| 5draft | 119 | Lo Moro, Raffaele (1778) | Lost 0-2 | -151594 |
| 6draft | 11 | Dodson, Scott (1531) | Lost 1-2 | -191575 |
| 7draft | 127 | Cass, Matthew (1477) | Lost 0-2 | -201555 |
| top | average opponent: 1604record: 3-4 | new rating: 1555 | ||
| Grand Prix Memphis 1999 (Urza's block) | starting rating: 1613 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 3block | 38 | Lovelace, Chris (1518) | Won 0-0 | +161629 |
| 4block | 14 | Hall, John (1553) | Lost 0-0 | -191610 |
| 5block | 51 | St. Arnauld, Dwayne (1539) | Lost 0-0 | -201590 |
| 6block | 72 | O'Brien, Jason (1518) | Lost 0-0 | -191571 |
| top | average opponent: 1532record: 1-3 | new rating: 1571 | ||
| 1999 World Championship (mixed) | starting rating: 1612 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1standard | 36 | Finkel, Jon (1920) | Lost 0-0 | -121600 |
| 2standard | 79 | Meinecke, Holger (1660) | Won 0-0 | +191619 |
| 3standard | 30 | Luhrs, Christian (1696) | Won 0-0 | +191638 |
| 4standard | 20 | Yu, Dino (1518) | Won 0-0 | +161654 |
| 5standard | 26 | Svaldi, Guilherme (1543) | Lost 1-2 | -201634 |
| 6standard | 46 | Ishida, Itaru (1530) | Lost 0-0 | -201614 |
| 7rochester | 38 | Postema, Bas (1580) | Won 0-0 | +181632 |
| 8rochester | 44 | Soubrie, Gregoire (1529) | Won 0-0 | +161648 |
| 9rochester | 28 | Chapin, Patrick (1714) | Lost 0-0 | -171631 |
| 10rochester | 46 | Bingen, Sturla (1592) | Won 0-0 | +171648 |
| 11rochester | 59 | Fuller, Ryan (1726) | Lost 0-0 | -161632 |
| 12rochester | 21 | Fujita, Tsuyoshi (1595) | Lost 0-0 | -191613 |
| 13extended | 50 | Debard, Michael (1599) | Won 0-0 | +181631 |
| 14extended | 34 | Klauser, Benedikt (1614) | Won 0-0 | +171648 |
| 15extended | 37 | Tsang, Terry (1671) | Won 0-0 | +191667 |
| 16extended | 26 | Hunka, John (1613) | Lost 0-0 | -191648 |
| 17extended | 34 | Maher, Bob (1654) | Lost 0-0 | -181630 |
| 18extended | 45 | Kuhn, Janosch (1677) | Lost 0-0 | -171613 |
| top | average opponent: 1635record: 9-9 | new rating: 1613 | ||
| Grand Prix Washington DC 1999 (UDS limited) | starting rating: 1630 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 4sealed | 30 | Gallitz, Donald (1626) | Lost 0-0 | -181612 |
| top | record: 0-1 | new rating: 1612 | ||
| Pro Tour Los Angeles 1999 (USG rochester) | starting rating: 1612 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1rochester | 120 | Zila, Jason (1482) | Won 0-0 | +151627 |
| 2rochester | 131 | Lavoisier, Regis (1518) | Won 2-0 | +161643 |
| 3rochester | 161 | Danziger, Tim (1541) | Lost 1-2 | -191624 |
| 4rochester | 49 | Geertsen, Svend (1733) | Lost 1-2 | -171607 |
| 5rochester | 50 | Krakower, Gary (1639) | Won 2-0 | +191626 |
| 6rochester | 32 | Lee, Jee Hang (1520) | Won 0-0 | +161642 |
| 7rochester | 114 | Selden, Brian (1718) | Won 0-0 | +201662 |
| 8rochester | 45 | Lucarello, Michael (1545) | Won 0-0 | +151677 |
| 9rochester | 20 | Macey, Bill (1585) | Lost 1-2 | -191658 |
| 10rochester | 21 | Schick, Mark (1559) | Lost 1-2 | -201638 |
| 11rochester | 35 | Weil, Noah (1492) | Lost 1-2 | -211617 |
| 12rochester | 7 | Goto, Shinichiro (1528) | Won 2-0 | +171634 |
| 13rochester | 40 | Shears, Steven (1531) | Won 2-0 | +161650 |
| 14rochester | 24 | Courtois, Frederic (1575) | Lost 0-2 | -201630 |
| top | average opponent: 1569record: 8-6 | new rating: 1630 | ||
| Pro Tour Rome 1998 (extended) | starting rating: 1500 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1extended | 41 | Vienneau, Matthew (1482) | Draw 0-0 | 01500 |
| 2extended | 65 | Gullace, Giovanni (1500) | Won 0-0 | +181518 |
| 3extended | 36 | Kearney, David (1518) | Won 0-0 | +181536 |
| 4extended | 20 | Fuller, Ryan (1593) | Lost 0-0 | -171519 |
| 5extended | 40 | Baca, Jeremy (1523) | Draw 0-0 | 01519 |
| 6extended | 64 | Merten, David (1504) | Won 0-0 | +181537 |
| 7extended | 43 | Turian, Michael (1558) | Won 0-0 | +181555 |
| 8extended | 18 | Piechalzyk, Olivier (1557) | Lost 0-0 | -181537 |
| 9extended | 34 | Dumay, Alexis (1536) | Won 0-0 | +181555 |
| 10extended | 23 | Meinecke, Holger (1572) | Won 0-0 | +181573 |
| 11extended | 32 | Kroger, Peer (1604) | Draw 0-0 | +11574 |
| 12extended | 23 | Isidro, Joao (1547) | Draw 0-0 | -11573 |
| 13extended | 21 | Kuhn, Janosch (1661) | Won 0-0 | +201593 |
| 14extended | 15 | Debard, Michael (1636) | Won 0-0 | +191612 |
| top | average opponent: 1556record: 8-2-4 | new rating: 1612 | ||