Edward Löwe

For other people named Edward Lowe, see Edward Lowe (disambiguation).

Edward Löwe (also Eduard Loewe; 23 September 1794 – 24 February 1880)^[1] was a Bohemian-born, after 1830 naturalized English chess master.^[2]

Edward Löwe
Full name	Edward Löwe
Country	Bohemia England
Born	(1794-09-23)23 September 1794 Prague, Bohemia
Died	24 February 1880(1880-02-24) (aged 85) London, England

Personal life

Löwe was born in Prague and died in London.

Match and tournament results

In 1847, he won a match with Howard Staunton (5–2), but his opponent gave odds of pawn and two moves. In regular matches, he won against Hugh Alexander Kennedy (7½–6½) in 1849, and lost to Frederick Deacon (2½–7½) in 1851, James Hannah (8–13) in 1857, and Paul Morphy (0–6) in 1858.^[3] The match against Morphy took place in Lowe's Hotel, which belonged to Löwe.^[4]

In tournaments, he won against Arthur Simons (2–0) and lost to George Webb Medley (1½–2½) at London 1849 (Ries' Divan, Henry Thomas Buckle won),^[5] and lost a match to Marmaduke Wyvill (0–2) at the London 1851 chess tournament (Adolf Anderssen won).^[6]