Löwe, Edward




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1848  32  2397 (57) 14
1849  44  2380 (51) 20
1850  57  2329 (51) 11
1851  73  2292 (53) 14
1852  63  2296 (59) 0
1853  69  2301 (60) 0
1854  66  2305 (56) 20
1855  81  2274 (61) 1
1856  93  2252 (62) 4
1857  111  2231 (64) 21
1858  126  2202 (73) 6
1859  138  2185 (81) 0
1860  150  2168 (88) 0
1861  167  2151 (93) 0
1862  169  2134 (98) 0
1863  169  2117 (101) 0
1864  185  2100 (104) 0
1865  199  2083 (106) 0
1866  230  2066 (108) 0
1867  233  2049 (109) 0
1868  256  2032 (109) 0
1869  268  2015 (109) 2
1870  286  2009 (112) 2
1871  322  1995 (116) 0
1872  347  1981 (120) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Löwe, Edward  
Born: 23 Sep. 1794
Died: 25 Feb. 1880
 
Notes:
Gaige gives date of death as 25-02-1880; Sergeant gives 24-02-1880. Kieseritzky mentions a match or matches between 'M. Leade et le capitaine Kennedy' (in La Régence, 1849, v.1, p.43), which must, I suppose refer to the matches between Kennedy and Edward Löwe, not 'Leade'. John Townsend (see CN 11777) found a document saying that Lowe was born 'on or about 10 September 1794'. Harding has 'Eduard Löwe'.
 
References
Books
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 38
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 34, 964
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 256
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 51
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 220
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 149, 175, 271
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 395
   Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 13
   Lange and Falkbeer, Paul Morphy Sketch, page 147
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 179
   Townsend, Notes on Staunton, page 89
Periodicals
   [BLL], 14 May 1837, page 2
   [BLL], 29 Oct. 1848, page 5
   [CPC], vol. 6, no. 10, Oct. 1845, page 297
   [CPC], vol. 10, no. 3, Mar. 1849, page 66
   [DSZ], vol. 2, 1847, page 39
   [MaSZ], vol. 1, no. 12, July 1850, page 186
   [Reg], no. 11, 15 Nov. 1856, page 329
   [SZ], vol. 5, no. 10, Oct. 1850, page 349
   [SZ], vol. 6, no. 6, June 1851, page 234
   [WP], vol. 4, no. 3, 1 July 1871, page 47
Web
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 11777. Edward Lowe]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Lowe, E. - Staunton, H. 1848         (f)     5   -   2      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Kennedy, H.A. - Lowe, E. 1848         (f)     4   -   3
Lowe, E. - Kennedy, H.A. 1849         (f)     7.5   -   6.5
Bird, H.E. - Lowe, E. 1850         (f)     7   -   4
Deacon, F.H. - Lowe, E. 1851         (f)     7.5   -   2.5
Green, V. - Lowe, E. 1854 (1)         (f)     4   -   1      Lowe, E. gave odds of pawn and move
Green, V. - Lowe, E. 1854 (2)         (f)     8   -   7      Lowe, E. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Tassinari, G. - Lowe, E. 1855         (s)     1   -   0
Lowe, E. - Delannoy, A. 1856         (s)     1   -   0      Lowe, E. gave odds of pawn and move
Hannah, J.W. - Lowe, E. 1857         (f)     13   -   8
Morphy, P.C. - Lowe, E. 1858         (c)     6   -   0

Tournament data

London, England 1849     Ries' Divan tournament    
  Lowe, E. - Simons, A.     2 - 0    
  Lowe, E. - Medley, G.W.     1.5 - 2.5    
London, England 1851 (1)     The International Chess Tournament    
  Lowe, E. - Wyvill, M.     0 - 2    
London, England 1851 (3)     London Chess Club International Tournament     0  /  2
London, England 1856 (2)     Ries' Divan Handicap Tournament    
  Lowe, E. - Ries, S.     3 - 0          Lowe, E. gave odds of a knight
  Lowe, E. - Wilson, Ja.     0 - 3          Lowe, E. gave odds of pawn and move
London, England 1869 (1)     British Chess Association Handicap Tournament    
  Lowe, E. - McComas, T.     0 - 1          Lowe, E. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Lowe, E. - MacDonell, A.W.     1 - 0          Lowe, E. gave odds of a knight
  Lowe, E. - Franklin, S.     0 - 1          Lowe, E. gave odds of pawn and move
London, England 1870 (1)     Westminster Club - City of London Club Match    
  Lowe, E. - Burn, A.     0.5 - 1.5    
London, England 1871 (7)     Westminster - City of London Club Match    
  Lowe, E. - Cousin, L.     1 - 0    
Hull and London, England 1872     Crystal Palace Meeting: Hull-London Telegraph Match    
  Lowe, E. - Crosskill, A.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 3 Jun. 2023