Löwe, Edward




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1848  28  2388 (57) 14
1849  37  2374 (51) 20
1850  48  2327 (51) 11
1851  61  2296 (54) 14
1852  58  2304 (60) 0
1853  61  2312 (61) 0
1854  58  2320 (57) 20
1855  67  2294 (62) 0
1856  86  2269 (63) 4
1857  95  2247 (65) 21
1858  106  2219 (73) 6
1859  121  2204 (82) 0
1860  130  2188 (88) 0
1861  138  2172 (94) 0
1862  137  2157 (98) 0
1863  142  2141 (101) 0
1864  156  2125 (104) 0
1865  161  2110 (106) 0
1866  188  2094 (108) 0
1867  193  2079 (109) 0
1868  200  2063 (109) 0
1869  211  2047 (109) 2
1870  236  2044 (113) 2
1871  248  2032 (118) 0
1872  264  2021 (123) 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
   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, Oct. 1845, page 297
   [CPC], vol. 10, Mar. 1849, page 66
   [Reg], 15 Nov. 1856, page 329
   [WP], vol. 4, 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
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 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: 5 May 2020