| Edward Löwe | |
| Full Name: | Edward Löwe |
| Country: | Bohemia England |
| Birth Date: | 23 September 1794 |
| Birth Place: | Prague, Bohemia |
| Death Place: | London, England |
Edward Löwe (also Eduard Loewe; 23 September 1794 – 24 February 1880) was a Bohemian-born, after 1830 naturalized English chess master.[1]
Löwe was born in Prague and died in London.
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.[2] The match against Morphy took place in Lowe's Hotel, which belonged to Löwe.[3]
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),[4] and lost a match to Marmaduke Wyvill (0–2) at the London 1851 chess tournament (Adolf Anderssen won).[5]