Edward Löwe

Edward or Edward Leo (also Loewe, Lowe ) (* September 23, 1794, † February 25, 1880 in London ) was an English chess player.

Biography

Leo, who was, according to John Berger's from Prague, came in 1820 in the British capital. Since the 1830s he was a regular visitor to the company founded by Samuel Ries Grand Cigar Divan, where met the London's finest chess players. In 1851, as took place in London, the first World's Fair, Leo founded the Imperial hotel on the beach. It served as a regular " flophouse district " of foreign chess players. In addition, also find the name "Lion 's Hotel ". Here, for example, Paul Morphy accommodation when he arrived in London in 1858.

Chess career

From Lion's early years, no facts have survived. In 1847, he won a match against Howard Staunton ( 5-2 ), but the a pawn and two moves pretending him. Without standards, he won in 1849 against Hugh Alexander Kennedy ( 7,5:6,5 ) and lost the 1851 Frederic Deacon ( 2.5:7.5 ). He also played in 1856 against James Hannah ( 8:13 ). Against the Paul Morphy already mentioned he lost six free games in June 1858.

Furthermore, Leo took in London in two of the earliest chess tournaments in part, in 1849 at a tournament in Ries ' Divan and especially in 1851 the first international chess tournament, which was held on the occasion of the world exhibition. Leo retired in the first round against Marmaduke Wyvill (0:2), who later reached the final against the tournament winner Adolf Anderssen.