Edo Historical Chess Ratings



Löwenthal, Johann



Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1842  16  2397 (96) 2
1843  16  2407 (91) 0
1844  14  2417 (86) 0
1845  15  2428 (78) 0
1846  17  2438 (69) 16
1847  14  2453 (69) 0
1848  13  2468 (66) 0
1849  13  2483 (59) 0
1850  12  2498 (47) 84
1851  10  2506 (40) 53
1852  2528 (46) 16
1853  2557 (44) 52
1854  2534 (51) 11
1855  2535 (56) 0
1856  2536 (54) 5
1857  2558 (51) 6
1858  2601 (47) 29
1859  2586 (57) 3
1860  11  2558 (64) 0
1861  11  2530 (68) 3
1862  15  2515 (74) 3
1863  16  2486 (82) 0
1864  23  2456 (88) 0
1865  24  2427 (93) 0
1866  29  2397 (97) 0
1867  31  2368 (100) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Löwenthal, Johann Jacob  
Born: 15 July 1810
Died: 21 July 1876
 
Notes:
Gaige has 'Johann Jacob'; Di Felice has 'Janos Jakab' as do Hooper and Whyld. Golombek has both. Metzner has 'János Löwenthal'. Golombek gives death date 20-07-1876. Gaige gives death date 21-07-1876.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 228
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 270
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikampfe, page 87
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 389
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 256
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 187
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 194
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 236
   Murray, History of Chess, page 885
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [The London-Vienna Correspondence Match (Part 1)], page 5
   Metzner, Paul.  [Philidor and the Café de la Régence Chess Masters]
   Sarah.  [John Jacob Löwenthal]
   Sarah.  [Löwenthal's visit to America]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]
   Tomlinson, Charles.  [Simpson's Divan]

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

Szen, J. - Lowenthal, J.J. 1842         (c)     1   -   1
von der Lasa, T. - Lowenthal, J.J. 1846         (c)     6   -   1
Lowenthal, J.J. - Hamppe, C. 1846         (f)     5   -   4
Stanley, C.H. - Lowenthal, J.J. 1850         (c)     3   -   3
Lowenthal, J.J. - Turner, J.H. 1850 (1)         (f)     7   -   3
Lowenthal, J.J. - Turner, J.H. 1850 (2)         (f)     5.5   -   2.5
Lowenthal, J.J. - Dudley, E.A. 1850 (1)         (f)     11   -   8
Lowenthal, J.J. - Dudley, E.A. 1850 (2)         (f)     11   -   3
Lowenthal, J.J. - Dudley, E.A. 1850 (3)         (f)     12.5   -   6.5
Lowenthal, J.J. - Brown, M. 1850         (c)     2   -   0      Lowenthal, J.J. gave odds of pawn and move
Lowenthal, J.J. - Crittenden, J.J. 1850         (c)     0   -   1
Morphy, P.C. - Lowenthal, J.J. 1850         (c)     3   -   0
Lowenthal, J.J. - Rousseau, E. 1850         (c)     5   -   0
Kieseritzky, L.A.B.F. - Lowenthal, J.J. 1851         (c)     9   -   8
Buckle, H.T. - Lowenthal, J.J. 1851         (f)     4.5   -   3.5
Anderssen (offhand) - Lowenthal, J.J. 1851         (c)     3.5   -   4.5
Lowenthal, J.J. - Williams, E. 1851         (f)     9   -   7
Lowenthal, J.J. - Horwitz, B. 1852         (c)     4   -   1
Lowenthal, J.J. - Wayte, W. 1852 (1)         (f)     0   -   6      Lowenthal, J.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Lowenthal, J.J. - Wayte, W. 1852 (2)         (f)     1.5   -   3.5      Lowenthal, J.J. gave odds of the exchange
Lowenthal, J.J. - Brien, R.B. 1853         (f)     9.5   -   8.5      Lowenthal, J.J. gave odds of the exchange
Harrwitz, D. - Lowenthal, J.J. 1853         (f)     17   -   14
Staunton, H. - Lowenthal, J.J. 1853         (s)     2   -   1
Brien, R.B. - Lowenthal, J.J. 1854         (f)     7.5   -   3.5      Lowenthal, J.J. gave odds of pawn and move
Harrwitz, D. - Lowenthal, J.J. 1856         (f)     0.5   -   0.5
Barnes, T.W. - Lowenthal, J.J. 1856         (c)     2.5   -   1.5
Barnes, T.W. - Lowenthal, J.J. 1857         (c)     3   -   0
Morphy, P.C. - Lowenthal, J.J. 1858         (f)     10   -   4
Morphy, P.C. - Lowenthal, J.J. 1859         (c)     1.5   -   1.5
Anderssen (offhand) - Lowenthal, J.J. 1861         (c)     2   -   1
de Riviere, J.A. - Lowenthal, J.J. 1867         (f)     2   -   0

Tournament data

London 1851 (1)     The International Chess Tournament    
  Lowenthal, J.J. - Williams, E.     1 - 2    
London 1851 (3)     London Chess Club Tournament     0  /  1
Manchester 1857 (1)     1st British Chess Association Congress    
  Lowenthal, J.J. - Horwitz, B.     1 - 0    
  Lowenthal, J.J. - Anderssen, K.E.A.     1 - 0    
  Lowenthal, J.J. - Boden, S.S.     0.5 - 0.5    
Birmingham 1858     2nd British Chess Association Congress    
  Lowenthal, J.J. - Kipping, J.S.     2 - 0    
  Lowenthal, J.J. - Staunton, H.     2 - 0    
  Lowenthal, J.J. - Owen, J.     2.5 - 0.5    
  Lowenthal, J.J. - Falkbeer, E.K.     5 - 3    
London 1862 (1)     Grand Tournament (5th British Chess Association?)     3  /  3
London 1874     City of London vs. Bermondsey Club Match    
  Lowenthal, J.J. - Winyatt     1 - 0          Lowenthal, J.J. gave odds of a knight