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on two separate occasions, losing a total of three games straight. He was one of the first masters to play a match against Morphy after the latter's arrival in London in 1858. Morphy won with a score of nine wins, three losses, and two draws. "...I am convinced that I was vanquished by superior
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in 1848. On the downfall of the latter, Löwenthal was expelled from Hungary, and he emigrated to America in 1849. In 1851, he went to London and resided permanently in England thereafter. At the Manchester tournament of 1857, Löwenthal defeated
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strength," Löwenthal said about the match, as reported by an English writer named Frederick Edge, who wrote extensively about Morphy and other famous players in a book called
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Just days after being defeated by Morphy, Löwenthal had his greatest success by winning the British Chess Association Congress knockout tournament in
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For a time, Löwenthal served as club secretary of the St. George's Chess Club in London. He taught chess and invented the first
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In 1860, Löwenthal took advantage of Morphy's extreme popularity to create a collection of the American master's games titled
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When Löwenthal became ill in 1874 and could no longer financially support himself, a collection was taken up for him.
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in Vienna (with 5 wins, 4 losses, and no draws). He received a civil appointment under the administration of
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and many others contributed to the charity fund. Under the influence of
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The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion
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of his native city. In 1846, he won a match against
252:Games of Chess, with Analytical and Critical Notes 145:; 15 July 1810 – 24 July 1876) was a professional 344: 209:, England, on 27 August 1858. His prize was £63. 468: 265:, with whom he played chess, Löwenthal became a 149:. He was among the top 3 players of the 1850s. 437:. Vol. 34. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 340: 338: 336: 250:(1863–1867). In 1860, he published Morphy's 238:Löwenthal was for some time chess editor of 414:, 1926, pages 345–8, and 1976, pages 308–14 370: 327: 522:Converts to Roman Catholicism from Judaism 333: 40: 417: 180: 14: 469: 300: 306:Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography 24: 449:Works by or about Johann Löwenthal 403: 25: 543: 442: 240:The Illustrated News of the World 434:Dictionary of National Biography 424:"Loewenthal, Johann Jacob"  294: 13: 1: 381:The Oxford Companion to Chess 362:, vol. 8, pp. 195–6 308:, McFarland, pp. 256–7, 288: 460:player profile and games at 283:List of Jewish chess players 152: 7: 532:Chess players from Budapest 276: 248:The Chess Players' Magazine 10: 548: 527:19th-century chess players 348:; Porter, A. (1901–1906), 185:Morphy vs. Löwenthal, 1858 492:Hungarian Roman Catholics 350:"Löwenthal, Johann Jacob" 328:Hooper & Whyld (1996) 189:During his 1850 visit to 122: 102: 79: 56: 48: 39: 34: 246:. He was editor also of 507:Hungarian chess players 497:English Roman Catholics 386:Oxford University Press 259:Lord Randolph Churchill 214:Morphy's Games of Chess 411:British Chess Magazine 186: 157:Löwenthal was born in 142: 135:Johann Jacob Löwenthal 52:Johann Jacob Löwenthal 27:Hungarian chess player 18:Johann Jacob Löwenthal 512:British chess players 184: 143:Löwenthal János Jakab 517:Jewish chess players 273:, at the age of 66. 228: 220: 359:Jewish Encyclopedia 223:demonstration board 193:, Löwenthal played 388:. pp. 236–7. 187: 178:for first place. 132: 131: 16:(Redirected from 539: 458:Johann Lowenthal 453:Internet Archive 438: 426: 419:Seccombe, Thomas 399: 384:(2nd ed.). 364: 363: 342: 331: 325: 319: 318: 298: 232: 224: 109: 89: 87: 75: 70: 65: 44: 35:Johann Löwenthal 32: 31: 21: 547: 546: 542: 541: 540: 538: 537: 536: 467: 466: 445: 406: 404:Further reading 396: 367: 354:Singer, Isidore 343: 334: 326: 322: 316: 299: 295: 291: 279: 234: 231:tournament book 226: 176:Adolf Anderssen 155: 111: 107: 91: 85: 83: 73: 72:United Kingdom 71: 68: 66: 63: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 545: 535: 534: 529: 524: 519: 514: 509: 504: 499: 494: 489: 487:Hungarian Jews 484: 479: 465: 464: 462:Chessgames.com 455: 444: 443:External links 441: 440: 439: 415: 405: 402: 401: 400: 394: 376:Whyld, Kenneth 366: 365: 346:Jacobs, Joseph 332: 320: 314: 292: 290: 287: 286: 285: 278: 275: 267:Roman Catholic 154: 151: 130: 129: 124: 120: 119: 110:(aged 66) 104: 100: 99: 81: 77: 76: 67:United States 58: 54: 53: 50: 49:Full name 46: 45: 37: 36: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 544: 533: 530: 528: 525: 523: 520: 518: 515: 513: 510: 508: 505: 503: 500: 498: 495: 493: 490: 488: 485: 483: 480: 478: 475: 474: 472: 463: 459: 456: 454: 450: 447: 446: 436: 435: 430: 425: 420: 416: 413: 412: 408: 407: 397: 395:0-19-280049-3 391: 387: 383: 382: 377: 373: 372:Hooper, David 369: 368: 361: 360: 355: 351: 347: 341: 339: 337: 330:, p. 236 329: 324: 317: 315:0-7864-2353-6 311: 307: 303: 302:Gaige, Jeremy 297: 293: 284: 281: 280: 274: 272: 268: 264: 260: 255: 253: 249: 245: 241: 236: 233: 225: 217: 215: 210: 208: 203: 201: 196: 192: 183: 179: 177: 172: 171:Lajos Kossuth 168: 164: 160: 150: 148: 144: 140: 136: 128: 125: 121: 118: 114: 105: 101: 98: 94: 82: 78: 62: 59: 55: 51: 47: 43: 38: 33: 30: 19: 502:British Jews 432: 409: 379: 357: 323: 305: 296: 256: 251: 247: 243: 239: 237: 218: 213: 211: 204: 199: 188: 156: 147:chess master 134: 133: 108:(1876-07-24) 106:24 July 1876 90:15 July 1810 64:(until 1849) 29: 482:1876 deaths 477:1810 births 429:Lee, Sidney 195:Paul Morphy 191:New Orleans 167:Carl Hamppe 74:(1851−1876) 69:(1849−1851) 471:Categories 289:References 263:W. G. Ward 207:Birmingham 86:1810-07-15 378:(1996) . 163:gymnasium 153:Biography 139:Hungarian 421:(1893). 304:(1987), 277:See also 271:Hastings 159:Budapest 113:Hastings 93:Budapest 451:at the 431:(ed.). 356:(ed.), 244:The Era 242:and of 117:England 97:Hungary 61:Hungary 57:Country 392:  312:  127:Master 427:. In 352:, in 123:Title 390:ISBN 310:ISBN 103:Died 80:Born 473:: 374:; 335:^ 254:. 235:. 141:: 115:, 95:, 398:. 137:( 88:) 84:( 20:)

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Johann Jacob Löwenthal

Hungary
Budapest
Hungary
Hastings
England
Master
Hungarian
chess master
Budapest
gymnasium
Carl Hamppe
Lajos Kossuth
Adolf Anderssen

New Orleans
Paul Morphy
Birmingham
demonstration board
tournament book
Lord Randolph Churchill
W. G. Ward
Roman Catholic
Hastings
List of Jewish chess players
Gaige, Jeremy
ISBN
0-7864-2353-6
Hooper & Whyld (1996)

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