Why he matters
Löwenthal competed with the strongest European players of the 1850s, defeated Adolf Anderssen at Manchester in 1857, won Birmingham in 1858, and played one of the defining matches of Morphy’s European tour.
Legacy
Beyond his match with Morphy, Löwenthal helped shape nineteenth-century chess as a player, analyst, editor, and organizer, leaving a substantial body of practical match and tournament games.