Moishe Leopoldowicz Łowcki was brought up in Kiev, and then studied at its university. He took part in the Third Russian National Tournament (1903) in Kiev, taking equal sixth (with Eugene Znosko-Borovsky).
Łowcki studied in Germany and played in German events. In 1903, he finished fourth of eight in the Dresden Saxonian Chess Tournament for amateurs; a year later at the chess festival in Coburg, Łowcki took second place. He performed successfully in subsequent tournaments: in 1910 he won the qualifying rounds in Hamburg, and in the main event came in third in 14th German Chess Federation Congress (Hauptturnier C). In the same year at the Augustea Winter Tournament in Leipzig, Łowcki divided 1-3 places, finally triumphing in an amateur tournament in Cologne. These results gave Łowcki access to prestigious tournaments facing the strongest European players. In 1911 in San Remo, Łowcki took second place, also he was runner-up. In 1912, Łowcki took fifth place at the gambit tournament in Abbazia (1912), won by Rudolf Spielmann. Later that year he was 12th in Bad Pistyan (1912) and 16th in the 18th DSB Congress, Breslau (1912). In the All-Russian Championship (1914) at St. Petersburg, Łowcki finished fourth, behind Alexander Alekhine, Aron Nimzowitsch and Alexander Flamberg.
Łowcki lost two matches to Leonhardt, in 1910 and 1913.
In 1913, Łowcki settled permanently in Warsaw and was an active participant in the chess cafe life and 1910 -1915 were his peak years. Łowcki was the runner-up in the Warsaw City Championships in 1916 and 1917. In 1922 he lost a match to Flamberg, but after the First World War, his appearance in tournaments declined and were confined to Polish events.
Łowcki was arrested by the Gestapo in January 1940 and killed in a mass execution in Kampinos Forest.
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