Jon Coupe
@joncoupe.bsky.social
Primary school teacher, chess enthusiast (and slow improver), guitarist, singer.
My OTB game from this week against a much higher graded opponent. She refused to develop her pieces and made me look like Tal. #chesspunks
November 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM
My OTB game from this week against a much higher graded opponent. She refused to develop her pieces and made me look like Tal. #chesspunks
'Stay in the game' is my mantra. I was clearly losing until my opponent played Ra5 and left me with a lovely mate in 3 puzzle. #chesspunks
June 15, 2025 at 9:44 AM
'Stay in the game' is my mantra. I was clearly losing until my opponent played Ra5 and left me with a lovely mate in 3 puzzle. #chesspunks
The Phantowl of the Opera is here...
January 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The Phantowl of the Opera is here...
Read all of them one after the other- gathered from our weekly visit to Broughton Library.
September 22, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Read all of them one after the other- gathered from our weekly visit to Broughton Library.
Winifred gazes upon a field of sheep and dreams of the career she could've had if she'd passed all of her 'rounding up' exams.
August 20, 2024 at 9:39 AM
Winifred gazes upon a field of sheep and dreams of the career she could've had if she'd passed all of her 'rounding up' exams.
Make yer bloody mind up.
August 17, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Make yer bloody mind up.
White to play and survive! #chesspunks
August 11, 2024 at 9:40 PM
White to play and survive! #chesspunks
Mrs Coupe is hiking around the Canadian Rockies at the moment. I wondered why the campsites were surrounded by electric fences...
August 11, 2024 at 6:41 AM
Mrs Coupe is hiking around the Canadian Rockies at the moment. I wondered why the campsites were surrounded by electric fences...
View from the holiday shack. Looks like an illustration from an old Ladybird book about 'the countryside'.
August 10, 2024 at 5:50 PM
View from the holiday shack. Looks like an illustration from an old Ladybird book about 'the countryside'.