"They don't remember, because it never was called that. Greg started The Chip Board in March of 1998. Neal & Marty Kaplan were never a part of that. They started & hosted Chequers on their own, which was also a great place in it's day."

There might be a previously hidden secret revealed right there. Are Neal and Marty related, and if so, how?

And yes, Chequers had one of the first (maybe THE 1st) web-based chip collectors message boards. I'm not sure who was on first and what was on second, but Greg was very quick to start this forum within a very close time frame. I'll guarantee he didn't have any idea what he was getting himself into!