24th anniversary of RedHotPawn Chess 🎉

Today marks the 24th anniversary of RedHotPawn.com.

Approx 210384 hours of online chess with an uptime of 99.99%+.

Thanks to all the long term members who've been along for the ride, and to those who have more recently joined.

There has been significant changes over the last year (the large site update released May 2024). And quite a bit more is in progress and/or planned for 2025, so we are not standing still.

This time next year, it will be a quarter century. I hope to see you about then too! 🙂

Congrats!

Congratulations Russ; great achievement.

@Russ
In case anyone wants to take a look at how the site was in the early days, here are a couple of links to check it out.

https://web.archive.org/web/20010304170336/http://redhotpawn.com/

https://web.archive.org/web/20010402045409/http://www.redhotpawn.com:80/

You can still click on things and move around the site!

We have come a long way since those days!
Thanks, Ruzz 🙂

@Russ said
Today marks the 24th anniversary of RedHotPawn.com.

Approx 210384 hours of online chess with an uptime of 99.99%+.

Thanks to all the long term members who've been along for the ride, and to those who have more recently joined.

There has been significant changes over the last year (the large site update released May 2024). And quite a bit more is in progress and/or pl ...[text shortened]... is time next year, it will be a quarter century. I hope to see you about then too! 🙂

@Rajk999 said
The only constant has been RHP ... its a fun place to be. Ive been more faithful to RHP than many people. 🙂

@Russ said
That is great to hear. I could never have predicted the longevity of the daft idea I had in the bath one day in late 2000!

@Ghost-of-a-Duke said
I had one of those 'daft bath ideas' and ended up investing all my money in watermelons. 😞

@Russ said
Today marks the 24th anniversary of RedHotPawn.com.

Approx 210384 hours of online chess with an uptime of 99.99%+.

Thanks to all the long term members who've been along for the ride, and to those who have more recently joined.

There has been significant changes over the last year (the large site update released May 2024). And quite a bit more is in progress and/or pl ...[text shortened]... is time next year, it will be a quarter century. I hope to see you about then too! 🙂

@Rajk999 said
If only you had invested in bitcoin.

@Russ
The best ideas happen in the bath. I’ve just realised this is my 20th year.

@Russ
Congratulations Russ

You have done a fantastic job.

I joined shortly after you started and to see the site develop into what is now must make you very proud.

Congratulations!

Well done Russ

@Russ said
That is great to hear. I could never have predicted the longevity of the daft idea I had in the bath one day in late 2000!