A Very Early Combination
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black's king never castled and he had poor development of his pieces. i wish someday i could think ahead that far-nice ending.
One of the earliest combinations I could find was from a game in 1796. In this position, White already had sacrificed both his Rooks, but wasn't done sacrificing his pieces for the attack. Perhaps the combination was not sound, but White delivered checkmate after a few more moves. The opening was a Bishop's Opening.