diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 02323d1e..cd90bbfd 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -808,6 +808,8 @@ Value Search::Worker::search(
 
     if (priorReduction >= 3 && !opponentWorsening)
         depth++;
+    if (priorReduction >= 1 && depth >= 2 && ss->staticEval + (ss - 1)->staticEval > 200)
+        depth--;
 
     // Step 7. Razoring
     // If eval is really low, skip search entirely and return the qsearch value.