diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 15614effd..6bf0745ad 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ Jonathan McDermid (jonathanmcdermid)
 Joost VandeVondele (vondele)
 Joseph Ellis (jhellis3)
 Joseph R. Prostko
+Jost Triller (tsoj)
 Jörg Oster (joergoster)
 Julian Willemer (NightlyKing)
 jundery
diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 32ad708c8..b5e6e1be9 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1251,9 +1251,13 @@ moves_loop:  // When in check, search starts here
             if (!ttData.move)
                 r += 1139;
 
+            const int threshold1 = depth <= 4 ? 2000 : 3200;
+            const int threshold2 = depth <= 4 ? 3500 : 4600;
+
             // Note that if expected reduction is high, we reduce search depth here
             value = -search<NonPV>(pos, ss + 1, -(alpha + 1), -alpha,
-                                   newDepth - (r > 3200) - (r > 4600 && newDepth > 2), !cutNode);
+                                   newDepth - (r > threshold1) - (r > threshold2 && newDepth > 2),
+                                   !cutNode);
         }
 
         // For PV nodes only, do a full PV search on the first move or after a fail high,