diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 8b6e1690..0261a481 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -915,16 +915,16 @@ moves_loop: // When in check search starts from here
           if (moveCountPruning)
               continue;
 
+          predictedDepth = std::max(newDepth - reduction<PvNode>(improving, depth, moveCount), DEPTH_ZERO);
+
           // Countermoves based pruning
-          if (   depth <= 4 * ONE_PLY
+          if (   predictedDepth < 3 * ONE_PLY
               && move != ss->killers[0]
               && (!cmh  || (*cmh )[moved_piece][to_sq(move)] < VALUE_ZERO)
               && (!fmh  || (*fmh )[moved_piece][to_sq(move)] < VALUE_ZERO)
               && (!fmh2 || (*fmh2)[moved_piece][to_sq(move)] < VALUE_ZERO || (cmh && fmh)))
               continue;
 
-          predictedDepth = std::max(newDepth - reduction<PvNode>(improving, depth, moveCount), DEPTH_ZERO);
-
           // Futility pruning: parent node
           if (   predictedDepth < 7 * ONE_PLY
               && ss->staticEval + 256 + 200 * predictedDepth / ONE_PLY <= alpha)
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ moves_loop: // When in check search starts from here
         ss->killers[1] = ss->killers[0];
         ss->killers[0] = move;
     }
-	
+
     Color c = pos.side_to_move();
     Value bonus = Value((depth / ONE_PLY) * (depth / ONE_PLY) + 2 * depth / ONE_PLY - 2);