diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index b1e82806..d7b64b62 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ Steinar Gunderson (sesse)
 Stéphane Nicolet (snicolet)
 Stephen Touset (stouset)
 Syine Mineta (MinetaS)
+Taras Vuk (TarasVuk)
 Thanar2
 thaspel
 theo77186
diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 69d8decf..85106513 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -780,7 +780,10 @@ namespace {
         &&  depth < 9
         &&  eval - futility_margin(depth, cutNode && !ss->ttHit, improving) - (ss-1)->statScore / 306 >= beta
         &&  eval >= beta
-        &&  eval < 24923) // smaller than TB wins
+        &&  eval < 24923 // smaller than TB wins
+        && !(  !ttCapture
+             && ttMove
+             && thisThread->mainHistory[us][from_to(ttMove)] < 989))
         return eval;
 
     // Step 9. Null move search with verification search (~35 Elo)