diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 6a464961a61..bd644ca826f 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ Value Search::Worker::search(
     Move     ttMove, move, excludedMove, bestMove;
     Depth    extension, newDepth;
     Value    bestValue, value, ttValue, eval, maxValue, probCutBeta;
-    bool     givesCheck, improving, priorCapture, singularQuietLMR;
+    bool     givesCheck, improving, priorCapture;
     bool     capture, moveCountPruning, ttCapture;
     Piece    movedPiece;
     int      moveCount, captureCount, quietCount;
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ Value Search::Worker::search(
                   contHist, &thisThread->pawnHistory, countermove, ss->killers);
 
     value            = bestValue;
-    moveCountPruning = singularQuietLMR = false;
+    moveCountPruning = false;
 
     // Step 13. Loop through all pseudo-legal moves until no moves remain
     // or a beta cutoff occurs.
@@ -1042,12 +1042,11 @@ Value Search::Worker::search(
                 if (value < singularBeta)
                 {
                     extension        = 1;
-                    singularQuietLMR = !ttCapture;
 
                     // Avoid search explosion by limiting the number of double extensions
-                    if (!PvNode && value < singularBeta - 2 && ss->doubleExtensions <= 12)
+                    if (!PvNode && value < singularBeta - 2 && ss->doubleExtensions <= 15)
                     {
-                        extension = 2;
+                        extension = 2 + (value < singularBeta - 200 && !ttCapture);
                         depth += depth < 15;
                     }
                 }
@@ -1098,7 +1097,7 @@ Value Search::Worker::search(
 
         // Add extension to new depth
         newDepth += extension;
-        ss->doubleExtensions = (ss - 1)->doubleExtensions + (extension == 2);
+        ss->doubleExtensions = (ss - 1)->doubleExtensions + (extension >= 2);
 
         // Speculative prefetch as early as possible
         prefetch(tt.first_entry(pos.key_after(move)));
@@ -1132,10 +1131,6 @@ Value Search::Worker::search(
         if (PvNode && tte->bound() != BOUND_UPPER)
             r--;
 
-        // Decrease reduction if a quiet ttMove has been singularly extended (~1 Elo)
-        if (singularQuietLMR)
-            r--;
-
         // Increase reduction on repetition (~1 Elo)
         if (move == (ss - 4)->currentMove && pos.has_repeated())
             r += 2;