diff --git a/src/evaluate.cpp b/src/evaluate.cpp
index d8daa55f..61824b3a 100644
--- a/src/evaluate.cpp
+++ b/src/evaluate.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ namespace {
   constexpr Value LazyThreshold1 =  Value(1400);
   constexpr Value LazyThreshold2 =  Value(1300);
   constexpr Value SpaceThreshold = Value(12222);
-  constexpr Value NNUEThreshold  =   Value(500);
+  constexpr Value NNUEThreshold  =   Value(520);
 
   // KingAttackWeights[PieceType] contains king attack weights by piece type
   constexpr int KingAttackWeights[PIECE_TYPE_NB] = { 0, 0, 81, 52, 44, 10 };
@@ -346,7 +346,8 @@ namespace {
         {
             // Bonus if the piece is on an outpost square or can reach one
             // Reduced bonus for knights (BadOutpost) if few relevant targets
-            bb = OutpostRanks & attackedBy[Us][PAWN] & ~pe->pawn_attacks_span(Them);
+            bb = OutpostRanks & (attackedBy[Us][PAWN] | shift<Down>(pos.pieces(PAWN)))
+                              & ~pe->pawn_attacks_span(Them);
             Bitboard targets = pos.pieces(Them) & ~pos.pieces(PAWN);
 
             if (   Pt == KNIGHT
@@ -939,10 +940,9 @@ Value Eval::evaluate(const Position& pos) {
 
   if (Eval::useNNUE)
   {
-      Value balance = pos.non_pawn_material(WHITE) - pos.non_pawn_material(BLACK);
-      balance += 200 * (pos.count<PAWN>(WHITE) - pos.count<PAWN>(BLACK));
+      Value v = eg_value(pos.psq_score());
       // Take NNUE eval only on balanced positions
-      if (abs(balance) < NNUEThreshold)
+      if (abs(v) < NNUEThreshold)
          return NNUE::evaluate(pos) + Tempo;
   }
   return Evaluation<NO_TRACE>(pos).value();
diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 6d5dff7b..ed9c4b42 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ namespace {
 
     // Step 8. Futility pruning: child node (~50 Elo)
     if (   !PvNode
-        &&  depth < 6
+        &&  depth < 8
         &&  eval - futility_margin(depth, improving) >= beta
         &&  eval < VALUE_KNOWN_WIN) // Do not return unproven wins
         return eval;
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts from here
                   continue;
 
               // Futility pruning: parent node (~5 Elo)
-              if (   lmrDepth < 6
+              if (   lmrDepth < 8
                   && !ss->inCheck
                   && ss->staticEval + 284 + 188 * lmrDepth <= alpha
                   &&  (*contHist[0])[movedPiece][to_sq(move)]
@@ -1135,6 +1135,12 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts from here
       if (type_of(move) == CASTLING)
           extension = 1;
 
+      // Late irreversible move extension
+      if (   move == ttMove
+          && pos.rule50_count() > 80
+          && (captureOrPromotion || type_of(movedPiece) == PAWN))
+          extension = 2;
+
       // Add extension to new depth
       newDepth += extension;