diff --git a/src/evaluate.cpp b/src/evaluate.cpp
index 2f1d5067..a503b0c8 100644
--- a/src/evaluate.cpp
+++ b/src/evaluate.cpp
@@ -988,7 +988,9 @@ namespace {
 
     // Early exit if score is high
     auto lazy_skip = [&](Value lazyThreshold) {
-        return abs(mg_value(score) + eg_value(score)) > lazyThreshold + pos.non_pawn_material() / 32;
+        return abs(mg_value(score) + eg_value(score)) >   lazyThreshold
+                                                        + std::abs(pos.this_thread()->bestValue) * 5 / 4
+                                                        + pos.non_pawn_material() / 32;
     };
 
     if (lazy_skip(LazyThreshold1))
@@ -1126,6 +1128,7 @@ std::string Eval::trace(Position& pos) {
   std::memset(scores, 0, sizeof(scores));
 
   pos.this_thread()->trend = SCORE_ZERO; // Reset any dynamic contempt
+  pos.this_thread()->bestValue = VALUE_ZERO; // Reset bestValue for lazyEval
 
   v = Evaluation<TRACE>(pos).value();
 
diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 090a7931..11d1df32 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ void Thread::search() {
   // The latter is needed for statScore and killer initialization.
   Stack stack[MAX_PLY+10], *ss = stack+7;
   Move  pv[MAX_PLY+1];
-  Value bestValue, alpha, beta, delta;
+  Value alpha, beta, delta;
   Move  lastBestMove = MOVE_NONE;
   Depth lastBestMoveDepth = 0;
   MainThread* mainThread = (this == Threads.main() ? Threads.main() : nullptr);
diff --git a/src/thread.h b/src/thread.h
index fae866c4..38793739 100644
--- a/src/thread.h
+++ b/src/thread.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public:
   uint64_t nodesLastExplosive;
   uint64_t nodesLastNormal;
   std::atomic<uint64_t> nodes, tbHits, bestMoveChanges;
+  Value bestValue;
   int selDepth, nmpMinPly;
   Color nmpColor;
   ExplosionState state;