diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 4dd4d78954e..cfa737dbd67 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -602,6 +602,15 @@ namespace {
             : ttHit    ? tte->move() : MOVE_NONE;
     ttPv = (ttHit && tte->is_pv()) || (PvNode && depth > 4 * ONE_PLY);
 
+    // if position has been searched at higher depths and we are shuffling, return value_draw
+    if (pos.rule50_count() > 36
+        && ss->ply > 36
+        && depth < 3 * ONE_PLY
+        && ttHit
+        && tte->depth() > depth
+        && pos.count<PAWN>() > 0)
+        return VALUE_DRAW;
+
     // At non-PV nodes we check for an early TT cutoff
     if (  !PvNode
         && ttHit
@@ -920,6 +929,10 @@ namespace {
                && (pos.blockers_for_king(~us) & from_sq(move) || pos.see_ge(move)))
           extension = ONE_PLY;
 
+      // Shuffle extension
+      else if(pos.rule50_count() > 14 && ss->ply > 14 && depth < 3 * ONE_PLY && PvNode)
+          extension = ONE_PLY;
+
       // Castling extension
       else if (type_of(move) == CASTLING)
           extension = ONE_PLY;