diff --git a/src/Lynx.Cli/appsettings.json b/src/Lynx.Cli/appsettings.json
index b1ef99f4c..ca0b7fd1d 100644
--- a/src/Lynx.Cli/appsettings.json
+++ b/src/Lynx.Cli/appsettings.json
@@ -31,22 +31,22 @@
     "AspirationWindowAlpha": 50,
     "AspirationWindowBeta": 50,
 
-    "IsolatedPawnPenalty": 10,
-    "DoubledPawnPenalty": 10,
+    "IsolatedPawnPenalty": 1,
+    "DoubledPawnPenalty": 1,
     "PassedPawnBonus": [
       0,
-      10,
-      30,
-      50,
-      75,
-      100,
-      150,
+      4,
+      -2,
+      19,
+      44,
+      82,
+      136,
       200
     ],
-    "SemiOpenFileRookBonus": 10,
-    "OpenFileRookBonus": 15,
-    "SemiOpenFileKingPenalty": 10,
-    "OpenFileKingPenalty": 15,
+    "SemiOpenFileRookBonus": 17,
+    "OpenFileRookBonus": 31,
+    "SemiOpenFileKingPenalty": 0,
+    "OpenFileKingPenalty": -41,
     "KingShieldBonus": 5,
     "BishopMobilityBonus": 1,
     "QueenMobilityBonus": 1,
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@
     "UseOnlineTablebaseInRootPositions": false,
     "UseOnlineTablebaseInSearch": false,
     "BenchDepth": 5,
-    "BishopPairMaxBonus": 100,
+    "BishopPairMaxBonus": 66,
+    "BishopPairMinBonus": 23,
     "RFP_MaxDepth": 6,
     "RFP_DepthScalingFactor": 75
   },
diff --git a/src/Lynx/Configuration.cs b/src/Lynx/Configuration.cs
index 8a8363c56..ef4ecd0c9 100644
--- a/src/Lynx/Configuration.cs
+++ b/src/Lynx/Configuration.cs
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ public sealed class EngineSettings
     /// It'll be scaled with phase
     /// </summary>
     public int BishopPairMaxBonus { get; set; } = 100;
+    public int BishopPairMinBonus { get; set; } = 23;
 
     public int RFP_MaxDepth { get; set; } = 6;
 
diff --git a/src/Lynx/Model/Position.cs b/src/Lynx/Model/Position.cs
index c6f5c2eff..5a8e9a489 100644
--- a/src/Lynx/Model/Position.cs
+++ b/src/Lynx/Model/Position.cs
@@ -692,11 +692,11 @@ public int StaticEvaluation(int movesWithoutCaptureOrPawnMove, CancellationToken
 
         if (pieceCount[(int)Piece.B] >= 2)
         {
-            eval += Configuration.EngineSettings.BishopPairMaxBonus * endGamePhase / 24;
+            eval += ((Configuration.EngineSettings.BishopPairMinBonus * gamePhase) + (Configuration.EngineSettings.BishopPairMaxBonus * endGamePhase)) / 24;
         }
         if (pieceCount[(int)Piece.b] >= 2)
         {
-            eval -= Configuration.EngineSettings.BishopPairMaxBonus * endGamePhase / 24;
+            eval -= ((Configuration.EngineSettings.BishopPairMinBonus * gamePhase) + (Configuration.EngineSettings.BishopPairMaxBonus * endGamePhase)) / 24;
         }
 
         return Side == Side.White