by H.G.Muller » 08 Sep 2012, 16:53
I don't understand your problem. At d=8, after the move you have d=6 left (reduce 1, because of late-move reduction), then you do a null move, which reduces another 2 ply (so d=3 left, or d=2 when your null-move reduction is 3), and then you play a real move on the 3rd ply, so that you get in this very good position. (Allowing your opponent a move after that normally would not improve your position.) So you fail high, and the branch is re-searched even without LMR.
So it seems to me everything should be fine.