diff --git a/src/main/java/featurecat/lizzie/gui/VariationTree.java b/src/main/java/featurecat/lizzie/gui/VariationTree.java
index 59ea2fb57..171711e82 100644
--- a/src/main/java/featurecat/lizzie/gui/VariationTree.java
+++ b/src/main/java/featurecat/lizzie/gui/VariationTree.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import featurecat.lizzie.util.Utils;
 import java.awt.BasicStroke;
 import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Font;
 import java.awt.Graphics;
 import java.awt.Graphics2D;
 import java.awt.Point;
@@ -118,8 +119,13 @@ public Optional<BoardHistoryNode> drawTree(
 
     // Draw all the nodes and lines in this lane (not variations)
     Color curcolor = null;
+    Font origFont = null, movenumFont = null;
     if (!calc) {
       curcolor = g.getColor();
+      origFont = g.getFont();
+      movenumFont =
+          new Font(
+              Lizzie.config.uiFontName, Font.PLAIN, Lizzie.config.showLargeSubBoard() ? 10 : 12);
       if (curposx > minposx && posy > 0) {
         if (startNode.previous().isPresent()) {
           if (Lizzie.config.showCommentNodeColor && !cur.getData().comment.isEmpty()) {
@@ -146,6 +152,7 @@ public Optional<BoardHistoryNode> drawTree(
           g.drawRect(curposx, posy, DOT_DIAM, DOT_DIAM);
         }
         g.setColor(Color.WHITE);
+        g.setFont(movenumFont);
         int moveMNNumber = startNode.getData().moveMNNumber;
         g.drawString(
             String.valueOf(moveMNNumber < 0 ? 0 : moveMNNumber),
@@ -153,6 +160,7 @@ public Optional<BoardHistoryNode> drawTree(
             posy + RING_DIAM);
       }
       g.setColor(curcolor);
+      g.setFont(origFont);
     }
 
     // Draw main line
@@ -204,8 +212,10 @@ public Optional<BoardHistoryNode> drawTree(
                 + (diff > 0 ? dotoffset + 1 : dotoffsety)
                 + (Lizzie.config.nodeColorMode == 0 ? 1 : 0));
         g.setColor(Color.WHITE);
+        g.setFont(movenumFont);
         g.drawString(
             String.valueOf(cur.getData().moveMNNumber), curposx + RING_DIAM, posy + RING_DIAM);
+        g.setFont(origFont);
       }
     }
     // Now we have drawn all the nodes in this variation, and has reached the bottom of this
@@ -244,8 +254,8 @@ public Optional<BoardHistoryNode> draw(
     }
 
     // Use dense tree for saving space if large-subboard
-    YSPACING = (Lizzie.config.showLargeSubBoard() ? 30 : 40);
-    XSPACING = YSPACING;
+    XSPACING = 40;
+    YSPACING = (int) (XSPACING * (Lizzie.config.showLargeSubBoard() ? 0.75 : 1));
 
     int strokeRadius = Lizzie.config.showBorder ? 2 : 0;
     if (!calc) {