diff --git a/standard.go b/standard.go
index ed1c1f5..f5b147c 100644
--- a/standard.go
+++ b/standard.go
@@ -181,6 +181,13 @@ func (r *StandardRuleset) ResolveMoves(prevState *BoardState, moves []SnakeMove)
 }
 
 func (r *StandardRuleset) moveSnakes(b *BoardState, moves []SnakeMove) error {
+	if len(moves) < len(b.Snakes) {
+		return errors.New("not enough snake moves")
+	}
+	if len(moves) > len(b.Snakes) {
+		return errors.New("too many snake moves")
+	}
+
 	for _, move := range moves {
 		var snake *Snake
 		for i := 0; i < len(b.Snakes); i++ {
@@ -188,6 +195,9 @@ func (r *StandardRuleset) moveSnakes(b *BoardState, moves []SnakeMove) error {
 				snake = &b.Snakes[i]
 			}
 		}
+		if snake == nil {
+			return errors.New("snake not found for move")
+		}
 
 		// Do not move eliminated snakes
 		if snake.EliminatedCause != NotEliminated {
diff --git a/standard_test.go b/standard_test.go
index fe4dca2..be2b016 100644
--- a/standard_test.go
+++ b/standard_test.go
@@ -340,6 +340,77 @@ func TestMoveSnakes(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestMoveSnakesWrongID(t *testing.T) {
+	b := &BoardState{
+		Snakes: []Snake{
+			{
+				ID:   "one",
+				Body: []Point{{1, 1}},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	moves := []SnakeMove{
+		{
+			ID:   "not found",
+			Move: MoveUp,
+		},
+	}
+
+	r := StandardRuleset{}
+	err := r.moveSnakes(b, moves)
+	require.Equal(t, err, errors.New("snake not found"))
+}
+
+func TestMoveSnakesNotEnoughMoves(t *testing.T) {
+	b := &BoardState{
+		Snakes: []Snake{
+			{
+				ID:   "one",
+				Body: []Point{{1, 1}},
+			},
+			{
+				ID:   "two",
+				Body: []Point{{2, 2}},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	moves := []SnakeMove{
+		{
+			ID:   "two",
+			Move: MoveUp,
+		},
+	}
+
+	r := StandardRuleset{}
+	err := r.moveSnakes(b, moves)
+	require.Equal(t, err, errors.New("not enough snake moves"))
+}
+
+func TestMoveSnakesTooManyMoves(t *testing.T) {
+	b := &BoardState{
+		Snakes: []Snake{
+			{
+				ID:   "one",
+				Body: []Point{{1, 1}},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	moves := []SnakeMove{
+		{
+			ID:   "one",
+			Move: MoveUp,
+		},
+		{
+			ID:   "two",
+			Move: MoveUp,
+		},
+	}
+
+	r := StandardRuleset{}
+	err := r.moveSnakes(b, moves)
+	require.Equal(t, err, errors.New("too many snake moves"))
+}
+
 func TestIsKnownBoardSize(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		Width    int32