Accessibility Statement

Chess Masti AI should be usable by everyone who wants to get better at chess — including people who rely on screen readers, keyboard navigation, magnification, or reduced motion. This page says where we are honestly: what works, what doesn't yet, and how to tell us when something is in your way. Last updated 2026-08-26.

Our commitment

We are working toward conformance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at level AA. We have not yet completed a formal third-party audit, so we describe the site as partially conformant: much of it meets the guidelines, and the known gaps are listed below. Accessibility fixes are treated as bugs, not feature requests.

What we do today

  • Semantic structure: pages use real headings, landmarks, buttons, and links so assistive technology can navigate them.
  • Keyboard support: site navigation, dialogs, forms, and settings are operable by keyboard, with a single consistent focus-indicator colour across the site.
  • Dark, high-contrast theme: the interface is designed dark-first, and we check body text and interactive elements against WCAG contrast ratios.
  • Text alternatives: interactive icons carry accessible labels, and analysis output is delivered as text — the coach's explanations, move lists, and evaluations are readable, not image-only.
  • No time pressure by default: lessons, puzzles, and game review are self-paced. Timed play is always an explicit choice.

Known limitations

We would rather tell you now than have you discover it mid-session:

  • Board move entry is pointer-first. The chessboard is built around click or drag-and-drop moves. Some training surfaces do not yet accept keyboard-only move entry (for example typing a move in algebraic notation). This is our biggest known gap and it is on the roadmap.
  • The board itself is visual. The position on the board is not yet fully described to screen readers square-by-square. Move lists and the coach's text analysis are the reliable non-visual way to follow a game today.
  • Evaluation graphs and charts (such as the advantage graph in game review) are visual summaries; the same information exists in the move-by-move text but is not yet announced alongside the chart.
  • Animation: the site uses short motion effects and does not yet honour the prefers-reduced-motion setting everywhere.

Compatibility

Chess Masti is tested on current versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge, on desktop and mobile. It is designed to work with common screen readers (VoiceOver, NVDA, TalkBack) within the limits described above. The site does not require a specific input device: mouse, touch, and keyboard are all supported for everything except the board-entry gaps listed above.

Report a barrier

If anything on the site is hard or impossible for you to use, please tell us — that report is the fastest way for it to get fixed. Email aayanhetamsaria4@gmail.com with the page you were on, what you were trying to do, and the assistive technology or browser you were using. We read every report and aim to respond within a few days.

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