<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">checkerboards</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>checkers</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>gameboards</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>boards, checker</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>checker boards</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>checkerboard</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>checkers boards</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Gameboards marked off into 64 squares of alternating dark and light colors arranged eight vertically by eight horizontally; like chessboards except that modern checkerboards tend to be black and red, whereas chess boards may be black and white, or any two of many possible contrasting colors. ]]></note></mads>