Using skak/chessboard for problems, not games

Question

I want to use skak/chessboard to make the diagram of a problem. This accomplishes what I want:
documentclass{article}
usepackage{skak,chessboard}

begin{document}

newgame
defmyfen{8/R7/1R6/6k1/8/5K2 w}
chessboard[setfen=myfen]
            
movecomment{1. Ra5 Kh4}
            
newgame
defmyfen{8/8/1R6/R7/7k/5K2 w}
chessboard[setfen=myfen]

end{document}

But I would have preferred to use mainline, instead of movecomment, after the first diagram so that I don't have to type the new FEN position after every move. I understand that mainline expects a new game (and that's why a get an error if I use it). Is there any other way to represent some position and its following moves when they're not part of a game?

DJP · Accepted Answer

You should be using the xskak package, not the skak package for more functionality. Then adapt Ulrike Fischer's answer here to your problem:
documentclass{article}
usepackage{xskak,chessboard}

begin{document}

newgame
defmyfen{8/R7/1R6/6k1/8/5K2 w}
newchessgame[setfen=myfen,moveid=16w]
chessboard

mainline{16. Ra5+ Kh4}

chessboard        
end{document}

The result running in Gummi is:

The documentation for xskak, which is an extension of the skak package can be found here on CTAN.

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