oomis: sources are Gemorra Beitza 22, Shulchan Aruch 514:2, Mishna Berura 514:16. Igros Moshe 1:93, Shmiras Shabbos K’Hilchaso 13:9-10. They all write that while one may light a fire from an exiting flame on Yom Tov, it may not be extinguished except under specific circumstances. There is no such thing as “just moving” a flame. What is happening is that there is originally one flame (the pilot), you light from it a second flame (the burner) and now you want to extinguish the second flame. This is ABSOLUTELY FORBIDDEN on Yom Tov mi’Derabannan and there is absolutely NO sefer or Posek who permits it. You clearly are misunderstanding and confusing igniting the flame with extinguishing it.
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