HEX – the Rainbow between kids.

Posted on 15/10/2018 by Dejun Yuan

After 1 years making, the FlameChess newest set has too many function and play methods. The HEX was one of the special game to using the flamechess set. because of It’s one of the AI computer game competation events in CHINA colleges.

( the program was edit by Robotic AI Computer LAB of BJUT. this version only for kids player to learn how to play hex. the Computer competation was 11×11 maps. The Red side is human player from FlameLAB, the Blue side is computer from FUTAhex named by BJUT team.)

How to using the FlameChess set to play HEX:

the map size is the difficult of the game. 4×4 is easier the 7×7. the demo game 6×6 based on 34 pieces of flamechess. In generally, 7×7 map can go to the end of the game using 34 pieces. 4×4 was used for baby player play with parents. 5×5 can be win by first move player. HEX like the go game and link 5, it’s good target for computer program.

Using Cloud Chess Board to recording the game moves:
.　　　　　　also be connection of the game in far distance

this board was build based on Cloud Chess Board – one of electric chess board solution. the Board shape is special for HEX, the sensors numbers was the same as CCB. the Newest LOGO FLAME ? (named flame what?) is the flamechess MAKER LAB – FLAMELAB‘s LOGO. this board could be played with computer that’s the designed fuction be support in the future.

The International Invitation started between 2 cities:

FCR invitation named from 2017, between CPH & BJ from DK & CN. Group 5 in 1 team was the invitation elment. 5 players vs 5 players between 2 cities. The game goals is sharing more gift to other kids in the city – name GIVING. the words LIVING is GIVING was start for the DK at 2018 DESIGN BEIJING events.

( left was photo at Sep.25th 2018 at BJ 798. POST of LIVING is GIVING CPH. right was the flamechess gift set, All pieces made by used copy papers, and cut to shapes of hex and round, 80 layers one pieces. The DIY set had the same play methods number with the real set. )

LET’S START to INVITE the NEW city:

5 players 1 team.
3 computer programed by kids U18, U15, U12
2 humen brains in the team.
Preparing the Gifts, not only Flamechess. Any Gift can be Giving.
DIY flamechess be encouraged,
bottle caps, card board … anything can made the chess pieces and boards.
Anything can do all around the invitation and Giving efforts.

Just try it. to connecting your CITY INVITER…

CPH dk, BEIJING cn, Trosmø no, Oxford uk,
MB ca, Vancouver ca, Lusaka zm, …

FlameChessSet Designs Released, the DIY version from bottle caps has became the pass.

Posted on 25/03/2017 by Dejun Yuan

.　Mar.25th 2014, I got the success of Flamechess Culture trip to visit Copenhagen Skole Skak Open. I saw bottle caps appears on the danish kids chess board. There’re chess pieces sticker on the bottle caps. I was bring this idea back to china. Then gains more sucess in the following three years.

.　Today I realesed the designs of new flamechessset to remember the friendship of Mr. Jacobson, the Generalsekretær of Danish SkoleSkak. He told me at this day 3 years ago:

“Friends were sharing time each other.”

.　this sentence was another gains from Flamechess Culture trip three years ago. Following is the designs of mine.

Mar.25th, 2017
Dejun Yuan. the founder of Flamechess.cn
and FlameChess Robotic union.

(Sturctures and Elements of the Chessset)

(Outlooks of 5 tipical Chess pieces, look like flamechess gift tower.)

The Designs Introduction:

Sturctures and Elements of the Chessset

Center of the 1st diagram was LOGO of flaming mountain junior chess team. The kNight with long hair was in the middle.

The piece designs was based on a flat bottom constructed using same elements of layers.

The element was enlarged on top left of the diagram.

The designs will be adapted with LEGO pieces, look at the size of each part of LEGO pieces marked on the diagram.

The yellow one on the right of the diagram was the smallest element layer, its diameter was 8mm.

All diameters were marked on the right of each layers.

The small data table was on the left of the diagram, marked 5 layer diameters for kNight Base.

The long data table on the top right of the diagram was total number of the layer elements from the 6 diffrent flamechess pieces (see the next diagram. pls)

Totally there’re 16 diffrent diameters of the elements.

release the contact message of mine, flamemind trademark, and the date of diagram designing.

At the end, why was no clearly the kNight outlines?
because, It can be 3D sculptured or 3D printing.

Outlooks of 5 tipical Chess pieces,

The data table on the left, marked 5 pieces diameters for King, Queen, Bishop, Rook, Pawn. the top data of the table was the bottom layer of the pieces.

King and Queen have the same shaps, elements of the body have the same number of layers and same diameters also.

the Heads of King and Queen were diffrent height.
King has 3 layers, but Queen only has 1.

The King will not using cross shap, only 3 circle layers. Using the smallest elements 8mm, It’ll be used the original LEGO pieces.

The top of the Bishop was not narrow, because of the smallest element was 8mm. the Bishop will not have gap on the head.

The top of the Rook will not have the gaps on the eage also,
replaced by the circle shape, not the normal rook’s rectangle waves.

The pawn’s bottom was the same size with other pieces.

Each pieces’ base elements had 3 layers, 26mm, 28mm, 27mm. They’ll be used as flat pieces like traditional chinese chess.

This designs came from flamechess twins chess, two kind of pieces stickers will on the 2 sides of flat pieces.

The 3 layers designs could be placed in the middle of it with Cloud Chess Board sensors or magnatic chips.

the Colorful pieces will be as black side of the Chess, the pure transparent pieces will be as white side. You can also select one color or no color in one side.

the date of diagram was Mar.23, the same day with CPH SKOLESKAK OPEN 3 years ago.

The Story of the Desings:
.　　　　　　the Borns of the FlameChess Gift Tower

“volunteers build chess tower to set the world record.”

.　 one year ago I met with danish grand master Peter Nielson. At the same big event of mindgames SPORTACCORD. the 5 meters high Biggest chess tower in the world was stand on the BEIJING Olympic park meeting hall.

.　That’s the 1st time connection with danish people. the Encourage was that I be invited by Peter to visit Danmark. He like the flamechessset and play chess with cake honors. He enjoys the time to play with chinese kids. He was the friend of Flaming mountain junior chess team. Flamechess.cn was opened for this international connection. upfuture.org also registed at the this time, It’s used before last time visit CPH this March 2017.

.　Using Lego elements is greeting to denmark. My 1st trip to CPH skoleskak OPEN, a Lego elements chessset was made as gift for danish friends Rikke Nielson, the sister of Peter.

.　That’s to reason to using LEGO elements. Flamechess Robot appearance also using LEGO pieces to package the chips. a LEGO producted chessset was for my sons’ gift at once trip to danmark.

.　The idea using bottle caps to DIY chessset came from danish skoleskak. That’s the basic gift on the chess tower, 2000 bottle caps chessset on the tower, 2000 chinese kids came from community build it. That’s the Cultural and Education Programme on SPORTACCORD world mindgames 2014. Director General, Mr.Vlad Marinescu, addressed the children saying, “keep dreaming and do not be afraid to dream, but never forget to always work hard in order to make your dreams come true”. In front of Mr.Vlad there’s the same flamechessset played with Peter.
.　Those gifts chessset was send to HEBEI provience QingLong MingDe school. There’re 30,000 juniors in Qinglong and Flamedoku grows up in there. (Qinglong kids also wanted it.)

How to developing the Real Set:

the fast building huge chess tower in Beijing Accadmy.

handbook edited by ZhongGuanCun 2nd Primary School.

Electric(Cloud) Chess Board with Flamechess twins pieces.

.　Any newest real flamechessset is borning in the worldwide maker minds and hands, Pls join us to sharing happiness to the KIDs. This is a FCRobic UNION Newest Application Scenarios. (see the announcement)

Let us together to:

“Connect KIDs , Connect Future !”

Mar.25 2017
Mr. Dejun Yuan, the Founder of
FCR union & FlameChess.

ps: FlameChessSet Developing Diary from Apr.2nd 2017.

Released FlameChessIII for visiting DK 3 years.

Posted on 07/03/2017 by Dejun Yuan

.　Before Københavnsmesterskab for skoleskakhold 2017 , Mar.8 2017.
We have announcement to Released one solution for kids learning mindgames.
named “FlameChessIII“. There 3 parts of the solution, below:

VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

easy learning method and special chessset learning tools,

Multigame learning together for kids interesting build,

Learning in play, adding other games of learning program in.

Enter community, kindergarden, school to play with kids

2 kinds of study tools box:
1 for teacher, 1 for students, All can be DIY.

“Cloud Chess Board ” ASSISTED LEARNING

.　using electric chess board to recording the chess pieces move, then let coach to explain. Personalized teaching, targeted guidance.

FLAMECHESS ROBOTIC SYSTEM

.　using Robot to Assisted play, and based Cloud Chess Board, adding Eye tracking, AI program to increasing Assisted learning ability.

(pics from: FlameDoku 4×4 level robot play demo.)

Release FlameDoku at same time for kids

Another learning system special for sudoku, part of flamechess. start from 3 years old kids to begin play with.

pls. VISIT http://FlameDoku.cn

Release FlameChessIII using diary in chinese version,
Download FlameChessIII here. English version later…

the pdf screen view pictures: 18 pages.

FLAMECHESS IS MINDGAME LEARNING METHOD
IT’S ALSO A STORY ABOUT KIDS AND PARENTS.

“friendship 1st, competion 2nd.” in first Flamechess invitation of Beijing junior and primary schools.

Posted on 15/06/2015 by Dejun Yuan

[组图]北京市中小学火焰棋邀请赛友谊第一没有第二
( http://www.qipai.org.cn/photo-41596.html )

6月14日，“北京市中小学火焰棋邀请赛”在京举行。该赛事由北京中小学体育运动协会主办、北京十七中学承办，来自永安里小学、呼家楼中心小学等7所学校的100余名学生参加了这场比赛。

比赛按年级分为高低组，并以团队形式进行，采用数独火焰棋的规则。在比赛过程中，小选手首次吃掉对方棋子时，可获赠一块特为本次赛事烘焙的“火焰棋”饼干，鼓励孩子们取得的成绩。比赛现场始终洋溢着小选手们欢乐、清脆的笑声，让原本严肃的赛场散发着愉悦的氛围。

本次活动有几个第一次，全部比赛用品棋具均DIY；所有工作人员裁判均为志愿者，家长为主；实现零基础参赛，通过团体赛形式老带新，大带小，会的给不会的支招，对手相互支招，友谊第一，没有第二，来参赛人人一样的礼品证书；志愿者培训高效率，“火焰棋”APP是秘密武器。更多孩子参与到火焰棋这项智力竞技运动中，启迪智慧，丰富业余生活

“火焰棋”是将国际象棋与数独、掷骰子等方式结合的一种趣味性玩法，不仅让国际象棋变得简易，更激发孩子的学习乐趣。经过创始人袁德俊及志愿者的推广，火焰棋已有上万小粉丝。而通过用废旧物料DIY火焰棋，并赠送给朋友的独特方式，火焰棋所传递的“环保”、“分享”等理念将得到更广泛的传递。

June 14th, Beijing primary and junior school flamechess Invitation held in beijing seventeen middle school. The event is sponsored by the Beijing primary and junior school sports associations. From Yongan primary school, Hujialou center primary school, more than 100 kids players joined the invitation game.

The game is according the rules of flamechess mixed Sudoku and chess.
In the game, players first eat the pieces can be awarded for a piece of the tournament flamechess cookies, encouraged kids. The game was always filled with kids players happy, crisp laughter, so that the original serious game exudes a pleasant atmosphere.

This event has several first, all chess sets are DIYed; all the staff and referees are the volunteers, parents; zero based competition, offer advice be allowed, old player help beginner, two team help each other, Friendship First, NO Second, all kids got the same gift cookies and certificate; volunteer training efficiency. “flamechess” APP is a secret weapon. More children to participate in the flamechess in this mind sports, inspired wisdom, rich amateur life.

“Flame chess” is an interesting combination of play chess and Sudoku, dice and so on, not only let the chess become simple, more to stimulate children’s learning fun. After the promotion of the founder Yuan Dejun and volunteers, flamechess has tens of thousands of fans. And through the use of waste materials DIY flamechess, as present sharing to friends. In this unique way, flamechess passed the environmental protection, sharing and other ideas will be more widely passed.

Hope the Million Flamechess is coming soon.

Posted on 15/05/2015 by Dejun Yuan

The FlameChess APP was developed by Beijing Lianzhong Game (stock code: 6899 HK).
The download service is also provided by them.
In the developing of Our team, our old friend “Lianzhong” alway with us.
Hope the Million Flamechess is coming soon.

Flaming Mountains Junior chess team
2015/5/15

(the version allready upgrade to fireChess-release-signed0605.apk)
PS: The newest download (for Android only) is here:

(open it with explorer)

Introduction:
This game is designed for parents,
to learn the two mind games ( sudoku & chess ),
play with their kids ( 3-7 ages.) and enjoy happiness,
then share it to others, kids, parents, …

Specially:
The chess play with dice is called flamechess.
The sudoku making by themself is called flamedoku.

Important:
Parents learning the game by phone or pad first,
then DIY the chessset and sudoku board
to play with the kids.

Pls. Leave your kids outof the hardware.
The hardware can’t instead your care and love.
Your kids need your time to share with them.
It’s happiness time with you do anything.

Contact us to get gifts:
Our team have lots of flamechess DIY Materials, can send to you as gift.
Our team just in your community, school, kidgarden…

Download address:
http://flamechess.cn/app
(pls share it to others, open it with explorer)

this introduction in pdf file. [millionhope.pdf]

english Version Download:

PS: The newest download (for Android only) is here:
android_en
(open it with explorer)

Invitation to chase your dreams

Posted on 12/12/2014 by Dejun Yuan

The Cultural and Education Programme continued today with another exciting episode.

Sixty local children aged between 6 and 12 years old had the privilege to visit the venue and get immersed into the inspirational values of the mind sports. During the visit, the children received an introductory lesson from a representative of the Flaming Mountains junior chess team and were then initiated to the game of chess by no less than the Chinese International Grandmaster GU Xiaobing, Romanian Grand Master, Alina L’Ami. The children showed an unprecedented sense of excitement and adrenaline for such a unique experience. SportAccord officials welcomed the young guests and gladly joined the session to play a few chess games with the children. SportAccord Director General, Mr.Vlad Marinescu, addressed the children saying, “keep dreaming and do not be afraid to dream, but never forget to always work hard in order to make your dreams come true”. In order to make this experience even more unforgettable, at the end of the session all the children were awarded a set of gifts by the SportAccord representatives. Stay tuned for more news on the cultural and education programme of the World Mind Games 2014!

Go back to the World Mind Games portal

volunteers build chess tower to set the world record

Posted on 12/12/2014 by Dejun Yuan

民间志愿者造国象火焰棋塔创造世界纪录

2014年 12月 12日 13:50 责任编辑：刘毅来源：中国棋牌网

2014世界精英智力运动会在北京国际会议中心举行。位于赛场一层的大厅里，矗立着一个五米高的巨大棋子——那是国际象棋中的皇后。设计者袁德俊介绍说：这件作品叫“火焰棋塔”，全部用纸板和瓶盖棋子搭建，由5所学校的2000名小学生每人一套，纯手工制作完成。从策划到完成只有一个半月的时间……

袁德俊说，这个创意是他想出来的，但有很多很多人参与完成，汇聚了这么多人的热情和爱心，申请不申请吉尼斯世界纪录已经不再重要了。

推广国际象棋不拘一格

袁德俊的本职工作是程序员，同时还是数独老师，还是手工老师。经历多了，思路也跟常人不大一样：把国象推广搞得轰轰烈烈，他本人并不精于此道：兴趣一般，棋艺水平也一般。他的本事在于，能让别人产生浓烈的兴趣。

最初带着自己的儿子玩国象，为了兴趣，他跟儿子发明了掷骰子的玩法——把棋子编上编号，掷出来几，就必须走哪个子。这样，运气成了主导胜负的因素，孩子玩起来自然就有了兴趣。后来，他又发明了饼干棋子——用饼干做成棋子，你在棋盘上把这个子吃了，就可以拿起来真的放到嘴里吃掉。再后来，他又发明了火焰棋：把棋子做成贴画，贴到硬纸片、瓶子盖、橡皮等等任何东西上，这样，下棋和手工融为一体，孩子们玩得不亦乐乎。

因为这些新奇的招术，儿子玩得乐此不疲，袁德俊就得给儿子找对手，于是就教会了儿子的小伙伴，又教会了小伙伴的父亲，又教会了小伙伴父亲的朋友……“火焰棋”已经推广到北京市40多所学校，在河南也播了种。他还把这套棋带到雅安，还走出国门，去了丹麦，被中国驻丹麦的大使誉为“促进中丹文化交流的民间力量”，高兴得老袁出来就跟国旗合了影。

他说：那样正常的培训班，孩子们一招一式，但总是赢棋的少，输棋的多，难过的占大多数，快乐的是极少数。火焰棋不一样，所有的孩子都很快乐。教育，应该是发现孩子的特点和优势，兴趣才是最好的老师。

在这里找到“着力点”

早在2008年，袁德俊的儿子出生了。此前，他一直在想，如何给儿子留下一点什么。

于是他报名做了志愿者，用自己的特长，为别人做网站搭平台，做久了越做越乏味。他又报名参加了一个给孩子讲故事的读书会，大家AA制买回来一些读物，每周固定时间给孩子们读故事。

“我读到的第一个故事，就是一只小老鼠，妈妈送给他件红毛衣，他穿出去小朋友们都觉得好看，于是大家都想穿一穿。后来小象也穿了，那件衣服被小象撑得不成样子，但故事的结尾，是小象鼻子钩着红毛衣，小鼠在荡千秋……”袁德俊似乎被什么东西拨动了一下，他说他从这个故事里懂得了什么是分享。

从这以后，他用力推广这个读书会，从最初的二十几个人，发展到后来的七十多人，但最终因为种种原因，还是没能坚持下来。

去年智力精英运动会上，袁德俊带着孩子们玩“蛋糕棋”，感染了许多人。丹麦大师彼德·尼尔森见后大加赞赏，热情地邀请他去丹麦交流。于是在今年的三月和八月，袁德俊两次去丹麦：“丹麦的小孩子就是玩，什么西班牙开局、法兰西开局，统统不管，‘水’得厉害。咱们去了就赢，不在话下。”

去年4月雅安地震，袁德震带了20套火焰旗奔赴灾区。在20所小学撒下火种后，返程上大巴时，听到身后有人叫他“老师”，是三个听过他课的孩子，偶然遇到他。三个孩子见到他很高兴，送给他一大串栀子花。

“那花很香，我一路拿着回到北京，飞机上空姐说，你这花真好。”

火焰棋一直在传递正能量

这个巨大的棋子，是一层层搭出来的。每一层又是用蜂窝纸板组装的，棋子高是5米，底座2.6米，皇冠部分1.36米，最细的腰身是0.78米，由5所小学的2000个孩子制作完成。袁德俊笑着说：“我是电脑高手，这些数据是我用电脑设计出来的。”

那是一个夏天，他跟儿子在小区里玩得热火朝天，旁边路过一对母子。儿子问母亲：“他们在玩什么？”母亲顺口回答：“火焰棋。”说者无心，听者有意。袁德俊想，火焰棋，有热情，可以传播，好，就叫这个名字了。

从有了名字，到有了棋队，到今天有了很多的“火种”，袁德俊在这个过程中，得到了太多太多的支持：缺少原材料，打电话给回收公司，说明意图，对方回答“行，我们支持你”。跟校长说要做一个创世界纪录的大棋子，将影响200所学校，校长说“行，我支持你”，跟家长说，家长说“行，你干吧，我们支持你”……袁德俊说：“从去年3月5号做这个火焰棋开始，发生了数不清的故事。因为大家的支持，我就是想停也停不来。”

这座巨大的皇后在国际会议中心展示7天后，所有物料将被分解为10000套火焰棋，赠送给更多孩子。

应该说火焰棋在袁德俊精心培育下，已经生根发芽。他现在也不知道以后会发展到什么样的程度：“现在有这么多人在举着我，我怎么能停得下来？这是大家的正能量在推着这件事情前进。”

袁德俊说他的初衷只是想自己能给孩子留下点什么值得传承的东西。他现在这件事情做得很大，但他给自己的定位依然是最初的那个身份：志愿者导师。

Learning to engage the mind

Posted on 11/12/2014 by Dejun Yuan

Cultural programme begins with educating young children about the power of mind sports.

Day 1 of the World Mind Games 2014 featured the visit of a local primary school as a core part of the cultural and education programme of the event. The visit was led by a representative from the Flaming Mountains Junior Chess team and saw the participation of 20 children aged between 9 and 12 years old. During the educational session the children were able to learn more about the mind sports and had the unique chance to play flash chess right next to the competition area. Prior to the event, the children were actively involved in the construction of a statue made of 2000 chess boards and bottle caps. Many more cultural and pedagogical activities are yet to come in the following days!

Go back to the World Mind Games portal

The Flamechess culture trip will start the new beginning.

Posted on 25/03/2014 by Dejun Yuan

5chinese background kids visit CPH open 2014
—— FREDERIKSBERG BLADET, 25.MARTS 2014

from Københavns Skoleskak (KSS)

2014 Copenhagen chess open, Chinese time welcome ceremony,
The children holding the gift Chinese knot and Flaming Mountains team logo.
Flaming Mountains’s pronunciation of “the skin of the fruit”, to “skoleska”, the same joy.

Gift from Peter Heine Nielsen

Posted on 19/12/2013 by Dejun Yuan

Dear lisa!

It’s a great pleasure to meet you
Thanks a lot for introducing me to flame chess and for inviting me to be a volunteer! I hope flame chess will be played all over the world! This chess book I hope will be interesting, but also will remind you of our meeting in 2013 world mind games

Peter nelson,
18.12.2013 Beijing

ps: lisa is a girl chess player,
just 5 years old.
she’s player of flaming mountain chess team.

Flaming Mountains Junior Chess Team

An Mind Games of the volunteer team, in Beijing, China