I also lost correspondence games over and over again. Why???
AI Level 8 is extremely strong, beating it would require a lot of strength (at shogi) and practice. Why don’t you try lower levels first. Go step by step. 1st level 1, then level 2, then 3… till 8.
Try to do handicap games first. If you have trouble you can refer to this study plan killerducky.github.io/shogi/study_plan
Yup I too really enjoyed killerducky’s study plan.