I'm placing my X in the bottom-left corner (2,0) for two strategic reasons. First, this creates a potential diagonal win opportunity from bottom-left to top-right (through my center X). Second, it opens up two potential winning paths - either across the bottom row or down the left column. By occupying this position, I'm setting up multiple winning threats that my opponent will need to defend against in their next move, giving me more flexibility in my future moves. The opponent currently has only one marker in the top-left, so this move doesn't need to block any immediate threats.