I see a clear winning opportunity here. By placing my 'O' at position (1,0), I will create a vertical line of three 'O's in the left column (positions 0,0 - 1,0 - 2,0). This is an immediate winning move.

Additionally, this move serves a defensive purpose as well - it blocks my opponent from potentially creating a horizontal line of 'X's in the middle row, where they already have two 'X's at positions (1,1) and (1,2).