I evaluated the board to find a move that provides early advantages for X. By placing an X at (1,0) (the top of the middle row), we create a situation where the second row becomes (X, X, .) and column 0 becomes (O, X, .). This can lead to a fork where threatening wins on two different lines forces the opponent to make a difficult defensive move. Thus, move (1,0) is chosen to accelerate our path to victory.