
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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Two players take turns placing Xs and Os in the cells of a $9 \times 9$ square (the first player places Xs, and their opponent places Os). At the end of the game, the number of rows and columns where there are more Xs than Os are counted as points for the first player. The number of rows and columns where there are more Os than Xs are counted as points for the second player. How can the first player win (score more points)?

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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