This ending came up again today, in the Women's World Championship. Harika almost blew this ending against Tan in the Semi-finals. Fortunately, she won it with four moves to spare.
Recently, this endgame had come up both online on Twitter and at the club, and the ending ALMOST came up during USATS last week for one of our players.
Personally, I know this ending, and think most players over 1600 can learn it easily. I practice it the week before tournaments until I can bang out the moves instantly. I use the old 'W' method, and find that sufficient. You can find that one in any endgame manual, but perhaps I'll try to find a good YouTube video later. However, in a discussion on Twitter, one @FoptimusSublime suggested the Three Triangles method as being easier. Here's the link to the YouTube video he provided:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWZ7h2yrJME
Having watched it, I don't find the method any easier than the traditional method, but it's really a matter of taste. Use whichever method you find easiest to understand, BUT LEARN THIS ENDING! It's not really that hard, and it could keep you from blowing a hard won half-point.
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