All seems well for Magnus Carlsen, especially with White, as he finished the first cycle with a demolition job on Veselin Topalov. Carlsen played well, Topalov played terribly, and the result was a very one-sided win with an attractive finish. Carlsen thus finished the first cycle in clear first with 4/5.
Surprisingly, he's only half a point ahead of Etienne Bacrot, who won his third game in a row. As Bacrot would be - and has been - the first to admit, he has been receiving presents in this tournament, and today was no exception. Today, Wang Yue blundered a piece in a position that was headed for a draw, and as a result Bacrot is in clear second, a point ahead of Viswanathan Anand.
Anand had White against Vugar Gashimov, but made no headway against the latter's Schlechter Slav/Grünfeld. The game was drawn in just 25 moves.
Standings After Round 5:
1. Carlsen 4
2. Bacrot 3.5
3. Anand 2.5
4. Gashimov 2
5-6. Topalov, Wang Yue 1.5
Round 6 Pairings (on Tuesday; tomorrow is a rest day): Wang Yue - Anand, Bacrot - Carlsen (potentially a huge game), Gashimov - Topalov.
Official site here, games (with my comments) here.