Chess Informant #89 covers events held from October 1st, 2003 to January 31st, 2004. Events covered include Plovdiv, Skanderborg, Hoogeveen, Cap d’Agde (rapid), Bastia (rapid), Selfoss, Pamplona, Belfort, Hastings, Wijk aan Zee, Bermuda, etc.
Among the contributors are Kramnik, Anand, Svidler, Shirov, Ju. Polgar, R. Ponomariov, Leko, Mi. Adams, Grischuk, Bareev, B. Gelfand, I. Sokolov, N. Short, Vl. Akopian, Bologan, Nisipeanu, J. Lautier, Khalifman, Smirin, A. Beliavsky, Sutovsky, Sakaev, M. Gurevich, Macieja, Kasimdzhanov, Zhang Zhong, Motylev, S. Movsesian, Ki. Georgiev, Iordachescu, Vescovi, V. Milov, Je. Piket, Kaidanov, B. Avrukh, Van Wely, Illescas Cordoba, Dautov, G. Giorgadze, Krasenkow, A. Galkin, and many others.
With the CD, there is a free supplement, all the games from Chess Informant #88, in PGN format, without notes.