A last-minute Lee Thorpe penalty earned Torquay a precious point in their fight against relegation at Chester. The hosts controlled the majority of the game and led through Dean Bennett's second-half goal, which he fired home low having met Laurence Wilson's cross.
Chester should have sealed the points but Wilson volleyed wide and forced a fine save from Simon Raynor and Royce Brownlie missed from just four yards.
And Bennett's foul on Matt Hockley in the box gave Torquay late salvation.
Chester: Danby, Linwood, Bolland, Artell (Wilson 8), Hessey, Kearney, Bennett, Hand, Sandwith, Brownlie, Yeo (Maylett 39).
Subs Not Used: Meechan, Vaughan, Holroyd.
Booked: Bennett.
Goals: Bennett 53.
Torquay: Raynor, Andrews, Angus, Gordon, John (Hill 62), Mansell, Smith, Kerry (Hockley 81), Robinson, Thorpe, Easter (Cooke 46).
Subs Not Used: Horsell, McPhee.
Booked: Mansell.
Goals: Thorpe 90 pen.
Att: 1,996
Ref: A Marriner (W Midlands).
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