In the title complex, [CuCl2(C14H14N2)], the CuII atom exhibits a very distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry involving two chloride ions and two N-atom donors from the Schiff base ligand. The range for the six bond angles about the Cu2+ cation is 81.49 (11)–145.95 (9)°. The chelate ring including the CuII atom is approximately planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.039 (4) Å for one of the C atoms; this plane forms a dihedral angle of 46.69 (9)° with the CuCl2 plane.