In the title complex, [CuCl(2)(C(14)H(14)N(2))], the Cu(II) atom exhibits a very distorted tetra-hedral 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 Cu(2+) cation is 81.49 (11)-145.95 (9)°. The chelate ring including the Cu(II) 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 CuCl(2) plane.